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...read also shouldn't miss the website's online magazine, which nets suggestions by some of Germany's leading publishers. And the magazine's Panorama section features clear, concise academic articles on general aspects of Teutonic literature. Marburg University Professor Thomas Anz's short piece on post-reunification German lit, for instance, gives an overview of the different generations of authors at work since 1989, as well as the most important literary themes and forms of the period. Whatever their focus, the book reviews, author profiles and general lowdown on Germany's literary scene should make you - as well...
...generations of rock-and-roll listeners. The new fans’ heads nodded with approval at every pulse from Pat Sansone’s keyboard in the largely electronic-based “I Am Trying to Break Your Heart.” Later, early loyalists’ eyes lit up when Nels Cline dusted off his classic lap steel for a couple of standards in the first of two encores...
...institutions. The art wasn't the problem. With more than 110,000 Japanese works ranging from prehistoric clay artifacts to 20th century masterpieces, it's one of the most impressive collections of Asian art on the planet. But visitors complained that the 1930s imperial-style building was poorly lit, the signage and explanations were inadequate, and the gallery floor plans were confusing. But now, after a first-class refurbishment wrapped up in August, all that has changed. New skylights and lighting configurations have given the place a brighter feel; glass display cases have been removed wherever possible to allow more...
...like hours in a large field between wooden buildings with bright murals depicting socialist utopias in Mexican villages. My hands shook as a man approached wearing a black balaclava that disguised his identity despite his brightly-colored traditional peasant garb. He led me into a barn that was only lit by the sun filtering between the cracks in the rough boards of the walls. My eyes slowly adjusted to the darkness to reveal two other men and a woman seated on a bench in the corner who were similarly dressed and disguised. As I sat in front of them...
...ground. A few players would get “pissed” the night before big games, claiming it increased their level of play. Half the guys participated in full contact hitting practices without the necessary pads. At college practices, our coach walked around with lit cigarettes and stuck them in our players mouths (through their helmets) during the frequent breaks their tarred lungs demanded. The head coach of our college team-—a thirty two-year-old college dropout who spent all his time at parties thrown by kids half...