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From the red carpet to the wrists of rap stars, Rolex is recognized as the ultimate symbol of luxury and one of the finest Swiss watches?even though its origins are not Swiss. The brand dates back to 1905, when Hans Wilsdorf of Kulmbach, Germany, opened Wilsdorf & Davis watchmakers in...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rolex: Keeping Time | 2/27/2007 | See Source »

Perhaps the most uncomfortable moment in the book is Perret’s passage later on describing a debate between McGeorge Bundy—an aide to Presidents Kennedy and Johnson—and political scientist Hans Morgenthau—a Jew who fled Germany after Hitler came to power...

Author: By Daniel J. Hemel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Finding Perret’s Fictions | 2/22/2007 | See Source »

Our anniversary issue commemorated the extraordinary lives of fearless leaders, freethinkers, innovators and charismatic cultural icons of the past 60 years. Readers celebrated achievements by heroes who have had a lasting impact on the world and reminded us of those we had forgotten With the exception of Mother Teresa, your...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Outstanding European Individuals | 11/28/2006 | See Source »

Not a fan of German film? Does spending two hours watching a group of conquistadors drift down a river, dying off one by one (the plot of Werner Herzog’s classic “Aguirre, Wrath of God”) fail to inspire you? Fear not, Herzogophobes, because...

Author: By Will B. Payne, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: HFA Features Rising German Star | 11/16/2006 | See Source »

Re "Sixty years, new frontiers," Time International editor Michael Elliott's discussion of how Europe has changed since mid-century, when Time first published an Atlantic edition: Looking back over my 31 years of reading Time, I would like to boldly say that it has been worthwhile. Sixty years may...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The New Europeans Of Today | 10/24/2006 | See Source »

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