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Ariana Burstein: mixing cello with guitar

In front | INTERVIEW
(Photo: Louisa Reichstetter)

Born in Buenos Aires and a German resident for three decades, the cellist adds a ‘Spanish influence’ to an ‘unusual’ ensemble, revolutionising European chamber music

by Louisa Reichstetter // 08/08/08

FEATURE
Me in front of the Berlin Wall (Photo: Teddy Tours Berlin)

Teddy Tour in Berlin

Clearly Berlin has a soft spot for the bear, the symbol of the city. After the Knut-mania surrounding the polar bear at the city’s zoo, teddy bears now have their own tour operator to visit the German capital. Seriously…

by lea chalmont // 24/06/08

FEATURE
Looking good plan-wise, but not people-wise (Image: MediaSpree)

‘Media Spree’ on Berlin’s river: swim next to offices

Access to a part of the river Spree was blocked by the Berlin Wall for almost half a century. Today, twenty years after its deconstruction, capitalists plan to block it again

by Natalia Sosin // 24/06/08

OPINION
A right English jam (Photo: prepice/ Flickr)

Traffic jams go on in Vilnius

Cities are home to more than half the world's population, whilst EU urban congestion causes 40% of CO2 emissions, according to the European parliament ...

by Nora Mžavanadze // 15/04/08

ANALYSIS

Bike traffic: return of the scorchers

Environmentally conscious cyclists regularly battle errant cars in European cities

by Chris // 15/04/08

FEATURE

Do the French top German cuisine?

Major names in the cookery world have backed France’s application to UNESCO to have its cuisine listed as a world heritage item. In multicultural Germany, the idea is stirring up mixed reactions

by Léa Chalmont // 02/04/08

PANORAMA

Europe’s eastern bloc palaces

Berlin, Bucharest, Vilnius and Warsaw - four examples of what to do with those eastern state building dinosaurs

by Natalie Lazar // 01/04/08

FEATURE

Exhibition brings Israel and Palestine 'face to face'

Face2Face is a unique and edgy photography show by French and Swiss friends JR and Marco, They stick the Israeli-Palestinian conflict right under European noses

by Virginie Gerhard // 21/03/08

PORTRAIT

Euthanasia: Noel Martin wants to die

The British citizen of Jamaican origin, has been a paraplegic ever since he was attacked by a band of neo-Nazis. In 2007, he made headline news in Germany and is still fighting to be able to decide the date of his death

by Isaac Risco Rodríguez // 21/03/08

PORTRAIT
(Photos: ©Robinwood.com)

Robin Wood: Germany's bare branch avenger

Several urban landmarks have been used to great effect by environmentalists as a political canvas to preserve forests. Today, creative and spectacular actions are still somewhat of a trademark

by Sonia Gigler // 11/03/08

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