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Living the German-American dream

Analysis & Opinion: 21 Nov 11
For the latest instalment of Portnoy’s Stammtisch, Portnoy hits the road to attend the induction of entertainers Siegfried and Roy into the German-American Hall of Fame in New York City. READ »

Heidi Klum tops list of online virus threats

Science & Technology: 17 Sep 11
Be careful what you Google, especially if it's for pictures of Heidi Klum. The German celebrity tops the list of internet searches that can lead to malicious software, according to a leading computer security firm. READ »

Polar bear star Knut dies

Society: 19 Mar 11
Knut the polar bear, who became a global media sensation as a cub after being rejected by his mother and reared by hand, died suddenly for unexplained reasons on Saturday, the Berlin Zoo said. READ »

Shah Rukh Khan brings Bollywood to Berlin

Lifestyle: 22 Oct 10
Bollywood heartthrob Shah Rukh Khan spoke of his love for Berlin Friday as he presented his new film in the city, which hopes his huge pulling power will lure more Indian tourists to its attractions. READ »

Tom Cruise 'rescues' reporter from being sacked in Munich

Society: 22 Jul 10
Hollywood actor Tom Cruise gallantly saved a reporter from being sacked on Wednesday night by taking extra time to give interviews at the premiere of his new film “Knight and Day” in Munich. READ »

Germany commemorates failed anti-Hitler plot

National: 20 Jul 10
Germany on Tuesday marked the 66th anniversary of a failed attempt by army officers to assassinate Adolf Hitler in his "Wolf's Lair" military headquarters in a daring bid to end World War II. READ »

Failed bomb plot to kill Hitler remembered

National: 20 Jul 09
Germany on Monday marked the 65th anniversary of a failed attempt by members of the Wehrmacht to assassinate Adolf Hitler in his "Wolf's Lair" eastern military headquarters in 1944. READ »

Germans find their celebrities dull

Society: 27 Apr 09
German celebrities aren’t worth talking about – even in Germany – according to an online media study published this week. Madonna and other foreign celebs ranked well above the country’s dimly shining stars for web gossip. READ »

More people head to the movies

Society: 4 Feb 09
Just in time to boost the Berlin International Film Festival’s profile this week, new statistics showed on Wednesday that more Germans are going to the movie theatre – to see German films – than ever before. READ »

Tom Cruise’s honourable mention

Analysis & Opinion: 29 Jan 09
Roger Boyes, Berlin correspondent for British daily The Times, explains why Scientologist actors and German politicians could learn something from a suicidal billionaire. READ »

Critics savage Cruise's anti-Hitler performance in 'Valkyrie'

Society: 20 Jan 09
German critics savaged Tom Cruise's portrayal of Adolf Hitler's would-be killer in "Valkyrie" ahead of the film's release on Tuesday evening, but relished a homegrown hero getting the Hollywood treatment. READ »

Pitt and Cruise due in Berlin next week for film premieres

Society: 18 Jan 09
Two of Hollywood’s biggest leading men are due in Berlin over the next two days, with Brad Pitt in the capital to promote his new film, quickly followed by Tom Cruise for the premier of his own flick. READ »

Tom Cruise 'deeply moved' by playing would-be Hitler assassin

Society: 31 Dec 08
US actor Tom Cruise was "deeply moved" by playing the would-be assassin of Adolf Hitler in the movie "Valkyrie," he said in an interview with a German celebrity magazine this week. READ »

Prussian Potsdam named among world's top historic places

Travel: 14 Nov 08
Brandenburg’s capital Potsdam has been named the world’s 8th best historic place for authenticity and stewardship, according to a new National Geographic Traveler survey that ranks cities for "integrity of place." READ »

Extras cruising for compensation from Valkyrie star Tom Cruise

Society: 25 Aug 08
Extras injured while filming of WWII drama Valkyrie are suing the movie’s studio and its star, seeking €7.4 million in damages after tumbling out of a truck in front of Germany’s Nazi-era finance ministry building in Berlin. READ »

Tarantino and Pitt join forces to scalp Nazis in Berlin

Society: 15 Aug 08
Berlin will host Hollywood star Brad Pitt and action director Quentin Tarantino this autumn, as filming starts on what could be a controversial nazi-themed movie. READ »

Poland's Elblag Canal offers gravity-defying cruise

Lifestyle: 23 Jul 08
Poland's Elblag canal is a gravity-defying waterway like none other, writes AFP's Mary Sibierski. Located in what was once East Prussia, it offers a boat cruise that is part cable car ride through idyllic countryside. READ »

Stauffenberg photo allegedly altered to resemble Tom Cruise

Society: 20 Jun 08
A publicity photo for the upcoming Tom Cruise film in which he plays German WWII resistance hero Claus Schenk von Stauffenberg might have been altered to resemble the Hollywood star, according to Slate. READ »

Would-be Hitler assassin dies at 90

National: 2 May 08
A former German army officer involved in two failed plots to assassinate Hitler - remaining undetected until the end of World War II - has died at the age of 90, his family said Friday. READ »

Brain study raises doubts about free will

Science & Technology: 14 Apr 08
In what they call a "striking finding," a group of scientists in Germany have determined they can predict human decisions based on brain activity several seconds before the subject is aware of the choice. READ »

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What's on in Germany: February 9 - 15
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Find the latest movies in English playing in Germany with The Local's cinema guide.
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Germany is battling the increasingly widespread phenomenon of "burnout" which is supposedly costing its economy billions of euros each year.
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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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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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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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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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As Hamburg’s legendary Reeperbahn strip gentrifies, Stephen Lowman reports how the city’s “sinful mile” is changing.
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