tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13166698636854552082024-03-06T07:22:03.440+01:00foodfirstcannibalism in Central Europe
the starting point for this blog is the story of three murderers living in the same country, same period, committing similar crimes. All happened in the 1920's in Germany. The three serial killers are Fritz Haarmann, Carl Grossmann and Karl Denke.
They all slaughtered their victims and sold or exchanged their meat. They were probably cannibals themselves.foodfirstbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11000635562361073751noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316669863685455208.post-79959528245919835802010-11-18T16:04:00.006+01:002010-11-18T16:53:56.389+01:00An Intellectual History of CannibalismAn Intellectual History of Cannibalism, a book by the Romanian researcher Cătălin Avramescu has been recently translated into English. Quoted from Open Democracy: Catalin Avramescu examines the place of cannibalism in European intellectual discourse. The practice as understood today cannot be divorced from a deep substrata of history and myth extending back to the first Crusades. Avramescu's foodfirstbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11000635562361073751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316669863685455208.post-91781730633266476982010-11-10T20:38:00.005+01:002010-11-10T20:47:18.832+01:00Cannibal Cottagesource: Wikipedia Cannibal Cottage is more than just a gruesome horror tour. When the exhibit first opened, it was controversial, particularly for its collection of slaughtered human bones. These remains are nearly thirteen thousand years old and prove that the first humans were cannibals. The museum attempts to contextualize these findings by detailing the history of cannibalism, how and why itfoodfirstbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11000635562361073751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316669863685455208.post-52025848546017209852010-11-10T11:02:00.003+01:002010-11-18T15:25:50.945+01:00The Strong Always Eat the WeakFrom Roman Polanski's Pirates.foodfirstbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11000635562361073751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316669863685455208.post-26680623361237973292010-08-29T00:35:00.011+02:002010-11-18T17:09:17.326+01:00Cannibal Restaurant in Berlin?The so called Cannibal Restaurant is most probably just a hoax. However its prominent campaign has triggered outrage and disgust. From the Guardian: In a prominent advertising campaign on the internet, in German newspapers and on television, the restaurant, Flime, is appealing for willing donors and diners to become members of what it hints at being a new dining movement. (click to enlarge)"foodfirstbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11000635562361073751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316669863685455208.post-73405655742213559152010-01-23T02:20:00.008+01:002010-08-29T01:12:18.233+02:00Like a Vampire hungry for BloodThis has nothing to do with central Europe. I blog about this weird story just because of its resemblance to another one: hereFrom PeaceFM Online:A well-known organiser of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) at Somanya in the Eastern region, Kwame Wayo Acheampong, has found himself in the grips of the law after pouncing on his tenant and chewing part of his scrotum in a fierce fight foodfirstbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11000635562361073751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316669863685455208.post-15057861398978055302010-01-22T21:59:00.009+01:002010-08-29T01:13:37.826+02:00Doubts concerning Neolithic cannibalismIn my previous post I blogged about evidence of mass cannibalism in central Europe (southern Germany to be more precise). Now though scientists point out to other possible explanations of the butchered bones found in Herxheim. (inhabitants of modern Herxheim are probably NOT cannibals:)source: flickrFrom ScienceNews' article:Two archaeologists who have studied human bones unearthed a decade ago foodfirstbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11000635562361073751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316669863685455208.post-89510626182823992182009-12-08T01:52:00.003+01:002010-01-23T02:48:27.583+01:00Rare evidence of cannibalism in Europe's early Neolithic periodArchaeologists have found evidence of mass cannibalism at a 7,000-year-old human burial site in south-west Germany, the journal Antiquity reports.The authors say their findings provide rare evidence of cannibalism in Europe's early Neolithic period.Up to 500 human remains unearthed near the village of Herxheim may have been cannibalised.More here (BBC News)Via BBC Newsfoodfirstbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11000635562361073751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316669863685455208.post-57650057378030207132009-09-28T01:27:00.006+02:002009-09-28T01:41:25.340+02:00Time MachineEugenics and cannibalism combined: Time Machine (1895) by H.G. Wells.Humanity in the year A.D. 802,701 is divided into the Eloi, a society of elegant, androgynous, and rather childishly naive people and the Morlocks - troglodytes, who breed and eat the Eloi. Here is a fragment of the 1960 movie directed by George