The band Die Kirchdorfer perform at Starkbierfest at Paulaner am Nockherberg in Munich, Germany.

Winter Beer Festival Fun at Munich’s Starkbierfest

No doubt you’re familiar with Oktoberfest, but what about Starkbierfest? Across Munich, Germany in February and March the breweries hold Starkbierfest, or strong beer festivals, that resemble Oktoberfest. But unlike Oktoberfest, they are on a smaller scale and with fewer tourists. The Munich beer festival is Oktoberfest’s little brother and features beers special to the

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Learn German with the music of indie singer-songwriter Thees Uhlmann.

Learn German with Music of Singer-Songwriter Thees Uhlmann

The solo albums of German singer-songwriter Thees Uhlmann have those ideal qualities that make them perfect for those of us who are learning the German language. Uhlmann’s delivery is clean and crisp. What makes many of his songs special is the understated simplicity; which, for a language learner, makes it easier for us to understand.

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Learn German with the films of actress Hannah Herzsprung.

Learn German with Films of Actress Hannah Herzsprung

This month, let’s practice German with the films of actress Hannah Herzsprung. The actress got her start in television as a teenager. Since then she’s gone on to appear in mainstream German language films alongside big names, such as Til Schweiger in Schutzengel. You may have seen her in The Reader, where she portrays the

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Learn German with the films of director Margarethe von Trotta.

Learn German with Filmmaker Margarethe von Trotta

Starting in the early 1960s until the 1980s, Germany experienced a surge in the country’s film movement. The New German Cinema, as it is called, included such notable names as Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Werner Herzog, and Volker Schlöndorff. Included in that illustrious and influential group is Margarethe von Trotta. She has been described as Germany’s

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