Deutschland über Elvis

• English on the March: Push-Up 2 months ago Over recent months, this subway ad has tittilated many a Munich gentleman—and not a few ladies, for that matter. Immune to feminine charm as I am, one might think this fine display would hold scant interest. Nothing could be further from the truth. It wasn't the breasts that caught my attention....
• Sans Blanchisserie Côte d'Azur 2 months ago Where is he gay today? The French Riviera Nice Vence Grasse Grasse Vence Saint-Tropez Vence
• Always Wear a Conservative 2 months ago My landlord, Roman, loves the good life. Since he takes charge of the bottle recycling at our place, he can't help notice that we do, too. That led us to chat, in English, about beer. Nowadays, I told him, I could scarcely manage three Weißbier at a time. That amounts to about 1500 ml, which isn't...
• Wir Sind Papst Nicht Mehr! 2 months ago After Thursday's angeljacking, yet more post-Papal sentimentality. This flyer tells us that a mere €10 will secure a souvenir coin, commemorating one of "the most important stations in the life of our German Pope." That is, the day he quit. But hurry! The limited edition of a mere 20,000 means...
• The Angel of Piste 2 months ago The Angel of Peace. Her golden wings have flapped ineffectively since 1899, since the Munich city fathers screwed her to a column in the überspiessig suburb of Bogenhausen. That makes the Angel of Peace—in German, der Friedensengel—a neighbour of ours. Her day job doesn't tax her very much....

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