'From Two Worlds' with Love

As you walk through the show, though, you may be tempted to see other worlds: first world/third world, occidental/oriental, settled land/wilderness. The mind abounds. —ArteryNYC /// READ ME

NYC Art Scene Left Hanging Out to Dry

The New York art scene is literally left hanging out to dry. And now the scene as a whole has to figure out the muddy details of what insurance will cover, how the art market will fair through recovery and what will happen when the water recedes. —ArteryNYC /// READ ME

The Twilight of the 'Civvies'

Angela Merkel's cabinet moved this week to shorten the country's obligatory military conscription from nine months down to six. But the move will also mean deep cuts to the civilian service required of conscientious objectors that, over the years, has become a vital part of the German social safety net. —Der Spiegel Online /// READ ME

Berliners Fear 'Little Baghdad'

Neighbors in German Capital in Uproar over Iraqi Building

—Der Spiegel Online /// READ ME

Angry, MGH heart patient challenged process

Not a week after Rose Doyle's heart problems landed

her in Massachusetts General Hospital in November 2006, the hospital's attorney went to Suffolk Probate Court with a petition asking the court to declare Doyle mentally ill and to appoint a guardian to make all her decisions for her. —Boston Globe /// READ ME

Berlin's last squat ends as legit housing projects flourish

In former squat-heaven Berlin, the last one closes after a dramatic battle. The city's urban make-up is changing, and now a legal alternative to squatting is gaining ground in a city with lots of empty buildings

—Deutsche Welle /// READ ME

When in doubt, drag out the stigmatizing stereotypes

Media paint Greeks as profligate, and worse, to justify bailout.

—Global Post /// READ ME

Berlin's cityscape illustrates evolving German identity

Germany is arguably one of the most history-haunted countries in Europe. But, lately, a subtle identity makeover has been taking place. —Deutsche Welle /// READ ME

Advertisers and street artists swap tactics in Berlin

In a fight for attention, ads and street art are doing a switcheroo. Street art is imitating sleek corporate campaigns, while ads are now using graffiti-style maneuvers to promote products - sometimes illegally. —Deutsche Welle /// READ ME

Berlin's mysterious war memorial faces uncertain future

An anonymous memorial in the once divided German capital pays tribute to those who have died in war. Its origins are a mystery and, as Berlin gets further away from its Cold War past, its future is now uncertain, too. —Deutsch Welle /// READ ME

Courts strip elders of their independence

—Boston Globe /// READ ME