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Behind the Iron Curtain: Was Sex Better Before the Wall's Fall?
Life may be better since the fall of the Berlin Wall, but is sex? It was at first. Prostitutes came in vans, porn was everywhere, and sex shops opened like wine bars in a gentrifying neighborhood.
Oh Snap! Berlin Lightens Up
Berlin's Festival of Lights, which runs October 14-25, features the illumination of about 50 landmarks across the city. Lighting artists set their sights and lights on Berlin's Cathedral Church, Schloss Charlottenburg Palace and trees along Unter Den Linden Avenue, just to name a few lucky spots.
Oh Snap! Big Giants at the Big Wall
More than one million people gathered in Berlin last weekend to view giant puppets at the city's historical sites. The moving exhibit, put on by artists and technicians from the French troupe Royal de Luxe, celebrated the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
The "big giant" was from West Berlin, while the "little giant" was imagined to be his niece from East Berlin.
Oh Snap! Berlin Kisses Its Past Goodbye
Former soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev kisses former communist East German leader Erich Honecker on a surviving portion of the Berlin Wall. Artists have been asked to redo their works on the East Side Gallery as part of a restoration effort before the country marks the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall this November.
Citizen of the World Barack Obama Speaks to Berliners
Barack Obama spoke to tens of thousands of Berliners gathered at the foot of the Victory Column, chanting "Yes We Can" or "O-bam-a." Using the image of a wall in the city formerly home to the most infamous one, Barack Obama highlighted the common challenges facing America and its allies, especially Europe.That is why the greatest danger of all is to allow new walls to divide us from one another. The walls between old allies on either side of the Atlantic cannot stand.
Gay Pride Celebration Defies Official Ban in Moscow
Russian gay rights activists demonstrated on Sunday, marking the date homosexuality was decriminalized in Russia, way back in 1993. Their pride celebrations were not decriminalized, however, since there is an official ban on gay-pride events in Moscow.
Unlike the openly gay mayors of Berlin and Paris, Moscow's mayor Yury Luzhkov has labeled gay events "Satan's work."
Berlin Opens Memorial to Nazis' Gay Victims
Germany's memorial to the homosexual victims of the Nazi era opened yesterday in Berlin. The simple yet powerful memorial is made up of a large stone with a small window. Inside, a video image of two men kissing plays.
Germany Opens Walk-In Stalker Advice Center
Berlin is opening a walk-in stalker advice center, not for victims, but for the stalkers themselves! Just one year ago Germany made stalking — conduct directed at a specific person that would cause reasonable fear — illegal, and attached a penalty of up to 10 years.
But now Germans are looking to help the perpetrators.
Quiz Nation — A History of Olympic Protests
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I'm out watching the Olympic torch run in San Francisco right now! While I get the real story for you, check out a little history of the games in question. China isn't the first country to host Olympics under a shadow of protests.
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Cute Alert: Baby Hippo Is Born at the Berlin Zoo
This as-yet-unnamed baby hippopotamus had her debut at the Berlin Zoo just yesterday. She was born Nov. 29, which makes her (gulp!) just two weeks old.
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