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If you’re in Germany, in Hamburg specifically, then you should check out an amazing concert hall rising above the port; it will house the Elbphilhamonie Hamburg in 2012. Called the Elbe Philharmonic Hall, the building appears to float atop an old structure from 1963 called Warehouse A.

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Jason Kottke’s twitter stream:

Seen in a torch protest sign: “Would we have allowed Nazi Germany to host the Olympics?” Ummm….

Terrifying ignorance! Anybody remember 1936? Anyone? Bueller?

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My German prof (Professor Paul A. Schons) from freshman year of college has a “German History” mailing list in which, on weekdays during the school year, he sends out historical German facts and current events. He has got to be one of the nicest people I have ever met — sharp witted, too. So, I never unsubscribed to his mailing list… so, four years later, I’m still receiving it. Today, he writes:

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Droste chocolates from Germany.

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