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DEAR SISTERMAG READERS, METROPOLIS , one of the most famous German cinematic

works, is an absolute must-watch in our year of films. It's a silent film legend, a science fiction pioneer that lost its original script, and the first film to be included in the UNESCO Memory of the World Register. Barbara Eichhammer brings the origins and eventful history of this classic to life. We were fascinated by the conflict between MAN AND MACHINE that the film raises – a topic that is more topical than ever at a time when our professional and private lives are increasingly guided by ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE . »Artificial Intelligence: Job Killer or Job Motor« or »Artificial Intelligence: Which jobs are still safe?« are just some of the headlines of a cursory search. One of our authors, André Boße, gives us an overview of the topic. The fact that artificial intelligence has already found its way into our beer and love life is shown by our v-up spotlight on the INTELLIGENTX BREWING COMPANY and our report on love in an era where intimacy with robots is becoming plausible. Another topic that immediately caught our attention while researching the film was the crisp and contrasting aesthetic of the 1920s. This was also a perfect match for our 2018 IFA EVENT with SCHOTT CERAN ®, where everything revolved around the future of cooking. If you want to bring a little Metropolis expressionism home with you, our SPECIAL CHRISTMAS CALENDAR offers some inspiration. We have

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designed six different calendars – matching the films of this year's sisterMAG editions – for you, or had them designed by ALICE WILLIAMSON . These are complemented by Marie's hand-drawn futuristic cityscape, which you can replicate yourself. As our film year draws to a close – we will release one more issue before we start with our 2019 theme – you'll find a lot of inspiration for your next movie nights, ranging from SCIENCE FICTION to German films. We will definitely miss our film themes! For us, SISTERMAG 42 marks the end of one of the busiest times so far. I am very proud of how we have mastered all this and how everyone on the team has grown with their tasks. Have a look at our SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS or the NEWSLETTER , in which we regularly introduce you to the team members of sisterMAG and give them a voice. I'm proud to introduce you into an issue full of information, inspiration, and topics to think about. Enjoy!

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EDITORIAL TABLE OF CONTENT SHOOTING BEHIND THE SCENES DOWNLOAD OVERVIEW IMPRINT

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INTRODUCING THE FILM Metropolis breaks many records FILM HISTORY PART 10 The rollercoaster ride

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THE BEGINNINGS OF SCIENCE-FICTION BRIGITTE HELM A portrait

BELOVED ROBOT How close can man and machine get? SCHOTT CERAN ® creates the kitchen of the future BLACK & WHITE Recipes inspired by the film »Metropolis« from Roberta Dall'Alba

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MY ROBOT-COLLEAGUE STARTUP SPOTLIGHT Intelligentx Brewing Co.

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IRONING INNOVATIONS

to see before you die

WITH TEFAL LINEN CARE sisterMAG presents new ways of ironing

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MACHINE MEN Inerview with sisterMAG co-founder Alex on running a marathon

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HOW WE LIVE want to live â&#x20AC;&#x201C; will live. Development of the metropolis

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A SHOE-FILED FALL with ara COLLECTING AUTOGRAPHS Interview with Kerstin Zarbock, who collects autographs from around the world CHRISTMAS CALENDAR SPECIAL 6 film-inspired DIY-ideas

CONTRIBUTOR TEXT André Boße

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Jessica is a video producer who is currently working on the realisation of a video marketing agency with a partner. She loves to create media of all different kinds, to coordinate and she also writes articles for magazines.

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Metropolis All about the film, the actors and of course the 10th part of this year's film history series. Enjoy!

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M e t r o p o l i s 1•9•2•6 TEXT BARBARA EICHHAMMER SISTER-MAG.COM

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DIRECTOR

Fritz Lang

METROPOLIS BREAKS MANY RECORDS Most well-known German film of all times, one of the most important classics of film history and precursor of the commercial blockbuster. FRITZ LANG ’s expressionistic silent film centres around a two-tier society in the eponymous futuristic city. METROPOLIS is also regarded as forerunner of the SCIENCE FICTION FILM . In 2001, it was the first film to be made UNESCO Memory of the World. At its release, however, »Metropolis« failed disastrously at the box-offices and came under scathing criticism. A short introduction into the eventful history of the classic.

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T he Film silent film METROPOLIS is set in a futuristic city with gigantic skyscrapers, which were inspired by New York’s Art Nouveau architecture. Metropolis alters the zeitgeist of the Roaring Twenties and the belief in progress of the WEIMAR REPUBLIC into a dystopia. The futuristic epic sketches a fundamentally new and distinctly gloomy version of big city life, which threatens to substitute humanity with machines. The modernistic city is characterised by stern class segregations: While the elitist upper classes enjoy their luxuries, the working classes have to dwell in cramped mass shelters in a dark underworld beneath the city. Such a society FRITZ

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structure is reminiscent of Marxist theories of capitalism and of literary pretexts from the science fiction genre such as »The Time Machine« by H.G. Wells. The sole sovereign over the technocratic Metropolis is the powerful manufacturer and its builder Joh Fredersen (Alfred Abel), who controls and reigns his city from the new »Tower of Babel«. One day, his son FREDER FREDERSEN (GUSTAV FRÖHLICH) goes into the depths of the workers’ city. There, he meets MARIA (BRIGITTE HELM) , who is highly appreciated by the workers. As one of the few she dares to express love and tolerance in her speeches and sketches a promising future – beyond strict class differences.

