Oct11
The 2010 German Cartoon Prize for New Talent has been awarded to three artists: Katharina Greve in Berlin, Bernd Püribauer in Vienna and Uwe Krumbiegel in Hetzdorf. (Cartoon by Uwe Krumbiegel)
Oct08
Liu Xiaobo The Nobel Peace Prize 2010 was awarded to Liu Xiaobo “for his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China”.
Sep30
Some of my best friends eat animals. One of my favorite writers has stopped – and written a wonderful book about it. Jonathan Safran Foer’s TIERE ESSEN (Eating Animals, at Kiepenheuer & Witsch) is an elegant mix of biography, essay and progress report. The book is an eye-opening pleasure to read. He ponders the fact
Sep24
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg plans to donate 100 million dollars of his (according to Forbes Magazine) 6.2 billion in assets to help kids in need in Newark schools. Newark is a city in New Jersey known to travelers as one of New York’s most frequented airports. Considering that the 26 year old Zuckerberg donated right
