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Record Store Day - Special Editions and Meet ...

18. April 2014

Elena

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In the digital age, record stores belong to an endangered species. Music can be downloaded in a second nowadays. No one really rummages in little record stores where you can get inspired or get advice from experts, where you meet other fans of music or find out about new bands....

Sky Burial – an anachronistic rite has been...

17. April 2014

Frank

Art & Culture, Lifestyle & More

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Different cultures have different traditions, even regarding burials. While Europeans would rather bury dead people under the ground or exhume them to keep their ashes, Buddhist and Hindu countries have other methods of bringing their deceased into the next world. The ritual of sky burial plays an important role in their...

"Naturklang" at the Sisyphos Beach

16. April 2014

Frank

Art & Culture, Berlin, City Life, Lifestyle & More, Travel & Abenteuer

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On May 04, Naturklang will hold a gig at the great Sisyphos Beach. They will start at 10am and the concert will end when the sun sets in the Spree. For those who don’t know, Sisyphos has to be one of the most popular clubs in Berlin, especially thanks to its...

Outstanding Artists | I Draw Nintendo - Zac G...

16. April 2014

Frank

Art & Culture, Lifestyle & More

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What at first doesn’t quite sound correct in terms of grammar is in fact the motto of the cartoonist and illustrator Zac Gorman. With his sweet and almost childish but never simple styles, he captures magical situations in games with the help of his pencil like no other. We all...

Book recommendation | Thomas Ott’s works - ...

16. April 2014

Frank

Art & Culture, Lifestyle & More

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Thomas Ott (born in Zurich, 10 July 1966) is a Swiss illustrator, graphic artist and cartoonist. His comics are known all over the world and are not only sold in Europe, but also in the U.S.. There’s a reason for it! They are simply amazing! He doesn’t write stories about heroes...

Survival at Berghain - The illustrated guide

16. April 2014

Frank

Art & Culture, Lifestyle & More

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It’s a dream for many tourists and incomers to stay at the Berghain 24h long without collapsing, disappearing in the dark or being eaten by a real Berliner. However, this is quite hard to achieve. Real Berliners are born being awake for three days, but “normal” humans are not prepared...

Bar- und Restauranttipp Berlin | Die Vesper-B...

16. April 2014

Lucy Light

Art & Culture, Berlin, City Life, Food, Lifestyle & More, Travel & Abenteuer

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Ich möchte euch heute eine ganz besondere Bar vorstellen, die ich gestern besuchte. Mein Geschäftspartner und ich wollten nach gelungenem Vertragsabschluss den Tag noch gebührend ausklingen lassen. Mir fiel die Vesper-Bar, in der Nähe des Adenauer-Platzes am Kurfürstendamm, ein. Wir betraten die Bar und fühlen uns sofort wohl. Die attraktive...

"Berlin is running“ - Night Run at the BER ...

14. April 2014

Pitu

Art & Culture, Berlin, City Life, Lifestyle & More, Other Stories

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Complying with this motto, the BER Berlin-Brandenburg invited enthused runners to the Airport Night Run yesterday. Each runner had the choice between a half marathon distance (21 kilometers) and a 10-kilometers run Those who chose the half marathon distance started at 7 pm towards the take-off and landing runway. The other...

Outstanding Artists | Jose Tutiven - How to c...

14. April 2014

Frank

Art & Culture, Lifestyle & More

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The photographer Jose Tutiven invites us to a trip through all the cities we can discover and explore in his photos. You might feel like a tourist, but you’re not any kind of rucksack tourist, you’re a traveler who wants to experience adventures in cities and explore secret places. He...

Craig McDean - Fashion Photographers 2014

11. April 2014

Florina

Art & Culture, Lifestyle & More

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Name: Craig McDean Born: 1964 Nationality: England Features: Infinity Award 2008 Subject: portraits, works with alienating elements such as mirrors or glass Style: versatile and varied: sometimes gloomy, sometimes black-and-white, sometimes interpreting the pop art in a modern way Craig McDean was born and raised in England. Now, he works in the Big Apple and is...

A New Viral Hit? The “A-Z of Dance“ by i-...

10. April 2014

Frank

Art & Culture, Lifestyle & More

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A-Z of Dance by i-D could become the next internet sensation as it interprets the world of dance into the ABC, performed by dancers who know how to move esthetically and intriguingly. Who wouldn’t like to watch beautiful and fascinating people presenting their best moves in the sun-drenched streets of...

Lucid dreams: What are they actually? How can...

10. April 2014

Frank

Art & Culture, Lifestyle & More

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Lucid dreams: What are they actually? How can you do create lucid dreams? English version Dreaming clearly means unlimited creativity. I guess almost all of you have watched Leo DiCaprio’s movie “Inception”. Lucid dreaming is supposed to feel alike except for that you can’t take your friends with you. What is lucid...

Places to be | Ordos - Beautiful Architecture...

9. April 2014

Frank

Art & Culture, Lifestyle & More

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Ordos, one of the twelve subdivisions of Inner Mongolia – a thriving city in the making, with only a few habitants so far. When a good amount of mineral resources was discovered around Ordos, the value of the city shot up. Investors practically wrestled other to buy property, which enabled the...

Outstanding Artists | Bands portrayed by Adly...

9. April 2014

Frank

Art & Culture, Lifestyle & More

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Adly Syairi Ramly is a Malaysian Lego fan, who dedicated himself to re-create and portray famous bands by using Lego bricks. And trust me, he is good at what he’s doing. The little, stylized faces perfectly mirror the icons of our youth. Thanks to perfectly chosen pieces out of the Lego range,...

