June 2015

Leipzig Events: A “kitchen guerilla,” wine festival, flea markets and more shake up the first week of July

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Weekly over the months of July and August, well-connected Leipzig resident Marjon Borsboom will be sharing with LeipGlo readers her picks for events in the Leipzig area - a whole array of interesting, diverse stuff. Here is the first instalment. You can find more events at http://www.Facebook.com/leipglo.

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Sachsen’s ugly side

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Leipzig is not just cool alternative events and venues and beautiful parks and lakes and not just a sense of community and solidarity, either; unfortunately, as our political columnist explores today, the problem of xenophobia in Leipzig and its region, perhaps most infamously in Dresden, has been tainting the news for a while, long before

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Video: Elton John reveals he’ll retire soon, orders guards away from his enthralled Leipzig audience

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Elton John's performance in Leipzig Sunday afternoon filled me with adrenaline: his snafu with the security guards, his announcement he'll retire soon, and of course his epic signature songs; thought I'd share it with you here in a little video, shot from my privileged spot right up against the stage.

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Same-sex marriage bans repealed in U.S.

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A pragmatic analysis on the international importance of the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling on marriage equality and the dangers and controversy the decision may meet.

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