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Though the consequence is a revolution. With its pioneering visual aesthetics, gigantic settings and unprecedented special effects, METROPOLIS inscribes itself into film history as a classic. Its depiction of flying cars, robots, machines and even a highly-modern screen phone turn Fritz Lang’s silent film into the undebatable forerunner of the science fiction genre. The film boasts even more superlatives: METROPOLIS is the internationally most-known silent film from Germany, which was – with five million Reichsmark – in 1927 the to-date most expensive UFAPRODUCTION of all times.

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FRITZ LANG

THE FILM’S

r ec ep ti o n METROPOLIS was shot in 1925

and 1926 in the BABELSBERGER Berlin. Its FILMSTUDIOS in premiere took place on 10 TH JANUARY 1927 . Hard to believe, given its current cult status: The silent film was pulled to pieces by both critics and audience after its first release. Even if its filmic effects and technical realisations were positively received, criticism on the script by THEA VON HARBOUR (Fritz Lang’s wife) was scathing. »Metropolis« developed into a financial fiasco at the boxoffices. The audience numbers and turnaround disappointed so much that the commercial SISTER-MAG.COM

failure almost ruined the Ufa. The audience of the Weimar Republic (which loved to believe in progress) apparently couldn't relate to this sombre story: A civilisation which chooses its own ruin was too abstract for the viewers of the Roaring Twenties. The classic is, however, an integral part of our contemporary cultural memory: METROPOLIS is one of the most-cited films in the history of cinema. Visual and narrative references to its figures, costumes or settings can be found in Hollywood cinema until today. Thus, many contemporary science fiction movies such as

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»Blade Runner« (1982) or »The Fifth Element« (1997) cite the known pretext. Moreover, the scenery of Gotham City in Tim Burton’s »Batman« (1989) also refers to the silent film. The most known reference from popular culture is probably the golden protocol android C3PO from »Star Wars« who was inspired by Lang’s machine humans. Superman’s hometown on earth is as well named after the science fiction epic.

si lent f i l m METROPOLIS is regarded the

most well-known silent film of GERMAN EXPRESSIONISM . Together with DAS CABINET DES DR. CALIGARI (1920), »Metropolis« shows a unique aesthetic which was influenced by contemporary expressionistic paintings of the 1920s. Contrasting lighting, which is intensified by painted shadows, distorted perspectives and props as well as exaggerated gestures by actors, count among the main features of expressionistic film. 21

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scene It is particularly the spectacular props of Lang’s futuristic city that broke all conventions. Lang combined new perspectives of larger-than-life skyscrapers with collapsing buildings and destroyed machines. The film architects ERICH KETTELHUT, KARL VOLLBRECHT and OTTO HUNTE created a deceptively real looking model city. Inspired by his travels to New York, Fritz Lang experimented with trick techniques to resurrect the gigantic commercial billboards

and lights of the American city on screen. He used multiple exposure for this effect. Moreover, he employed the time-consuming STOP-MOTION TECHNIQUE , i.e. each single frame of a motive is taken individually while small aspects are minimally altered in the frame. When the single frames are shown consecutively, the illusion of motion is created just like in an animation movie. Thus, camera man GÜNTHER RITTAI had to move 300 model cards in millimetres to depict the busy streets of Metropolis on »EIGHT screen. DAYS WORK FOR 10 SECONDS OF FILM« ,

he commented on this technique. This pioneering cinematographic

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STIFTUNG DEUTSCHE KINEMATHEK

realisation of a future city made »Metropolis« into a unique documentation of its times: Fritz Lang’s silent film was declared MEMORY OF THE WORLD BY THE UNESCO . It now has the same cultural status such as the Gutenberg Bible, »Nibelungenlied« or Ludwig van Beethoven’s 9th symphony.

»E ig h t d a ys of work for 1 0 s e con d s film «

Stiftung Deutsche Kinemathek

– CAMERA MAN, GÜNTHER RITTAI

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cu l tu r a l h e r i t a ge The history of »Metropolis« is also always related to aspects of loss, its production circumstances and questions of cultural heritage. For after its premiere, the production company Ufa was so financially ruined that it was taken over by media magnate ALFRED HUGENBERG in March 1927. »Metropolis«’ original version was confiscated, and all existing copies were destroyed. Since the production company hoped that

the film could be sold better at the box-offices, it made it considerably shorter. Thus, »Metropolis« was edited by 1,000 film metres after its debut. The new, abridged and altered version hit the box-offices in August 1927, where it failed again and found no financial success. The result: THE ORIGINAL WAS LOST. After a decadelong history of SEARCH

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AND

RESTAURATION ,

the

FRIEDRICH-WILHELM-MURNAU-

in Wiesbaden succeeded in finding long-lost film material. A sensational find in a film archive in BUENOS AIRES in 2008 made the breakthrough: An almost complete film version of the premiere original laid the foundation for an extensive reconstruction. Thus, the new, remastered version could STIFTUNG

celebrate its opening almost 83 years later at the BERLINALE IN 2010 . Nevertheless, a quarter of the film is considered to be lost forever. The 118 minutes version uses new intertexts to fill the lost gaps. An exciting contestation with our cultural heritage and the attempt to not forget.

