I didn't know what to expect when I visited the Gerhard Richter exhibition at the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin a couple days ago. In fact, I must admit that it is only recently that I have first heard about Gerhard Richter. Before going to the exhibition, a friend who is an artist told me that Continue Reading

I've read an article in a Berliner local newspaper lately in which a journalist complained about reckless biking in Berlin. He referred to some bikers being very dangerous for cars as they don't observe traffic rules. I was pleased to read that I am not the only one who is unhappy about the behavior of Continue Reading

I have received this video from a friend last week. This story is not so much up to date any more but it is so astonishing to me that I wanted to share it in case some people still haven't heard from it. This is unfortunately a very sad story. 18 year old Ben Breedlove Continue Reading

Bryon Widner, a former US white supremacist, covered his face with racist tattoos as a teenager. Decades later, after leaving the white supremacist movement and being unable to find a job with such appearance, he started to strongly regret his decision of tattooing his face in such way. At one point, he felt so bad Continue Reading

Are people in need of love in Berlin? I guess so, if one looks at this sign that caught my eye at the subway station of Schlesisches Tor in Berlin-Kreuzberg. It says: «Love, take as much as you need!»

Maybe this sign will give some comfort to the lonely hearts out there!

Last week, the feature-length documentary « Not my Life » of Robert Bilheimer was showed on CNN. It was presented in two parts. I could only watch part 2. This is a documentary about slavery of children in the world that I have found very interesting. Part 2 deals with the subject of children soldiers and child Continue Reading

It should be up to each consumer to decide which light bulb she/he wishes to purchase and which personal steps she/he wishes to take in order to help the environment. I would prefer to continue buying a mix of both types of light bulbs in the future.
I am probably going to make a life long stock of 25 Continue Reading

One can take an anonymous test there where one must answer 38 questions on politics in Berlin. These questions do not have the purpose of testing one’s knowledge. Their goal is to find out the political opinion of the interviewed person. Thanks to the given answers, the party that corresponds the most to the political Continue Reading

Photo: Vincent Roche on Flickr

It seems like it becomes a custom for French middle-aged men to be taken out of planes lately. The first one was Strauss-Kahn in New York and last week, it was Gérard Depardieu’s turn. He is said to have urinated in a bottle at his seat before take off on a Cityjet flight Continue Reading

Photo: Simon Schoeters on Flickr

 
It’s a funny movie about fictional problems happening at the French-Belgian border in the 1990’s. A couple scenes are a bit too violent for my taste but all in all, it’s a film worth seeing if one just wants to relax and have fun. The Northern region of France where the movie Continue Reading