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What's on in Germany: February 2 - 8

What's on in Germany: February 2 - 8

This Week's Highlights: Burlesque in Hamburg, children's theatre in Nuremberg, and an exhibition in Berlin examines the dark side of technology. READ »

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The Local's English-language movie listings for Germany

Find movies playing in English in Germany with The Local's cinema guide. READ »

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Gritty Reeperbahn faces growing gentrification

With a four-star hotel soon joining the brothels on Hamburg’s legendary Reeperbahn strip, Stephen Lowman reports how the city’s “sinful mile” is changing. READ (2 COMMENTS) »

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Germany's top warm winter getaways

Winter can be a dreary time in Germany when the thrill of new snow wears off and the temperatures continue to sink. For that reason, this week’s Local List will be dedicated to the best warming winter getaways. READ (1 COMMENT) »

Photo: Hitchcock's North by Northwest at Frankfurt's Pupille cinema.

What's on in Germany: January 26 – February 1

This Week's Highlights: Hitchcock in Frankfurt, indie rock in Munich, and an homage to an electronic music pioneer in Berlin. READ »

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The Local's English-language movie listings for Germany

Find movies playing in English in Germany with The Local's cinema guide. READ »

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What's on in Germany: January 19 – 25

This Week's Highlights: An open-air ball in Dresden, music and movies at the Berlin Cathedral and lots of interesting new art in Frankfurt. READ »

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What's on in Germany: January 5 - 11

This Week's Highlights: Buster Keaton films in Munich, Alexander McQueen fashions in Hamburg, and contemporary dance in Berlin. READ »

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The Local's English-language movie listings for Germany

Find movies playing in English in Germany with The Local's cinema guide. READ »

The Local List
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Top ten German sayings

This latest installment of The Local List aims to shine a little light on some of the charming eccentricities of the German language. READ (8 COMMENTS) »

THE BEST OF THE LOCAL 2011
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The Local's top five features of 2011

While the economy was on everyone’s mind this year, The Local’s feature writers took an in-depth look at stories that may have been off the radar. We’ve picked some of our favourites. READ »

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The Local's English-language movie listings for Germany

Find movies playing in English in Germany with The Local's cinema guide. READ »

THE BEST OF THE LOCAL 2011
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The Local's top five animal stories of 2011

Animals are always amusing, with their funny wet noses and their general gullibility, and no-one loves animal celebrities as much as the Germans, so we collected the year's big animal stories. What was that bear called again? READ »

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OPINION »
The economy in shambles, angry street protests and the government on the brink after passing unpopular reforms. But this is not Greece in 2012 – it was Germany a decade ago. Marc Young looks back to see an agenda for the future.
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OPINION »
Germany’s public transportation largely operates on the honour system, which makes fare dodging easy. You can have your say on how Germany should deal with the problem.
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SOCIETY »
Macho German football legend Rudi Assauer says he has Alzheimer’s Disease, an admission one expert told The Local could help stoke discussion of an illness often considered taboo.
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SOCIETY »
A 64-year-old tub of American lard has been deemed fit for human consumption by food safety authorities in the eastern German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
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What's on in Germany: February 2 - 8
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As Hamburg’s legendary Reeperbahn strip gentrifies, Stephen Lowman reports how the city’s “sinful mile” is changing.
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