Word: oktoberfest
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...fate continues to be unkind. His book drags him from the mercy of oblivion to play the part of history's fool. The Hitler he intended to re-create is not a tragic hero but a monumental bore. Gaseous generalizations and crackpot theories pour forth Like beer at an Oktoberfest. He thrills to something called the Odic force, "power rays" that flow from healthy bodies. He invokes Einstein's mathematics to justify his own mystical yearnings and "inner vibrations." He attempts to cross socialism with Darwin. He sees Jews as both "economic liberalists" and the organizers of the Soviet Comintern...
...Germans, it seems, never need an excuse for a beer. In fact, nobody does?at least if attendance figures at Munich's annual Oktoberfest are anything to go by. With an expected turnout of 6 million beer lovers from all over the globe, the Oktoberfest is one of the world's largest gatherings, and kicks off, for the 171st time, on Sept...
...Known locally as the "Wies'n" (after the Theresienwiese, the open area where the festival is held), Oktoberfest is a convivial debauch that sees the consumption of some 6 million liters of beer, 300,000 pork sausages, 600,000 roast chickens and 80 oxen. The revelry takes place in huge marquees, each with its own character, from the backpacker-friendly and decidedly raucous Hofbr?u marquee, to the folksy Augustiner tent?the place to be if you want to see thigh-slapping locals in traditional costume?to the exclusive K?fer enclosure, which is catered by Munich's smartest delicatessen and aimed...
...This year's festival will be launched at the Schottenhamel tent by the lord mayor of Munich, who has the honor of tapping the first keg of Oktoberfest beer. Once the keg has been opened, the drinking will last until Oct. 3?best pack some pills for headaches. For more information, visit www.oktoberfest.de...
This yearly event fills the square with great food, beer, art, crafts, entertainment, and more for the Oktoberfest celebration. Noon to 6 p.m. Harvard Sq., Cambridge. Free...