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Occasional musings, Geistesblitze, photos, drawings etc. by a "resident alien", who has landed on American soil from a far-away planet called "Germany".

Friday, November 25, 2016

Word of the Month: Dolchstoßlegende Revisited

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Word of the Month: Index After the election of Barak Obama in 2008, I introduced Dolchstoßlegende (blaming a defeat on backstabbing at t...
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Sunday, October 23, 2016

Public Architecture in China Today

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In this month's Word of the Month , I pointed out the similarities of public buildings built in China in the 1950s and 60s with ...
Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Word of the Month: Die Herrschaftsarchitektur

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On a recent trip to China, I visited Tiananmen Square in Beijing and was struck by the similarities between the buildings flanking...
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Monday, August 29, 2016

Word of the Month: Zersiedeln, die Zersiedelung

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Word of the Month: Index Like English, German allows for the creation of new verbs by adding a prefix to an existing one. In fact, German ...
Sunday, July 31, 2016

Word of the Month: Der Tatendrang

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Word of the Month: Index Taten is the plural of Tat , which means "action" or "deed", and Drang means "urge...
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Thursday, July 7, 2016

Sevenstar Contest Cup 2016

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Photobook by Ulrich Flemming et al. Two exciting days on board the Amica Agrippina in Medemblik, Holland
Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Word of the Month: Der Hassprediger

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Word of the Month: Index Hass is the German word for hatred, and a Prediger is a preacher (derived from the verb predigen -to preach). T...
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