Berlin: Monument
West 63rd Street in the Big Apple is a street like all others, big skyscrapers with businessmen walking in and out. There’s only one exception: between all these gigantic buildings, there’s one old building which seems very much out of place. I walked past the place when I was in New York City last time and … Read more
Berlin: Katrina
It’s been 5 years since Hurricane Katrina demolished large parts of New Orleans. Last week I watched a CNN documentary on the work actor Wendell Pierce has done for his old neighborhood Pontchartrain Park. Spike Lee also made a nice documentary for HBO called “When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts” which won a Peabody … Read more
Berlin: Bling
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Over the last years I’ve become more and more intrigued by ghetto-rap culture. Especially the ‘poser mentality’, showing off with what you’ve earned: the camp necklaces, flashy over-the-top cars and the “Get rich or die trying” attitude towards life. Hussle our way to the top. Why? There are a thousand ways to say why it’s … Read more
