Tag Archives: German politics

“Good Bye, Lenin”, Thuringia, ambiguity and the vanishing of two countries

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Cora

Warning: There is a lot of blather about German politics in the following, so if that bores you just skip this post:

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It’s dead, Jim – On the Cancellation of “Wetten Dass?”

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Cora

Yesterday evening, I flipped through my TV listings magazine, switched on the TV, surfed right over public channels, found an episode of NCIS, realised that I had seen it before and remembered it pretty well, switched off the TV to … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Scandals

Posted on March 8, 2014 by Cora

March 8 is International Women’s Day. Time to talk about awesome women, even though at least the SFF community is still stuck talking about a man. International Women’s Day has never been a big deal in Germany, even though the … Continue reading →

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More Maischberger and more SFWA

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Cora

The Maischberger talkshow featuring two raging homophobes debating whether the fact that GLBTQI people exist should be included in school curricula that I mentioned in yesterday’s post is now available online at the ARD Mediathek. Alas, it’s 75 minutes long, … Continue reading →

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Promo and plugs and my cousin goes indie

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Cora

Because October is the month of Halloween, Julie from Bards and Sages Publishing has set up a cross publisher bundle of horror and dark fantasy fiction over at DriveThruFiction. The bundle includes Letters from the Dark Side as well as … Continue reading →

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The latest political plagiarism scandal

Posted on September 29, 2013 by Cora

In the aftermath of the German general election last weekend, we have been seeing heads rolling (metaphorically of course – no one is guillotining politicians) on a scale unseen since the French revolution. Victims so far include Philipp Rösler and … Continue reading →

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Back from the UK plus some random observations about Norfolk, TV and the elections

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Cora

Okay, so I’m back from Norfolk. Actually, I got back late Wednesday evening, but I needed yesterday to take care of things that didn’t get done while I was gone. I also took lots of photos, so there will be … Continue reading →

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A few words about the German general election

Posted on September 20, 2013 by Cora

This Sunday, Germany will hold a general parliamentary election. If this fact has escaped you so far, you’re not alone, for supposedly more than half of all young voters aged 18 to 29 have no idea that there is an … Continue reading →

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New short story: Love in the Times of the Macrobiotic Müsli

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Cora

Those of you who would like to see more German set stories will hopefully enjoy my latest offering. For Love in the Times of a Macrobiotic Müsli is set in Germany, West Germany to be exact, in 1982. Now the … Continue reading →

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Celebrating the Pegasus Pulp two year anniversary with a new SF series and a new book

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Cora

July 3 is Pegasus Pulp‘s two year anniversary. Over at the Pegasus Pulp blog, I have a more detailed breakdown of sales percentages, which titles sell best, etc… for those that care. But the best way to celebrate is a … Continue reading →

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