INFO:Another Countryis an English Language Second Hand Bookshop, which is mostly used as a library. We have about twenty thousand books that you can buy or borrow. You simply pay the price of a book, which you get back, minus a 1,50 Euro charge, should you choose to return it.
Another Country is also a club which hosts readings, cultural events, social evenings, filmnights and many other things.
AD: Resident native speaker of English offers classes for small groups or individual tailor-made lessons ranging from beginners up to proficiency level at reasonable rates.
Improv Everywhere Berlin has 80 members so watch out for an Undercover Mission near you! Also there is a world freeze being planned for April 1 at 6pm our time for 5 min. Anyone up for setting up a bookshop group to freeze somewhere near the shop. Lets talk. WORLD FREEZE We are planning a Freeze (if enough people are interested) at the Marheineke Markt Halle at 6pm for 5 min. We would meet at 5.30 at the bookshop and go over. Let us know if you can come and participate.
What kind of wallpaper do artists and designers have on there computers? Check out Desktopography and and see an online exhibition of wallpaper from designers all around the world.
CIAO! MANHATTAN - Video and more info
For some a primary source document of the 1960s, for others a transcendental viewing experience, CIAO! MANHATTAN is a fascinating yet unsettling peek at the final drugged-out days of famed heiress and Andy Warhol Factory muse Edie Sedgwick.
ARLINGTON -- On a spring day, Susan Lawrence was flipping through a magazine, Home School Digest, when she came across an advertisement that took her breath away. In it, ''The Rod," a $5 flexible whipping stick, was described as the ''ideal tool for child training."
''Spoons are for cooking, belts are for holding up pants, hands are for loving, and rods are for chastening," read the advertisement she saw nearly two years ago for the 22-inch nylon rod. It also cited a biblical passage, which instructs parents not to spare the ''rod of correction."
Read the Whole Article Here... www.boston.com
Caesar Salad with crutons
Apple Rice
Ratatouille
Leg of Lamb in a Honey Guinness Sauce
Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Green Beans
Chicken in Red Wine with wild Mushrooms and Onions
and Bookshop Baked Sourdough Bread
Week at a Glance....
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 ...
by kdhm @ 2008-05-22 15:43
Bildschöne Bücher, a bookshop in Berlin
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 . "
by tommyblank @ 2008-05-18 20:45
Rex Libris
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 ...
MUST SEE!!!
Animator vs Animation
Animator vs Animation II
by kdhm @ 2008-05-09 20:12
This Week at the Bookshop
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 ...
Fuel - you can fill up twice this month
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 ...