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PHOTOS: Europe On Ice

Posted 02.07.2012 | Travel

Read More: Europe Cold, Pamplona, International Destinations, England, Serbia, Estonia, Spain, Italy, Winter, Europe Weather, Europe Cold Spell, Destinations, Travel Tuesdays, Video, Switzerland, Germany, Snow, Romania, Venice, Europe Cold Snap, Europe, Hungary, Heathrow, Berlin, Travel News

The cold snap currently freezing Europe in its tracks -- halting commutes, breaking dams and leaving many stuck at home -- has continued its drive wes...

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LGBT Advocates Fear 11-Year-Old Transgender Girl Will Be Institutionalized By Her Father

Posted 01.31.2012 | Gay Voices

Read More: Transgender, Germany, Germany Transgender Issues, Germany LGBT Rights, LGBT Youth, Berlin, Transgender Youth, Gay Voices News

International lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights activists are expressing concern over reports that an 11-year-old German transgende...

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Wannsee at 70: The Lessons of Hatred Endure

Abraham H. Foxman | Posted 01.18.2012 | World

Read More: Shoah, Anti-Semitism, Jews, Nazi Final Solution, Nazi Germany, Abraham Foxman, Anti-Defamation League, Jewish, The Holocaust, Adl, Wannsee Conference, Adolf Hitler, Berlin, World News

As we commemorate the anniversary of the Wannsee Conference, that infamous meeting where the Nazis formally adopted the "Final Solution", let us focus on what was unique about the Holocaust amid the other atrocities of the modern era.

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What Do You Get When You Do A Blank Google Image Search?

Posted 01.17.2012 | Arts

Read More: Google, Schmieg, Video, GOogle Image Search, Internet Art, Video Art, Google Image, Sebastian Schmieg, Uk Arts, Berlin, Arts News

The new Google search feature lets users begin a Google search by using an image. But what happens when that image is blank? Berlin artist Sebastia...

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Dress Me Up with Something Fierce

Myrdith Leon Mccormack | Posted 01.13.2012 | Black Voices

Fashion is more than the fancy frocks one puts on to avoid walking around in one's birthday suit. It provides untold creative freedom for one's soul, the ability to produce a garment for which the body can serve as a canvas, is beyond creative.

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PHOTOS: You Won't Believe What This Art Is Made Of...

Posted 01.11.2012 | Arts

Read More: German Contemporary Art, Art Meets Science, Wim Botha, Botha, Sculpture, Slidepollajax, Grotesque Art, Uk Arts, Cape Town, Book Art, Berlin, Arts News

Wim Botha is more like a mad scientist than a sculptor. He revives materials that were stale in their connotations, visually latent from overexposure,...

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Review: Chloe Aridjis's Experimental Novel of Berlin: Hitler, the German Past, and the Invisible Memories of a World City

Anis Shivani | Posted 12.30.2011 | Books

Read More: Anti-Semitism, Book of Clouds, Hitler, Post-War Germany, New Fiction, Experimental Fiction, Avant-Garde Novel, Chloe Aridjis, Berlin, Contemporary Novel, Books News

Few cities have as many layers of history reflected in their streets, recreational places, monuments, plazas, shopping areas, parks, museums, and other public spaces as Berlin. In Book of Clouds, Chloe Aridjis make its historical meanings central to her tale.

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Friday Photo: What's Old Is New

Kirsten Alana | Posted 01.04.2012 | Travel

Read More: Frifotos, Travel, Art, Travel Photography, Brandenburg Gate, Germany, Berlin, Travel News

Where are you kissing the old goodbye and waving hello to the new?

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WATCH: A Unique Video Perspective On Berlin

Arne Schmidt and Claudia Hirschberger | Posted 12.19.2011 | Travel

Read More: Kreuzberg, Gdr Modernity, Brandenburg Gate, Action Camera, Germany, Reichstag Building, Oberbaum Bridge, Alexanderplatz, Bicycle, Berlin, Travel Video, Exposure, Travel Tv, Travel News

Equipped with a GoPro camera -- the small HD recorder usually reserved for action sports -- we explored a variety of neighborhoods in Berlin to make this short film about "urban motion."

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Man Dressed As Santa Drugs 15-Year-Old At Christmas Market

AP | Posted 12.12.2011 | World

Read More: Berlin Christmas Markets, Video, Drugged at Christmas Market, Drugged, Drugged Christmas Markets, Ap, Berlin Christmas, Berlin, World News

BERLIN (AP) - A man dressed as Santa drugged a 15-year-old girl at a Berlin Christmas market over the weekend - the latest such attack that has seen h...

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Nefertiti: What Is Seen Cannot Be Un-seen

Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn | Posted 02.08.2012 | Arts

Read More: Nefertiti, King Akhenaten, Ancient Egypt, Thutmose, Sculpture, Queen Nefertiti, Nefertiti Bust, Audrey Hepburn, Berlin, Egyptian Museum, West Berlin, Art History, Famous Sculptures, Arts News

Thutmose perfectly captured Queen Nefertiti at the apex of her power and the peak of her beauty and so it is to him that she owes her eternal fame and in creating this work of art, Thutmose in turn lays claim to his place among the greatest artists in human history.

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EU Leaders Seek Agreement On Rescue Plan With Euro's Future At Stake

Posted 12.04.2011 | Business

Read More: European Debt Crisis, Eurozone, Video, Euro Zone, United States Eurozone, European Union, Sovereign Debt Crisis, Paris, Berlin, Euro, Business News

PARIS (Paul Taylor) - The euro faces a decisive week as European Union leaders, urged on anxiously by the United States, seek agreement on a convi...

