Tag Archives: Germany

Cora time travels to 1964 and checks in on Perry Rhodan

Posted on November 5, 2019 by Cora

Today, I’m over at Galactic Journey again with an article on the latest developments of Perry Rhodan – in 1964. It’s a follow-up to my earlier Perry Rhodan article from last July. In addition to the latest developments in Perry … Continue reading →

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Photos: Autumn Leaves 2018

Posted on October 16, 2018 by Cora

This past week, we have been experiencing uncommonly warm and sunny weather for mid October. And so I took the opportunity to drive around and admire the fall colours in the area. Of course, I also took some photos, which … Continue reading →

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Some Comments on the 2017 German General Election

Posted on September 25, 2017 by Cora

As you may know, Germany had a general election today. Angela Merkel’s CDU is still the strongest party, though they suffered significant losses. Her coalition partner SPD under Martin Schulz, former president of the European parliament, fell to only 20% … Continue reading →

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Photos: Heiligenrode and Spring Flowers

Posted on April 16, 2017 by Cora

Due to several warm and sunny days in March, spring is currently in full bloom here in North Germany, so it’s time for some spring flower pictures. What is more, the long Easter weekend also caused massive traffic jams on … Continue reading →

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The Böhmermann Case

Posted on April 16, 2016 by Cora

I’m one of them. One of the approximately 300000 to 500000 German TV viewers who knew who Jan Böhmermann was before last week and who regularly watched his comedy program Neo Magazin Royale in its Thursday/Friday night post-midnight graveyard slot. … Continue reading →

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Remembering Guido Westerwelle

Posted on March 19, 2016 by Cora

Yesterday, Guido Westerwelle, former head of the liberal party FDP and German foreign minister in the second Merkel cabinet from 2009 to 2013, died aged only 54. Westerwelle was diagnosed with leukaemia in 2014, but was until recently believed to … Continue reading →

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Great Christmas short films that are actually German supermarket ads

Posted on December 20, 2015 by Cora

One thing I’ve noticed is that German TV advertising has gotten a lot better in recent years. Gone are the days of Herr Kaiser, Clementine and – the supreme horror of them all – Frau Sommer. The sexist coffee ads … Continue reading →

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Star Wars Fever

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Cora

Friday, December 9, 1983, was the day I first saw a Star Wars movie (Return of the Jedi, which had just opened in Germany, since Europe always got Star Wars around Christmas in the time of the original trilogy). And … Continue reading →

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A New Job and a Blast from the Past

Posted on December 5, 2015 by Cora

I’m sorry that I’ve been scarce for a while, but this week I started a new job of sorts, teaching German to refugees. It’s very rewarding, but also quite stressful, particularly in the first week of class, where things haven’t … Continue reading →

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Some thoughts on Amazon’s problematic ad campaign for “The Man in the High Castle”

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Cora

The US genre sphere is currently awash with discussion of new SFF TV and streaming video shows, which makes me quite jealous, since it’s the TV doldrums over here in Germany at the moment. But from my US friends, I … Continue reading →

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