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Video: Berlin Street Art
“Metal Is Big in the Baltic States“, and street art is big in Berlin: “Streets of Berlin“, by ReclaimYourCity. Makes me feel like home. Loving it!
(via stylewalker)
Hedonist International: Reclaiming public urban spaces
Now this is awesome. This group, going by the name Hedonist International, organizes flash mob-style events, reclaiming urban spaces. Well, actually, it’s pretty well organized for a flash mob. Anyway, this video mashes up two events: A mobile rave squad in the underground shopping mall under Potsdamer Platz, and a spontaneous rave in Berlin’s famous […]
re:publica program is online
The conference program for re:publica 07 (April 11-13, 2007, Berlin, upcoming.org link) is online. (Sorry - German only, so far.) If you happen to be in Berlin at the time, I’m sure it’s worth dropping by. Markus and his folks sure got an interesting bunch of speakers together (including, hopefully, Larry Lessig), and it’ll be […]
digital life conference in Berlin: re:publica
“re:publica - Leben im Netz” is a conference about digital life, focusing on cultural aspects:
“Social networks, blogs, podcasts, videocasts, online and offline communities and services - all of these aspects will be covered at re:publica, just as well as the backgrounds, philosophy, general principles and legal aspects of the social (r)evolution on the web.”
The conference […]
The Beckoning Cat
Now, reading up on the history of the waving cat as a symbol, you find all kinds of stories. Mostly localized versions based on the same common theme. LuckyMojo features some really nice & detailed background info about the history of the waving/beckoning cat, this one from Japan:
As explained by Patricia Dale-Green in “The […]
Wizards of OS 4 in Berlin, this weekend
In case you’re in Berlin and haven’t made any plans this weekend (and even if you have), don’t miss out on Wizards of OS 4. It’s the conference on free knowledge, information freedom and open collaboration.
From Thursday until Saturday, there’s going to be pretty much non-stop program at Columbiahalle (Google Maps).
Among the speakers there will […]
Dropping Knowledge
If you’re in Berlin next weekend, don’t forget to check out Dropping Knowledge. At Bebelsplatz Square in Berlin they’ll set up a massive roundtable, where 112 intellectuals, artists, writers and thinkers answer the most pressing questions. They will answer a selection of the questions everyone can ask on the Dropping Knowledge website. On the roundtable, […]
Kubb (rhymes with rube)
Kubb is an outdoor game where the object is to knock over wooden blocks by throwing wooden sticks at them. The word “Kubb” (rhymes with rube) means “wooden block” in the Gotland dialect of Swedish.
Whenever we play Kubb at the park ’round the corner, there are at least half a dozen people watching us at […]
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Lady in pink, originally uploaded by the waving cat.
Oranienstrasse, Berlin.
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Maria Stuart, originally uploaded by the waving cat.
Oranienstrasse, Berlin.
My name is Peter Bihr. I live in Berlin, Germany. As a freelancer, I consult on web strategies, communities, blogging and social media. In this weblog, I jot down random thoughts, ideas and news. Hopefully, you'll find some are interesting for you, too. 