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…
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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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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…
View More Plane, Bus, Still, Train – In A Berlin Minute (Week 1)MusicMonday: Hot Chip & Bonnie Prince Billy (& M.I.A.)
I’d like to kick myself in the shin that I didn’t jump at the opportunity to download “One Life Stand”, the latest album by the…
View More MusicMonday: Hot Chip & Bonnie Prince Billy (& M.I.A.)MusicMonday: “Leaving On A Jet Plane” for “Berlin”
Tomorrow I’m getting on a flight to Berlin, where Scott and I want to make a home for a while. The song that keeps coming…
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(A personal) MusicMonday: “There’s XXXX (Within My Heart)” – You Say Party! We Say Die!
Scott Miller on his wedding day A few days ago one of my dearest friends, Debbie, lost her husband Scott, whom I unfortunately only met…
View More (A personal) MusicMonday: “There’s XXXX (Within My Heart)” – You Say Party! We Say Die!MusicMonday: Jemina Pearl, Clincial Trials & Standard Fare
Because of all that’s been going on with finishing All’s Well and Fair, I haven’t had much time to blog or do a lot of…
View More MusicMonday: Jemina Pearl, Clincial Trials & Standard FareStop 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)…
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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…
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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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