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Queen Luise of Prussia
The “Lady Diana” of the 19th century died 200 years ago. by Pia Reutter She is regarded as the “mother of the nation” and was celebrated as “the most beautiful of the beautiful”: Prussia’s Queen […]
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Herta Müller Receives the Nobel Prize of Literature
by Nina Wachenfeld When the native Romanian received the award in Oslo in October 2009, becoming the twelfth female Nobel laureate in Literature, tribute was paid not only to a superb author, but also to […]
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Zurich – A Little Bit Closer to Heaven
Most of you have probably arrived at Zurich airport, much applauded for its short ways, excellent public transport connection and a fantastic shopping and restaurant scene. But when did you last stop to visit the […]
CULTURE
Christoph Schlingensief is dead
Christoph Schlingensief, hope and enfant terrible of Germany’s theater scene died August 21st in Berlin. He battled lung cancer for over two years. The artist directed plays, movied, operas, most renowned the annual Richard Wagner […]
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Trader Joe’s Co-Founder died
Almost everybody knows Trader Joe’s, but few know that the offering basic not super-processed, affordable food, pushing their own brand, passing savings on to the consumer by concentrating on fewer and more essential products supermarket […]
CULTURE
Giles Hoyt Receives Germany’s Highest Civilian Honor
Giles Hoyt, Professor Emeritus of German and Philanthropic Studies and past Director of IUPUI’s Max Kade German-American Center in the IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI is the recipient of the Bundesverdienstkreuz, the Federal […]
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Claudia Schiffer welcomes a baby girl
German Supermodel Claudia Schiffer welcomed a baby girl at central London’s Portland Hospital on Friday. Karl Lagerfeld’s muse already has a son Caspar (7) and a daughter Clementine (4) with “Kick-Ass” director Matthew Vaughn. Shortly […]
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Chancellor Merkel’s visit to Los Angeles
It has been more than 18 years since a Chancellor of Germany added the film metropolis to the itinerary of any official visit. On Tuesday, April 13, 2010, however, Chancellor Angela Merkel stopped for a […]
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Sandra Bullock adopts a baby boy
In the Friday issue of people magazine Sandra Bullock reveals that the oscarwinning actress adopted a baby boy. Louis Bardo Bullock is an adorable 3 1/2 year old from New Orleans. He is named Louis […]
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Michael Douglas confesses his love for Senta Berger
Michael Douglas confessed his love for Austrian actress Senta Berger in a recent interview with US magazine Elle. The two creative minds met in on set in Israel in 1965, when Michael was his father’s […]