Berlin (Germany)

The privilege to be weird, and the right to be normal

2012-12-13 14:40:00

Last week, while driving to work, I heard an NPR story that included snippets of an interview with a woman who had just applied for a marriage license. This would not have been newsworthy if not for the fact that she was gay. On Nov. 6, voters in...

Werner Fornos

2013-01-22 14:20:00

Werner H. Fornos, who fled post-World War II Germany as a teen and became an advocate for global population control after serving in the Maryland House of Delegates, died of diabetic complications Jan. 16 at his home in Basye, Va. The former...

Hipsley graduates with doctorate from University of California

2012-10-22 09:16:39

Dr. Christy Anna Hipsley, of Berlin, Germany, daughter of Bruce and Shelly Hipsley of Bel Air, and granddaughter of Stephen and Helen Saradin, received her doctorate degree in biology on Aug. 16 from the University of California and has accepted a post-...

The Ting Tings take a long trip to 'Nowheresville'

2012-04-12 04:20:00

The Ting Tings — the English dance-punk duo of Katie White and Jules de Martino that will play Rams Head Live on Saturday — found inspiration for its latest album, March's "Sounds from Nowheresville," from three Jewish New Yorkers rapping...

Howard County ladies were kept well abreast of the latest fashion trends in 1912

2012-02-25 00:00:00

100 Years Ago Gowns and frowns In the "In Vogue" column of the Times: "Skirts, especially on lingerie dresses are showing more fullness. Double veilings are being used to give lovely iridescent effects. Velour hats are proving strong favorites. The...

Afternoon Awwww: Baby red pandas

2011-09-16 12:45:00

Behold the cuteness! Two newborn Red Panda twin cubs make their debut before reporters at Berlin's Tierpark zoo this week.The pandas, named Kit and Kitty, were born in June in the German capital.� ...

History Matters

2011-09-25 00:00:00

100 Years Ago War related This social note was in the Dorsey section of the paper: "Mr. Thomas A. Kingsbury accompanied by Prof. F. H. Spieker and son Edmond of Baltimore, spent Sunday at the Old Historic Fort McHenry." Next year will be the...

List of Grammy Award nominees

2005-12-08 00:00:00

Complete list of nominees in 108 categories announced Thursday for the 48th annual Grammy Awards, to be presented Feb. 8 in Los Angeles: 1. Record of the Year "We Belong Together," Mariah Carey "Feel Good Inc.," Gorillaz featuring De La Soul "Boulevard...

Made by which nation?

2002-02-08 00:00:00

The starring actress is Australian. The script was written by a Pole. Hollywood money financed the production, and Italy provides the backdrop for a German director's newest film. "Heaven," starring Cate Blanchett and produced by Miramax, opened this...

Lovely Berlin ought to be in pictures

2004-12-02 00:00:00

Berlin is such a picture-perfect small town, it belongs in a movie. And it was - twice. Berlin played the part of rural Hale in the 1999 film Runaway Bride, and a few years later it provided a setting for the movie Tuck Everlasting. Today until Sunday,...

Berlin greets orchestra with enthusiasm

2001-12-05 00:00:00

BERLIN - The shout of "Wunderbar!" coming from the balcony of the Berlin Philharmonie after the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra's encore last night said it all. There was, indeed, something wonderful about the concert. The musicians can head on to Vienna...

BSO's displays roadworthiness in Europe

2001-12-16 00:00:00

Now that the jet lag is wearing off, it's time to start evaluating the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra's 19-day, 12-city, $2-million-plus European tour. Was it worth it? Absolutely. Could it have been even better? Sure. But what matters most is that...

A visitor passes the sculpture "1st Body" (2013) prior to the opening of the "Kapoor in Berlin" exhibition at the Martin Gropius Bau on May 17, 2013 in Berlin, Germany.

2013-05-18 00:00:00

Visiting children wait with their stuffed animals to have them diagnosed at the Teddy Bear Clinic at Charite Hospital on May 8, 2013 in Berlin, Germany.

2013-05-08 00:00:00

An employee prepares plates of currywurst with french fries at Konnopke's currywurst stand in Berlin, Germany.

2013-04-26 11:10:49