Le Corbusier is a controversial figure. Some of his urban planning ideas have been criticized for their indifference to pre-existing cultural sites, societal expression and equality, & his ties with fascism, antisemitism and the dictator Benito Mussolini
"In January 1937, the University of Lausanne (UNIL) awarded Benito Mussolini an honorary doctorate. A group of Vaud politicians on Tuesday called for the academic title to be revoked."
- Swissinfo, March 2022
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89col…
The EPFL-Pavilions buildings:
>archives from the Montreux Jazz Festival
>a space for museum experimentations
> DataSquare: the HUMAN BRAIN PROJECT and the VENICE TIME MACHINE
"Driverless Vehicles, the Venice Time Machine, the Human Brain Project and MOOCs at EPFL
They traveled from the Human Brain Project to the Rolex center, where the MOOCs lab is located.."
- US Embassy in Switzerland and Liechtenstein
Evita Giardian review:
"In the background lurks Che Guevara (Antonio Banderas), Evita's creepy stalker, turning up at various points in her life to make catty remarks and remind her of her impending death. In real life, the two never met, theguardian.com/film/2008/oct/…
though the young Guevara did once write Evita a letter asking her to buy him a jeep. It was a joke. Probably you had to be there."
"The actress is a direct descendant of England's King Edward III , who ruled from 1327 until 1377, according to genealogist, Gary Boyd Roberts." harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/late…
"Roberts, who specializes in researching American descendants of British monarchs, is affiliated with the Boston-based New England Historic Genealogical Society".. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puritan_m…
U.S. Southern Command
Official account of SOUTHCOM. Oversees US military activities in Latin America & Caribbean.
"@embajadaeeuuarg representatives attended the presentation of the nation's new F-16s w/ Minister of Defense Luis Petri, @fuerzaaerea_arg leaders & Danish officials."
@EmbajadaEEUUarg @FuerzaAerea_Arg Petri became involved in politics as a member of the Juventud Radical, the youth wing of the Radical Civic Union (Spanish: Unión Cívica Radical, UCR).
"A mezuzah on the ambassador’s doorpost: The first Jew in the job reflects on a year in Argentina.
Marc Stanley has brought Argentina’s Jewish history into focus"
"A longtime Dallas trial lawyer, Stanley was an early supporter of Joe Biden’s bid for president and chaired “Lawyers for Biden,” recruiting thousands of attorneys to donate money and legal services." forward.com/news/527908/ma…
"Stanley, who speaks Spanish, said he expressed an interest in serving as ambassador to Argentina following Biden’s victory because the country has the world’s sixth-largest Jewish population..Most of the nation’s Jews live in the Buenos Aires area."
The new United States Ambassador to Argentina, James Donald Walsh (L) meets with the Argentine President Fernando De La Rua , in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 03 July 2000🎶