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FREILUFTKINO ’99
From the 29th of July to the 8th of August Hamburg had their annual Freiluftkino in front of the Rathaus (city hall). So all the moviegoers gathered before dusk with chairs, blankets, and other objects of movie suppor...
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MECON ’99
This years Mecon, the congress for digital production, brought with it a few surprises along with a slew of new talent. Held in the shadows of the Dome, along the Rhein river in Cologne, the Mecon brought together the...
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HAMBURG HARBOR BIRTHDAY 1999
With weather fit for a party Hamburg, had a glorious one for the annual Hamburg Hafengeburtstag (Harbor Birthday). Held from 7th through the 9th of May the annual festival saw the return of the ferris wheel and ma...
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TYPO ’99
About once a year, in Germany, there's a conference for designers to attend. This year I chose to attend TYPO '99 in Berlin which was sponsored by the FontShop. This years theme was image and language, and didn't foc...
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BEER GOLF
This month Hamburg enjoyed a few warm days and daylight until six at night. Yes, spring is in the air: buds on trees, flowers on lawns that are ever greening and the people are out and about. What went down, was almos...
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SUNDAY-ROAST-FILM
Between a heavy dusting of snow, the PKK demonstrations and the rain take a break this month in the stand-up low-profile eatery Koch Salon. Having been around for the better part of a year, perhaps even longer, ...
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MUTTER
Like some kind of post-war bunker repossessed by post-age hippie kids, there sits a new bar between St. Pauli and Schanzenviertel. Mutter, an eclectic one at best, owes-up to being the new place to drink and listen to...
PEOPLE
FARMERS MANUAL
Overlapping/Intersecting - Farmers Manual Words definitely have associations. When I first saw the name, or heard the name Farmers Manual a lot of images came to mind. Things like tractors, fields, and cows to name a ...
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STAMP-MAKING MACHINE
The first time I visited Germany I was amazed by the amount of stamps that the country uses. For example, I brought my mountain-bike over from the United States and had to pay taxes. After the necessary forms were fil...
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A MARRIAGE RECEPTION
In the madness that is known as multimedia agencies it seems as all the middle to large agencies are merging or being gobbled up by the big players. Not to be out done, this month Hamburg joined the fray. First there ...
PEOPLE
E-1027 BERLIN
You were by a tailor, when was this? That was ten years ago when I was 17. I quit school and had a chance through a friend to do a tailor apprenticeship. I took the offer right away and was there for 1...
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AMPHORE BAR
A quick tip for all those interested in a nice mellow bar to relax after a long hard day in front of the computer. Amphore Bar has recently re-opened along the Harbor near the Golden Pudel Club. Keeping a relatively l...
