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The Week in Germany: Culture
July 20, 2007
Readings: TWIG Cannot Cover it All - But We Can Tell You Where
to Find it!
As you might imagine, the TWIG editors spend a lot of time sifting through
the mountain of information available on the Internet about Germany. For
those of you who are not quite as surflustig, we continue our
roving weekly selection of links to top-notch writing about Germany on
the Web. If you like TWIG, you might find these stories interesting as
well.
Happy Reading!
 "Power
of Wind" from EPURON Wins Golden Lion in Cannes
This entry is actually more of a "viewing" than a reading. At
the Cannes Lions Advertising festival, a film made for a German environmental
technologies company Epuron in cooperation with the Environment Ministry
took home a golden lion. A humorous twist on the ugly duckling tale, the
film presents the wind as a melancholy oaf (brilliantly played by the
unnamed actor) who was perceived as a nuisance until a clever businessman
recognizes his vast untapped potential. The film does more than highlight
Germany's leadership in renewable energies - it is also an outstanding
achievement from the German creative services. The Hamburg-based marketing
firm Nordpol + Hamburg created the film.
Ich
bin ein Sunbather
This Guardian travel feature takes a dip at Berlin's beaches and finds
that the water is fine. That's right - the city that has almost as many
cloudy days as Döner stands also boasts 30 urban beaches.
The sun isn't the only reason to spread out your blanket on a Berlin beach,
though. There is a vibrant cultural scene to be found beachside in Berlin,
from reggae concerts to mango flavored Ghanaian beers.
Back
above the Bar again
The Economist takes a look at Germany's economic recovery and
asks the burning question - is growth here to stay? While the authors
cite some evidence that the rebound could be cyclical in nature, they
say that a series of structural changes are also underpinning Germany's
recent growth rate. Among the factors they cite are relaxed rules on store
opening hours, flexible collective bargaining agreements, and moderate
wage growth.
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