The new Bright Eyes album The People’s Keys is finally out – and I think it’s fantastic. I also enjoyed the Conor Oberst and the…
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Berlin Angels – In A Berlin Minute (Week 43)
There are angels all over Berlin. For this video I concentrated only on ones found in cemeteries. The inspiration for this video comes from three…
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When, 43 weeks ago, I spontaneously decided to make a one-minute video every week while I’m in Berlin, I wrote on this blog that “I…
View More YouTube PartnerRadiohead / Thom Yorke – Lotus Flower – Beyonce – Single Ladies – Genuwine – Pony
Thom Yorke in “Lotus Flower” video Chances are, if you live anywhere in the Western world you’ve seen the video for “Lotus Flower” the new…
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Now streaming: New Lykke Li album – ‘Wounded Rhymes’
If by chance you’ve read some of my recent music posts, you may know that I’m ridiculously excited about next week’s release of the second…
View More Now streaming: New Lykke Li album – ‘Wounded Rhymes’Music Monday: Peter Bjorn and John – “Breaker, Breaker” + “Second Chance”
The Swedish band Peter Bjorn and John are about to release a new album in March called Gimme Some. So far I can’t see a…
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Berlinale 2011 – In A Berlin Minute (Week 42)
The Berlin International Film Festival, or Berlinale (2/10 – 2/20/11), is such a big, layered event that it’s impossible to participate in everything or even…
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Berlinale – “Utopia, Ltd.” and “Life In A Day”
The 61st Berlinale (Berlin International Film Festival) is going on right now. So far I’ve seen a handful of great movies, attended a few overcrowded…
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Finally did it! Today I finally managed to add the little Facebook and Twitter widgets and get them to align just right. Above (at the…
View More Like me, Tweet me or Surf onMusicMonday: Congratulations, Arcade Fire!
Canadian band Arcade Fire just won Best Album of the Year at the 53rd Grammy Awards for The Suburbs. While it may seem surprising that…
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ICE Train View (Berlin – Hamburg) – In A Berlin Minute (Week 41)
I LOVE to travel. And I mean the actual movement from point A to point B. I’m a huge fan of road trips. But there’s…
View More ICE Train View (Berlin – Hamburg) – In A Berlin Minute (Week 41)Jonathan Franzen – Freedom
Freedom by Jonathan Franzen My rating: 4 of 5 stars While I was reading “Freedom” by Jonathan Franzen, I kept thinking of the dream of…
View More Jonathan Franzen – FreedomMusicMonday: The Decemberists – “The King Is Dead” / “Down By The Water”
“The King is Dead”, the new album by Oregon band The Decemberists has been pretty much playing non-stop since I bought it last week. Unfortunately…
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Urban Birds – In A Berlin Minute (Week 40)
Birds, birds, birds. Berlin is full of them. They’re eating, fighting, mating, sleeping – like all Berliners. They just don’t have to go to work,…
View More Urban Birds – In A Berlin Minute (Week 40)Steven Levitt + Stephen Dubner – “Freakonomics”
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt My rating: 4 of 5 stars I’m fully aware how late…
View More Steven Levitt + Stephen Dubner – “Freakonomics”MusicMonday: Lykke Li – “I Follow Rivers”
Could hardly wait for this Monday to come around to share this excellent song and video: Lykke Li with “I Follow Rivers”. The video, directed…
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