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PHOTOS: The 10 Coolest Subways Around the World

Off Track Planet | Posted 02.05.2012 | Travel

Read More: Sweden, Germany, Beijing, Hong Kong, Subway, United States, Travel, China, New York, Japan, Paris, France, Munich, Stockholm, Madrid, Moscow, Public Transportation, Russia, Tokyo, Spain, North Korea, Subways, Travel Blogs, Slidepollajax, Travel News
Off Track Planet

Subways aren't just a means of getting from point A to point B. The dark nether regions that swallow millions of people daily are often bright and creative spaces to be explored.

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Plane Slides Off Munich Runway

AP | Posted 01.03.2012 | World

Read More: Munich Airport, Munich, Munich Airport Runway, Singapore Airlines Accident, Singapore Airlines Boeing, Germany, Munich Airport Accident, Singapore Airlines, World News

BERLIN — A spokesman for Munich airport says a Singapore Airlines flight with some 200 passengers aboard slid off the runway just after landing ...

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Germany Drinks Up for Oktoberfest 2011 (PHOTOS)

Posted 12.31.2011 | Culture

Read More: Photography, Photos, Germany, Alcohol, Beer, Munich, Oktoberfest 2011, Exposure, Oktoberfest, Culture News

Thousands of beer lovers flocked to Munich, Germany to take part in the yearly tradition of heavy beer consumption. To see more great photogr...

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From Munich To Sarajevo: A Pilgrimage For Peace

Katherine Marshall | Posted 11.17.2011 | Religion

Read More: Munich, Angela Merkel, Community of Sant'Egidio, President Christian Wulff, Andrea Riccardi, Pope John Paul II, Sant'egidio Munich, Wolfgang Schauble, Religious Tolerance, 1986 Assisi Meeting, Inter-Religious Dialogue, Interfaith Engagement, Interfaith Dialogue, Inter-Religious Engagement, Religion News
Katherine Marshall

The meeting was a message of hope: Despite the realities of violence and economic crisis, peace, prosperity, and a rich and meaningful culture are within our grasp.

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Get Thee To Munich For Oktoberfest!

Posted 11.16.2011 | Travel

Read More: Foodie Travel, International Destinations, Germany, Germany Travel, Beer, Oktoberfest 2011, Munich, Oktoberfest, Europe Travel, Destinations, Oktoberfest Munich 2011, Travel News

It's Oktoberfest time again in Germany. Strap on your lederhosen and lace up that dirndl. The Oktoberfest tradition began in October 1810 to celeb...

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Hollywood and Israel

Dovid Efune | Posted 10.29.2011 | Entertainment

Read More: Sasha Baron Cohen, Woody Allen, Scarlett Johansson, Israel the Movie, World Alliance for Israel Political Action Committee, Barbara Streisand, Waltz With Bashir, Jon Voight, Exodus, Natalie Portman, Tinseltown, Munich, Raid on Entebbe, Sarah Silverman, Steven Spielberg, Jerry Seinfeld, Marc Platt, Jewish State, Israel Hayom, The House on Garibaldi Street, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Israel, Hollywood, Entertainment News
Dovid Efune

Since its founding in 1948, the relationship between America's royalty in Hollywood and Israel has been temperamental.

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Hanging Ten In Munich, Germany’s Surfing Capital

SÜDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG/Worldcrunch | Christian Helten | Posted 10.15.2011 | World

Read More: Munich, Germany Surfing, Germany, Eisbach, Eisbach River, Surfing, World News

MUNICH -- Things go pretty quickly with Tao Schirrmacher. His surf board glides smoothly across the water as he jumps and turns. One maneuver succeeds...

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Media Mogul Dead At 84

AP | GEIR MOULSON | Posted 09.13.2011 | Media

Read More: Leo Kirch Dies, prosiebenSat.1, Axel Springer, Germany, World Cup, Death & Dying, Leo Kirch Dead, Munich, Media Mogul Dies, German, Media News

BERLIN — Leo Kirch, a German media mogul whose television-based empire unraveled in a spectacular bankruptcy nearly a decade ago, died Thursday....

