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Trabi Roof Tents And East German Holiday Culture

By Joop de Boer | Published: Friday November 13, 2009

Die Wende and the German reunification twenty years ago inspired us to look back and find out about pop-up culture in the former Deutsche Demokratische Republik (DDR). One of the…

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The Erotic City: Taking Love to Another Level

By Joop de Boer | Published: Thursday September 3, 2009

As kick-off of the upcoming art event Liefde in de Stad, organised by concert hall Paradiso this month in Amsterdam, we’d like to introduce…

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Modern Living Without a Car

By Joop de Boer | Published: Saturday July 25, 2009

Could you live without a car? In the neighbourhood of Vauban, near the German city Freiburg, they can. This innovative neighbourhood is almost car-free, except for…

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Social Environmentalists Versus Car Fetishists

By Joop de Boer | Published: Friday July 24, 2009

Controlling a car with your mind… it sounds unrealistic, but just imagine, in 20 to 30 years this will be the new way of driving your car. Just…

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Don’t Unplug While Recharging

By Joop de Boer | Published: Sunday July 12, 2009

A picture, just to show that some things turn positive in this time of economic crisis and global pollution. Walking through London last week, I stumbled upon this great…

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The Flying Car: Stop Building Roads!

By Joop de Boer | Published: Thursday April 9, 2009

Half a year ago I read an article about the Dutch police wanting to use flying cars for their work. Finally now it’s here: the personal flying car.…

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