Februar 2012
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Wrath of the Titans: Crusading for the dreck dump
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This article titled “Wrath of the Titans: crusading for the dreck dump” was written by Stuart Heritage, for guardian.co.uk on Wednesday 29th February 2012 17.40 UTC
Awards season might be over for another year, but it has made way for my favourite segment of the movie calendar: the dreck dump. It’s when all the films either not...
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Kreisverkehre: Gemein, hinterlistig oder...
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Ich habe mich lange zurückgehalten - gerade, weil man als Englandliebhaber beim Thema Kreisel leicht ins Schlingern kommt. Denn die Materie ist komplexer als gedacht.
Es gibt ein Lexikon, das nicht weniger als sechs Kreisverkehr-Varianten nennt,...
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The Artist is the perfect film about Hollywood
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This article titled “The Artist is the perfect film about Hollywood” was written by Hadley Freeman, for The Guardian on Tuesday 28th February 2012 20.00 UTC
Should you ever find yourself in Los Angeles and in need of reading material, allow me to make a literary suggestion. Well, “literary” might be an...
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Batman named greatest comic hero
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This article titled “Batman named greatest comic hero” was written by Alison Flood, for guardian.co.uk on Tuesday 28th February 2012 12.12 UTC
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Barbican to stage an exhibition to mark 50 years...
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This article titled “Barbican to stage an exhibition to mark 50 years of James Bond films” was written by Alex Needham, for guardian.co.uk on Wednesday 29th February 2012 00.02 UTC
In the 2008 James Bond film Quantum of Solace, MI6 is depicted as operating from London’s Barbican Centre. In July, Britain’s best loved spy...
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ESPN Goals app nearing 2m downloads as Soccernet...
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This article titled “ESPN Goals app nearing 2m downloads as Soccernet iPhone app goes live” was written by Stuart Dredge, for guardian.co.uk on Tuesday 28th February 2012 08.22 UTC
Sports broadcaster ESPN has launched a new global football app for its Soccernet brand, offering news, live scores, audio and video content.
The...
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Apps Rush: Skype, Opera Mini Next, Barbarian,...
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This article titled “Apps Rush: Skype, Opera Mini Next, Barbarian, iAlbums, CodeRunner, The Social Radio and more” was written by Stuart Dredge, for guardian.co.uk on Tuesday 28th February 2012 07.30 UTC
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Live coverage from the Barcelona Mobile World...
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This article titled “Live coverage from the Barcelona Mobile World Congress” was written by Juliette Garside, for guardian.co.uk on Monday 27th February 2012 18.10 UTC
7.10pm: That’s all from today’s Mobile World Congress, back tomorrow evening for the keynote with Google chairman Eric Schmidt.
2.49pm: Vodafone chief...
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Kushti für Peine!
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Was haben Dodo, Beutelwolf und Säbelzahntiger mit Feldhandball zu tun? Allesamt ausgestorben, wurden von Konkurrenten einfach aufgefressen.
Lachen Sie nicht, es gibt Sportarten, die derzeit ebenfalls vom schleichenden Exitus befallen...
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Oscars 2012: Darauf einen Dujardin - The Artist...
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Eine Nacht ohne große Überraschungen ist vorbei. Nach über 80 Jahren zeichnete die Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences erneut einen Stummfilm aus.
Der französische Film “The Artist” gewann fünf Filmpreise. Der Film von Michel...
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Nigel Slater's classic pea and ham soup
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This article titled “Nigel Slater’s classic pea and ham soup” was written by Nigel Slater, for The Observer on Sunday 26th February 2012 00.08 UTC
The recipe
Soak 400g of dried, split peas overnight in cold water. The next day, drain them and bring them to the boil with a bay leaf or two, 1.5 litres of stock and a couple of...
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Can Laura Ashley be edgy?
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This article titled “Can Laura Ashley be edgy?” was written by Shahesta Shaitly, for The Observer on Sunday 26th February 2012 00.05 UTC
There is a fine line between chic and frumpy when it comes to a floral print. They can look edgy and fabulous – and catwalks are blooming for spring/summer 2012, from...
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Film Review: Rampart
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This article titled “Rampart – review” was written by Philip French, for The Observer on Sunday 26th February 2012 00.05 UTC
Woody Harrelson became famous 30 years ago when, still in his early 20s, he joined the cast of the TV comedy series Cheers as the goofy, grinning bartender Woody Boyd from Hanover, Indiana. He seemed to be a...
