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Red Bull Cola Features Cocaine, Is Partially Banned, And Is No Threat
Widge’s Note: Ladies, gents, boys and girls, please welcome guest columnist and German correspondent Dom to the mix. By now, most of you out there have heard about the banning “scandal” of Red Bull...
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Your Guide to German Beverages
Ever since I can remember, I loved cola. I liked the taste and I loved whatever it did to me. Young me, of course, had no idea that the mighty caffeine was raising my blood pressure and preventing my...
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The German Internet Freedom Charlie Foxtrot
German minister of family affairs, Ursula von der Leyen Quick note from Widge: One of the best things about having international contributors is we can get info from people who are “on the ground”...
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23: Nichts ist so wie es scheint (1998) – Bewegtbilder Movie Review
Film: 4 cups of…tea DVD: 3.5 cups of tea Written by: Hans-Christian Schmid, Michael Gutmann und Michael Dierking Directed by: Hans-Christian Schmid Starring: August Diehl, Fabian Busch, Dieter...
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Captain Berlin vs. Hitler (2009) – Bewegtbilder Movie Review
Play Written & Directed by: Jörg Buttgereit Directed by: Thilo Gosejohann Starring: Jürg Plüss, Claudia Steiger, Adolf Asser, Sandra Steffl, Rafael Banasik, Michael Waechter, Jörg Buttgereit...
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Bewegtbilder New Year’s Special: Dinner For One
Today we stray a little from our normal methodology here in the “Bewegtbilder” arena. Usually I take the opportunity to introduce the English speaking world to lesser known movies of German origin and...
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Losing My Living Dead Virginity, Part 1: My First Time With “Night”
Dom returns, taking a break from his ongoing promotion of little known German media in his series of Bewegtbilder posts (latest here, for example) has just joined the fight against the undead and is...
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Cruellest Month #9: A Dream Within a Dream
30 Days of Poetry Audio continues with more Edgar Allan Poe. Dom is here to bring you “A Dream Within a Dream.” You can download it directly here and a unique feed is here. Enjoy....
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Cruellest Month #20: The Outpost
30 Days of Poetry Audio continues with Dom, tackling some more Lovecraft. Because we always dig on some Lovecraft. You can download it directly here and a unique feed is here....
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Cruellest Month #30: The Second Coming
30 Days of Poetry Audio reaches ends and Dom has the last word. With some help from Yeats. You can download it directly here and a unique feed is here....
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Iron Man 2 (2010) – Movie Review
Written by: Justin Theroux, based on the character created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Don Heck and Larry LieberDirected by: Jon FavreauStarring: Robert Downey Jr., Mickey Rourke, Gwyneth Paltrow, Don...
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Cruellest Month #14: Man’s Limitation
Day 14 of National Poetry Month. And for 30 Days of Poetry Audio we pass the mic to Dom, who brings us some Arthur Conan Doyle. It’s “Man’s Limitation.” You can download it directly here and a unique...
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Cruellest Month #25: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Dom provides something special for Day 25 of National Poetry Month Audio: Already during the first celebration of National Poetry Month here on Need Coffee, I wanted to do this: Reading the original...
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The Avengers (2012) – Movie Review
Written by: Joss Whedon, based on a story by Zak Penn & Whedon, which was based in turn on characters appearing in Marvel ComicsDirected by: Joss WhedonStarring: Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth,...
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Fast Forward Headache Madness: Thoughts on The Hobbit and High Frame Rate…
So like all good geeks and movie enthusiasts, I visited my local cinema in the last few weeks to see the first film in The Hobbit‘s trilogy. Wisely, I chose not to reread the book beforehand. As it...
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Star Trek: Into Darkness – Movie Review
Written by: Alex Kurtzman, Damon Lindelof & Roberto Orci, based on the series created by Gene RoddenberryDirected by: J.J. AbramsStarring: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Benedict Cumberbatch, Zoe...
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Captain America: The Winter Soldier – Review
Written by: Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely, based on the character by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby and a story by Ed Brubaker Directed by: Anthony Russo & Joe Russo Starring: Chris Evans,...
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The Avengers: Age of Ultron – Movie Review
Written by: Joss Whedon, based on the Marvel comic created by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby Directed by: Joss Whedon Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett...
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Rogue One – Movie Review
If you are reading this, chances are high you are at least a casual fan of Star Wars. It comes with the territory. Let’s assume you’ve come here to find out how good Rogue One is without reading...
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People I Met Online (PIMO) #1: Matt Cohen
People I Met Online (PIMO) is a podcast in which Dom (German member of Need Coffee International) selfishly practices his language skills by talking to native speakers he met over the internet....
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People I Met Online (PIMO) #2: Kevin Smith
People I Met Online (PIMO) is a podcast in which Dom (German member of Need Coffee International) selfishly practices his language skills by talking to native speakers he met over the internet....
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PIMO #3: Dr. Damien Williams
And we’re back. In our 3rd episode of PIMO, we welcome one of our own: Damien Williams (aka Prof. Wolven) talks with Dom about language, identity, habits, magic… you know, the good stuff! Enjoy....
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PIMO #4: Beth Roars
Oi! Dear friends. I had to “skip” two episodes ahead because of future events: My guest on what is technically and untechnically episode 4 of PIMO is Beth Roars – her album “Fable” comes out on the...
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