Pal:foodfirstbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11000635562361073751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316669863685455208.post-70398488660280593842009-09-27T23:16:00.008+02:002010-01-23T12:29:02.965+01:00HufuHufu is the name of a soy-based product designed to resemble human flesh (in taste and texture): "Healthy Human Flesh Alternative". According to the producer's website, human flesh has the "taste and texture of beef, except a little sweeter in taste and a little softer in texture. Contrary to popular belief, people do not taste like pork or chicken".Armin Meiwes (and we can trust this guy in foodfirstbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11000635562361073751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316669863685455208.post-43977470593491439492009-09-25T01:06:00.007+02:002009-09-25T01:28:30.306+02:00Macabre returnsI mentioned this American band before, but described it as extreme metal. Well, I was wrong: indeed they play murder metal. They have a brand new site on myspace, hence we know, that Macabre blends elements of true crime, math rock, nursery rhymes, punk, thrash, folk melodies, death metal, jazz fusion, black metal and more into an energetic, catchy and unmistakable amalgam, refers to Macabre's foodfirstbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11000635562361073751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316669863685455208.post-72738105183834759542009-09-24T23:42:00.005+02:002009-09-24T23:48:38.208+02:00Historische Serienmörder IINew book with an article about Karl Denke by Armin Rütters is out: Publisher: Kirchschlager Verlag ISBN 978-3-934277-25-0foodfirstbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11000635562361073751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316669863685455208.post-74657373983414730152009-09-24T23:37:00.003+02:002009-09-24T23:40:04.945+02:00Rwandan EugenicsQuoted from Modernity Problems: Belge colonizers were into measuring cranial dimensions of Rwandans and making them do calisthenics in the name of evolving the barbarians. Back in the day, it was all about ethnicity. Today, its about mental capacity. And, creepily, forced sterilization. Wednesday, Human Rights Watch urged: Rwanda to revise a draft law which it said would introduce compulsory HIVfoodfirstbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11000635562361073751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316669863685455208.post-54890710226378340132009-09-24T22:15:00.015+02:002009-09-24T23:00:40.112+02:00Three generations of imbeciles are enoughThe fourth child of Wioletta Woźna (42) has been taken away from her after social workers declare, that "the house is untidy, the floor is not swept, the dishes dirty, crumbs of bread on the table, the woman is unresourceful, her partner works in the field and doesn't help her much. The court states, that the woman is handicapped, and the father is 63 year old". The story (in Polish) here; foodfirstbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11000635562361073751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316669863685455208.post-606206679194414722009-09-24T19:49:00.007+02:002009-09-24T22:59:20.742+02:00Micro Point Mosquito Surgical Hemostat Non-Cantilevered Ringed ForcepsVasectomy instruments found on ebay. The set includes: 1 Ring Forceps 1 Micro Point Mosquito Surgical Hemostat Non-Cantilevered Ringed Forceps. ("fixation clamp") LIFE time Warranty against rust The description says it all: One of the most common and popular means for contraception around the world is vasectomy – a brief, surgical procedure used for male sterilization. It is a popular means of foodfirstbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11000635562361073751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316669863685455208.post-74489702679800314672009-06-23T23:38:00.007+02:002009-06-23T23:53:56.189+02:00Mendel's LawThis is the third post concerning eugenics on this blog. Take a look at the previous ones here and here and then enjoy the poem below (click to magnify):Sourcefoodfirstbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11000635562361073751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316669863685455208.post-20105555115216084412009-06-23T17:21:00.012+02:002009-06-24T00:07:47.503+02:00I killed my boyfriend and ate his organs because he really, really wanted me toThe British version of the Cannibal Butcher urban legend turns Kebab style:Well, the infamous first ever winner of the Mr Gay UK contest also tried tried some Mediterranean flavouring (quoted from The Sun): "Having killed the victim Morley carved away a piece of flesh, took it downstairs to his kitchen where he seasoned it, fried it and tried to eat it. [...] From a chopping board on one of the foodfirstbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11000635562361073751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316669863685455208.post-17255781867936986192009-06-22T20:24:00.008+02:002009-06-23T22:48:54.788+02:00Haarmann's Sausages part 4Alfred Hrdlicka, Stehender - Haarmann 1967 (red marble) 87 x 20 x 30 cm. sourceThe sculpture above is one of a series of Haarmann ispired statues proposed by Austrian artist Afred Hrdlicka to the city of Hanover. Maria Tatar notes in her book Lustmord:Much as collective