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Thursday, November 13
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Could a genetically selected bone marrow transplant have cured an American living in Berlin of AIDS? Dr. Gero Huetter of Berlin's Charite Hospital says that 20 months later, his patient no longer shows signs of carrying the virus.
"Huetter's...
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Tuesday, October 28
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Hoping to etch a safe space for their neighborhood gays, a German construction company decided to erect a massive apartment complex specifically for the lavender set.
Villa Anders in Ehrenfeld in Cologne features 70 flats, which all but 15 have...
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Friday, October 24
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"The man known as the ‘Cannibal of Kassel’ has been denied a retrial by Germany’s highest court. The ruling Friday by the Federal Constitutional Court is the end of the appeal process for Armin Meiwes, who is serving a life sentence for murdering...
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Sunday, September 21
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It took a few days to get my photos off of Aaron's laptop, but I've finally posted a gallery of some of my pics from Berlin and Folsom Europe. There's a small slideshow at the bottom of this post, but since a few of the pics are NSFW...
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Thursday, September 11
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Similar to the program I've seen in DC, these bikes are parked all around Berlin for folks to rent and explore the city. You register with Call-A-Bike online or by phone and they'll give you an access code for the lock of a nearby bike....
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Wednesday, September 10
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OK, so after the first couple of days of being bothered by dive-bombing bees in Berlin, I was thinking I'd come home and blog something like, "Now I know where all our bees have gone. They're in Berlin ." Then on Sunday we were...
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Tuesday, September 09
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As you can see by the coffee table in our Berlin apartment, by yesterday it was apparent that it hadn't been the most "cultural" of visits. Depends on how you define culture, I suppose. Embiggen at your own risk. NSFW. Subscribe. Read...
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Monday, September 08
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We had an incredible lunch at a place called König in the Alexanderplatz neighborhood of Mitte , the centermost Berlin borough where most of the museums are. Then we rode to the top of the Fernsehturm , the Communist-era tv tower which is the tallest...
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Friday, September 05
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Pretty much every person we've met here immediately wants to talk about Sarah Palin thanks to my Obama cap, which only a hour finally elicted the above quote from a shopper at Checkpoint Charlie. The consensus on Palin is completely horrible...
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Thursday, September 04
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Aaron , Little Tom, Chris and I are in Berlin until next week, posting will be light except for some touristy photo stuff from the occasional cafe. Now we get to see what good three years of high school German does me, thirty years later. I'm...
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Wednesday, September 03
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"A naked German hiker has vowed to carry on rambling in the nude despite spending 10 days in jail for breaking public nudity laws." [Reuters] Permalink |
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Thursday, July 24
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Barack Obama spoke to a crowd estimated at 200,000 at the foot of the German Victory Column, giving a speech entitled "A World That Stands As One". Politico reports: "His 27-minute speech at the gold-topped Victory Column was interrupted...
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Thursday, July 24
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An estimated 200,000 people appeared to hear Senator Barack Obama speak in Berlin today.
The speech - “A World That Stands As One” - addressed international concerns that the United States has lost its way. Hoping to quell concerns,...
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Thursday, July 24
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An estimated 200,000 people appeared to hear Senator Barack Obama speak in Berlin today.
The speech - “A World That Stands As One” - addressed international concerns that the United States has lost its way. Hoping to quell concerns,...
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Friday, July 18
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Anti-gay reggae takes another hit today. Hearing some hate among Elephant Man and T.K.O’s lyrics, the German government may put their albums on its Index of Harmful Materials. Though not a ban, the move would “limit” the artists’...
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Monday, June 23
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A pink triangle to be installed at the top of San Francisco's Twin Peaks (image via flickr user Madein1953) will be so large this year it will be visible from 20 miles away. The installation,meant to commemorate gay victims of... Read more....
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Wednesday, June 18
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With Gay Pride parade in Jerusalem set for Thursday, Haredi choose this year to avoid public protest. Mario Lopez attempts to recreate a classic. VV: Why isn't anyone fucking anymore? "The city has shut down all but two bathhouses and....
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Tuesday, June 17
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The Lutheran Church may be face fierce debate as German leaders debate electing openly gay cleric Horst Gorski as bishop. And, of course, the more conservative set are scoffing at the idea, with one saying “Many members of the community would...
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Tuesday, May 27
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A monument remembering gays persecuted by the Nazi regime was unveiled in preparation for a ceremony today in Berlin which will be presided over by Germany's federal commissioner for culture, Bernd Neumann, and openly gay Berlin Mayor Klaus...
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Thursday, May 08
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If you’re going to vandalize a gay May Day pole, at least put some energy into it: “Spattered with grey paint were depictions of gay life in Munich’s Glockenbachviertel neighborhood, where hundreds of gay and straight residents...
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Wednesday, May 07
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Yesterday, on the 75th anniversary of the day Nazis broke into his offices and burned hundreds of books, Berlin dedicated a stretch of the Spree River to sex researcher and gay rights activist Magnus Hirschfeld. Deustche Welle reports: "Hirschfeld...
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