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Art Glass with Strength and Whimsy
Tuesday, September 27th, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Shopping Around
Master Glassmaker Stanislaw Borowski and his family fled Poland for Germany in 1983. Already known for his unique engravings and glass sculptures, Borowski achieved wider
Coming Home
Sunday, July 31st, 2011
by Stacey Walz on Living Around
It is the afternoon of June 29, 2011 and I’m standing in my vacant German flat. The movers left just minutes earlier with our countless
Making a Big Difference with A Small Act
Wednesday, July 13th, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
Hilde Back escaped to Sweden during World War II, leaving her mother and father behind in Germany. Sweden had agreed to take in Jewish children,
The Unexpected Friend I Found in My Father
Sunday, June 19th, 2011
by Katharine Scott on Living Around
Dreaming in a Recession “It’s been difficult to find a job” could very well be the understatement of the decade, a phrase so often used
Derek Jeter—Hitting His Way into the Record Books
Wednesday, June 8th, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Reading Around
Any day now, Derek Jeter will become the first player ever to get 3,000 hits as a New York Yankee and will find himself in
Eric Whitacre’s Virtual Choir 2.0—
Bringing Voices Around the World Together
Saturday, April 9th, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
The idea started when a young woman, Britlin Losee, recorded a video of herself singing Eric Whiteacre’s Sleep, and posted it on YouTube. Watching the
Rooms with a View at the Metropolitan Museum
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
In 1806, Caspar David Friedrich, perhaps the greatest German artist of his generation, inaugurated a motif that sparked an artistic trend. Working in the challenging
Lessons Learned from a Year in Europe
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011
by Stacey Walz on Living Around
It’s been nearly nine months since my family relocated to Germany for my husband’s one-year job assignment. In these nine months, we have traveled to
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