The Illustrasionist

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Caspar David Friedrich, “Winter Landscape with church,” 1811, oil on canvas, 32.5 × 45 cm (12.8 × 17.7 in), National Gallery 

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Despair amidst luxury

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In Vienna’s traditional coffee houses you can imagine the life of Stefan Zweig !

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Apple has revealed its latest laptop computer, which weighs only… dezeen

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Amsterdam, Netherlands

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 Beautiful speech of Michael Seen about the NHS and the state of British Politics. 

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Berlin - 12/2014 XIII

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The beautiful Production Design nominee slides used before the presentation of the award by Chris Pratt and Felicity Jones.

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House of Cards - TRACES - The Full Quartet

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Isle of Skye, Scotland, United Kingdom

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In the bus..

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Philharmonie of Paris

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Performing in Berlin for the first time in over 10 years, Kraftwerk returned in a blaze of glory with their retrospective 3-D show—a performance that was a timely reminder of Kraftwerk’s indelible mark on contemporary music, both locally on any given Sunday in Berghain, and to international chart hits by the likes of Jay-Z and LCD Soundsystem.

After blockbusting shows in MoMA and the Tate Modern, Kraftwerk continue to break new ground (even in their old age) by elevating their music to the status of art. Just before closing for major renovations, the Neue Nationalgalerie was therefore an apt choice. Each evening of the eight-night run sold-out within minutes, as cohorts of middle-aged men in square-rimmed glasses flocked to pay their respects. Standing in revered, foot-tapping appreciation, they nor anyone else were in the least disappointed…

The four “operators” of Kraftwerk, led by the last remaining original member Ralf Hütter (aged 68), delivered a different seminal album each night, followed by a grandstanding medley of hits. The appearance of these elderly statesmen of electronic music, with slight paunches protruding from their morphsuits, alongside the overtly and deliberately retro visuals, only underlines the fact that much of this music was created over 30 years ago. Yet now from 2015, the enduring appeal of their rhythmic loops and ever prescient technological themes show Kraftwerk to be the ultimate sonic pioneers.

Next concerts in Amsterdam, Copenhagen & Barcelona | Kraftwerk: The Catalogue 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 | Tickets

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Big news: President Obama just announced new steps to help more Americans access better broadband. Here’s why this matters.