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Thai Prince's Plane Seized In Germany

AP | JUERGEN BAETZ | Posted 09.12.2011 | World

Read More: Munich, Prince Plane Seized, Thailand, Germany, Thai Crown Prince, Thai Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn, World News

BERLIN — A plane being used by Thailand's Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn has been impounded in Germany as part of a long-running battle with t...

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The Sensual Steel Sculptures Of John Chamberlain

Alexander Adler | Posted 09.10.2011 | Arts

Read More: Curvatureromance, Abstract Expressionist New York, Summer, American Abroad, Museums, Sculpture, Slidepollajax, Munich, Contemporary Art, Abstract Expressionism, Travel, John Chamberlain, Minimalism, Gagosian Gallery, Arts News
Alexander Adler

Although the art world is ready to embrace a new generation of enthusiasts, artists, and collectors, there is simultaneously an aspect of rediscovery ...

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X-Men: First Class: Reviewing Magneto and the Super Jews

Omer Rosen | Posted 08.15.2011 | Arts

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Jews, Holocaust, Professor X, Michael Fassbender, Palestinians, X-Men: First Class, X-Men, The Debt, Nazis, Defiance, Jewish, Munich, Magneto, Inglorious Basterds, Identity, Sebastian Shaw, Israel, Movies, Movie Reviews, Arts News
Omer Rosen

Strong, athletic, violent, handsome -- something separate from the bookish, weak, nerdish, neurotic construct that shaped me -- they are Super Jews.

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Bavarians Mark 125th Anniversary Of 'Fairytale' King's Death

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 08.13.2011 | World

Read More: Munich, Lake Starnberg, German Fairytale King, Bavaria, Germany, Fairy Tale King, King Ludwig II, World News

BERG, Germany (AP) -- Hundreds of Bavarians have gathered for a Mass to mark the 125th anniversary of the death of King Ludwig II, the 19th-century mo...

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German Insurance Company's Office Sex Party

BBC | Posted 11.16.2011 | Weird News

Read More: Prostitution, Orgy, Weird Animals, Germany, Munich, Munich Re, Ergo, Budapest, Sex-Orgy, Hungary, Weird News News

Munich Re, one of the biggest insurance companies in the world, held a party for salesmen where they were rewarded with the services of prostitutes. ...

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Surfer Madness: Filmmakers Chronicle Totally Awesome Waves Dude

George Heymont | Posted 07.19.2011 | Arts

Read More: Bjoern Richie Lob, Munich, Film, Bruce Brown, Malik Joyeux, Hawaiian Triple Crown, Surfing, High Water, Dana Brown, Endless Summer, Step Into Liquid, Keep Surfing, Eisbach, Arts News
George Heymont

For me, the appeal of a surfing documentary isn't about the music or the surfers hanging out on the beach. It's the thrill of being able to watch spectacular film footage captured by someone willing to take the kind of risks that make my blood run cold.

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Revolutionary Cake Shop?

Crane.tv | Posted 05.27.2011 | Arts

Read More: Deutsche, Cafe, Bake, Revolution, Mix, Tradition, Design, Baking, Munich, Activist, Cake, Greenpeace, German, Arts News
Crane.tv

Fuck the Backmischung! It is plastered in pink on the windows. Unless you speak Deutsche, I'm sure you have on...

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WATCH: Photographer Christopher Thomas Takes On The 'City That Never Sleeps'

Constantin Bjerke | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts

Read More: Photo, Abandonment, Architecture, Photographer, City, NY Around Town, Wapping-Project, New York, Art, Black and White, Christopher Thomas, NY Culture, Brooklyn Bridge, Munich, crane.tv, Gallery, Book, Cityscape, Sleep, Arts News
Constantin Bjerke

30 large-scale cityscapes, devoid of people: tranquil, cryptic. Elusive glimpses ...

