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Skip the Skip: 5 German Ads You’ll Want to Watch (#3)
We’ve searched the web to find the best commercials coming out of Germany. Why? Who doesn’t love taking a look into the marketing adventures of a foreign land. Here’s your chance to see 5 German ads that probably have real Germans waiting for the ‘Skip’ to appear. Tru...
When Will Germany’s ‘You Are Wanted’ Season 2 Be Released in the U.S.?
I was a fan of Amazon’s first original German series You Are Wanted when it debuted on the company’s Prime Video platform across the world last year, and since binging the entire six-episode season in one sitting, I’ve been anxiously awaiting the show’s return. But for fa...
CloudRain Wants to Take the Smart Home Outside and Into Your Garden
If you’re like me and aren’t anywhere close to having a green thumb, gardening is the last thing you want to think about. But a startup based in Dusseldorf, Germany is hoping that their new CloudRain system can change our minds by expanding the growing smart home trend ou...
German Military Announces €650,000 Spending on Maternity Uniforms
Germany’s Federal Ministry of Defense (Bundesministerium der Verteidigung) announced on Tuesday that it would be spending upwards of 650,000 euros ($800,295) to roll out a line of maternity uniforms for its women soldiers. The news comes after the military tested a series...
6 New German Music Videos: Lina, OK KID, and more
Finding the latest German music videos, let alone new German music in general, can be a royal pain in the ass. We know! But we have made it one of our missions to end that nonsense and as a result, we are bearing the pain for you so you can ... Read Story →
German Police Will Help Your Clueless Boyfriend Dump You
What do you do when you’re stuck planning the best route to a heartbreaking breakup? Some take the easy way out with the classic ghosting, others may even go with the “we’re better as friends” approach, but when none of the traditional options work, perhaps you should con...
Is Germany Finally in the Beginning of a Much Needed Baby Boom?
Over the last several decades Germany has had to deal with an imbalance in fertility rates vs the naturally aging population, but new data on the country’s birth rates for 2016 was released on Wednesday and the numbers suggest that Germany could be in the early stages of ...
Qmilk Creates Fashion Out of Milk, the ‘Fiber Made of White Gold’
Milk is known as being good for the human body, but while everyone was focusing on the benefits cows can have for us on the inside, German microbiologist and fashion designer Anke Domaske was focused on using the white stuff for healthy and sustainable fashion. Qmilk fibe...
9 New German Music Videos: Fantastischen Vier, NENA, and more
Finding the latest German music videos, let alone new German music in general, can be a royal pain in the ass. We know! But we have made it one of our missions to end that nonsense and as a result, we are bearing the pain for you so you can ... Read Story →
Germany Grabs a Hold of Top Spots on Quality of Living Ranking
For 20 years now, US consulting firm Mercer has been ranking the quality of living for hundreds of cities around the world to provide businesses with valuable information not just on where to send international employees but to also determine the needs and struggles their...
5 New German Trailers: Different Kinds of Rain, Familiye, and more
Germany can be considered the home of the movies, yet very few of the films made in Germany ever make their way to the United States. The internet and streaming services like Netflix have helped create a platform for some of these films to reach American viewers, yet ofte...
BMW Unfazed by Uber Accident, Plans to Double Self-Driving Car Fleet
Announcing plans to double your autonomous car program just days after one of Uber’s self-driving cars fatally struck a woman may seem like bad timing, but Germany’s BMW did just that, making it clear that their plans are moving ahead at full speed. “Our estimation abou...