Germany's Biggest Open Air Gallery: 34 Kilometers of Art Along the Emscher. The Ruhr region in western Germany is a European Capital of Culture this year. With enough space and ideas to go around, a new project has been launched, set to run for a hundred days. Total Design: Creative quantity over creative quality – that's the thesis explored by design critic Mateo Kries in his book "Total Design". Tel Aviv/Berlin: A Cartoon Guide: Israeli and German comic artists are traversing difficult terrain: together they explore the two cities of Berlin and Tel Aviv, with everything from a Trabi safari along the former Berlin Wall to a visit with designer Michael Michalsky. Cello Rocks!: A World-Class Cellist Shows Us His Moves, Adrian Brendel has made a name for himself as a cellist.

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