New York Sun15h
Despite Bright Hopes of the 1990s, Fall of Berlin Wall Fails To Usher in Global Era of Wider Freedom
In the 1990s, there was reason to hope that Russia was moving toward democracy and that China, despite the Tiananmen Square ...
Attention Early Birds and Night Owls: Berlin Is Always Awake
From exhilarating morning runs to techno spa experiences, where the day or night takes you depends on which type of adventure ...
Timothée Chalamet spotted wearing Columbus Crew jacket at Berlin Film Festival
Chalamet was in Berlin for the festival where he spoke about his role as Bob Dylan in “A Complete Unknown.” When it comes to ...
Why Were Hopes of the 1990s Dashed?
As one who shared the hope, after the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989, that representative government, guaranteed ...
The American Spectator19h
Forty Years Ago Reagan Began to Undo the Stain of Yalta
Eighty years ago this month, the United States and Great Britain effectively conceded Eastern Europe and parts of Central ...
Three things we learnt from the Bundesliga afternoon kick-offs
In a warm-up for the BIG Saturday evening kick-off between Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga, we had a ...
Creators on MSN1d
Why Were Hopes of the 1990s Dashed? for 02/14/2025
As one who shared the hope, after the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989, that representative government, guaranteed liberties and global capitalism laced with some measure of welfare state ...
BFI5d
Wings of Desire: how Berlin has changed since Wim Wenders made it a city of angels
In the week of Valentine’s Day and the kickoff of the Berlin Film Festival, we go looking for the locations of the most romantic of all Berlin films: Wim Wenders’ soaring tale of angelic love and ...
China Digital Times3d
Great Firewall
[reflecting recent news in Shanghai] The Berlin wall has fallen, and so will the Great Firewall. @VcinVoice #fotw I always thought the promotion of science and education from the state was based ...
I spent $1,000 to have a room to myself on a 30-hour Amtrak ride. It was the best experience I've had on an overnight train in the US.
I've traveled on overnight trains in the US and Europe. My experience in an Amtrak bedroom was the most comfortable in the US ...
George Clooney’s outdated new play celebrates the ‘truth-telling’ press
Clooney's idea that the media are truth-tellers focused on “speaking truth to power” is laughable. CNN and ABC recently had to pay out to settle libel lawsuits.