Category Archives: Meinung
Serial – Best Podcast Ever
Who would have thought that the best show of the year is not on TV but is a bloody podcast. It is called Serial and it is just brilliant. Actually more than brilliant. Serial is a podcast exploring a nonfiction story over multiple episodes. First released in October 2014, it is a spinoff of the radio program This American Life. Season 1 is an investigation into a 1999 Baltimore murder. Hae Min Lee was an 18-year-old student at Woodlawn High School. Lee was last seen at approximately 3:00 p.m. on January 13, 1999. Her corpse was discovered on February 9 in Leakin Park and identified two days later, with the case immediately being treated as a homicide. Lee’s ex-boyfriend Adnan Musud Syed was arrested on February 28 at 6 a.m. and charged with first-degree murder, which led to “some closure and some peace” for Lee’s family. A memorial service for Lee was held on March 11 at Woodlawn High School. Syed was found guilty of Lee’s murder on February 25, 2000 after a six-week trial, and was given a life sentence despite pleading his innocence.
Go and download it. It is still ongoing and we do not know where the truth lies.
Graffiti of the Week – Street Art Nr. 141
Meltdown Floor Lamp for Cappellini by Johan Lindsten
Cappellini is one of the best furniture brands there is and the Meltdown ceiling lamps released in 2013 an instant classic. Now genius designer Johan Lindsten makes a new appearance with the Meltdown Floor Lamp. Even better. The 3200 Euro price tag is steep. But hey, you only live once. Johan Lindstén was born in 1981. After earning his degree in design in Stockholm in 2008, Johan established his own studio, Lindstén Form Studio where he has launched several interesting products in his collection. From limited editions that have been sold to museums and iPad accessories to sound absorbers and furniture, Johan Lindstén sees his designs as an outlet to transform emotions and thoughts into physical objects. He takes the opportunity to influence people’s state-of-mind by making the surrounding ambience more beautiful and joyful.
Graffiti of the Week – Street Art Nr. 140
Normally TrendEngel does not reveal where a picture is taken – but this is taken in a restroom in Williamsburg.
Le Triangle – Paris Sky Scraper Doomed?
This would be the first sky scraper in paris in over 43 years – but now it looks like it’s not gonna happen. A ballot turned down some technical permission – but will it still happen? Co-architect Jacques Herzog, who along with Pierre de Meuron designed the Tate Modern and Beijing’s Olympic stadium, said its shape would “limit the shadow on neighbours” and it would be highly ecological, using “wind and the sun to produce energy”. Watch this space. The pictures look spectacular.
Graffiti of the Week – Street Art Nr. 139
Brewdog Punk IPA – The Best India Pale Ale?
India Pale Ale ist THE trend when it comes to beer. Funny what a bit of added hop can do to a beer. This tastes better than anything you might have had before in your life. One little brewery started in 2008 in the UK and called itself Brewdog. They started wit 2 employees and a dog. Now they have almost 300 brew dogs on staff and produce Punk IPA – probably the best widely available IPA in the world. Get one…or two or…
The Imitation Game – Benedict Cumberbatch
Benedict Cumberbatch is possibly the greatest actor we have right now and The Imitation Game is a great great movie about the sad story of how the English mathematician and logician, Alan Turing, helps crack the Enigma code during World War II and how the savior of western civilization was treated after the war had ended.
But definitely funnier is this:
Graffiti der Woche – Street Art Nr. 137
