Last week, I finally got the third studio album by Nouvelle Vague (danke, Papi): “3” – released in 2009. Nouvelle Vague are a collective of…
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Günter Westphal Photo Exhibit – In A Berlin Minute (Week 6)
This week I took another trip to the countryside north-west of Hamburg to visit my parents. The opening of my dad’s photography exhibit entitled “Wiesenkerbel…
View More Günter Westphal Photo Exhibit – In A Berlin Minute (Week 6)MusicMonday: Girls – “Hellhole Ratrace”
Another song from the vault (2008): “Hellhole Ratrace” by San Francisco duo Girls with a video directed by Aaron Brown and Ben Chappell. I love…
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Landwehrkanal – In A Berlin Minute (Week 5)
Still from the video Landwehrkanal – In A Berlin Minute (Week 5) The sun finally came out! And following closely behind came everyone eager for…
View More Landwehrkanal – In A Berlin Minute (Week 5)MusicMonday: Nada Surf – “Blankest Year” (& Marina and The Diamonds)
Nada Surf released “The Blankest Year” already in 2005 on the album “The Weight Is The Gift”, but for some reason I just can’t get…
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Karneval der Kulturen – In A Berlin Minute (Week 4)
On Sunday (the holiday Pfingstsonntag in Germany) was the 15th annual “Karneval der Kulturen” parade as part of an entire weekend of events celebrating world…
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New “All’s Well and Fair” Pictures
Rachel in 1996 and 2006 I’ve finally added a little bit more content to the Facebook and MySpace pages for my new documentary All’s Well…
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During my first few weeks in Berlin, I’ve already been to a few really outstanding concerts. The most beautiful must have been Danish singer and…
View More MusicMonday: Agnes ObelHelp Dirty Excuse become the RXP House Band (& do it fast!)
Please help Dirty Excuse, three amazing, rocking Brooklyn ladies and one lad, to become the 101.9 RXP House Band by winning the radio station’s “your…
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Pavement – In A Berlin Minute (Week 3)
So the night finally arrived: Pavement played in Berlin! I had bought the tickets for the show long before I booked my flight to Berlin…
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MusicMonday: Retro cover art edition: Sharon Jones & MGMT
Awesome retro album covers! I simply cannot get enough of the fantastic Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings album “I Learned The Hard Way” – especially…
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St. Pauli – In A Berlin Minute (Week 2)
Another trip to Hamburg: FC St. Pauli, my soccer club, internationally known “Weltkulturgut” and cult favorite among the alternative crowd as well as the working…
View More St. Pauli – In A Berlin Minute (Week 2)“Paths To Zero” Premiere at the UN
Paths To Zero: Eliminating Nuclear Weapons in the 21st Century, the video I edited for the Federation of American Scientists, is having its premiere today…
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MusicMonday: The National – “High Violet”
And I wasn’t going to write about The National again (and again). I swear, I wasn’t – especially not after already tweeting about their show…
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Articles about abuse at Mamou Alliance Academy
Christianity Today, the premier American magazine for Evangelical Christians, features as its cover story the personal recollection of Wess Stafford (Compassion International) in regard to…
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Plane, Bus, Still, Train – In A Berlin Minute (Week 1)
I’m a German from outside of Hamburg. Since I was a kid I wanted to live in New York City. For the last 11 years…
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