Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett My rating: 4 of 5 stars Funny book about Armageddon. Clever,…
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The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (2009/2010) & The Millenium Trilogy
This week the Swedish film Män som hatar kvinnor (Men Who Hate Women) is finally coming to theaters in the US under the same English…
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Four Weeks Germany – A Few Visual Impressions
These are a few pictures I took during the month (February) I spent in Germany – a week near Hamburg at my parents’ and three…
View More Four Weeks Germany – A Few Visual ImpressionsStop Violence Against Women – An International Rescue Committee Petition
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is calling for people to sign a petition aimed at US Congressional leaders to support the International Violence Against Women…
View More Stop Violence Against Women – An International Rescue Committee PetitionMusicMonday: Broken Bells – “The High Road”
My pick for this Monday is the Sophie Muller-directed video for “The High Road” by the much hyped Broken Bells (James Mercer, singer of The…
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The Fabulous “… Fabulous Stains” (1982)
“We are The Stains and we don’t put out!” Dianne Lane as Corinne in Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains How did I miss this…
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New music videos – to be viral or not… OK Go and Ich + Ich
More music? I guess it’s just a music video kind of a week. But if people keep making great videos, I’ll keep pushing them on…
View More New music videos – to be viral or not… OK Go and Ich + IchMusicMonday: Shout Out Louds and “Work”
A clever way to introduce “Work”, the new album by the Swedish band Shout Out Louds: a creative video (directed by bass player Ted Malmros)…
View More MusicMonday: Shout Out Louds and “Work”MusicMonday: Gil Scott-Heron – “Me and The Devil” and more
Right before I left Germany for New York again, my dad gave me his copy of the new record by “legendary godfather of rap” Gil…
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Eternal Moonwalk – A Tribute To Michael Jackson
Yet again: old to some, new to others, still interesting, I think… Michael Jackson was never my thing (rather on the contrary) nor did I…
View More Eternal Moonwalk – A Tribute To Michael JacksonGebrauchsanweisung für Berlin (A “manual” to the city of Berlin)
Gebrauchsanweisung für Berlin by Jakob Hein My rating: 4 of 5 stars Great way to get insight into the city and people of Berlin. Appreciated…
View More Gebrauchsanweisung für Berlin (A “manual” to the city of Berlin)The Will To Do The Right Thing
Just watched another great TED Talk* from last year: “The real crisis? We stopped being wise.” by Barry Schwartz. A sensible and moving account of…
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MusicMonday: Favorite Songs of 2009
Yeah, I know I’m late – it’s almost March. But it was a challenge to distill the four Favorite of Quarter CDs down to a…
View More MusicMonday: Favorite Songs of 2009Phantom Menace & Avatar Video Reviews by Mike Stoklasa (Red Letter Media)
In the category “old to some, new to others – but always interesting, right?” I’m finally getting around to posting about this fantastic video review…
View More Phantom Menace & Avatar Video Reviews by Mike Stoklasa (Red Letter Media)MusicMonday: Spoon and White Rabbits
In honor of White Rabbits and Spoon playing in Berlin this Saturday, here is my favorite song by Brooklyn-based White Rabbits: “Percussion Gun”… … and…
View More MusicMonday: Spoon and White RabbitsTanzen and TED
Does time fly by even faster in Berlin or could it be because I’m still on New York time and therefore at least 6 hours…
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