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<b>Visitors to Berlin show us their favourite art on the capital’s fallen wall at the East Side Gallery and tell us why it’s special.</b>
Dana Reynolds, 27, from Melbourne, Australia, and John Linari, 23, from Seattle, United States
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Click to listen to John:
“I really like this piece because in general the Berlin Wall has so much history and social attachment to all the different conflicts that have happened in Berlin and in Germany as a whole. In most places they don’t have a wall for graffiti and someone expressing themselves. I really like this one because personally there’s so much detail, it’s very abstract, but you can see what’s going on, you see the different areas, people holding prized possessions. It catches your eye, makes you want to stare at it and take it all in.” – John Linari Matthew Tucker / BuzzFeed
Listen to Dana:
“I think I particularly like this piece because of the scale and the juxtaposition with the surroundings. It’s a really nice balance of chaos and simplicity – the colours are really enjoyable.” – Dana Reynolds Matthew Tucker / BuzzFeed
Matthew Tucker / BuzzFeed
Katie said this was her favourite because of the “colour and symmetry”.
Matthew Tucker / BuzzFeed
Listen to Gianmarco:
“I must say that this is the first time I’ve seen this – I’ve been here three or four times in this part of Berlin, and this is the first time I recognise this painting, and I like it because of the idea that someone else is pushing your thumb up. I guess it reminds me of the Soviet Union somehow. That’s why I like it.” – Gianmarco Trapani Matthew Tucker / BuzzFeed
Listen to Nicolò:
“I like this because it looks like there is a woman trying to keep out all the armies and violence from the planet. You can see how outside this planet there is a spreading rainbow and some roots of trees, and some guys that are partying, they are happy.” – Nicolò Matthew Tucker / BuzzFeed
Matthew Tucker / BuzzFeed
Hanneleen, 16, Laila, 16, Mieke, 17, and Jondahl, 16, from the Netherlands
Matthew Tucker / BuzzFeed
Listen to Hanneleen and her friends:
“I really like this work of art by Peter Russell because the colours are very beautiful, there’s a lot to see, it’s really full, so it catches your eye. Everything on this wall has symbolism that really speaks to me, which makes it very interesting to look at and also the way it is painted is very beautiful. It’s nice that you need to have time to look at it – you have to look longer at it to understand what it means, and what the artist means with it.” – Hanneleen and friends Matthew Tucker / BuzzFeed
Matthew Tucker / BuzzFeed
Matthew Tucker / BuzzFeed
“Albert Einstein is a very famous person in Germany and he’s a very intelligent guy who has always impressed me.” – Sillmann Helge
“This piece of art seems so incongruous with everything, because you’ve got the history of the Berlin Wall, where you’re entering either the American or Russian sector. I just love that they decide to go with the Japanese sector instead. It’s completely out of place, and for that purpose I absolutely love it. Me with my Russian hat, being in Germany, looking at the Japanese sector. I just love how it all comes together.” – Andrew Allan
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“I think this art stands out because it’s predominantly black, which the rest of them aren’t, the rest are trying to be very colourful. It’s remarkably different. The black is fitting, as the days of the Berlin Wall depict a very depressing atmosphere etc, [and] with Tokyo and New York it shows international influences in Berlin. All that combined, along with the depiction of the Berlin TV Tower and the big rotating Mercedes symbol, brings it all together quite nicely.” – Andrew
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Johnnie, 28, from Australia, and Elize, 25, from Singapore
Matthew Tucker / BuzzFeed
Listen to Johnnie:
“I like this piece because it signifies freedom, so humans are able to overcome any type of obstacle and get to the final goal, and it’s colourful.” Matthew Tucker / BuzzFeed
Matthew Tucker / BuzzFeed
Matthew Tucker / BuzzFeed
Listen to the Fernandez family:
“We like this one because it’s very colourful and it’s a gloomy day, and because it reminds us of the Spanish painter Picasso.” – the Fernandez family Matthew Tucker / BuzzFeed
Matthew Tucker / BuzzFeed
Matthew Tucker / BuzzFeed
“We like this because the hands appear to press the wall.” – Alice.
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Matthew Tucker / BuzzFeed
“I like this art because of the year 1989, which was an important year for German people, but also for me, as it’s the year I was born.” – Chiara
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Matthew Tucker / BuzzFeed
Listen to Melissa:
“I like the dove because it’s on the Berlin Wall, which represents sort of the peace when it was brought down, and then you’ve got the chain instead of the branches [the dove] normally holds, which represents the breaking of the peace. It’s a bit more symbolic than just the branches.” – Melissa Bowen Matthew Tucker / BuzzFeed
Matthew Tucker / BuzzFeed
This piece of art was on an adjoining wall to the Berlin Wall that was adorned with equally impressive art. Tom enjoyed it with quiet appreciation.