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Mad For Munich: State Of The Arts In Berlin's Sister City

Trisha Andres | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts

Read More: Munich, Crane Tv, Design Liga, Mirko Borsche, Stephan Urbaschek, Berlin, crane.tv, Cafe Kubitscheck, Sammlung Goetz, Ayzit Bostan, Armin Stegbauer, Trisha Andres, Arts News
Trisha Andres

Often touted as the pretty but conservative sister of the much sexier Berlin, Munich fails to generate the same kind of buzz that its edgier sibling d...

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PHOTOS: Top 5 Public Metros In Europe

OneTravel | Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel

Read More: London, Paris, Munich, Europe, Metro, Slidepollajax, Copenhagen, Bilbao, Travel News
OneTravel

Public transportation is a necessary part of most trips. During my travels through Europe I, like many others, have experienced the good, bad and ugly...

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To The Unhappy Couple: A Toast

Joel Dovev | Posted 05.25.2011 | Divorce

Read More: Elizabeth Taylor, Special Olympics, Divorce, Nicky Hilton, Lederhosen, Champagne, Oktoberfest, Brunch, Speeches, Separation, Marriage, Rick James, P.F. Chang's, Munich, Wine, Richard Burton, Toast, Weddings, Divorce News
Joel Dovev

I have always wanted to hear the unhappy, separated couple toasted after all the communal property has been divided.

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The World's Most Walkable Cities (PHOTOS)

Frommer's | Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel

Read More: Boston, Munich, Sydney, Vancouver, Slidepollajax, Edinburgh, Dubrovnik, Melbourne, New York City, Florence, Walking, Cities, Transportation, Travel News
Frommer's

By design or purely by accident, each of these 10 cities beckons you to wander its boulevards, paths, and parks.

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Climbing Five of the World's Most Stunning Staircases

Andrew Hickey | Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel

Read More: Spiral Staircase, California, Germany, England, Venice, Rome, Munich, Vatican Museum, Travel, Italy, Europe, San Francisco, Slidepollajax, Umschreibung, Travel News
Andrew Hickey

Staircases are probably the most plain and mundane thing one could talk about when they make up a "Must See" list. However after climbing these five awesome staircases, you are more than likely going to come away with a much different opinion.

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Movie Review: Carlos -- Glamorizing Terrorism

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment

Read More: Carlos the Jackal, John Dillinger, Jesse James, Baader Meinhof Complex, Carlos Movie Review, Olivier Assayas, Symbionese Liberation Army, Opec, Marshall Fine Movie Review, Patty Hearst, Munich, Jean-Francois Richet, Mesrine, Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Billy the Kid, Jeffrey Dahmer, Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, Secretariat, Ted Bundy, Weathermen, Entertainment News
Marshall Fine

There's been a lot of excitement about Olivier Assayas' Carlos, and it's not hard to see why. But here's my objection: In presenting a terrorist as an action hero, it glorifies terrorism as a legitimate path of political action.

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PHOTOS: 6 Best Beer Destinations In Germany

Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel

Read More: Munich, Slidepollajax, Beer Gardens Germany, Germany, Travel News

A trip to an atmospheric Bavarian beer garden or a Cologne beer hall is a Germany must but with well over 1,200 breweries in the country, it's hard to...

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PHOTOS: The World's Most Extraordinary Clocks

The Huffington Post | Curtis M. Wong | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Read More: Munich, Big Ben, Most Beautiful Clocks, Grand Mecca Clock, Prague, Slidepollajax, Kremlin, Yokohama, Oldest Clocks, Most Elaborate Clocks, Biggest Clocks, World News

Although Saudi Arabia's new Mecca Clock is set to dwarf many of them in sheer scope, clocks have been a focal point for many international cities for ...

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The Biggest Winner of the World Cup: South Africa

Howard Steven Friedman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports

Read More: South Africa, Kidnapping, Atlanta Olympics, Olympics, World Cup 2010, Safety, Munich, Munich Olympics, South Africa World Cup, Atlanta, Sports News
Howard Steven Friedman

Maintaining a safe sporting event is a daunting challenge. Sure, Spain took the trophy and bragging rights for the tournament, but South Africa was the real winner.

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