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The Daily Habit: Sports

the115 wrote 2 weeks ago:  3:25 pm Hot Mom Makes Olympic Team- Hot mom and world-class swimmer Dara Torres broke an American … more »

Tags: News, Sports, Dara Torres, Olympic Team, West German, Swimming, Marco Polo

whitney.

oakies wrote 2 months ago: while i’m still parsing my thoughts-in-total about the Biennial, i’m thrilled with one … more »

Tags: truthbeauty, beauty/truth, Art, Poetry, film, Whitney Biennial, Amie Siegel, New York City, STASI

Back in the DDR1 comment

shane75 wrote 3 months ago: I have arrived in a very grey and overcast Berlin but there is something about Berlin whatever the … more »

Tags: Our Man in Stockholm, Berlin, DDR, GDR, Erich Honecker, DDR Museum

Racism in East Germany. It just won't stop.

Fordiebianco wrote 3 months ago: A very touching article that is immensely rewarding (and troublesome) to read for those of you able … more »

Tags: Messaged from the Outhouse, church, Koelner Stadtanzeiger, racism, Some Things Never Change, Thuringia

The Scar of Dresden

rich wrote 4 months ago:   War is often filled with atrocities on both sides, and quite often, the sins of the victorious ar … more »

Tags: Travel, Germany, communism, Dresden, Vonnegut, WW2

. . .if you don't move, It can't see you.4 comments

ranchette wrote 4 months ago: I considered the above advice ridiculous when spouted by numerous Jurassic Park characters at critic … more »

Tags: kato, needlenose, cat, Check Point Charley, Greyhound

Postcard: Berlin Wall

rich wrote 5 months ago: Times have changed since the Berlin Wall came down, as the scene pictured here is just a glimpse at … more »

Tags: Germany, communism, Berlin Wall

Raila Odinga was educated in East Germany......

kenyanobserver wrote 5 months ago: …so was Klaus Stöhr - renowned authority on influenza Dr. Jurgen Leonhardt - pioneer in bom … more »

Tags: Commentary, communism, Communist, Republican

History in Pieces

zedque wrote 5 months ago: And I thought researching my master’s thesis was bad. I just read a Wired article (thanks to I … more »

Tags: History, technology

Vergangenheitsbewältigung

Jasno wrote 5 months ago: “In the chaos of the days leading up to the actual destruction of the wall and the fall of Eas … more »

Tags: STASI, wired, The Lives of Others, Fraunhofer Institute for Production Systems and Design

Bill Moyers, Another MUST SEE article and Video

hunterseeker wrote 8 months ago:  Bill Moyers: Cheney Has Been Fighting to Spy On You For Over 30 Years [ Video]  After my usual mo … more »

Tags: Politics, Bill Moyers, Nicole Belle, Roger Ebert, dick cheney, Spying, Civil Liberties, Big Brother

DSP apologetics for East German Stalinism

Ozleft wrote 3 years ago: History in a vacuum Bob Gould A system is rapidly developing in Green Left Weekly of significant pol … more »

Tags: Bob Gould, Stalinism, DSP

The Lives of Others3 comments

Carnadine wrote 1 month ago: Saw the movie this afternoon with some friends.  After the movie: * * * * * Someone: Makes yo … more »

Tags: Current Events, Other Media, Personal, Politics, History, intelligence, Movies, Secret Police, STASI

Melkus RS1000 Being Revived

eurobrsg wrote 1 month ago: I hadn’t  heard of Melkus before. I’ll keep a look out the new model’s progress. … more »

Tags: Auto, Melkus rs1000

Game Over10 comments

Abraham wrote 2 months ago: This track, “Game Over,” exemplifies a common trend in my creative process: intending so … more »

Tags: eurythmics, The Lives of Others, the redwalls, YMCA

Film: The Lives of Others

historystudent wrote 2 months ago: I watched the 2006 German film, The Lives of Others, for my Modern German course this week. It is … more »

Tags: film, Modern history, german democratic republic, STASI

Thuringia supports 1. International Solar Congress

admin1000 wrote 3 months ago: From the 25th to 26th November 2008, the 1. International Congress “BAUHAUS.SOLAR - technology … more »

Tags: Events, Miscellaneous, Politics, International Congress, Solar energy, politics thuringia, eco friendly country, Erfurt, Weimar

Escaping the DDR3 comments

stephenpeterson wrote 3 months ago: It’s hard for me to believe that East Germany ceased to exist eighteen years ago.  For anyone … more »

Tags: Movies, The Lives of Others, 1985, democracy, Teen Missions International, Team Poland, Ulrich Mühe, The Eastern Block, Myth of Cuban freedom

Spy-Tech Mondays

cupblog wrote 3 months ago: It’s that time again. Kristie Macrakis, author of Seduced by Secrets, unveils some more Stasi … more »

Tags: History, Spy-Tech Mondays, Kristie Macrakis, Seduced by Secrets, STASI, :: Minox, spy, spy gadgets


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