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A couple looks at a piece of modern art at an exhibition

A couple looks at a piece of modern art at an exhibition

The Art of Selling Art

Diversity in Germany's art market makes it a trailblazer in the global trade in art sales.

Digital Books and Media

The Frankfurt Book Fair is turning into a market of books in bits and bytes and less on paper.

All About Books

The Frankfurt Book Fair opened Tuesday evening, focusing on India and the future of publishing.

Digital Activism: "Dropping Knowledge" Launched in Berlin

If revolution is indeed "the sex of politics" -- as American critic H.L. Mencken once called it -- Berlin became for a day the capital of a new kind of revolution: glamorous, digital and corporate-funded.

Europe Ponders Digitalization of Cultural Heritage

How should European cultural heritage be preserved in the age of the Internet? What are the implications of new technologies on the European cultural scene? A conference in Salzburg, Austria is looking for answers.

EU Wants Digital Library by 2010

At least six million books, documents and "other cultural works" are to be put online and housed in the European Digital Library by 2010, the European Commission said Thursday.

Anne Frank's Story Goes Online

A new online database of material concerning the life and times of Anne Frank is now available for students around the world to use for school projects as well as personal reflections, observations and comments.

"Ethnoportals" Link Minority Communities in Germany

While newspapers and even TV channels aimed at foreigners in German are common these days, minority communities are finding more interactive ways to communicate with one another -- through Web portals.

In Digital Age, a Look to the Stage

It was with much fanfare about the future of Germany's popular music industry that the 2005 Popkomm festival opened in Berlin. On the agenda were the renaissance of the concert landscape and the success of German music.

German America's Cup Boat Floundering

Four months after the jubilant announcement of Germany's first-ever entry into the America's Cup sailing regatta, power plays and a serious injury has put United Internet Team Germany's existence under intense pressure.

Germany Finally Enters America's Cup

For the first time in its 154-year-history, the world's greatest yachting race -- the America's Cup -- will include a German team.

Offering Germans for Rent Online

Looking for help of any kind? Need someone practical, punctual, educated and well groomed? The internet site "rentagerman.de" may be the place to look.

A French Fight Against Google

Some call it Victor Hugo vs. Harry Potter; it's almost certainly David vs. Goliath. The strong man is the Internet search engine Google. The underdog: a top French librarian who doesn't want Anglo-American domination.

Niche Channels Interrupt TV Monotony

Digital TV and its expanded array of special interest programming can break up the relentless parade of folk music festivals and reality TV on German television. But barely 20 percent of Germans choose to turn it on.

Radio to Download

A new Berlin radio station is hoping to revolutionize the country's music industry with a fresh format that drops commercials for legal song downloads.

Holocaust Literature Shifts Paradigms

As the survivors die off, younger novelists have begun publishing secondhand accounts of the Holocaust. Well-known Austrian literary critic Sigrid Löffler examines the shift away from the eyewitnesses' recollections.

Going Digital on the Cheap

A controversial proposal to digitalize Germany's cultural heritage with the help of the country's new one-euro job scheme is ruffling feathers at the German Cultural Council.

Mail Order Firm Ships a Taste of Home

A newspaper article about a grandma with a record of smuggling gave one enterprising German an idea for a business whose time had come: shipping typical foods to his countrymen abroad.

Christmas Menu with Roast young goose and baked apples

Try this fantastic Christmas menu from three star chef Heinz Winkler. Happy holidays from all of us here at euromaxx!

Polyglot Publicity for Europe

While Europe boasts the grandeur of a Commission, a parliament, and the imminent birth of its own armed forces, what it lacks is an audience. It's an imbalance which a Website called Café Babel is trying to redress.

Apple Pizza

Paul Cunningham's restaurant in Copenhagen is known as The Paul and located in the Danish capital's Tivoli Gardens. Apple pizza is one of his specialities.

Internet Auction to Fund Controversial Art Exhibition

A controversial exhibition on the Red Army Faction (RAF) terrorist group is to go ahead at Berlin's Institute of Contemporary Art. With state funding off the agenda, it will be financed by a high-profile eBay art sale.

Beethoven in Bits and Bytes

Born more than 200 years ago, Ludwig van Beethoven has now come of age in the digital era. With a complete online archive, a multimedia exhibit and a virtual opera, the classical composer is paving the way to the future.

Netting the Big Fish

At the Berlin music trade fair, Popkomm, the nightmare of every music executive again takes center stage: Internet piracy. Despite tougher laws, users who download illegally still have little to fear.

Connecting the Masses with Internet Age Happenings

Groups of people materialize out of nowhere on busy streets, engage in an inane activity and then disperse in a heartbeat. Sound strange? Flashmobs are the latest craze in Europe this summer.

Connecting the Masses with Internet Age Happenings

Groups of people materialize out of nowhere on busy streets, engage in an inane activity and then disperse in a heartbeat. Sound strange? Flashmobs are the latest craze in Europe this summer.

Politics Goes Pop in Cologne

As the 15th Popkomm music conference attempted to maintain the pace set by the euphoric opening address, politicians mingled with industry experts and artists to discuss ways to improve the music business.

Popkomm Opens with Pledge of Governmental Support

The world's largest music conference kicked off on Thursday with the announcement of the establishment of a regulated Internet exchange and a renewed commitment to the promotion of German music.

Harry Potter Speaks German

Harry Potter fans in Germany couldn’t wait for the just-published fifth book by J.K. Rowling to appear on the German market. So they’ve set about to translate it themselves – over the Internet.

50 Years of Deutsche Welle: "An Investment for Germany"

All eyes were on the Deutsche Welle on Friday as it officially celebrated its 50th birthday. German President Johannes Rau heralded the work of the multi-lingual German broadcaster as a success story.

New Media Cuts Through the Publishing Gloom

Far from killing off the printed word, the Internet is actually creating new opportunities for the publishing industry - but is it helping or just making things worse?

Senior Citizens Keep on Surfing

Internet chat rooms and late night surfing are no longer the sole domain of the square-eyed younger generation. Senior citizens are taking to the World Wide Web as the number of 'Silver Surfers' soars.

Hodl-ay-ee-dee-ho! Just a click away.

Ever have non-violent urges to yell? Do you shriek easily? Did the movie Heidi affect you maybe more than it should have? Well, there’s a place on the Internet just for you—Norm’s Internet Yodel Course.

Opera Meets the Internet

Germany’s biggest contemporary music festival starts in Munich on April 27, but only a portion of the performances will actually take place on the city’s stage. This year’s entries are in the realm of virtual reality.

A Life in a Day

On Thursday, 100 of the world’s best photojournalists will fan out across 53 countries. Their assignment: To capture life in the entire African continent in one day.

Transmediale Goes Public

The international media art festival, transmediale, opens its doors this week to the public in Berlin. Organizers say the popularity of the event shows how interconnected electronic art is in every day life.

Woodcuts on the Web

Their distorted figures and exaggerated forms are world famous: the works by art collective the „Brücke“. A current web exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York takes a closer look at the group.