Sirens breaking the silence of the night, cars engulfed by meter-high flames. This is not a scene from the banlieues of Paris, but from the trendy Eastern Berlin district of Prenzlauer Berg, where in recent weeks an ongoing battle against gentrification has intensified.
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Will anyone watch the ‘Watchmen’?
They have come to glimpse the miracle. They have come to witness the revolution. They have come for "Watchmen" — the allegedly unfilmable superhero movie, the long-awaited adaptation of the comic book that changed the face of comic books forever
Clinton’s mockery of Obama proves true
During the most contentious stretch of the Democratic presidential primary campaign last winter, then-candidate Hillary Clinton mocked Barack Obama for his pledge to transcend Washington’s entrenched partisanship.
Oscars getting down to magic moment
The cameras are in place, the stars are starting to stroll the red carpet, and the countdown to the 81st Academy Awards has begun. Hollywood’s biggest night is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. ET from the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
How to Fix the Oscars: Make the Votes Public
The Oscar show needs fixing — everyone agrees on that.
Are Mixed-Race Children Better Adjusted?
Americans like answers in black and white, a cultural trait we confirmed last year when the biracial man running for President was routinely called “black”. The flattening of Barack Obama’s complex racial background shouldn’t have been surprising. Many multiracial historical figures in the U.S.
After the Stimulus, Can Obama Tame the Deficit?
Barack Obama calls them the Propeller-Heads, the cheerful band of financial nerds he has charged with saving America’s economy. And on the Friday before Presidents’ Day weekend, they were ready to show him the latest piece of their rescue plan: the 2010 federal budget. Having just squeezed through Congress what may be the largest spending bill in history, the President now needed to do something that would make the stimulus fight look easy: show the country and the world that he was as serious about preventing waste as he was about promoting growth
Stakes are high for U.S., China during Clinton visit
When Hillary Clinton visits Beijing this week, her Chinese hosts will closely watch her body movement and parse her every word. Her first trip here as the U.S. secretary of state comes in the shadow of the global financial crisis, the pressing North Korea nuclear issue and a warming planet
Why Europe Is Fuming About the Stimulus Package
Europe’s euphoria over Barack Obama is fading fast. As Congress wrangles over the President’s $819 billion stimulus package, a “buy American” clause has the European Union threatening legal action and retaliatory sanctions and opening up the prospect of an explosive trade war. Just weeks after hailing Obama’s election, E.U
Clinton Delivers for Obama
No winner of a hard-fought, down-to-the-wire presidential nomination battle ever received a stronger boost from his vanquished foe than Senator Barack Obama picked up from Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton here Tuesday. After days of backstage carping among both her supporters and his, no one knew exactly what to expect. Obama didn’t just beat a strong and popular candidate; he snatched the reins from the party’s old guard and ticked off a former President, Bill Clinton, in the process