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  • October 2008

    • Oktoberfest Brews Gotta Be 'Poundable'

      New York Times  |  Oct 1, 08 2:48 PM CDT

      Oktoberfest Brews Gotta Be 'Poundable'

      (Newser) - To wash down sausages, sauerkraut, and pretzels, Oktoberfest beer must flow like a dinner wine: "Worthy of attention without demanding to be the center of attention," writes Eric Asimov in the New York Times. And with festive consumption measured in liters, it must also be "poundable." Asimov and a tasting panel sampled 24 Oktoberfest beers, judging them on their traditional Bavarian style. Some standouts: More »

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      beer  • German  • taste  • judges  • Bavaria

  • June 2008

    • Graphic Bod Novel Jars Germany

      New York Times  |  Jun 6, 08 4:16 AM CDT

      Graphic Bod Novel Jars Germany

      (Newser) - A highly explicit novel that explores every body crevice of its teenage female narrator has scandalized Germany—and topped bestseller lists, the New York Times reports. The controversial novel, which mixes the anatomical and scatological with the erotic, is a feminist statement challenging a world that expects women to be overly shaved and sanitized, said author Charlotte Roche. More »

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      Germany  • feminism  • author  • writer  • sexuality  • hygiene  • German

  • March 2008
  • November 2007

    • Competing With Neo-Nazis for the Youth Vote

      Der Spiegel  |  Nov 14, 07 6:33 PM CST

      Competing With Neo-Nazis for the Youth Vote

      (Newser) - The government of one East German state is so concerned about the influence of neo-Nazi extremism on the young that it's handing out free CDs of leftist punk music as an antidote. Der Speigel reports that the tactic is borrowed from the far-right NPD party itself, which has been distributing skinhead compilations at schools and subsequently achieved record electoral results with young voters. More »

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      Nazi  • Neo-Nazi  • German  • punk music

  • October 2007

    • German Publishers Launch Google Books Rival

      Ars Technica  |  Oct 14, 07 11:26 PM CDT

      German Publishers Launch Google Books Rival

      (Newser) - German publishers irked by Google Book Search's indexing of their books without paying a fee have launched a competing version of the same service. So far, reports Ars Technica, about 300 publishers have made about 8,000 German books available to searchers on Libreka.de, with up to 50,000 more to be added. Users can view titles and cover images of books containing searched-for phrases. More »

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      Google  • Germany  • copyright  • copyright law  • publisher  • German  • Google Book Search

  • August 2007

    • Scientists Breach Einstein's Theory

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Aug 16, 07 11:40 PM CDT

      Scientists Breach Einstein's Theory

      (Newser) - Two German physicists claim to have sent microwave photons zooming past the speed of light , a feat Albert Einstein said would require an infinite—and impossible—amount of energy, reports the Daily Telegraph . "For the time being, this is the only violation of special relativity that I know of," said one of the scientists. More »

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      science  • physics  • Albert Einstein  • German  • speed of light

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