Thanks to my network of well-compensated spies, I was just recently tipped off to the existence of today’s interview subject, Sarah Zawacki. Sadly, our interview had already concluded when it was brought to my attention that she shared her home with a domesticated hedgehog by the name of Mabel (seen below), so I didn’t get […]
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Ypsi Immigration Interview: Sarah Zawacki
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Inherit Mark’s much-loved copy of “To Be or Not to Be”
A few years ago, I decided to invest in a copy of the 1942 Ernst Lubitsch film “To Be or Not to Be” starring Jack Benny and Carole Lombard. The brilliantly quirky little black comedy, set in Nazi-occupied Warsaw in the run up to WWII, had long been a favorite of mine, and I’d gotten […]
Posted in Other, Uncategorized | Also tagged 1942, Billy Wilder, black humor, Clementine, Ernst Lubitsch, Hitler, Jack Benny, Nazi, political satire, screwball comedy, To Be or Not to Be, when to talk with your kids about the Nazis, WWII | 6 Comments