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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".

Monday, January 23, 2017

Word of the Month: Der Dauerbrenner

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Word of the Month: Index A Brenner is a burner (derived from brennen —to burn). Dauer means "duration" and refers to the time...
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Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Word of the Month: Der Wiedergänger

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Word of the Month: Index A dark winter night, a fire in the fireplace illuminating with its flickering light an otherwise dark ro...
Friday, December 2, 2016

China 2016 Photobook

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My new photobook: China 2016. A Photo Diary Leaf through iBook edition • Kindle edition
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 ...
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