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SKATE ESCALATION

Thursday, November 4, 2010

This isn’t exactly new, but hey, I just fell in love. See, I like the culture around it, but I never quite understood the appeal of skating as such (unlike someone we know). Until now. And great music, too.

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Big in Japan

Sunday, September 19, 2010

If you can’t go to Japan right now but are still looking for a Japanese moment, then you could consider heading for Berlin-Marzahn and find your way into the ‘Gardens of the World’ to become completely captured by the autumnal light making your eyes dance in the beauty of shades, shapes and colours.

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RIGHT NOW

Sunday, September 19, 2010

Despite its crappy name, this is actually a great market – and you can check it out today!

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A HUNTER SHOOTS A BEAR

Thursday, September 2, 2010

I just got to watch what seems to be the next most hit viral video on internet after Arcade’s Fire ‘The Wilderness Downtown’. Tipp-ex’s ‘A Hunter Shoots a Bear’ is an interactive video posted on Youtube, where you get to choose what happens with the bear after being shot by the hunter! Whatever you type, [...]

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BERLIN STORIES

Thursday, August 12, 2010

I have started writing this post about twelve hours ago, but since my internet went down (and stayed like that all day) I had to re-write the original ‘Jens Lekman, the Swedish indie pop musician and song writer is playing tonight at Lido club, Berlin. There are still some tickets available and you can buy [...]

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PAUL WAS RIGHT, AGAIN!

Sunday, July 11, 2010

Paul Allen, also known as Paul the Octopus (hatched January 2008) is a common octopus living in a tank at a Sea Life Centre in Oberhausen, Germany, who is used as an animal oracle to predict the results of football matches, usually international matches in which Germany is playing. He came to worldwide attention with [...]

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GOODBYE ‘THE AUTHORS’

Friday, July 9, 2010

…Welcome Mubi. The Movie’s social network The Authors has changed its name to Mubi. Despite the controversy around the new name (and what is it supposed to mean) which is not by any means as glamorous as the previous one, the site exhibits new categories and features that make it even more attractive.
Though I’m not [...]

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WEEKEND BENDERS

Thursday, July 1, 2010

Some news for what’s going to be the hottest weekend of the year: The Morning Benders are going to play at Berlin’s Magnet this Sunday. And speaking of benders: the infamous Borgmann Cup is coming up tomorrow (@ Ministergärten, Berlin), which means even more of that whole soccer craze.

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LOST & FOUND IN MELBOURNE

Monday, May 10, 2010

If you’re planning a visit to Australia in the upcoming months… maybe to have a look at the Biennale of Sydney that opens this week? and maybe a trip to Melbourne too? If you’re visiting Melbourne you might like to see if you can stay at the temporary Lost & Found Hotel Room and sleep on [...]

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A NERD LIKE THEY USED TO BE

Monday, May 3, 2010

Nice, a story about a guy named Scott Walker who spent 3,000 hours on building a simulacrum of San Francisco out of toothpicks. Found in the Wired UK May issue.

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