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Film y r o t s hi 10 part

Up, down, and back up again

»Jaws« was the first blockbuster in film history – right? Not quite! Films with that label were already produced in the 1960s. As a part of our film history, we tell you how blockbuster cinema first went down and was resurrected in the mid-1970s.

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In World War II, both the Nazis and Allies released extremely heavy bombs over the cities of their enemies. They destroyed all buildings in a radius of about 100 metres. Don’t worry, you didn’t start reading the wrong text. We are still talking about film history. However, the name of the bomb is interesting: In the Englishspeaking area, it was called »BLOCKBUSTER« . And this term arouses associations with

EX L A T X TE

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the cinema. Already during the war, in May of 1943, the war film »BOMBARDIER« was called the »blockbuster of all action-thrillservice shows« in magazine ads. One year later, the documentary »WITH

THE

MARINES

TARAWA« received the attribute

»hits the heart like a two-ton blockbuster«.

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format that made monumental films like »BEN-HUR« (1959), »SPARTACUS« (1960) and »LAWRENCE OF ARABIA« (1962) look even more impressive. What’s more, film studios spent a lot of money on advertising. METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER , for example, invested $14.7 million to call attention to the release of

After Second World War, the term fell into oblivion. But it was picked up again in the early 1950s. From then on, films that were expensive, offered a great spectacle, and were made to generate high revenues were called BLOCKBUSTERS . This succeeded because of the introduction of the WIDESCREEN SISTER-MAG.COM

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»BEN-HUR« – just a little less

than the film’s cost of almost $15.2 million. The financial expense, however, paid off – the film brought in about $72 million and is still one of the most successful films of all time.

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But as always, when there is big money at play, the deals with blockbusters were carried too far. The 1963 film »CLEOPATRA« is the only film to date that managed to have the highest revenue of all films published that year and still make a loss. This was due to production costs that grew from two to $31 million. Also, the studio 20TH CENTURY FOX paid $13 million for marketing – and was close to bankruptcy after the film »only« brought in $40 million. Only when the TV rights SISTERMAG 42 | 11 / 2018

were sold in 1966 did the film break even. However, one thing became more and more clear: The film industry had reached its limits. It still offered the audience a lot of big frills, though with less and less innovation. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why at the end of the 1960s, the countermovement NEW HOLLYWOOD formed, using low budgets to

concentrate on what cinema always wanted: to tell new and exciting stories and surprise the audience. Its productions emerged independently from the entrenched studios, which is why they were called INDEPENDENT FILMS .

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JOHN CASSAVETES is said to

an inspiration for filmmakers like MARTIN SCORSESE and WOODY ALLEN . While »FACES« fell into oblivion, another early independent film became a classic: »EASY RIDER« , shot by the actors DENNIS HOPPER and PETER FONDA, who used their own money. It only cost $400,000 but grossed about $60 million. Other films that New Hollywood created were »THE RAIN PEOPLE« (1969) by Francis Ford Coppola and »THX

be the pioneer of the American independent film. In 1959 he cast unemployed actors to shoot the film »SHADOWS« in which the plot and all dialogue was improvised. In the early 1960s, Cassavetes worked for film studios for a while but realised that he didn’t like it. Instead, he used his own money to direct the 1968 film »FACES« . It received three Oscar nominations (one for Cassavetes’ script) and became

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1138« (1971) by George Lucas.

A few years later, both directors shot the highly successful films »THE GODFATHER« (Coppola, 1972) and »STAR WARS« (Lucas, 1977), which was due to progress in Hollywood. The »classic« studios turned out to be perceptive and gave creative young filmmakers the chance to realise their visions.

The first blockbuster of modern times was the 1975 film »JAWS« by Steven Spielberg. With a production cost of nine million SISTER-MAG.COM

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& s r a t S , s k r a Sh s r e t s u b t s o Gh dollars, it grossed about $470 million and became the most successful film of all time – at least until »STAR WARS« was released two years later. »JAWS« also established the tradition of the summer blockbuster that went on until the 1990s with films like »E.T.« (1982), »GHOSTBUSTERS« (1984) and the »BACK TO THE FUTURE« trilogy (1985, 1989 and 1990). Then, independent films became

more important again, as the successes of »PULP

FICTION«,

and

»THE

»CLERKS«

SHAWSHANK

REDEMPTION« (all 1994) show.

Looking at today’s cinema, one could believe that it took a huge step back. Countless superhero films, sequels and remakes don’t show much originality and seem to pursue only one goal: to earn as much money as possible. But if you are persistently on the outlook, you can still find them: those small gems that make film still exciting and thrilling. 33

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S Text: BARBARA EICHHAMMER

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ScienceFiction Fritz Langâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s METROPOLIS (1927) can be seen as a cinematographic forerunner of the science fiction film, especially due to depictions of robots, machines, and even a screen telephone. When the futuristic epic hit box-offices, however, it wasn't called a science fiction movie. How did the genre come to being? And what do literary forerunners have in common with blockbusters such as THE MATRIX (1999) or AVATAR (2009), which rank among the most influential science fiction movies of our times?

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ScienceFiction ? MEAN?