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PHOTOS: Holiday Lights Around The World

Posted 12.03.2011 | Culture

Read More: Slideadbigshot, Photos, Photography, Holidays, Holiday Season, Hong Kong, England, San Antonio, Prague, Stockholm, London, New York, Paris, Madrid, Christmas, Exposure, Christmas Lights, Holidays Canada, Holiday Lights, Berlin, Culture News

To see more great photography visit HuffPost Exposure. ...

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PHOTOS: World AIDS Day Around The Globe

Posted 11.30.2011 | Impact

Read More: Photography, Photos, HIV/AIDS, Slideadbigshot, Kenya, Health, Nepal, Romania, Exposure, Photojournalism, World AIDS Day, Berlin, Impact News

Across the globe, people are gathering to unite in the fight against HIV/AIDS. From human red ribbon formations in Taipei, to "I Wear A Condom" fla...

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PHOTOS: 9 Awesome Art Hotels Around The World

BootsnAll | Posted 01.17.2012 | Travel

Read More: South Africa, Hotels, Germany, Art, Berlin, Scotland, San Francisco, Cape Town, Slidepollajax, Specialty Hotels, Us Destinations, International Destinations, Destinations, Art Hotels, Travel News

If you've ever dreamed of sleeping in a museum, check out some of the most beautiful art hotels in the world.

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WATCH: Why Potsdamer Platz Is Berlin's Place To Be

Arne Schmidt and Claudia Hirschberger | Posted 01.11.2012 | Travel

Read More: Berlin Film Festival, Berlin Wall, Potsdamer Platz, Berlin, Video, International Cities, International Destinations, Destinations, Travel News

Having been a no man's land for many decades, Potsdamer Platz has returned to the middle of the now-reunited city. A look at what's changed and what remains the same at Berlin's ever-controversial plaza.

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Specters And Familiar Faces In Eddie Martinez's Studio

Posted 01.08.2012 | Arts

Read More: Collage Art, Art, Sam Moyer, Modern Art, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Artists, Berlin Art Scene, Brooklyn Art, Contemporary Art, Beautiful/Decay Studio Visits, Eddie Martinez, Berlin Art Galleries, Collage, Beautiful/Decay, Berlin, Arts News

Beautiful/Decay: Eddie Martinez invited Beautiful/Decay over to his sunny Brooklyn studio to check out his new body of work. The next day the show w...

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WATCH: Become A Sculpture At Pawel Althamer's New Show

VernissageTV | Posted 12.30.2011 | Arts

Read More: Factory, Deutsche Bank, Skeleton, Zombies, Guggenheim, Sculpture, Plastic, Contemporary Art, Pawel Althamer, Uk Arts, Deutsche Guggenheim, Berlin, Video, Arts News

Those who visit the Deutsche Guggenheim in Berlin these days might be a little confused by the sign above the entrance. What is Almech? Well, this is ...

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WATCH: Artistic Berlin By Night, During Festival Of Lights

Arne Schmidt and Claudia Hirschberger | Posted 12.17.2011 | Travel

Read More: Victory Column, Germany, Events, Brandenburg Gate, Festival of Lights, Potsdamer Platz, Berlin, Global Pulse, Travel Video, Travel News

For the seventh time now, the Festival of Lights is taking place in Berlin, and we set out to capture the magic of the event in an original 90-second video.

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PHOTOS: Cities For Wandering Art Scenesters

Black Tomato | Posted 12.11.2011 | Travel

Read More: Chile, Art, Slidepollajax, City, Beunos Aires, Cape Town, Culture, Berlin, Creative, Travel Tips, Travel News

Make a date with art and indulge your inner creative soul in these vibrant arty cities.

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Festival Spotlights Berlin's Landmarks

Posted 12.12.2011 | World

Read More: Germany Lights Festival, Lights Festival, Germany, Berlin Lights Festival, Berlin Festival, Berlin News, Berlin, World News

From October 12 to October 23, Berlin's Festival of Lights makes for some spectacular sights in the German capital. During the annual ten-day-long fes...

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Arson Attack In Berlin Train Station Foiled

AP | JUERGEN BAETZ | Posted 12.10.2011 | World

Read More: Berlin Attack, Germany News, Der Bild, Germany, Berlin Arson Attack, Hekla Reception Committee, Berlin Train Station, Berlin, Berlin News, World News

BERLIN — An attack at Berlin's main train station was thwarted on Monday when workers found a hidden device before it could explode, police said...

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PHOTOS: 7 Budget-Friendly Subs For Europe's Top Cities

The Daily Meal | Posted 12.02.2011 | Travel

Read More: Tel Aviv, Cheap, Discounts, The Daily Meal, Lisbon, Travel, Europe, Students, London, Paris, Berlin, Slidepollajax, Europe Travel, Travel News

How many times have you embarked on a trip with a strict budget? You book your flight with miles, plan your itinerary ahead to avoid impromptu purchases, and even take your full budget out of the ATM and pay for everything with cash so you know just how much you've spent. Then you watch solemnly as that budget flies right out the window on day two and you've officially entered splurge territory.

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Reflections on a Visit to Germany

Diane Ravitch | Posted 10.01.2011 | Travel

Read More: Nazi Germany, Germany, Berlin, Jewish, Holocaust, Judaism, Auschwitz, Religious Persecution, Berlin Wall, Travel News

Being Jewish is part of my identity. So, the question I asked myself as I packed for the trip was whether I could see Germany as it is now, not as the homeland of the Third Reich.

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Is Berlin The Most Interesting City In Europe?

Melissa Biggs Bradley | Posted 11.28.2011 | Travel

Read More: Slideadbigshot, History, Memorials, Shopping, International Destinations, Germany Travel, Why Go Now, Berlin Travel, Destinations, Berlin, Travel News

The city's creative scene is permeated by an unmistakable sense of exploration and risk-taking.

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