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Happy Birthday, Josef Albers!

Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Art, Video, Josef Albers, Abstract Art, German Art, Slidepollajax, Contemporary Art, Anni Albers, Weimar Republic, Arts News

Today marks the 124th birthday of German abstract painter Josef Albers. Known for influencing the new generation of American abstract painters, Albers...

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The Public Sees Members of Congress as Fools or Knaves

Ed Koch | Posted 01.22.2012

Read More: Congress, Super Committee, Congressional Approval Rating, Weimar Republic, Partisan Politics, New York News
Ed Koch

What has happened to us that we no longer seem to elect leaders at all levels of government who create confidence?

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Biking Around Potsdam (PHOTOS)

Rachel Dickinson | Posted 11.06.2011

Read More: Potsdam Travel, Germany, Germany Travel, Slidepollajax, Potsdam, International Destinations Destinations, Travel Blogs, Europe Travel, Weimar Republic, Travel News
Rachel Dickinson

After World War II most of the city ended up behind the wall in East Germany, even though it is south and west of Berlin.

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Unknown Works By 'Degenerate' Painter Otto Dix Discovered

Reuters | Cliff Young and Chris Jackson | Posted 11.01.2011

Read More: Otto Dix, Otto Dix Paintings, Germany Painter, Germany, Otto Dix New Paintings, Degenerate Art, Otto Dix Discovery, Nazis Art, Otto Dix Discovered, Weimar Republic, Arts News

Famous for works critical of the darker side of German society in the 1920s, Dix's paintings were discovered among the belongings of his wife, gallery...

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The Effect Of War On An Artist's Work

Posted 08.31.2011

Read More: German Expressionism, World War I, Lyonel Feininger, At the Edge of the World, German Painting, Bauhaus, Germany, German Art, The Whitney Museum, World War II, Painting, Weimar Republic, Arts News

Germany in the 1920s would have been an exciting time for an artist. The First World War had ended and a period of stability and creativity, known as ...

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Il Farniente When Times Get Tough

Vivian Norris | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Upton Sinclair, Hurricanes, Depression, Making Do, Il Farniente, Arthouse Cinemas, Weimar Republic, Meditation, Financial Crisis, Hitchcock, 1930s, Leap Frog Technology, China, George Orwell, Healthy Living News
Vivian Norris

Making do has to do with living with less, but that does not mean life is less worth living. Look around at all you already have, and learn how to make do. It's all about Balance. And sometimes it's about...Nothing at All.

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Downtown With Weimar-New York

Richard Z. Chesnoff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Raven O, Henry Street Settlement, Phoebe Legere, Earl Dax, Downtown New York City, Abrons Theater, Suzanne Hwong, Burlesque, Sven Ratzke, Penny Arcade, Weimar Republic, East Village, New York News
Richard Z. Chesnoff

Earl Dax, the socially minded Albuquerque born producer, recently re-staged his outrageous production of Weimar-New York for a special two night run at the Henry Street Settlement's classy Abrons Theater.

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George Orwell Inspires "The Informer"

Carol Hoenig | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Bill, Tea Party Movement, George Orwell, John Lewis, Berlin, Barney Frank, The Informer, Craig Nova, Novel, Weimar Republic, Books News
Carol Hoenig

Is it a stretch to think that the uprising of some of today's organizations here in America, such as the Tea Party Patriots, one that is based on fear...

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Dancing Cheek To Cheek, Max Raabe's Palast Orchester Is Back In Town

Richard Z. Chesnoff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Max Raabe, Dance Music, Germany, Entertainment, Entertainment News, Stern Auditorium, 1930s, Palast Orchester, Carnegie Hall, Marlene Dietrich, Noel Coward, Weimar Republic, New York News
Richard Z. Chesnoff

Ever fantasize you're in a smoke-filled Berlin cabaret in the pre-Hitler 1930s watching Marlene Dietrich smilingly seduce a very willing crowd?

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