Science fiction is a narrative genre primarily concerned with the development of science and technology as well as its consequences for societies in the future. In the centre of the plot, there is the so-called novum, a (possible) scientifictechnological progress. The future, which is imagined, is from a pure technical point of view possible and feasible. This is not to be confused with the genre of u t o p i a , which dates SISTER-MAG.COM

back to Thomas Morus’ novel UTOPIA (1516). Translated from the original Greek, »UTOPIA« means a »NON-PLACE« (»OU« for »NON« and »TOPOS« for »PLACE« ). It centres around an ideal image of a society, which could not be realised at the very specific point in time. Such an ideal image is basically accompanied by a specific critique of the present times. Literary classics of the genre include, for instance, JONATHAN SWIFT’S GULLIVER’S TRAVELS (1792), which systematically criticised the state and societal forms of the times in a satirical tone. In the GDR, utopian films and novels also contained criticism of the political system. Since they were set in a (seemingly) distant future, they could not be

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punished by the regime. Thus, the first science fiction movie of the GDR, DER SCHWEIGENDE STERN (1960), skilfully hid its political agenda behind a utopian plot.

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19 century th

THE BEGINNING OF M O D E R N S C I E N C E F I CT I O N LIES IN THE AGE OF I N D U S T R I A L R E VO LU T I O N , W H E N T H E S I G N I F I CA N C E OF SCIENCE AND T E C H N O LO GY S T E A D I LY INCREASED.

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the SEWING MACHINE from ELIAS HOWE, 1846

The enthusiastic belief in progress typical of the Victorians helped to create an unprecedented amount of technical inventions such as the railway, the SEWING MACHINE (1846), the TYPEWRITER (1873), the LIGHT-BULB (1879), and the TELEPHONE (1876). Such an initial euphoria concerning technology was soon replaced by increasing scepticism: Degrading working conditions in factories, strange new machines, and polluted cities established a climate of fear of humanly-created technologies and scientific progress. MARY SHELLEY was the first novelist to anticipate the ambivalence

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of the belief in progress in literary terms with her novel FRANKENSTEIN , or the modern PROMETHEUS (1818), which is regarded as the first modern science fiction in literary history. Mary Shelley envisions the archetype of the mad scientist and writes her novel in the tradition of the English gothic novel:

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Forerunners Frankenstein fabricates an artificial human with scientific methods, who soon turns into an uncanny monster. The novel also shows the terrifying consequences medical progress can have when it is used in the absence of ethical principles. Completely new in the contemporary novel, not magic but rather natural sciences are responsible for the monster. Here, the genre of science fiction can be clearly distinguished from the genre of fantasy, which is characterised in stories such as LORD OF THE RINGS by its fairy-tale like appeal. Logic and natural laws do not play a relevant role.

During the 19TH century, more and more novels were published that seeked to explain magical phenomena in a scientific way. The so-called popular scientific romances (literary forerunners of science fiction) already had this scientific angle in their genre name. Thus, Jules Verne in JOURNEY THE

CENTER

OF THE EARTH

(1864) and H.G. Wells in THE TIME

MACHINE

(1895) wrote about futuristic technological

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innovations. Romantic adventures are joined by technological inventions, which are extrapolated into the future. Well’s critical negotiation of the belief in progress was formative for the genre itself. As an autonomous term, »SCIENCE FICTION« was only mentioned in the 1920s in the context of American magazines. Publisher Hugo Gernsback – the so-called »FATHER OF SCIENCE FICTION« – created the neologism »SCIENTIFICATION« and »SCIENCE FICTION« for his stories in his magazine, Amazing Stories. The term, however, was not widely used; for movies it was only utilized from the 1950s onwards. When Fritz Lang’s METROPOLIS (1927) hit box offices, however, it wasn't called a science fiction movie.

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THE BEGINNINGS OF THE

ScienceFiction KINOFILMS

For American movies, the science fiction boom started from the 1950s onwards. Hollywood produced the first futuristic epics such as THE WAR OF WORLDS

THE

(1953), FORBIDDEN PLANET (1956) and 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEE (1968). Central topics included space and the fear of alien invasions. With technical progress in space travel, deep

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space was now also discovered on screen. Space turns into a border land, which can be conquered in a colonial sense. Science fiction therefore also offers a projection screen to cope with cultural anxieties of the alien. The »other« is made tangible by constructions of alterity, which code them as hostile or inferior. Science fiction also serves to reflect on contemporary technological innovations and their societal consequences. Its negative image as trash is gradually lost.

and now?

From the 1980s and 1990s onwards, science fiction films like BLADE RUNNER (1982) and TERMINATOR 2 (1991) became blockbusters that set themselves off through high production costs and elaborate special effects. Recent box office hits such as AVATAR turn to the topic of technological innovations of our time, the digital, and extrapolate it into the future: Novum in AVATAR are the digitally generated Na’vi on the PLANET OF PANDORA . Thus, science fiction always pays tribute to the cultural imaginary of a specific epoch and its zeitgeist.

Since George Lucas’ space-saga STAR WARS (from 1977), the genre of science fiction has turned into a mainstream phenomenon.

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a vamp in armour

BRIGITTE HELM

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TEXT: ROBERT EBERHARDT

THE ACTRESS

brigitte helm I N V O L U N TA R Y F E M M E FATA L E A well-known face with a forgotten name: BRIGITTE HELM , the star of the expressionist ÂťMETROPOLISÂŤ masterpiece (Fritz Lang, 1925), started her career right out of school and voluntarily ended it after just ten years. Within the shortest time, she became an icon of the silver screens of the Weimar Republic.