cultural memory has excluded Fritz Haarmann from the historical record and preserved his deeds in the popular imagination as foodfirstbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11000635562361073751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316669863685455208.post-46001052983748620772009-06-22T18:32:00.019+02:002009-06-23T22:46:22.411+02:00Haarmann's Sausages part 3Here comes another piece inspired by the notorious character (look here and here).This one was written by Erich Weinert, who regarded the case of Fritz Haarmann and the way society reacted to it, as the final proof of the Weimar Republic's degeneration. The text is a little obscure, I leave it in its original form without translation (taken from the book Serial Killers. Das Buch der blutigen foodfirstbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11000635562361073751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316669863685455208.post-55898255517768337042009-05-28T23:24:00.012+02:002009-05-29T20:06:16.453+02:00Es ist mein TeilThe case of Armin Meiwes has become famous over the years with movies, novels and songs to depict the story of the Metzgermeister. Many were fascinated by the fact that both the killer and the victim shared the first bites of the latter's penis as entrée (in culinary terms, it wasn't satisfying; most of the penis - chopped - was later served to Meiwes' dog).Now though, Meiwes has a follower (sui foodfirstbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11000635562361073751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316669863685455208.post-27510101321841351102009-05-13T22:20:00.008+02:002009-05-29T20:07:16.851+02:00SuperorganismThe 1000 Swiss franc note might not be seen often (it's the equivalent of roughly $900), and the one beneath is no longer in circulation (replaced by a new note in 1998). It gives homage to Auguste Forel (1848-1931), famous Swiss myrmecologist and sexologist. And pioneer of eugenics in Switzerland and Europe. While directing Burghölzli asylum in the 1890's, he favored the sterilization of foodfirstbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11000635562361073751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316669863685455208.post-1371634194715924932009-05-09T20:12:00.005+02:002009-05-09T20:41:41.950+02:00Warte, warte nur ein Weilchen...The oginial version of the popular song by Walter Kollo Warte, warte nur ein Weilchen... (look here for the alternative versions) is on YouTube at last (thanks to RetroMarkD):Unfortunately I couldn't find any information about the singers Ina Broscow & Rudolf Scherfling on internet.foodfirstbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11000635562361073751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316669863685455208.post-3303121465453690082009-05-07T15:45:00.010+02:002009-05-28T22:06:00.077+02:00Haarmann's Sausages part 2A comic entitled "Kiełbasy Harmanna" (Harmann's Sausages) by Sara Sapkowska & Bartek Biedrzycki has just been published in Kolektyw#4 magazine. The story has little to do with real Fritz Haarmann (except the name of the character and the city of Hannover). In general, it was based on a song by Polish rock band T-Love (take a look at my previous post). It seems a little odd, as the factual foodfirstbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11000635562361073751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316669863685455208.post-9953845556985372792009-05-05T23:58:00.013+02:002009-05-28T22:04:48.122+02:00Haarmann's Sausages part 1Just some links to other works inspired by Fritz Haarmann.Haarmann's Sausages: Hamburg based group Reel Banditos included this instrumental piece on their CD Raspberry Ripples. Listen here.Kiełbasy Harmanna (Polish for Haarmann's Sausages, although the killer's surname is a little misspelled): a song by Polish rock group T-Love. Listen here (hat tip to Maciej K. and Maciej Z. for this link).The foodfirstbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11000635562361073751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316669863685455208.post-83004093216097139962008-12-31T18:52:00.006+01:002009-01-02T02:03:26.892+01:00The Two Faces of DenkeStudents of Ziębice's high school made a movie about Karl Denke. Far from being a masterpiece of documentary cinema, it deserves attention for at least 3 reasons:- it has been made by very young people;- it relates an uneasy part of the history of the town- it was intended as mere practice in film editingSo here it is (Polish only; no subtitles - sorry):Cast:Agnieszka OrłowskaSara DuszakWojciech foodfirstbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11000635562361073751noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316669863685455208.post-25278828231999607772008-12-05T17:17:00.004+01:002008-12-05T19:30:34.034+01:00He is part of our HistoryIt was exactly a year ago, when the Hanover tourist board issued this Advent calendar for children. Nothing really special about it, if not one figure depicted behind a tree at the left of the image. Yes, it is Fritz Haarmann, the cannibal killer from Hanover, with a meat cleaver in his hand:Haarmann had already appeared in a similar calendar the year before, but nobody took notice. The 2007 foodfirstbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11000635562361073751noreply@blogger.com2