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German Films on Blu-ray
More and more German films are being released in the high-definition Blu-ray format. More good news: Most of them are region-code-free! Learn more about German films on Blu-ray and DVD – and where to find them. More...
NEXTV: German TV in North America
There are several options for watching German-language TV in the U.S. and Canada — without cable or satellite TV. Read my new review of NEXTV. Is IPTV the wave of the future?
German Song Lyrics
Songs in German — with an English translation of the German lyrics. Learn German vocabulary from song lyrics! Ready for classroom or private use.
Heintje Songs
In the late 1960s Heintje was almost as big as the Beatles in Germany! And like the Beatles, he wasn’t born in Germany. He had many hits, including “Mama” and “Heidschi Bumbeidschi.” Part of our German Song Lyrics collection.
Silvester
Learn how Germans celebrate Silvester (New Year's Eve) - with an English-German glossary. Welcoming in the new year.
Our articles, lessons, photos, and other resources are designed to help you better understand the people and languages of German-speaking Europe. Also see: The German Way and More.
German Things
You know what a German shepherd is, but what’s a German knot? Are German shepherds really German? A look at “German” expressions in English.
Dish Network’s German Package
The German television package from Dish Network includes up to four channels via satellite.
German Vocabulary Photos
Some of the words and phrases in our Wort des Tages have photo illustrations. Here's a menu of the illustrated vocabulary.
Photos: Pope Benedict XVI's Birthplace
The former Catholic cardinal, Joseph Ratzinger, became Papst Benedikt XVI in 2005. Ratzinger was born in the Bavarian town of Marktl am Inn on April 16, 1927.
German Dubbing Voices
Almost all Hollywood movies shown in Germany and Austria are dubbed into German. Whose voice do German moviegoers hear when they watch a film with Sandra Bullock or Sean Connery?
Letters from Germany
An expat family learns to cope with living in a different culture — in Germany.
Goethe Books
A selection of books related to the life and works of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
www.Germany.info
The US German embassy and consulate site has been completely updated and remodeled. You'll find the same useful information and links, but now in a better, more integrated format. See this web link: German Missions in the United States.
Tokio Hotel Wins MTV VMA
The angsty German teen pop band Tokio Hotel won the best newcomer award at the MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles on Sept. 7, 2008 for their post-apocalyptic style music video for the song 'Ready, Set, Go!' (from DW-TV)
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