Acclaimed German documentary filmmaker Karin Jurschick's latest documentary "Die Wolke - Tschernobyl und seine Folgen" has been nominated for Germany's top television award, the Adolf Grimme Preis, in the category "Information & Culture".

For the first time in its history, Wikipedia has halted access to the 'people's encyclopaedia'. The black out is in protest of two bills circulating in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate: the "Stop Online Piracy Act" and the "Protect Intellectual Property Act." Prompting this drastic measure was Wikipedia's concern Continue Reading

Here is a gift of audio white noise from the makers of rainymood.com . It's for everyone who needs relief from noisy environments. And here are a few more online soundtracks - these you can even download and listen to at home - from CantonBecker.com

Flavorpill, the music/film/art geek's ultimate online information source, just published their list of most anticipated art exhibitions in 2012. Among them, a show Keith Haring's early works at the Brooklyn Museum. Sure, Haring is often cited as an example of ultimate co-optation of underground voices by the mainstream. Haring's distinctive, stylized figures with bold outlines 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