In Bavaria we drink beer. Never will I ever argue with that. But for days when your arms are too sore to lift up a Maß, maybe just maybe try to lift a wine glass. To be honest, I’m not a big beer drinker, although I do delight in the sunshine pleasures of Biergarten season and I’m more than looking forward…
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Jesmyn Ward’s ‘Sing, Unburied, Sing’: Riding in Cars with Ghosts
Jesmyn Ward is a poet who writes novels. The lyricism of her prose starkly contrasts the gritty realism of her plots, but that is part of the joy of reading her. Her novels hold a gilded mirror to life’s imperfections. Her characters live in a world where murder can be termed as a “hunting accident” so long as the victim…
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Visiting MUN: High-End-Asian-Fusion Dining in Haidhausen
Upon first walking into MUN, you are confronted with a plush chair and a darkened staircase. It’s almost as if the world were saying: take a moment; take a seat; take a breath; and when you’re ready, descend. It’s certainly an odd feeling to walk through a door and not know where you’re going, but at the stairs end, whatever…
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Margaret Atwood’s ‘The Blind Assassin’: Novels-Within-Novels-Within-Novels
Written by the renowned Canadian author, Margaret Atwood, at the turn of the millennium, The Blind Assassin won both the Booker and Hammett Prize, despite a lengthy list of harsh criticisms. Atwood is perhaps best known for her 1986 novel, The Handmaid’s Tale. A dystopic nightmare about the loss of a woman’s right to her own body and selfhood, The…
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Restaurant Gabelspiel: A Not-So-Hidden Gem in Obergiesing
Are you looking for a fine dining escape in Obergiesing? Restaurant Gabelspiel is a dream hiding in plain sight. Located on the ever–buzzing Tegernseer Landstraße, this quaint standalone next to the Giesinger Grünspitz truly feels like a world of its own. Owned and operated by a smart, youthful couple—Florian and Sabrina Berger—Gabelspiel blends a calm and easy mood with a…
