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East vs. West: Berlin Wall Divided Two Attitudes Toward Nudity
When the Berlin Wall fell 20 years ago last week, East and West Germany had to integrate two very different cultures. Freedom may have spread quickly through the East, but nudity — the East's favorite and perhaps only freedom — never caught on in the West.
Freikörperkultur (FKK), or liberal body culture, was really the only way to rebel in the East, where the most quotidian details of people's lives were observed by the Stasi, East Germany's secret police.
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.
Creative Lingerie Ad — Love It or Leave It?
I don't want to say too much about this lingerie ad running in Germany because I fear it could give away the effect. But I'll tell you this: it definitely makes the point that anyone can have the desire to feel sexy. Check it out and tell me if you think it is powerful or problematic.
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! Oktober in September
Three women posed for a picture at the Hofbraeuhaus beer tent today in Munich, Germany to celebrate Oktoberfest, the world's largest fair. Each year, about six million people show up to the 16-day beer festival that happens in late September and early October. Give them beer (and breasts) and they will come!
German Ad: AIDS Is the New Hitler
Did you just lose your lunch looking at this ad? I almost did when I first saw it. The creators of the nightmarish German AIDS awareness ad say that they "knew the face we gave to the illness could not be a pretty one" — and what's uglier than having sex with Adolf Hitler?
Stranger Than Fiction: Berlin Brothel Goes Eco Green
With nary a hill, Berlin is a great city to ride a bike in and with legalized prostitution, it's also a great place to ride a . . .
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.
Woman Auctions Virginity, Germany to Tax Her 69 Percent
Wow. And we complain about high taxes in the US!
Romanian-born Alina Percea, 18, auctioned off her virginity to an Italian businessman (for only $18,000!) and now she's facing some pretty stiff taxes in Germany where she goes to school — 50 percent straight away because they're deeming her act prostitution (legal there) and then a 19 percent VAT (value added tax) because she earned her money so quickly!
Parking in Pink: Girly Color Marks Women-Only Parking Spots
I came across a story yesterday about pink parking spaces in South Korea. One city has decided to paint extra large spots a pretty pink so unskilled (women) drivers can park with ease. Apparently driving while female is a handicap.
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