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Book Review: Learning not to drown by Anna Shinoda

Two lessons. That's all I had. One from Luke: learn to float. One from Peter: a basic crawl stroke.[...]Dad's idea of teaching me was throwing me into the deep end and yelling, "Sink or swim!" Mom refused to help, using her disgust for the lake water as an excuse.

With her debut novel "Learning not to drown", Anna Shinoda tells the heartbreaking story of a young girl trying to cope with the criminal nature of her brother while her family fails to support and understand her. ...

23. March 2014

Movie Review: Captain America 2: The Winter Soldier

I was one of 5000 lucky people in Germany who won tickets to a pre-screening of Captain America 2: The Winter Soldier - thanks, Marvel! While I try to keep this review as spoiler free as possible, you will still get lots of information about the movie's themes, so read at your own risk! ...

21. March 2014

What’s it like to grow up in a war zone?

The organization Save the Children shows the effects of growing up in a war zone in their new depressing "A second a day" - Video.

14. March 2014

Interview with Meg Myers: “I’m going through different things now”

Meg Myers is a new artist on the rise. Her debut EP "Daughter in the Choir" has created quite the buzz when it was released in 2012. We talked about her new single, new video and a brand new 5-track EP.

27. January 2014

Video: Third Chapter x Linz Showcase New Winter Collection

Check out this great video of Australia's graffiti artist Linz teaming up with Third Chapter to showcase their new winter collection "A League of Our Own". Impressive work! http://vimeo.com/72766980 ...

23. August 2013

ASKEW ONE: Entropy at Inner State Gallery

http://vimeo.com/72201789

18. August 2013

D*Face: Photos from “The New World Disorder” in London

English artist D*Face has just opened his show "The New World Disorder" at StolenSpace Gallery in ...

18. August 2013

Photos: Japan Tag 2013 in Düsseldorf

[de:]Heute war ich mit Saskia beim Japan Tag. Wir haben sehr viel von der japanischen Kultur und dem einzigartigem Lifestyle gesehen. Am lustigsten waren natürlich die tollen Kostüme der Cosplayer. Die haben sich wirklich Mühe gegeben! ...

26. May 2013

Chat Transcript: Anna Shinoda’s Book Club #3 (Meg Rosoff – How I live Now)

Here is a chat transcript from Anna Shinoda's book club chat about Meg Rosoff's "How I Live Now". I missed a few lines here and there, but all in all, this is most of the chat. Quite a long read! 57 Jenn90: Hello Anna =) 22:57 EvoOba-1: Hey there 22:57 adiek84-1: Oh no, how could you? 22:57 tenshiie-1: Hey Anna :) 22:57 NLopezdeArenosa: Hi Anna (: 22:57 adiek84-1: Hi 22:57 Kate-KE-1: hey)...

25. May 2013

Call for Support! Vote @djtonjah to Beatpatrol Festival!

This DJ needs your help! Imagine you had the possibility to perform at a huge festival, all you ...

10. May 2013