Outstanding Art | Look who you are killing!

7. April 2014

Frank

Art & Culture, Lifestyle & More

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Obama’s drone strike resulted in a disastrous devastation which particularly affected Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a Pakistani province. Sitting in front of computer screens, the military kills humans by easily using drones. And they are not killing soldiers or terrorists. No! Children, women and men who have nothing to do with war...

Künstler im Fokus | Hattie Stewart: Magazin-...

7. April 2014

Frank

Art & Culture, Lifestyle & More

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Jeder von euch hat sicher schon einmal das Gesicht von irgendeinem Promi in einem Magazin verschönert, indem er ihm Augenringe, einen Schnurrbart, Zahnlücken und noch viel mehr verpasst hat. Manch einer geht weiter und bastelt sich Collagen daraus. Hattie Stewart macht da noch einen großen Schritt und kreiert Kunst daraus. Egal ob Playboy, GQ oder Rolling Stone, Hattie...

A monarch like no other | Hipster King Freder...

4. April 2014

Frank

Art & Culture, Lifestyle & More

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King Frederik IX reined the Kingdom of Denmark from 1947 to 1972, He married a Swedish princess, led his country through peace and wealth and was given three mesmerizing princesses by his wife. He was also known as a lover of music and even played piano very well. Then, he...

David LaChapelle – Fashion Photographers 20...

4. April 2014

Florina

Art & Culture, Lifestyle & More

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Name: David LaChapelle Wo unterwegs: international Besonderes: entdeckt von Andy Warhol Sujet: Fashion, sakrale Themen, industrielle Landschaften, Aktfotografie Stil: plastisch, schrill, manchmal surreal und manchmal hyperrealistisch David LaChapelles Karriere startete in den 80er Jahren als er begann, seine Werke in New Yorker Galerien auszustellen. Dort wurde er von Andy Warhol entdeckt, der ihm auch gleich seinen...

Book recommendation | “The Catcher in the R...

2. April 2014

Frank

Art & Culture, Lifestyle & More

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“Who wants flowers if they're dead? No one.” Salinger's “The catcher of the rye” is one of those books which you should have read before. It perfectly reflects the mind of the adult man who is sick of almost everything and doesn't know where to go and what to do with his...

Book Recommendation | „Cabinet of Natural C...

2. April 2014

Frank

Art & Culture, Lifestyle & More

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Alright, let’s make it clear at first that the current setting of the cabinet is not originating from Seba. He has been deceased since the mid-18th century. That what we can observe today is a rearrangement. But let’s start from the beginning. AAlbert Seba, aka Albertus, lived from 1665 to 1736...

Outstanding Artists | Austin Tott - Incorpora...

31. March 2014

Frank

Art & Culture, Lifestyle & More

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Austin Tott is a mere 21-year old photographer who shows extremely creative photo series every now and then. He took up photography rather randomly due to a school event. He often incorporated surreal elements into his work which seem to have become a firm part of his motives. These aid him...

Outstanding Artists | Jed Henry & David Bull ...

31. March 2014

Frank

Art & Culture, Lifestyle & More

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What is the result if you pair the graphic artist and illustrator Jed Henry with the woodcut artist David Bull? Yes, you are right. Something really cool! The unlikely couple recently brought a kickstarter project to life in order to publish and present woodprints. But I’m not talking about usual, ordinary...

Things a real Berliner would never say!

28. March 2014

Frank

Art & Culture, Lifestyle & More

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Yeah, the Berliners are a very special folk. I’m one of them. I can tell you that we’re quite different, but it’s not really difficult to assimilate yourself, my dear incomers. You only have to follow a few rules. Of course, Berliners are not impolite or cold-hearted. They just turned...

Victor Demarchelier - Fashion Photographers 2...

28. March 2014

Florina

Art & Culture, Lifestyle & More

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Victor Demarchelier is a true blue New Yorker. He was born and raised there, and has always been surrounded by the fashion industry. This led to his early fascination of photography and aesthetics in general. He studied economy and free art, and specialized in print design. Shortly afterwards, he started to...

Outstanting Artists |Manuel Mira Godinho – ...

24. March 2014

Frank

Art & Culture, Lifestyle & More

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Manuel Mira Godinho is a Portuguese photographer with a true talent. He mainly focuses on still lives, installations and landscapes. The images that impresses me the most, however, are the ones that show facades. Those are simple shots without showing the sky or even the whole building but only the repeating patterns...

Outstanding Artists | Magical Paper Worlds by...

24. March 2014

Frank

Art & Culture, Lifestyle & More

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Hari and Deepti is a couple and a team of artists who work and live in Denver, Colorado. Hari (Harikrishnan Panicker) is a graphic designer and illustrator from Mumbai, India. He has worked among others for MTV India. He also illustrates covers for music albums and singles and magazines. Deepti is...

Why someone like Miley Cyrus is important and...

20. March 2014

Frank

Art & Culture, Lifestyle & More, Other Stories

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To be honest, no one would voluntarily listen to her music. But she is still an important person of today's youth culture. Why? Simply because she is a bad role model! That's something young people need. They need a spirit of resistance and bad influence which helps them to mature...

Not so scary Nature | The sea leopard and the...

20. March 2014

Frank

Art & Culture, Lifestyle & More

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Paul Nicklen has been working for the National Geographic Magazine for a very long time already. He specializes in taking photos of and studying wild and dangerous animals. But he will never forget his trip to Antarctica. He came there in order to document the biggest carnivorous seal of the world,...

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