Schurkenplaneten

That’s German for “Rogue Planets,” which is the new Circus Philosophicus-type myth I wrote for Ralo Mayer’s art catalog for Linz.

The piece is now being translated into German, but apparently (I didn’t know this) the catalog will be bilingual throughout.

For awhile I thought Palin might ruin the word “rogue” through overuse just as McCain eventually turned “maverick” into a joke. But it doesn’t seem to be happening as far as I can tell.

Incidentally, if you like a bit of expressionism with your tea, then Mayer’s show may be just the thing for you. Its overall title is the very Schoenbergian:

“Woran glauben die Motten, wenn sie zu den Lichtern streben?”

Or, “What do moths believe in when they strive towards the light?”

(“Lights” in German, but we’d say “light” in English.)