Today’s Google Doodle celebrates German scientist Robert Wilhelm Bunsen. Born March 30th or 31st 1811 in Göttingen, he made essential discoveries, discovered Caesium and Rubidium and developed the “Bunsen Burner”.
Knut Berlin’s beloved Polar Bear who rose to stardom as an icon to fight global warming is dead. Born December 2006 and raised in captivity at the Berlin Zoological Garden he was the first polar […]
Tartlets are an individual pastry case with a filling of fruit or other sweet or savoury mixture. In Germany we fill them with all kinds of fruit such as strawberries, raspberries or blackberries. The filling […]
Austrian director Robert Dornhelm will direct Hayden Panettiere as the U.S. exchange student convicted by an Italian trial jury of brutally murdering her roommate, Amanda Knox. The Original Lifetime Movie will air this spring
Finally! First Initiatives To Give Political Voice to German-American Community Have you noticed, dear reader, how many German surnames appear in American politics? I am thinking of US Secretary of Treasurer Timothy F. Geithner and […]
Celebrating Advent is an important part of Christmas in Germany. For Christians of both Protestant and Roman Catholic, it is a time of quiet contemplation that begins four Sundays before Christmas Eve. Advent calendars This […]
MAK CENTER WELCOMES 31st GROUP OF RESIDENTS Program Brings International Artists & Architects to L.A. As an important part of its mission, the MAK Center for Art and Architecture hosts early career artists and architects […]
Don’t Miss This Very Special Classical Music Event Thursday, November 4th 2010 at the Kosciuszko Foundation Concert Hall 15 East 65th Street First Reception: 6.15 pm, Program: 7.00 pm (punctually) Second networking reception follows the […]
Mediamogulmother, mother and German World Covermodel Heidi Klum is not only as we say in German: “Fit wie ein Turnschuh” Fit like a sneaker, now she produces her own on cooperation with “New Balance” for […]
In the 1930s and ’40s, German and Austrian emigres brought intellect, wit and Freudian theory to what was then a pretty staid place. Today, Germans are still a presence but are more disparate. By Scott […]
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