Matthew Tucker / BuzzFeed
Listen to Laura (in Spanish):
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Listen to Laura’s friend translate her into English:
“She says that she likes the controversy of it because it reflects modern times, especially the shock, as the people are dressed like really important people from the parliament, government people, and that makes it even more of a shock.” – Laura’s friend Matthew Tucker / BuzzFeed
Matthew Tucker / BuzzFeed
Read more: http://www.buzzfeed.com/matthewtucker/the-very-best-art-on-the-berlin-wall-according-to-tourists
Obama’s general election strategy outdated?
http://twitter.com/#!/ByronYork/status/193809149597986816
Daily Caller writer Mickey Kaus explores the idea that the strategy being implemented by David Axelrod and the rest of the Obama campaign is not as effective today as it used to be.
'as a strange unstable warmonger and we wouldn't have time to find out otherwise, are over, no? Does David Axelrod realize this?'
— Byron York (@ByronYork) April 21, 2012
@kausmickey Probly true but irrelevant as O's campaign doesn't matter much–lucky for him, given competence. 2012 = Media spin vs economy.
— Nicholas Kronos (@nkronos) April 21, 2012
Read more: http://twitchy.com/2012/04/21/obamas-general-election-strategy-outdated/
AFP report China getting base in Africa
U.S. grand strategy is taking another hit in Africa.
China is negotiating a military base in the strategic port of Djibouti, the president told AFP, raising the prospect of US and Chinese bases side-by-side in the tiny Horn of Africa nation.
“Discussions are ongoing,”… http://www.thecherrycreeknews.com/afp-report-china-getting-base-in-africa/ #Africa, #China
High speeds at Cathedral of Speed favor Kawasaki – Imola #SBK World Superbike
Alex Lowes fought a determined race to take tenth on his Voltcom Crescent Suzuki in the second outing at the Imola Circuit today for the eni FIM Superbike World Championship Acerbis round in Italy.
A good start looked to have given Lowes what he needed to battle his Yoshimura-powered GSX-R in… http://www.thecherrycreeknews.com/high-speeds-at-cathedral-of-speed-favor-kawasaki-imola-sbk-world-superbike/ #Imola, #SBK, #Superbike, #WorldSuperbike
I Believe The French Are Calling The Rest Of Us…
Read more: ‘On psych meds!’ Drudge hammers ‘moronic’ media gun-grabbers, blasts Senate
http://twitter.com/#!/DRUDGE/status/379938235264147456
Ah, no rest for the gun-grabbing moronic media! As Twitchy reported, the alleged Navy Yard shooter has been identified as Aaron Alexis. Now come reports indicating that he may have been treated for “serious mental illness” and had an obsession with video games.
http://twitter.com/#!/DRUDGE_REPORT/status/379925543388327937
This Twitter user reminds us of another “moronic” gun-grabber:
http://twitter.com/#!/j_gardner/status/379939725483974656
Yep. Sen. Feinstein is already jumping on the ghoulish bandwagon by calling for more gun control laws.
http://twitter.com/#!/DRUDGE_REPORT/status/379920489696591872
And no worries! Drudge did not forget about “fascist” Sen. Feinstein:
http://twitter.com/#!/DRUDGE/status/379941312092323841
Matt Drudge also apparently prefers to laugh so he won’t cry.
http://twitter.com/#!/johncartwright/status/379942184747012096
This Twitter user doesn’t think recusals would happen:
http://twitter.com/#!/ChuckBaggett/status/379943279866806272
Heh. And this Tenn. lawmaker offers up a different scenario:
http://twitter.com/#!/SenFrankNiceley/status/379942031469998080
Boom!
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Huffpo hires Donte Stallworth to cover national security … seriously
http://twitter.com/#!/ZachMentz/status/507341073661067264
Ever feel like you’re being punked?
http://twitter.com/#!/samsteinhp/status/507338334763765761
This is a joke right?
Seriously.
http://twitter.com/#!/DonteStallworth/status/2747758285
No. Seriously.
“Politics fellow covering national security.”
http://twitter.com/#!/DonteStallworth/status/2747382851
This may be the most unexplainable personnel decision since the Yankees hired George Costanza.
http://twitter.com/#!/DonteStallworth/status/27395427114
But it nonetheless appears to be true.
http://twitter.com/#!/ariannahuff/status/507298748041818112
http://twitter.com/#!/Gus_802/status/507376829410594816
http://twitter.com/#!/timmarchman/status/507357349959319552
Of course, most of Twitter responded to the news with utmost seriousness.
http://twitter.com/#!/jwehrle/status/507372397046267904
http://twitter.com/#!/angelaisms/status/507370995016302592
http://twitter.com/#!/K_Smith_MI/status/507368304067883008
http://twitter.com/#!/CalebHowe/status/507377337449447425
http://twitter.com/#!/Crevek/status/507363456425549824
Heh.
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