Author archives: Frank

Creepy Nature: Built-in Antifreeze

12. March 2015
Art & Culture, Lifestyle & More
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Spring is arriving.  It’s true; winter has gone and nature is going to reawaken. Kids, the world is beautiful. But how do all the animals survive winter if they don’t have thick fur to keep them warm? Many reptiles, amphibians and fish go into diapause. They bury themselves underneath leaves, crawl...
Movie Tip: Child 44 – Gripping Thriller about murder in the USSR

Movie Tip: Child 44 – Gripping Thriller abo...

11. March 2015
Entertainment, Movies & TV-shows
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“Are you all alone?” By: Daniel Espinosa Starring: Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Noomi Rapace Moscow 1952, the secret policeman “Leo”, true to Stalin and his country, is fooled by his enemy “Vasili” and forced to denounce his wife. When he refuses, he only scarcely escaped the execution, but has to do military service...

How to Survive: The oddest methods to survive

10. March 2015
Art & Culture, Lifestyle & More
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[caption id="attachment_101554" align="aligncenter" width="600"] (Bild: Kurt Pelda)[/caption] In order to survive in an austere landscape, you need to be very clever and pull out all the stops. Indigenous peoples always knew that and learned quickly. Here, I will list some of the oddest tricks of indigenous peoples and nomads to survive: Camel...

Nicht Tod, nicht Lebendig Teil 2: Der lebende...

6. March 2015
Art & Culture, Lifestyle & More
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Dashi-Dorzho Itigilov (Burjatisch: 1852–1927) war….oder soll man sagen ist… ein heiliger aus der russischen Provinz Burjatien.  1852 geboren begann er im Alter von 16 Jahren seine Religion zu praktizieren. Buddhismus. Einer vor allem in den östlichen Provinzen des ehemaligen Zarenreiches präsente Religion. Im Jahre 1915 wurde er zum Oberhaupt der...

Musiktipp: Soko live in Berlin - Indieballade...

6. March 2015
Lifestyle & More, Music
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Das kleine Indietalent Soko kommt den weiten Weg aus Kalifornien um uns den Winter zu versüßen. Im Berliner Postbahnhof am Ostbahnhof. Uns erwartet Indi-Pop mit 80er Jahre Goth und New Wave Einflüssen auf ihren neuen Album: “My dreams dictate my reality“ welches sie uns vorspielen wird. In kleiner Identitätswechsel vom süßen...

Film tip: La famille Bélier - Endearing com...

4. March 2015
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„What’s with her?“ „That’s called work allocation, she smiles, I talk.“ Producer: Eric Lartigau Starring: Louane Emera, Karin Viard, Eric Elmosnino and François Damiens Young Paula truly is a vocal talent you don’t come by every other week. She’s someone, who deserves to be supported, the only problem is: Her parents never once heard...

Film tip: “Tod den Hippies, es lebe der Pun...

4. March 2015
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“Tod den Hippies, es lebe der Punk!” (engl: Death to all Hippies, long live the Punk!”)  “… something had to change so we went to Western Berlin!” Producer: Oskar Roehler Starring: Tom Schilling, Wilson Gonzalez Ochsenknecht, Frederick Lau, Emilia Schüle Somewhere in Western Germany in the early 80s a young man didn’t want to...
Creepy Nature: They lurk around dark waters…

Creepy Nature: They lurk around dark waters...

4. March 2015
Art & Culture, Lifestyle & More
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Photo: http://www.zdf.de/terra-x They can grow up to two meters and lurk around dark lakes and rivers. They almost appear as if they’re from a long forgotten era. Some even say that they occasionally devour little children and honestly, I feel as if that could be true. We are talking about the Chinese Giant...

Tune Tip: Seabear – Indiefolk from the cold...

27. February 2015
Lifestyle & More, Music
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  Vocals, guitar, keyboard, banjo: Sindri Már Sigfússon Guitar: Örn Ingi Ágústsson Violin, percussion, harmonica:  Guðbjörg Hlín Guðmundsdóttir Bass:  Halldór (Dóri) Ragnarsson Vocals: Ingibjörg Birgisdóttir Keyboard, guitar: Sóley Stefánsdóttir Seabear is a experimental indie-folk band from Iceland with the focus on a solo project from the artist  Sindri Már Sigfússon. He first recorded his songs via home...

Tune Tip: Gorillaz are coming up with somethi...

27. February 2015
Lifestyle & More, Music
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Damon Albarn is the well-known lead singer of the legendary band Blur and also the creative head of the comic-styled band Gorillaz. He has mentioned the need to continue the journey of the fictional, drawn characters in an interview with the Sydney Morning Herald. This time they are going to...

Urban Exploring: Die Kaserne Vogelsang - Ein ...

25. February 2015
Art & Culture, Lifestyle & More
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Der kalte Krieg hat uns nicht nur zwei Besatzmächte und den Horror eines nuklearen Weltenbrandes beschert. Nein, dank der Besatzer haben wir nun auch die eine oder andere Kaserne, welche zum Urban Exploring gemacht wurde. Viele von ihnen stehen nun, nachdem das größte Wettrüsten der Geschichte beendet ist, leer und...

Urban Exploring: Das Blub

24. February 2015
Art & Culture, Lifestyle & More
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1985 eröffnete das ehemalige Badeparadies und Erholungszentrum "Blub" in Britz. Heute ist es nur noch eine trockene Ruine. 2003 machte das Bad keinen Gewinn mehr und wurde geschlossen. Danach gab es einen endlos langen Rechtstreit, wem das Gelände gehört. Die Rutschen wurden demontiert und all das Wasser wurde abgelassen. Zurück bleiben...
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