ANOTHER COUNTRY BLOG - English Bookshop, Library & Club (Berlin, Kreuzberg)

Week at a Glance....

kdhm — Thu, 22 May 2008 13:43:50 GMT

Thursday 22 May 8:30 TV and Game Night
Some of the Shows you can choose from Jeeves and Wooster, Are You Being Served?, Only Fools and Horses, Lost, Blackadder, BBC Visions of the Future, The Tudors and Skins with more to be added soon!

Friday 23 May Dinner at 9 and film around 10:30
If... (1968) Lindsay Anderson

Saturday 24 May
Bookshop open 12-6pm

Sunday 25 May
Bookshop open 12-6pm

Monday 26 May
Bookshop Closed

Tuesday 27 May around 8.30
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Stephen Spielberg

Bildschöne Bücher, a bookshop in Berlin

tommyblank — Sun, 18 May 2008 18:45:51 GMT

Story and video over at Monocle: "Less is more is the concept for Bildschöne Bücher, a small bookshop in Berlin that has grown out of the highly successful website 25books.com . "

Rex Libris

tommyblank — Sat, 17 May 2008 08:17:08 GMT

A librarian fighting evildoers! How could we resist this one: "Follow the story of Rex Libris, the tough-as-nails Head Librarian at Middleton Public Library, and his unending struggle against the forces of darkness. Wearing his distinctive, super thick bottle glasses and armed with an arsenal of powerful weapons, he strikes fear into recalcitrant borrowers, and can take on virtually any foe‹from noisy, loitering zombies to fleeing alien warlords who refuse to pay their late fees."

Check out the strip over here!

He Wrote 200,000 Books (but Computers Did Some of the Work)

tommyblank — Thu, 15 May 2008 14:08:00 GMT

I have seen the future of writing!

MUST SEE!!!

kdhm — Fri, 09 May 2008 10:28:37 GMT

Animator vs Animation
Animator vs Animation II

This Week at the Bookshop

kdhm — Fri, 02 May 2008 13:25:00 GMT

Thursday 08 May 8:30 pm
TV Night, a bunch of new TV shows added to the Mix to choose from, most of them requests!
The new Lost episodes, Only fools and Horses, Jeeves & Wooster plus many more.

Friday 09 May
First in Berlin - This film did not get a German release
Wristcutters: A Love Story (2007) Goran Dukic

Saturday 10 May
Bookshop open 12-6pm

Sunday 11 May
Bookshop open 12-6pm

Monday 12 May
Bookshop Closed

kdhm — Fri, 02 May 2008 12:46:54 GMT

Iron Sky - Nazis on the Moon

kdhm — Wed, 07 May 2008 07:36:32 GMT

Spotted on Boing Boing today

Fuel - you can fill up twice this month

kdhm — Fri, 02 May 2008 12:38:22 GMT

Fuel performance and live music show extravaganza presents:

Britspotting Cabaret and Electro Performance Poetry nights!

2 X evenings..

Hosted by lady gaby

Sunday 11th May 8 pm start

At Wonderbar, Wienerstr 45, Berlin XBERG 36

Monday 12th May 9 pm start

At Schokoladen Club, Ackerst 169 Berlin Mitte

Dominic Berry, from Manchester, England, is a slam winning poet and co-host of Manchester's FREED UP! monthly open mic. Last summer, Dominic was Artist in Residence with Contact Theatre, where he devised his poetry art installation 'Lovely Fruit Salad'. He is currently working with 8th Day co-operative health foods in creating new work exploring identity through diet. Appearing at Fuel is Dominic's first performance in Germany! See more of his work at www.myspace.com/thepoetdominic

"Beautiful writing and a sharp, unflinching eye"

John McGrath, Artistic Director of Contact Theatre

&
John Callaghan, live electro trash performances and male nude model. He is an unusual songwriter / performer of thoughtful and spiky electronica from Birmingham (UK). His self-directed video for "I'm Not Comfortable Inside My Mind" was aired on MTV. His live performances are energetic and imaginative, and range from one-man Auto-Karaoke shows to specially written dance floor sets. www.johncallaghan.co.uk
&
Miss Hypnotique (London), electronic cabaret -

'mine is a little more Weimar-influenced - a mix of songs, stories and

instrumental music (I usually play theremin and saxophone, but I will

probably only bring theremin on this trip).' You can hear some music and video at: www.myspace.com/misshypnotique

&
Lady Gaby aka Gaby Bila-Günther was born in Romania, grew up in Australia and is now a resident of Berlin. She is curator, artist and performer. Lady Gaby has been invited to many international festivals where she graced the stage with lyrics about many contemporary issues, women’s roles and positions, longings for place and identity, urban issues and other rather pleasurable subjects such as sexuality, lust and fantasies. Her spokenword performances are weird, interactive, political and confronting. Electro beats accompany her powerful lyrics.

