“The decoration represents a rural setting, but nonetheless truly agreeable.” (Molière, Prologue to “Le Malade Imaginaire”) Only mid?September, and it was already here: in classrooms, dorms, the dining hall and the library, I heard the frequency of blessings-to-excuse-me grow. Supermarkets nearby increased their lemon, ginger, garlic and “Erkältungstee” (“Cold” Tea) supplies, and rumors had it
Photo Essay: What’s On Your Shelf?
As intelligent and emotional (well, for the most part) beings, we humans tend to hold on to things. We collect objects that remind us of places, people and experiences – or in some cases, even ourselves. In college, however, the physical load of things we keep is significantly reduced. What is it then that college
Festival of Lights 2013: Berliner Dome. Game of lights spiced with Latino music.
Berlin truly is a city that never ceases to enchant and mesmerize. Last night, Unter den Linden was full of wandering eyes and tripods of all sizes. What exactly were we all trying to capture on our cameras? A light spectacle? Or a moment in the city’s life that in some way belonged to us––a
Berlin Festival 2013 – chasing after the Berlin music scene
Uff… so it is over: a sleepless week in the name of the Berlin Music Week 2013. It started with a small festival First We Take Berlin, which was scattered in clubs all over Kreuzberg with performances by more than 80 less known bands. Then, on Friday and Saturday (6th and 7th September), evergreens like
“Tipping is not a city in China”.The rise and fall of Sankt Oberholz, Eclerians’ Mecca
As you enter Sankt Oberholz, the most conspicuous café at Rosenthaler Platz, you notice, on all the walls, neatly printed menus. This is a commercial realm, you think. If you turn your head to the right, you see, under the huge menus, never-ending bar tables and, throning on the bar stools, a population of Mac
Opening of The Factory – ECLA of Bard now has its own art studios
Wednesday September 25th was an important day for ECLA of Bard. The school hosted a small reception to inaugurate “the Factory,” a place where, within the walls of one building, all students have the possibility to express themselves via various art practices. Formerly a can factory, the building complex has an interesting history, as it
Who goes to the same book launch twice, on two different continents? Of Aleksandar Hemon’s The Book of My Lives and Other Demons
Dear Reader, this is supposed to be an article about a recent event that took place on September, 11, 2013, at the Internationales Literaturfestival Berlin. It was a reading and discussion with Bosnian-American author Aleksandar Hemon on his recently released nonfiction work entitled The Book of My Lives. Yet allow me to defer talking about
Musical festival with next-to-no word about music
A friend of mine happened to have tickets for the Berlin Festival 2013 that was to take place at the famous old Tempelhof airport. As I had never been there before, I decided to go––the fact that there would be concerts and interesting happenings only motivated me more. Little did I expect, however, that the