The first snowfall of the season! Well, okay, actually it did already snow last week. But I was in NYC during that time. So this…
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Made it back to Germany just in time for my dad’s birthday. A present I brought him back from New York was the first solo…
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Thanksgiving In Brooklyn – In A Berlin Minute (Week 31)
Thanksgiving in Brooklyn – In A Berlin Minute (Week 31) from Luci Westphal on Vimeo. For the second year in a row we had the…
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Between Brooklyn and Berlin
After six consecutive months in Berlin, I’ve been back in Brooklyn for a little over a week. On Friday I’ll be back in Berlin. Saturday…
View More Between Brooklyn and BerlinMusicMonday: Lykke Li is back (!!!) with “Get Some”
The incredibly charismatic and energetic* Swedish singer Lykke Li is finally coming out with her sophomore album Wounded Rhymes. Unfortunately it won’t be released until…
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Back In Brooklyn – In A Berlin Minute (Week 30)
Back in Brooklyn – In A Berlin Minute (Week 30) from Luci Westphal on Vimeo. Just in time for my 30th week of life in…
View More Back In Brooklyn – In A Berlin Minute (Week 30)Ian McEwan – “The Innocent”
The Innocent by Ian McEwan My rating: 3 of 5 stars “The Innocent” is the joyful, light, amusing, a bit suspenseful and quite insightful, if…
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TV Tower (Fernsehturm) – In A Berlin Minute (Week 29)
TV Tower / Fernsehturm – In A Berlin Minute (Week 29) from Luci Westphal on Vimeo. Usually I try to shoot fresh footage during the…
View More TV Tower (Fernsehturm) – In A Berlin Minute (Week 29)Patti Smith – “Just Kids”
Just Kids by Patti Smith My rating: 4 of 5 stars “Just Kids” is such an amazing and truly inspiring insight into the lives of…
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MusicMonday: Live Music, No: Live *Performance* (Der Familie Popolski, Bonaparte, Peaches)
Someone may have noticed that there hadn’t been a MusicMonday post in a while. In the last two weeks I’ve been quite busy with moving…
View More MusicMonday: Live Music, No: Live *Performance* (Der Familie Popolski, Bonaparte, Peaches)Barcelona – In Another Minute (Week 28)
Barcelona, on the Mediterranean Sea, is the second largest city in Spain – and my favorite. Barcelona, Spain – In Another Minute (Week 28) from…
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Book Burning Memorial – In A Berlin Minute (Week 27)
In May 1933 students burnt the works of hundreds of authors on a square in Berlin (and throughout Germany). In 1994/95 a memorial called “Bibliothek” (library) conceived by Micha Ullman was built within what is today called Bebelplatz.
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Autumn Colors – In A Berlin Minute (Week 26)
There is no more denying it: autumn (so much more poetic than “fall” isn’t it?) is here. The leaves have changed colors and are quickly…
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Festival of Lights – In A Berlin Minute (Week 25)
It was a dark and stormy… and colorful night – and I went out on my Holland Fahrrad to capture these images for you from the Berlin…
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Go, See Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings
Seriously, go see Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings play live. They’re currently on tour. They’ll be in Hamburg tonight and in NYC on New Year’s…
View More Go, See Sharon Jones and The Dap-KingsMusicMonday: Agnes Obel “Just So”
As I’ve mentioned on this blog before, I’m a big fan of the music by Danish singer Agnes Obel, who had a big hit with…
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