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Oscars 2012: Meine Tipps
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Wenn am Montag zum 84. Mal die Academy Awards verliegen werden, geht es eigentlich nur eine Frage: Wieviele Oscars wird “The Artist” am Ende gewonnen haben? Der Liebling von Publikum und Kritik hat in den vergangenen Wochen und Monaten in den...
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Uggie-Effekt in Salzgitter?
Wenn in der Nacht zum Montag die begehrtesten Filmpreise verliehen werden, wird einer den Stars die Show stehen. Uggie. Uggie ist Jack-Russell-Terrier und spielt die heimliche Hauptrolle in dem französischem Spielfilm “The Artist”, der gekonnt die Stummfilmzeit wieder aufleben lässt.
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Der neunjährige Terrier spielt dabei so gekonnt den treuen...
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Cider around the world
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This article titled “Cider around the world” was written by Pete Brown, for guardian.co.uk on Friday 24th February 2012 09.30 UTC
Britain drinks more cider than the rest of the world combined....
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Motorola unFRANDly?, Kindle Fire v Galaxy Tab,...
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This article titled “Boot up: Motorola unFRANDly?, Kindle Fire v Galaxy Tab, Olympic transport and more” was written by Charles Arthur and Josh Halliday, for guardian.co.uk on Thursday 23rd February 2012 09.57 UTC
A quick burst of 8 links for you to chew over, as picked by the Technology team
After Apple, Microsoft also files an EU...
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Timothy Spall: 'Fate has already tried to kill me'
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This article titled “Timothy Spall: ‘Fate has already tried to kill me’” was written by Nick Duerden, for The Guardian on Saturday 25th February 2012 00.05 UTC
Fifteen years ago,as the actor Timothy Spall lay in a hospital bed dying from acute myeloid leukaemia, Shane, his wife, would sit beside him, writing, in pursuit...
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Oscars 2012: The Guardian predicts: What will win...
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This article titled “Oscars 2012: What will win and what should win” was written by Peter Bradshaw, Xan Brooks, Catherine Shoard, Andrew Pulver and Henry Barnes, for The Guardian on Thursday 23rd February 2012 20.15 UTC
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Best picture Will win: The Artist Should win: The Artist Shoulda been a contender: We Need To Talk...
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Film Review: Safe House
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This article titled “Safe House – review” was written by Peter Bradshaw, for The Guardian on Thursday 23rd February 2012 22.30 UTC
A big, dumb, boring beefcake of a film, a violent sub-Tony Scott action thriller, always on the point of running out of narrative steam. Denzel Washington produces and stars as Tobin Frost, a legendary,...
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Tuberides: Hier rutscht bald Salzgitter
“Hier rutscht Deutschland” - so heißt der Untertitel von Tuberides. Und den Namen des Internetportals sollten wir uns in Salzgitter merken.
Warum? Weil Tuberides die Rutschentest-Internetseite in Deutschland ist, quasi der Michelin-Führer für Wasserrutschen in Hallen- und Freibädern. Das Bad, das dort gut abschneidet, hat es unter Rutschern geschafft.
Das wird Detlef Ostermann,...
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Upstairs Downstairs: Series Two, Episode One
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This article titled “Upstairs Downstairs: episode one” was written by Viv Groskop, for guardian.co.uk on Sunday 19th February 2012 22.30 UTC
SPOILER ALERT: This blog is for people watching Upstairs Downstairs on BBC1. Don’t read on if you haven’t seen episode...
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Tech giants agree to new privacy rules
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This article titled “Tech giants agree to new privacy rules” was written by Charles Arthur, for guardian.co.uk on Thursday 23rd February 2012 07.52 UTC
Six of the world’s top consumer technology companies – including Apple, Google and Microsoft – have agreed that apps will provide greater privacy disclosures before users...
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Tom Wilkinson: The full Tommy
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This article titled “Tom Wilkinson: The full Tommy” was written by Hadley Freeman, for The Guardian on Wednesday 22nd February 2012 21.31 UTC
‘Maybe I want to pack acting in,” says Tom Wilkinson, one of Britain’s best-loved actors, in an endearingly rumpled...
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Social apps lost networks $13.9bn last year, what...
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This article titled “Boot up: social apps lost networks $13.9bn last year, what we learnt from Apple’s ‘Nike moment’, and more” was written by Josh Halliday and...
