MSNBC's PhotoBlog noted this amazing exhibition at Berlin's Morgen Contemporary: A series of undated photographs from the old East German Ministry for State Security—aka the Stasi—shows how spies would dress incognito. Photographer Simon Menner put together the exhibit and says, "These were used during courses on how to dress up and blend into society. They seem pretty absurd now, but it was meant seriously -- this is evil stuff."
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East German Spy Or Hipster? Amazing Stasi Photos
Lou Reed and Julian Schnabel Talk Berlin at Tribeca
In 2006, Lou Reed revived his album Berlin by performing it in its entirety with a small orchestra for five sold-out shows at St. Ann’s Warehouse in Brooklyn. The 1973 album, which riffs on themes of drugs, love and suicide, was a commercial failure when it came out; Lester Bangs described it as “the bastard progeny of a drunken flaccid tumble between Tennessee Williams and Hubert (Last Exit From Brooklyn) Selby, Jr.”
Tribeca Film Festival 2008 Mini-Preview: Documentaries
The 2008 Tribeca Film Festival begins April 23rd and runs through May 4th, with over 200 feature length narrative films, documentaries and shorts from around the world. This year also features discussions with filmmakers, music events, a family film series, an ESPN Sports Film Festival and other special presentations. Check out last week's preview of some of the narrative feature films in the festival, or brave the entire program of films.)
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