Posted in barcelona on Aug 31st, 2010
Not too long ago we talked about the last trend in restaurant world: restaurants where people could eat in the dark, either because they have their eyes bandaged or because the lights are out, and the waiters, being blind, don’t need any light for working. But this trend in gastronomy does not only imply restaurants; [...]
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Posted in madrid on Aug 30th, 2010
It is often said that loosing one sense sharpens the rest as the human body tries to compensate for a deficiency in one of its windows to the outside by empowering others. An easy way to check that this is true involves enjoying a good meal while blindfolded. One’s sense of smell will be enhanced, [...]
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Posted in berlin on Aug 27th, 2010
Recently we talked Folsom Europe Berlin festival, the biggest European gay leather fetish street fair, where there will be over twenty thousand people who want to listen to good music, dance, share experiences, and of course, look bold and sexy in leather, vinyl and rubber clothing… And, above all, enjoy several days in good company. [...]
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Posted in barcelona on Aug 26th, 2010
While the heat in Barcelona during August can sometimes be unbearable, the city has a lot on offer during the summer months, as do the surrounding areas. The region of Catalonia is full of traditional festivals which can bring more than just fun to our holidays, they can take us back in time and even [...]
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Posted in berlin on Aug 25th, 2010
Anyone approaching the streets Welserstrasse and Fuggerstrasse in Berlin on the 4th of September between noon and ten at night, will witness a simply impressive show: twenty thousand people from dozens of different countries participating in the continent’s most important gay- leather street fair: the Folsom Europe. There will be stands of associations, clubs, bars, [...]
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Posted in berlin on Aug 23rd, 2010
In 1988 the TanzWerkstatt Berlin was founded to support and present new approaches to international contemporary dance. The festival welcomes dance creations that are open to influences from other media and willing to experiment with new forms. The International Dance Festival Berlin “Tanz in Berlin” (Dance in Berlin) will take place for the 22nd time. [...]
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Posted in barcelona on Aug 20th, 2010
While its not the first time the English band VNV Nation has performed in Barcelona, the concert scheduled for September 3 promises to be filled with the sultry sounds of industrial and shouldn’t be missed!. The group started of in 1990, with the release of their first two singles, Body Pulse and Strength of Youth. [...]
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Posted in barcelona on Aug 19th, 2010
Photojournalism is widely used worldwide by different agencies and media sources that purport to show, through photographs, life situations ranging from drug trafficking to what happened at political demonstrations and in the public sphere. Now in the “Centre de la Imatge” in Barcelona, an exhibition entitled Antifotoperiodismo is on display. The exhibit will try to [...]
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Posted in berlin on Aug 18th, 2010
Friedrich Christian Flick is the billionaire heir of a giant industrial empire founded by his grandfather, Friedrich Flick, profiteer and war criminal, who was one of the major arms suppliers to the Nazi regime during World War II. He is also remembered for exploiting over 50,000 Jewish forced labourers in his factories. Likewise, the Flick [...]
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Posted in paris on Aug 17th, 2010
Jean-Paul Gaultier is one of the most important designers that currently exist and lately his name has been making headlines because unfortunately, he has just left the artistic direction of the prêt-à-porter women’s collection Hermès. Presumably this decision was taken because the fashionista wants to concentrate on his own personal ambitions. We can enjoy his [...]
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