She always embodied contrary double agents: sometimes the dainty, loving and almost ethereal woman that sacrifices herself; sometimes the steely, cold vamp as a symbol of lethal lust. Vanitas versus memento mori. On a femme fatale that chose a life out of the spotlight.

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WHO DOESN’T KNOW HER SHARP, SPHINX-LIKE FACE, THE DARK EYES AND CAPTIVATING EXPRESSIONS. THE WORKER MARIA AND THE FACE OF THE HUMAN MACHINE, PLAYED BY A WOMAN WHOSE CAREER ONLY LASTED TEN YEARS: BRIGITTE HELM, THE FORGOTTEN PRODIGY.

brigitte helm, the forgotten prodigy Fritz

Lang's

masterpiece »METROPOLIS« (1925) gave her the chance to play the most impressive role of German film in the 1920s. But who is the person that can embody two such contrary roles between sin and virtue? Her casting in the epochal piece of film was a complete surprise to the unknown 19-year-old Brigitte

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Schittenhelm from Brandenburg. Born in Berlin in 1906 , she spent her school years at a boarding school that introduced her to the world of theatre. It isn’t clear if FRITZ LANG discovered her there or if maybe she or even her mother contacted the director. What we do know is that he was fascinated by her emotionality

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and improvisational talent from the first audition in BABELSBERG . He got her a place for a traineeship at the Ufa and, three years later, surprisingly casted the unknown actress in two roles in »Metropolis«.

double role

Her double role as MARIA and the machine human shaped after her image was a dazzling debut next to the incredible architecture, stage design and costumes as well as the two established GUSTAV FRÖHLICH actors and HEINRICH GEORGE . Her

characters embodied the (still relevant) extremes of the female image: One of them is shaped by her motherly warmth and emotions, the other is the picture of un-leashed female sexuality that sets fire to the capitalist order and endangers the patriarchy.

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Even though Lang’s movie was no hit, BRIGITTE HELM basically became a star overnight. The Ufa that had been financially drained by the flop that was »METROPOLIS« put her on a 10year contract with many leading parts (e.g. »ALRAUNE« (1927) , »DIE

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starting point and the height of her career. When her contract ended in 1935, the UFA desperately tried to employ her for further projects – she refused and spent the rest of her life in ASCONA (Switzerland) with her husband until her death on 11th of June 1996 .

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»THE MISTRESS OF ATLANTIS«

(1932)) and much financial success for the production company. The accomplishment of »ALRAUNE« wasn’t enough for Helm who got in a legal fight with Ufa about having to play the eternal vamp over and over again. She won and was employed to play more diverse roles. One of her last performances as a vamp was the desert queen Atinea in G. W. Pabsts »DIE HERRIN VON ATLANTIS (THE MISTRESS OF ATLANTIS) « in 1932. In hindsight, »METROPOLIS« was both the

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two icons Within 100 years, German film brought out two different icons that are known around the globe: MARLENE DIETRICH and the girl in the figurative armour that keeps playing her way into the heart of her audience. Her name might be forgotten but her movies will live on.

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WHAT WE DO KNOW IS THAT HE WAS FASCINATED BY HER EMOTIONALITY AND IMPROVISATIONAL TALENT FROM THE FIRST AUDITION IN BABELSBERG

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Machines In the eternal fight of man and machine, we are taking a closer look at robots and AI, intimacy between humans and machines. And we think about the future of kitchens and which ÂťmachinesÂŤ can make our home lives easier.

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Illustrations: KAJA MERLE Text: HANS-ARTHUR MARSISKE

Beloved

Robot How close can man and machine get? Considering that the HRI (HUMAN-ROBOT INTERACTION) is a serious science conference, one presentation this past March in Chicago was an unusual sight. The head of a gorgeous blonde suggestively twinkling her eyes was put up on a table next

to the speaker’s desk. Built by the company Realbotix, this robot’s head presented topics that are essential to human relationships but are mostly ignored when talking about interactions between humans and robots: friendship, eroticism, and intimacy.

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Sex sells. So it’s only natural that companies making money from eroticism want to use robot technologies, too. And it makes sense that they start out with the head since the human brain is the most important erogenous zone.

CEO of Realbotix, brought the female model »HARMONY« to the conference in Chicago The head has 10 different stages of degrees of freedom, as he explains to the audience. This is a way to measure the flexibility of a robot. In this case, it means that the robot can blink, smile, open its lips, and nod. The face can be swapped within two minutes and the voice adapted to various different settings – all controlled by a smartphone. The MATT

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user can choose up to six different characteristics out of 10 available ones, including »jealous« or »angry«. Doubletapping a character trait makes it dominant. The head currently retails for around $8,000 USD. The entire body will set you back 12 grand.

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Customers are mostly male Customers are mostly male, states MCMULLEN , so of course female robots are more in demand. However, women and couples are also interested, though rarely, so Realbotix offers male models. Slowly but surely, the goal is to animate an entire body next to the head to make a fully functional Âťamouros partnerÂŤ. McMullen thinks it possible that there will be a new kind of sexuality in the future: robo-sexuality.