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Her mit neuen Verben: wulffen, lanzen, heilmännern
Wulffen - dieses neue Wort kennen wir ja bereits. Für welchen Umstand Sie das Verb für sprachliche Grauzonen auch immer einsetzen, überlasse ich Ihnen. Aber ist Ihnen aufgefallen, wie sehr eine anderen Frage lange nach ihrer Beantwortung gesucht hat?
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Richtig, die Gottschalk-Nachfolge. Nach allem, was man hört, soll es Markus Lanz “Wetten...
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James Bond Skyfall: First Videoblog
Sam Mendes, Regisseur des neuen James Bond-Abenteuers “Skyfall” hat seinen ersten Videoblog veröffentlicht:
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Der Film mit Daniel Craig, Ralph Fiennes, Javier Bardem, Judi Dench und Albert Finney soll Ende 2012 in den Kinos starten.
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Jean-Jacques Annaud's Arabian frights
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This article titled “Jean-Jacques Annaud’s Arabian frights” was written by Stuart Jeffries, for The Guardian on Tuesday 21st February 2012 21.31 UTC
One day in 2010, over tea in Barcelona, Antonio Banderas took Jean-Jacques Annaud firmly by the wrist, looked deep into the French director’s eyes and said: “I have...
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TV review: Timothy Spall – All at Sea
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This article titled “TV review: Timothy Spall – All at Sea” was written by Sam Wollaston, for The Guardian on Tuesday 21st February 2012 21.05 UTC
What? He, and it – Timothy Spall: All at Sea (BBC4) – are still going? Still all at sea? It’s six years since he set off from the Thames in his beloved barge Princess Matilda, with...
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Steve McQueen blames US fear of sex for Michael...
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This article titled “Steve McQueen blames US fear of sex for Michael Fassbender’s Oscars snub” was written by Ben Child, for guardian.co.uk on Tuesday 21st February 2012 10.16 UTC
British film-maker Steve McQueen has blamed America’s fear of sex for Oscars voters’ failure to reward Michael Fassbender with a best...
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Norah Jones's new album to be produced by Danger...
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This article titled “Norah Jones’s new album to be produced by Danger Mouse” was written by Sean Michaels, for guardian.co.uk on Tuesday 21st February 2012 16.41 UTC
Norah Jones has announced details of her fifth solo album, her first to be produced by Danger Mouse, aka Brian Burton. The two first...
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Caesar Must Die wins top prize at Berlin film...
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This article titled “Caesar Must Die wins top prize at Berlin film festival” was written by Ben Child, for guardian.co.uk on Monday 20th February 2012 11.05 UTC
The Italian docudrama Caesar Must Die from octogenarian sibling film-makers Paolo and Vittorio Taviani won the top prize at the Berlin film festival on Saturday. The film...
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TV review: Hustle
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This article titled “TV review: Hustle” was written by Sam Wollaston, for The Guardian on Saturday 18th February 2012 09.31 UTC
That’s it, then, the end of Hustle (BBC1) for ever. And the end of Mickey Bricks and the gang for ever, too – they’re machine-gunned down by a bad man wearing black on a high London rooftop. Not...
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Paul McCartney and Bob Dylan? That's the sound of...
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This article titled “Paul McCartney and Bob Dylan? That’s the sound of ageing” was written by John Harris, for The Guardian on Sunday 19th February 2012 21.30 UTC
On 18 June this year, Paul McCartney will turn 70. “There’s a little cell in my brain that’s never going to believe that,” he says in the...
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Film Review: Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
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This article titled “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close – review” was written by Philip French, for The Observer on Sunday 19th February 2012 00.05 UTC
In 2001, the twin towers of the World Trade Centre were an unloved New York landmark that became overnight a palpable absence on the skyline and a complex emblem for our tormented...
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This much I know: Jeremy Northam
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This article titled “This much I know: Jeremy Northam” was written by Emma John, for The Observer on Sunday 19th February 2012 00.08 UTC
Because of the parts I’ve played – Mr Knightley in Emma, Ivor Novello in Gosford Park – people probably think I’m a toff, a public schoolboy and a Conservative voter. None of which I...
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Rampart, the LAPD and Hollywood
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This article titled “Rampart, the LAPD and Hollywood” was written by John Patterson, for The Guardian on Saturday 18th February 2012 00.06 UTC
In the scorching drama Rampart, Woody Harrelson takes to his role as Dave Brown, dirty LAPD cop, like a starving man to a groaning banquet table. Co-written by director Oren Moverman and James...
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Judi Dench unable to read scripts due to...
