Monthly Archives: September 2014
Movie Review of ‘The Giver’
by Amy Windemuth Based on Lois Lowry’s best-selling novel “The Giver”, Phillip Noyce’s film is on its way to becoming one of 2014’s top blockbuster movies. Coming to theaters in Berlin on October 2nd, this movie is causing ever-growing excitement … Continue reading
Awesome Food
by Niko Single Liertz This is a new section to the BBIS newspaper. In this section I will be reporting on restaurants in berlin and rating them out of 10, 10 being the best. This month is burger September. Name … Continue reading
Berlin City Run-World Record at 50?
by Sophia Cressler On Sunday, the 24th of August, Sportscheck hosted the Berlin city run. There was a total of three runs: the Bambini, the 10.5km run, and the half marathon. The Bambini run was the first to start. It … Continue reading
Venice Film Festival
by Kaia Skillman We see images of war and destruction everyday on the news, particularly in the past few months, but somehow we always manage to distance ourselves from the pain and suffering of the people we see on our … Continue reading
New York Fashion Week 2014
by Inga Filipiak New York Fashion Week- the most prestigious fashion event of the year. Thousands of fashion-fanatics travel to the Big Apple, hoping to simply catch a glimpse of this year’s collections. Ranging from designers such as Alexander Wang … Continue reading
The long awaited Brangelina wedding
by Amalie Rasmussen The two Hollywood stars, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, who met in 2004 on the set of ‘Mr. and Mrs. Smith’ where they played opposite each other, have finally tied the knot. The academy award winner and … Continue reading
Closest Possibly Inhabited Planet found
by Philip Wurzner There are several criteria for a planet to be marked as a “potentially habitable” planet, it’s a pretty big claim to make, after all. The criteria are that, firstly, the planet must be within the goldilocks zone. … Continue reading
Date Rape Drug Detecting Nail Polish
by Toni Seyfarth Controversy around new invention According to a survey conducted by ITV UK one in ten people has had their drink spiked and one in six has become a victim of sexual assault. Drug facilitated sexual assault (DFSA) … Continue reading
Darpa Robotics Challenge
by Wooil Jung A part of the ceiling collapses some distance from you, trailing fire with it. You hear screams of help, and the wails of sirens from a distance. You realize that the scream is yours, that you are … Continue reading
Wowereit’s Resignation
by Toni Seyfarth Berlin – On August 26th Klaus Wowereit, the current mayor of Berlin, announced his intentions to resign from his post on the 11th of December this year. He has faced a lot of criticism lately and speculations … Continue reading