The Fall of the Berlin Wall -- 20 Years Later

Posted by John Farrier in Everything Else on November 9, 2009 at 1:00 am

Twenty years ago today, the Berlin Wall was breached and collapse of European Communism rapidly accelerated. From the archives of the BBC:

At midnight East Germany’s Communist rulers gave permission for gates along the Wall to be opened after hundreds of people converged on crossing points.

They surged through cheering and shouting and were be met by jubilant West Berliners on the other side.

Ecstatic crowds immediately began to clamber on top of the Wall and hack large chunks out of the 28-mile (45-kilometre) barrier.

Link | Timeline of the Wall | Interactive Map of the Wall | PBS Documentary | Image: U.S. Department of State

 
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Brothel Offers Discounts to Eco-Friendly Customers

Posted by John Farrier in Odd News on October 20, 2009 at 7:26 pm

It seems like everyone is getting into the green lifestyle movement, even a (legal) bordello in Berlin. Mary MacPherson Lane writes for the Associated Press:

One bordello, hoping to stave off falling demand in the economic crisis, has begun offering discounts to customers who pedal bicycles to the door.

“It’s very difficult to find parking around here, and this option is better for our environment,” said Thomas Goetz, who owns the brothel Maison d’Envie, or House of Desire.[...]

To qualify, customers must show the receptionist either a bicycle padlock key or proof they used public transit to get to the neighborhood. That knocks the price for 45 minutes in a room, for example, to euro65 from euro70.

Link via Ace of Spades HQ | Image: flickr user keepwaddling1

 
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Gigantic Marionettes in Berlin

Posted by Robert Birming in Arts & Crafts on October 7, 2009 at 12:51 pm

“The Berlin Reunion” is the name of this France’s Royal de Luxe street theatre performance where massive marionettes entered the city of Berlin, Germany.

Also see the previous Impressive Puppetry post here at Neatorama.

Link – via Nerdcore

 
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Metal Heads Urban Art

Posted by Alex in Arts & Crafts, Pictures, Travel & Places on May 7, 2009 at 1:29 am

German urban art group Mentalgassi covers big glass-recycling containers on the streets of Berlin with something unusual: giant faces! The results are weird "metal heads" that creepily stare at you as you walk by: Link – via Wooster Collective

 
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A 100 Meter Long Photo

Posted by Robert Birming in Arts & Crafts, Pictures on January 23, 2009 at 10:21 am

Simon Høgsberg, a freelance photographer based in Copenhagen, Denamrk, has taken a photo that is 100 meters long. There are 178 people in the photo and it was shot during a period of 20 days on a railroad bridge in Warschauer Straße in Berlin, Germany.

Link – via kottke.org

 
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