At the 59th Berlin International Film Festival, a disdain for Hollywood movies bumps up against a hunt for celebrities -- and wild boars.
By Stephanie Zacharek Feb 9, 2009
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A German sex retailer goes green to fight the global economic downturn
By Andrew Leonard
October 16, 2009
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Meet Herta Mueller, the best German writer you've never heard of ... until now
By Amy Benfer
October 8, 2009
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New films tackle the Baader-Meinhof gang and the IRA's dirty war. Cue the rock music and put on those tight jeans!
August 25, 2009
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"Inglourious Basterds" depicts Jews pursuing ultraviolent, absurdist revenge against their Nazi oppressors. Discuss
By Andrew O'Hehir
August 13, 2009
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Thousands of German women were sexually assaulted near the end of WW II. Brutal payback, a war crime or both?
By Andrew O'Hehir
July 17, 2009
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Obama's great uncle, who helped to liberate a subcamp of Buchenwald, speaks before the president's Germany trip.
by Spiegel staff
May 30, 2009
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Beer coasters have long been essential to a well-kept bar. But with their leading manufacturer bankrupt, we may no longer have a place to rest our brews.
By Spiegel staff
April 25, 2009
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An interview with Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
By Dieter Bednarz, Erich Follath and Georg Mascolo
April 14, 2009
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World leaders may have struggled to reach consensus, but they did break new ground: Barack Obama admitted his country was responsible for the current crisis.
By Marc Hujer, Wolfgang Reuter and Christoph Schwennicke
April 7, 2009
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Vivid Arab-French immigrant yarn "Secret of the Grain" is a near-masterpiece; fascinating Brecht documentary "Theater of War" describes one.
By Andrew O'Hehir
December 24, 2008
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Analysts are scoffing at SolarWorld's bid for Opel. But maybe the rest of us should be cheering
By Andrew Leonard
November 19, 2008
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Volkswagen short-sellers took a bath this week. Traders are blaming the German government for foul play
By Andrew Leonard
October 30, 2008
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There are still risks to his big trip, but Obama has plenty of reason to be riding high on the adoring crowds greeting him abroad.
By Joan Walsh
July 24, 2008
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A Swedish actor as Mick Jagger, a perpetually naked heroine and the glorious Euro-cheapness of "Eight Miles High."
By Andrew O'Hehir
July 10, 2008
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Berlin's mayor wants to grant Obama's wish to deliver a major speech in front of the Brandenburg Gate, but Angela Merkel has misgivings.
By Carsten Volkery
July 9, 2008
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Barack Obama wants to hold a keynote speech on transatlantic relations in front of Berlin's Brandenburg Gate. But don't call him a "European."
By Gregor Peter Schmitz
July 9, 2008
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Many Europeans would like to see him as the next U.S. president. But a transatlantic trip to burnish his credentials will be a balancing act.
By Gregor Peter Schmitz
July 1, 2008
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While other nations whine about climate change, Germany takes action
By Andrew Leonard
June 23, 2008
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China overtook the United States as the world's number two exporter in 2007. But who reigns supreme?
By Andrew Leonard
April 29, 2008
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"Man on Wire" and its daredevil star thrill Tribeca, but Mamet's "Redbelt" is a jiu-jitsu pratfall. Plus: Is Brecht still relevant?
By Andrew O'Hehir
April 28, 2008
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A German politician says mean things about the president's climate change policies. But why did he have to drag innocent Paleolithic hominids into the mix?
By Andrew Leonard
April 17, 2008
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Behind closed doors a paper has been circulated that may provide the beginnings of an exit strategy.
By Matthias Gebauer
April 4, 2008
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Are German solar power consumers responsible for toxic waste dumping in Gaolong, China?
By Andrew Leonard
March 10, 2008
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In Germany, Wagner is worshiped like a god. His scheming, squabbling descendants are another story.
By Laura Miller
January 15, 2008
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Save money and the world: Bike to the brothel
The Nobel Prize for literature went to who?
Nostalgia for white terrorism
Is Tarantino good for the Jews?
Rape in Berlin: Facing the truth
"I was horrified by the lengths men will go to mistreat other men"
Where will we put our beers?
"But think of the things that were done to Iranians!"
Obama's G-20 confession: "I take responsibility"
It's a seafood-couscous Christmas!
Obama's political brilliance in Berlin
Legendary German rock groupie tells all!
German chancellor, Berlin mayor bicker over Obama visit 
Obama hopes to go where JFK went before
Why Obama will soon land in Europe
He conquered the World Trade Center
Does NATO want out of Afghanistan?
Dirty, sexy opera
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