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At the HRI , listeners follow McMullen’s talk with a cool kind of scientific curiosity. Usually, the idea of letting robots and artificial intelligence into the most intimate part of the human experience leads to more insecure reactions. KATHLEEN RICHARDSON , an anthropologist at the DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY in Leicester, harshly criticises the robots as the next step of commercialising sexuality and further degrading women as an object. Her campaign against sex robots is rooted in the concern that this kind of technology will weaken social relations and very quickly increase a culture of isolation. »I am against everything that turns the human body into a commercial object that can be sold and bought«, she told Forbes. Even an anonymous tester of sex robots

by REALBOTIX called »Brick Dollbanger« shares Richardson’s scepticism of big corporations. He agrees that this technology will endanger human relationships. »But the die is cast «, he says. »This will be a part of us. We have to talk about where technology is supposed to go and implement the necessary safety measurements. We have to make sure that this development is in favour of humanity and will not turn out to be a competition to humanity.«

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Experience with Harmony He remembers his experience with HARMONY as positive. He talked to her for an hour every day. »She is a learning machine, an artificial intelligence «, says Dollbanger. »Our conversations were increasingly fluent, more life-like and comfortable – and even funny.« Even though speech comprehension is still limited and often despairs in the face of complex questions, the undivided attention of his robot made up a big part of the appeal for Dollbanger. »It was fun to chat to her, make her discover new things and help her to see new things about me and get to know me better. They’re very attentive and ask questions.«

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Long-term effects of an erotic man-machine-relationship They are also the centre of many a question. BARBARA VINKEN , a literary scholar from Munich, asks about the long-term effects of an erotic man-machine-relationship. Does the intimacy allow us to completely re-define relationships or does it just manifest gender clichés? Discussing the topic at an event with online-magazine TELEPOLIS , Vinken seems very sceptical and gravitates towards the latter. Answering this and other questions very much depends on

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how we view the development of artificial intelligence. Is it going to be restricted to certain areas that we already know and use today such as the identification of faces, personalised ads or steering cars? Or is it going to improve continuously to combine all of these characteristics to an all-knowing intelligence that surpasses humans? We can only assume that the man-machine relationship will have to reach new depths in this case. Kathleen Richardson believes that

machines could never become fully sentient beings. She can’t prove it – just like philosopher NICK BOSTROM can’t prove his opposing stance when thinking through a whole range of different scenarios in his book »SUPERINTELLIGENCE« . Like so many things, it is a question of fundamental morals and beliefs. There is no scientifically proven right or wrong – we have to answer with our conscience.

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WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THE DIGITAL SEEDS THAT WE ARE CLUELESSLY SOWING TODAY WOULD END UP GROWING A TECHNICAL FORM OF LIFE?

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What would happen if the digital seeds that we are cluelessly sowing today would end up growing a technical form of life? Would we end up regretting treating this species as the lifeless objects they once were? Would cultivating a loving and respecting relationship with robots and viewing them as a cultural enhancement not be more intelligent since we don’t know where future robotic developments might lead us? We don’t know how intimately we are going to have to deal with robots in the future but the small positive effect they might have is to make us re-think our social relationships today. That can’t hurt. 59

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SCHOTT CERAN CREATES THE KITCHEN OF THE FUTURE Â®

PHOTOS OH HEDWIG SISTER-MAG.COM

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THE AREAS OF COOKING AND FOOD HAVE LONG BECOME TOPICS OF MAINSTREAM LIFE. THEY ARE PART OF A LIFESTYLE THAT HAS BECOME ESSENTIAL TO MANY.

The food capitals of the world are home to extraordinary culinary experiences where chefs become superstars and shows like CHEF’S TABLE take over our screens. Not only restaurant visits in hip neighbourhoods are celebrated, but cooking at home turns into a social event for friends and family. Indeed, kitchens have always been the centre of any home. Besides being a workplace, they are a room for gatherings and communication. Now, as cooking, one of the oldest cultural phenomenons, meets digitalisation, things get interesting! In a »SMART HOME«, our kitchen is one of the first things to become intelligent. Together with our partner SCHOTT CERAN®, we take a look at the future of cooking.

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» NEVER STOP INVENTING « the globe who work in the areas of design, architecture, and technology were invited to design the cooking spaces of the future. Countless designers followed the call and sent in their ideas and visions for the kitchen of the future. A year earlier at the DESIGN AWARDS, SCHOTT CERAN® had debunked a popular myth: »STOVE STOPS HAVE TO BE BLACK«. Participants used colours from ivory and beige to anthracite and made stove tops and kitchens shine with a completely new look.

The three simple words »NEVER STOP INVENTING« represent the history of SCHOTT CERAN®. What started in the early 1960s with glass ceramic for mirror carriers in outer space telescopes was turned into the leading producer of glass ceramic by means of courage and a pioneering spirit. No reason to stop there, though: to discover the innovations of tomorrow, SCHOTT CERAN® announced the SCHOTT CERAN® DESIGN AWARDS IN 2017. Students, young professionals, agencies, and professionals from all over

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The beginnings of Schott AG go back to 1884, when the laboratory for glass technologies produced optic glasses for microscopes and telescopes.

STOVE TOPS DON’T ALWAYS HAVE TO BE BLACK.