Kim ............Alan Hi from Paris,

jonfrost — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:11:17 GMT

I didnt know where to write so am doing it here. Hope all is well and I really hope to return, I didnt think that I would miss Berlin, but the people ........ and many of the women were verynice and friendly, so I am serioulsy thinking of returning, now I wish that I didnt give up that cheap !!!!!!!!!! flat.
But, keep doing what you are,the concept is great and so are YOU TWO Take care, and do hope to see you in the ner future.
Jon Frost

the writer guy from boston, living in paris , if you remember me ??

Bookcase underneath the stairs

tommyblank — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 05:17:47 GMT

Here's a great idea for anyone who loves books and doesn't have enough apartment space or a Kindle: a "secret staircase" made of English oak

The Best of William S. Burroughs: 4 CD Box Set

tommyblank — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 04:20:52 GMT

Includes recordings made between 1971 and 1987. Books excerpted on the box set include JUNKY, THE SOFT MACHINE, THE WILD BOYS, NOVA EXPRESS, CITIES OF THE RED NIGHT and NAKED LUNCH.
THE BEST OF WILLIAM BURROUGHS was nominated for the 1999 Grammy Award for Best Boxed Recording Package.

Torrent at Greylodge

The Prison Sex Show

kdhm — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:26:56 GMT

Guides

kdhm — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:32:47 GMT

Week at a Glance....

kdhm — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:58:27 GMT

Tuesday 08 April 8:30
Pillow Talk (1959) Michael Gordon

Thursday 10 April 8:30
Ikarie XB1 (1963) Jindrich Polák (Czech with English Subs)

Friday 11 April
Grave of the Fireflies (1988) Isao Takahata

Saturday 12 April
Bookshop open 12-6pm

Sunday 13 April
Bookshop open 12-6pm

Monday 14 April
Bookshop Closed

Accident of the Week

kdhm — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:24:26 GMT

Best wishes to Cara who´s just broken her wrist roller blading and will be out of hospital soon.
We take this opportunity to totally deny the ugly rumours that she failed a breath test and will be prosecuted for roller blading without a prüfung

This Week at the Bookshop

kdhm — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:17:31 GMT

Friday 04 March about 8:30 pm Dinner around 10:45 Film
Down with Love (2003) Peyton Reed

Saturday 05 March
Bookshop open 12-6pm
Bookshop Recomends:
LAUGH OLYMPICS
Every Saturday night at 9:00 pm (21:00), doors open at 8:45 pm.
Above Spirit Yoga Berlin
Rosenthalerstr. 36 (the Rosenhöfe)
Entrance G: Ring the door-bell for Spirit Yoga, go up to the 3rd Floor (elevator or stairs), come in and enjoy the show.
Tickets are only 7€ general admission / 5€ students

Sunday 06 March
Bookshop open 12-6pm

Tuesday 08 April 8:30
Pillow Talk (1959) Michael Gordon

myspace freaks

sisterchain — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:35:39 GMT

wow! has anyone checked out the new song on the Another country myspace player! It is sooooo beautiful....

might I suggest...

bookbasher — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 22:17:28 GMT

might I suggest slapping yourself repeatedly. I understand that in conjunction with praying to Allah it can cause a complete drainage of cumbersome brain fluid. also known as the Islamic enema, but not to be confused with an evening at the Turkish baths.

clogged synapses

bookbasher — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:50:50 GMT

tip: vinegar is a known elixir for clogged synapses. guaranteed to clean peanut butter and other narcotics from constipated connections in the brain. just pour it in your ear and wait 10 seconds. if nothing happens, you're long dead.

Something fun to do on a Sat. Night

kdhm — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:08:56 GMT

Check out the Laugh Olympics

Match time:

Every Saturday night at 9:00 pm (21:00), doors open at 8:45 pm.

Above Spirit Yoga Berlin
Rosenthalerstr. 36 (the Rosenhöfe)
Entrance G: Ring the door-bell for Spirit Yoga, go up to the 3rd Floor (elevator or stairs), come in and enjoy the show.

Tickets are only 7€ general admission / 5€ students

All seats are General Admission and are only available at the door.
For advance sales or group sales, call Brian Kapell (0173) 649 0106.

More Robot News

kdhm — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 07:40:29 GMT

Australian Man Gunned Down in Driveway by Killer Robot

Are We Giving Robots Too Much Power?

kdhm — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 07:28:45 GMT

Good Bye Arthur C. Clarke

kdhm — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:42:37 GMT

"New ideas pass through three periods: it can't be done, it probably can be done, but it's not worth doing, and I knew it was a good idea all along!"
- Arthur C. Clarke

Wired
The Arthur C. Clark Foundation
Home to all things Clarkean

Dune

kdhm — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 08:24:27 GMT

Dune gets a third chance, maybe we will get a good film this time.