Two World Wars and One World Cup: England Prepares to Invade Germany

To make sure England's long rivalry with Germany stays on the soccer pitch during this summer's World Cup, the British government is offering fans extra consular help and advice how not to offend their hosts.

Prostitution will Increase because of the World Cup

Claes Borgström, Sweden's Equal Opportunities Ombudsman, has urged Swedish soccer players to boycott this summer's World Cup, arguing that the sports event will lead to a dramatic rise in prostitution in Berlin.

Dealing with the Palestinians: Europe Mulls Path Forward with Hamas

Berlin has spent millions supporting development in the Palestinian Authority. But in the wake of the election victory of terrorist organization Hamas, that aid -- like all European Union funds -- has been frozen....

Skinheads vs. Hooligans: Germany Admits Neo-Nazis May Try to Disrupt the Worl...

German officials have admitted for the first time that members of the far right may try to cause trouble when the World Cup soccer final takes place here in June. But Interior Minister Wolfgang Schäuble says...

Abstract Tours - Berlin 1997

Nice article from the folks at Spacing.org about Abstract Tours. "Abstract Tours - Berlin 1997 It would be better to disclose the confinement rather than make illusions of freedom"

100 Biggest Cities in the World

Measured by population. Tokyo comes out top. But news stories about Tokyo are not the most popular. At least not outside Japan.

Berlin Biennial for Contemporary Art

Biennials have become so commonplace in cultural capitals around the world that curators are beginning to look at them less as surveys of what's hot and more as a platform to express the spirit of the times. Breaking the mold of having a super-curator organize the event, the...

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transmediale 2006 begins in berlin

The 19th transmediale festival again explores how art and society are changing under the influence of media and technologies which become more and more dominant in our everyday lives. In contemporary art, digital media like video and electronic networks are now so...

Greenpeace dumps dead whale at Japanese embassy in Berlin (AFP)

AFP - Greenpeace activists called a protest in which they dumped a dead whale in front of the Japanese embassy in Berlin a big success as they removed it to a museum.

Spots on Potsdamer Platz

December 19, 2005 Neon Lights by Joni Taylor for Net Art NewsWhile Berlin may be the capital of Germany, it has surprisingly few outdoor billboards and public screens, compared to other megatropolises. Except for the (unfortunately) temporary 'Blinkenlights' project and the...

Berlin media facade

SPOTS, which is on show at Potsdamer Platz 10, is currently one of the world’s largest media facades. For a period of eighteen months, the eleven-storey glazed main facade of this office building will...

A Year with Young Artists in Berlin

The happening place these days is the district called Mitte in the "new" old heart of the German capital. This is where the young creative scene meets, artists like to have their studios and galleries have set up shop. This is where you can find the artists'...

German Art Market Bucks Economic Trend

The good news is that despite Germany's economic woes, the contemporary art market is booming. And the bad? Most of it is on a fast-track out of the country. Considering the sorry state of the economy, the...

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