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Drug mule snagged with cocaine-soaked tablecloths

Drug smugglers may be getting more creative, but airport security seems to be keeping pace. Yesterday, we heard about luggage made from cocaine. The mule was caught en route to Spain because the suitcases themselves weighed 44 pounds apiece. Today, from Germany, comes another creative-smuggling story. Says The Local: Three tablecloths that had been soaked [...]

Munich Hofbräuhaus coming to Manhattan

When it comes to authentic European-style beer halls in New York City, the local favorite has always been the Bohemian Hall and Beer Garden in Astoria, Queens. Then came Studio Square in Long Island City, which is open-air but not exactly traditional. Soon, Manhattan may have its very own solution for communal boozehounding. From the [...]

Nudists prompt rising tension on German-Polish border

Last time we checked in with German nudists, they were aggravating the mayor of a small resort town on the Baltic Sea. It seems the freikörperkultur enthusiasts were doing more than just sunbathing; their gatherings were turning into orgies. Now, it’s the Polish who are offended by the free-spirited krauts. From The Local: The beach, [...]

Ja nudism, says one German mayor, but nein orgies

It’s springtime for Germans, which can mean just one thing — swingin’ sex parties! One small town on the Baltic Sea isn’t keen to host outdoor orgies this year. From The Local: Aschau beach, near the resort town Eckernförde in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein, is just hidden from view along the B76 motorway and [...]

Deutschland über fatties

Europe is getting fatter, and the German textile industry vill be prepared. According to a study published by the SizeGERMANY project: “The body proportions of the German population have changed significantly in the last decades – today we are on average taller and heftier than our parents and grandparents,” the study said. The result of [...]