At IFA 2016, SCHOTT presented the ne w SCHOTT CERAN MIRADUR® SURFACE – the first and only scratch-resistant glass ceramic cooking panel in the world. On a scale indicating hardness, the MIRADUR® finishing comes second. It is almost as durable as diamond-like coatings.

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In 1971 SCHOTT brought out the first black glass ceramic cooktop. Since then, every year has been spent perfecting the product to advance cooking technology, and revolutionise and promote the modern cooking experience.

Over 150 MILLION sold originals make SCHOTT CERANÂŽ the most-sold cooktop panel brand in the world.

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WHAT DOES THE KITCHEN OF THE FUTURE LOOK LIKE?

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The annual Design Awards is only one way to answer that question. At the same time, SCHOTT CERAN® also tries to think beyond the glass ceramic edge to find interesting ideas for the space around the stove

Function

top. Thus SCHOTT CERAN® defined six trends that revolve around the kitchens of tomorrow. The result is FUSICS – six inspirations that play a huge role in developing the future of cooking:

Intelligent concepts that optimise cooking

URBANISM

Create big cooking experiences in small spaces

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SUSTAINABILIT Y Sustainable and environmentally friendly solutions

ILLUMINATION

Light as an effective medium of control and ambiance

CONNECTIVIT Y Smart kitchens for efficient cooking

SOCIAL EXPERIENCE

The kitchen as a place for friends, family, and guests

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THE FUSICS TABLE

DYNAMIC INGREDIENT LIST

One result of this inspiration is the FUSICS table, with a piece of glass-ceramic that is used as a surface for both cooking and eating at its core. The table also includes interactive cooking applications on a MULTI-TOUCH DISPLAY.

The DYNAMIC INGREDIENT LIST and the corresponding tutorials can show different steps of preparation to several people at once. Furthermore, the 8-ZONE-INDUCTION HOB can be used in two directions by cooks at opposite ends of the stove top. This way, cooking turns into a shared experience for friends and family.

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NEARFIELD SENSOR Another innovation is the INTEGRATED NEARFIELD SENSOR. This sensor uses built-in lamps to mark cooking areas as soon as the cook comes closer. We were able to take a closer look at the FUSIC table when it exclusively launched at the SCHOTT CERAN® Experience at ewerk in Berlin. The concept might sound futuristic but the accessible design and easy handling immediately got us excited about cooking with it. The FUSICS table was awarded the KBBREVIEW RETAIL & DESIGN AWARD 2018 in the category »KITCHEN PRODUCT INNOVATION OF THE YEAR« – well deserved.

MULTIMEDIA STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS Maybe the multimedia STEP-BYSTEP-INSTRUCTIONS can help even those of us who seem to have two left hands in the kitchen. The FUSICS table manages to create a connection between cooking and the digital world. It saves time, makes our work easier, and puts community at the centre of the experience.

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SCHOTT CERANÂ® EXPERIENCE 2017 at London Design Fair

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INTERVIEW WITH STEFFEN SINZINGER Head chef at BLEND and author of food magazine BERLINER SPEISEMEISTEREI. What does tomorrow’s kitchen look like to you?

are going to be automated. It’s

It is much more connected than today. Things that logically support us by being connected are definitely going to enrich our everyday lives. Amplifying capacity in every sense plays a huge part. It is important that those new gadgets save on electricity and energy. I think cooking is going to be changed by that and many manual workflows

and other commands.

going to happen via voice control Which advantages can you see in a digital kitchen? I think that new integrated elements like recipes are going to make it easier to cook for those who don’t have a knack for it. It’s going to be much easier for them to make high-quality meals at home.

» I AM QUITE THE TECHNOPHILE. I USE SMART TOOLS IN MY KITCHEN AT HOME AND ON THE JOB, LIKE SMARTPHONE-APPS THAT CAN BE USED FOR COOKING. I AM SURE THAT’S GOING TO INCREASE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS.«

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FUSICS We also had the opportunity to learn more about CERAN EXCITE® by means of several prototypes. This product line focuses on the »I« in FUSICS (for illumination) and offers new lighting solutions for stove tops.

Where we are used to seeing harsh red, the new GLASS-CERAMIC MATERIALS and coatings allow for aesthetically pleasing LED lighting with brilliant colours and contouring in the areas of controlling and cooking. The illuminated cooking zones can adapt to the colour of your cookware and freely move with the pot (see above).

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We can’t exactly tell you what cooking is going to be like in the future – BUT we are certain that FUSICS and its ideas will be playing a big role. We’ll watch SCHOTT CERAN® closely and are excited for future INNOVATIONS.

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During the SCHOTT CERAN® event, select bloggers were invited to host workshops and happenings all about the FUSICS.

One of the workshops focused on light in food photography – both natural and studio light were explored.

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A lunch was shared at the SISTERMAG STUDIO with creative dishes made from seasonal and regional products from MARKTHALLE NEUN.

A design walk through the district Wedding included galleries, ateliers, and the Kunstquartier Silent Green.

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Black & White METROPOLIS RECIPES

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A black-and-white movie full of industry, urban scenes and machineries like we see in ÂťMetropolisÂŤ is not necessarily the typical inspiration for a food feature. However, Roberta took on this challenge and created the following three black-and-white recipes for us. A smoking cake inspired by an exploding machine, ravioli made from robot-like aluminum molds and a softer rice pudding that teases the more peaceful ending of the film. What we like most about the dishes: They are not just visual highlights on our table, but taste delicious as well!

