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Category Archives: Summer
Summer Berlinale 2021
https://www.berlinale.de/en/photos-videos/berlinale-trailer/festival-trailer.html
Berlin is in summer motion among squealing S-trains, yet rewarding film moments at the Museum island, see https://www.rbb24.de/kultur/berlinale/beitraege/2021/berlinale-summer-special-museumsinsel-aufbau-berlin.html
Walking along the newly opened entrance to the Humboldt Forum, the James Simon Gallery is a must-see, as the entrance next to the New Museum and the entire landscape of museums between Pergamon, Bode and the old national gallery is in his name, see https://www.museumsinsel-berlin.de/masterplan/projektion-zukunft/
James Simon, a philanthropist who died poor (1851 – 1932), was a German of Jewish descent whose father moved to Berlin from Pommern to run his trade as tailor and cotton king during the late 19th century. The young James equally learned his textile trade and quickly became No. 07 on the rank of Prussian millionaires and so-called “Kaiserjuden” of the time. Burried at the jewish cemetery at Berlin’s Schönhauser Allee, Simon belonged to the inner few at Emperor Wilhelm II. whose liberal views to fight antisemitism made him defend the Weimar Republic. It was James Simon, under the German Emperor’s protectorate, who was crucial in setting up the ‘Deutsche Orient-Gesellschaft’ and kept the colored bust of Nofretete at his private desk.
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berlinsights Sand-Pendel Juni 2020: times do not yet change.
berlinsights.de is back in Berlin, after more than a year working in South Africa. When we looked at our former premises Unter den Linden (UdL) 40, we found that the 10.000 sqm between Mittelstr. and UdL are currently being completely refurbished, works tasked to the David Chipperfield group by investor Harm Müller – Speer from Hamburg. He had made the deal for the “French Palais’ in 2014, winning the bid from among 350 potential parties interested in the historic building. The same investor of the Spreedreieck (near Friedrichstr.140), the former and famous ‘Tränenpalast’ and the ‘Hackesche Höfe’, among others, is said to expand office space by up to 17.000 sqm. His shame came with Berlin’s municipality that first opposed partial damage of the historic site: monument protection is ‘holy’ for Berliners, or at least he had to wait a bit for the building permit. By now, mid-2020, people hardly realize that works are speeding up. As for now, media stay silent, although ZDF is right next door. Who wants to know more, tours can be organized.
River Spree Molecule Man Berlin
Back from South Africa, river Spree receives many more visitors than the pandemic would allow, as we are all Berliners! Stay safe!
‘Berlin’ Outfit at the Cape
#berlinsights Susanne at the Cape, SA, with Michael who enjoys his ‘Berlin’ outfit :-)
Sawsan Chebli: “Ich habe ganz wenig Privatleben”
One third less than men
Successful women worldwide earn approximately one third less than men, while they have become up to 75% more in numbers over the past 20 years.
Erfolgreiche Frauen weltweit verdienen ab 50 knapp ein Drittel weniger als Maenner, obwohl ihre Zahl in letzten zwanzig Jahren um 75% gestiegen ist.
Moon Eclipse July 27, 2018
Moon eclipse this Friday, July 27, 2018, in Berlin’s eve around 20 – 22 p.m.
… a great place to linger around these days is the ‘House of the World’s Cultures (HKW), the former Congress Hall at John-Foster-Dulles Allee, D-10557 Berlin. Typically named the ‘Pregnant Oister’, Water Music is on right now until August 18, 2018: ‘Goodbye UK – and Thank You for the Music’!
Summer
Myanmar Summer 2016
‘Rain can be one of the best creative filters, and best part is, it’s free!’
– Saud Al Faisal