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This article titled “Judi Dench unable to read scripts due to degenerative eye condition” was written by Conal Urquhart, for guardian.co.uk on Saturday 18th February 2012 12.07 UTC
Dame Judi Dench has revealed she can no longer read scripts due to her suffering from a degenerative condition that can lead to blindness.
The actor said...
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10 reasons to celebrate the genius of The Simpsons
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This article titled “10 reasons to celebrate the genius of The Simpsons” was written by Euan Ferguson, for The Observer on Saturday 18th February 2012 17.43 UTC
This weekend The Simpsons broadcasts its 500th episode. Astonishingly, the series has been going for 23 mainly glorious years.
Recent online discussion over the “best...
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Does anyone want to drink weak booze?
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This article titled “Does anyone want to drink weak booze?” was written by Fiona Beckett, for The Guardian on Wednesday 8th February 2012 20.00 UTC
The government thinks the answer to Britain’s binge-drinking problem is...
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Billy Bob Thornton: 'People in the US have the...
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This article titled “Billy Bob Thornton: ‘People in the US have the wrong idea about the English’” was written by Andrew Pulver, for The Guardian on Thursday 16th February 2012 21.00 UTC
Billy Bob Thornton...
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Internet News: Mac OS X Mountain Lion, Google...
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This article titled “Boot up: Google ‘tracked iPhones’, why Mac OS X Mountain Lion’s Gatekeeper is important, and more” was written by Josh Halliday and Charles Arthur, for guardian.co.uk on Friday 17th February 2012 08.36 UTC
A quick burst of 10 links for you to chew over, as picked by the Technology team
Google...
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Schiedsrichter: Stille oder Telefonterror
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“Unsere Fans nehmen Fehlentscheidungen sehr gut hin, die Fans anderer Vereine machen Telefonterror bei den Schiedsrichtern”, sagte jüngst Uli HoeneÃ. Der Präsident des FC Bayern...
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Oscars 2012: Why does the Academy snub...
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This article titled “Oscars 2012: why does the Academy snub fanboy-friendly films?” was written by Ben Child, for guardian.co.uk on Friday 17th February 2012 15.22 UTC
Certain Hollywood actors seem to revel in their geek status, whether it be grinning Simon Pegg turning out to pose with Stormtroopers at Star Wars-related...
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Upstairs Downstairs Series 2
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This article titled “Upstairs Downstairs: Grace Dent’s TV OD” was written by Grace Dent, for The Guardian on Saturday 18th February 2012 00.06 UTC
During the chasm between seasons one and two of Game Of Thrones, I’ve tried several other flavours of television drama and found them sorely wanting. All those...
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The inside story on climate scientists under siege
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This article titled “The inside story on climate scientists under siege” was written by Suzanne Goldenberg, US environment correspondent, for guardian.co.uk on Friday 17th February 2012 12.28...
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Schulantrittsprämie in Salzgitter?
Ganztagsbetreuung - was andernorts wie ein Märchen klingt, ist in Salzgitter bald Fakt. Was davon am Abend für Schüler an Zeit für Sportvereine und andere Aktivitäten übrigbleiben wird, steht auf einem anderen Programm.
Kinder den ganzen Tag zu betreuen, ist jedenfalls ein Schritt, der lohnt. Was aber, wenn die Schüler ihren Lehranstalten fernbleiben? In der Dohn Community High School in...
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Film Review: The Woman in the Fifth
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This article titled “The Woman in the Fifth – review” was written by Peter Bradshaw, for The Guardian on Thursday 16th February 2012 21.40 UTC
The new film from Paweł Pawlikowski – moody, menacing, downbeat – takes something fro m the director’s Polish compatriots Polanski and Kieslowski. It often feels like a sort of b-side to...
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Film Review: Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance in...
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This article titled “Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance in 3D – review” was written by Peter Bradshaw, for The Guardian on Thursday 16th February 2012 22.20 UTC
The first Ghost Rider had Nicolas Cage zooming enjoyably about the place as Johnny Blaze, a flaming demon on his mighty motorbike, collecting damned souls for Satan – his side...
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The 100 best children's books. Really?
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This article titled “The 100 best children’s books. Really?” was written by Alison Flood, for guardian.co.uk on Thursday 16th February 2012 17.26 UTC
What cheering news, to discover this morning that EB White’s heart-wrenching, wonderful story of a spider and a pig, Charlotte’s Web, has topped a US list of the best...