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Literature: The Dead Boy, Short Stories by Ana Quiroga

February 6, 2026 • 12:00 AM

Published in late 2014 by the publishing house Ediciones Fuera del Rio (Buenos Aires, Argentina), came into our hands the precious edition in spanish of a new book by writer Ana Quiroga, who created and was in charge of the Department of Literature at Museum Malba-Fundación Costantini until 2006.  This is the fourth book of short stories published by Ana Quiroga and starts with a great circular story that reminds us some of Jorge Luis Borges writings: El cuadro adormecido (The sleeping...

Nneka, the voice of Nigeria

February 6, 2026 • 12:00 AM

Nneka's soul is heavy and her music intriguing. The Nigerian-born and Hamburg-based artist spends 300 days a year on tour, so Munich's music scene could enjoy her concert on March 31st in Muffathalle. And even though the hall was half empty, it was also half full with a positive looking audience that came to see a special musician. Since 2005, she has released 5 studio albums - "Victim of Truth", followed by 3 years later "No Longer at Ease" which reached number 31 in Germany, "Concrete Jungle",...

Macy Gray and How Life Is

February 6, 2026 • 12:00 AM

Macy Gray is quite unconventional, and for those who didn't go further than her one hit wonder "I try", the concert on 22nd February 2015 in Muffathalle would have been one without too many expectations. Not until the American singer, songwriter and producer, originally from Ohio, appeared on stage with sparkling outfit and a solid jazz band behind her to grab our attention, does it become apparent from the very first tone, that she is a very special musician. Macy Gray's music history is not...

Walk like a Japanese - from Kimono to Harajuku

February 6, 2026 • 12:00 AM

"I don't want to go to Heaven. I want to be a Harajuku girl". This is what John Galliano would say once he visited Tokyo's cult neighborhood, the home of dazzling pop culture, melted in textures, colors, independent labels and social attitude. Harajuku's shopping malls and intimate boutiques cuddled along Omotesando Street, pinned down Japan on the world's fashion map, together with New York, London, Paris and Milan. This article will take you on a virtual tour starting from Tokyo streets and...

Fink, sort of a revolution

February 6, 2026 • 12:00 AM

Fink is a musician, relatively unknown and yet quite famous. After more than two years since his last gig in Munich, he came back on 9th November, to fill Muffathalle to its last available spot and to remind us that good music never stays unnoticed. The Bristol born and London/Berlin based Fin Greenall - a DJ, singer-songwriter, producer and guitarist, presented his latest album "Hard Believer", with which he seems to have exited the previous "Perfect Darkness" state (also a track from the...

The Science Behind Superman

February 6, 2026 • 12:00 AM

While Marvel has taken the lead in the superhero film industry, DC is now preparing a major effort to catch up. Last month, IGN posted a summary of the various cinematic projects in the pipeline from DC and their studio collaborators. It's safe to say that the coming films include a lot of exciting ideas: Wonder Woman, Suicide Squad, Justice League, and more. Curiously enough, it seems like 2013 film Man Of Steel sparked all the ideas.

Despite the fact that Superman may represent the biggest...

Africa International Film Festival in Nigeria

February 6, 2026 • 12:00 AM

When Nigeria is mentioned in Western media, usually the names of Ebola virus or Boko Haram fundamentalist group are the first to surface on headlines. Hence, few of us know about the history of this West African country, its struggle towards independence, its suffering during the civil war that followed until it has found its safe passage toward democracy and was ranked this year to have the strongest economy in the African continent.
In the art scene, the Nigerian film industry is known as...

The Ballet Russes at Bayerische Staatsoper

February 6, 2026 • 12:00 AM

The Ballet ensemble of the Bayerische Staatsoper is performing The Ballet Russe. At the latest performance on 28 th october the Staatsoper was fully booked out. The audience loved the performance who brought them back to the early 19th century. At that time Serge Diaghilew gathered the best dancers of Russia and organized tours across Europe.

After their triumphant first season in Paris in 1909, the Ballets Russes quickly took the world by storm. At the same time as this unique group made its...

Biking through Europe, the EuroVelo way

February 6, 2026 • 12:00 AM

One of the sustainable tourism projects which is more interesting and exciting in recent times has already born, the EuroVelo. The idea is that by 2020, Europe will have a large network of 14 long-distance cycle routes, linking the entire Continent with 70,000 km of routes for bikes. Ever dreamed of travelling across an entire continent on your own steam? Thanks to EuroVelo, a project of the European Cyclists' Federation (ECF), cycling across Europe is not only possible, but safe, attractive...

Electric bicycles pedal for a sustainable future

February 6, 2026 • 12:00 AM

  The global market for electric bicycles (e-bicycles) continues to expand with the advent of new technology developments and the increasing affordability and availability of product offerings. Numerous countries in Western Europe and Asia Pacific have developed mature markets due to strong commuter cultures that utilize e-bicycles for transportation purposes. Conversely, e-bicycles still represent an emerging market in North America, as they have largely been treated as a novel type of...

Start Celebrating Halloween with the help of Micaela Schäfer and Horror-Shop!

February 6, 2026 • 12:00 AM

With Halloween just around the corner, Munich's own Horror-Shop has just the event to get you in to the spooky spirit. When the bewitching season is upon us, Horror-Shop are known for their Halloween celebrations, with this year carrying on the trend. Top German model and DJ Micaela Schäfer will take a trip this weekend to the Horror-Shop Superstore in Landsham, just outside Munich, where she will be appearing as a naked zombie for Horror-Shop's Halloween photo shoot. Micaela will also be...

AC DC keeps on, Malcom Young admitted for dementia

February 6, 2026 • 12:00 AM

Malcom Young who took a break from the hard blues rock band AC DC, earlier this year, due to an unspecified illnes, has been admitted to a specialist clinic. Australian guitarist Malcom Young, who created AC DC with his brother Angus back in 1973, has been hospitalized in a full 
day caring nursing facility specializing in dementia in Sydney. Relatives tell the Sydney Morning Herald that "if you leave the room where Malcon is, and you come back five minutes later, he wouldn´t remember who...

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