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D E CA D E NT CHOCOLATE BUND T CAK E

ONE CAKE (10 CUPS/2.4 LITERS CAPACITY)

450 gr All-purpose flour

210 gr Dark brown sugar

90 gr Unsweetened cocoa powder

55 gr Espresso coffee (at room temperature)

12 gr Baking powder ¾ tbsp Salt

250 gr Milk (at room temperature)

3 Eggs (at room temperature)

130 gr Unrefined coconut oil (at room temperature*)

H OW TO:

beat on medium and then high speed until fluffy.

Preheat your oven at 160° C.

2. Grease

your Bundt cake mold and dust it with cocoa powder. Set aside. a large bowl, combine the dry ingredients (except for the sugar): all-purpose flour, baking powder, cocoa powder, salt.

5. Add

coffee**, milk and coconut oil at room temperature and keep mixing.

3. In

6. Now,

on low speed, add dry ingredients to liquid mixture in three additions (make sure everything is incorporated well every time).

4. In

another bowl, combine eggs and brown sugar, then, using a hand mixer (or a stand mixer),

*The coconut oil must not be fridge-cold (too hard) or liquid. It has to be soft and workable. Coconut oil usually becomes solid when temperature is below 25°C (approximately). ** The coffee will intensify the chocolate flavor.

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7. When

you obtain a nice and thick batter, pour it into your Bundt cake mold.

9. Bake

8. Before

10. Let

putting into the oven, gently tap the filled Bundt mold on the work surface for a couple of times to avoid bubbles in the mix.

for 50 minutes or until a long toothpick inserted comes out clean.

it cool for 10 minutes before inverting.

11. Invert

the cake onto a cooling rack and let it cool completely.

INGREDIENTS FOR THE GLAZE:

90 gr

Icing sugar

20/25 gr Milk

* * *HOW TO : cut your vanilla bean in the middle lengthwise, fold back the sides and scrape with a knife.

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Vanilla, one half of a bean

Gradually combine milk with sugar and whisk. Scrape*** your vanilla bean and add the seeds to the glaze. Whisk again. Your glaze is ready to be poured over the cooled down Bundt cake!

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C OC OA RAV IOLI

37 SMALL RAVIOLI (SERVE 2)

85 gr

All-purpose flour

10/15 gr Unsweetened cocoa powder

1 Egg A pinch of salt A drop of water (if needed)

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FILLING:

100 gr

Burrata

optional Panko (breadcrumbs), add this only if you see your burrata releases too much liquid

HOW TO MAK E T H E PAS TA:

or a pasta machine. In either case, try to get a thin pasta sheet.

In a bowl, combine cocoa powder, flour, a pinch of salt and stir.

2. Pour

these ingredients onto a surface and create a well in the middle. the egg into it and start incorporating, then knead until you obtain a smooth ball of dough*.

7. If

using a pasta machine, divide your dough into two pieces, then set the machine to ‘2’ (thicker) and pass it through the roller for 2 or 3 times.

3. Crack

8. Now

change the setting to ‘4’ and roll the pasta again for 3 times.

4. Let

it chill for 30 minutes into the fridge.

5. In

the meantime, place your burrata into a small colander to drain the excess of liquid.

6. After

30 minutes, it’s time to roll out the dough using a rolling pin

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9. Lastly,

use setting ‘6’ (thinner) to get a thin sheet. Put the pasta onto a floured surface to prevent sticking.

10. To

shape the ravioli, you can

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use a ravioli mold, rolling pin, a small cup or a cutter, depending on the shape you want to give.

your ravioli. You’ll have excess pasta, so repeat the process. 12. Bring

a pot of water to a boil, salt it (not that much, because the anchovies’ fillets will give saltiness) and cook the ravioli for 5 minutes**.

11. Lay

out a sheet of dough and place a small amount of burrata in a line, a few cm apart. Brush the edges with water, then cut

*TIP: You can use a food processor, but it’s way more satisfying using your hands. Use your energy so the gluten can develop! DOW

Pepper flakes

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Water, enough to emulsify

15/20 gr Spring onions

Butter, a small piece

SAUCE:

2 Anchovies' fillets (in oil)

H OW TO MAKE T HE SAUCE:

HERE

**It depends on the thickness of your ravioli dough.

In a pan, let a piece of butter melt together with some water, the anchovies, the thinly sliced spring onions and some pepper flakes.

2. Drain

your ravioli, add them to the pan and toss it all together.

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SERVE 2

90 gr

Black rice

200 gr

Water

A few drops Vanilla extract

240 gr

Full fat coconut milk

A pinch of Salt

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(from a can)

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If you want to serve the black rice pudding with coconut whipped cream, let your coconut milk can chill overnight*in the fridge. H OW TO MAKE T HE RI CE PUDDI N G :

fatty part to make the cream), a pinch of salt and a few drops of vanilla extract and add the rice.

Soak your black rice for 30 minutes, then rinse it.

2. In

a non-stick wok (or pan), pour the water, the liquid part of the coconut milk can (set aside the

3. Let

it simmer – at low heat – for 30 minutes or until cooked.

SAUCE:

TOPPINGS:

50 gr Coconut cream (can)

L emon zest

Vanilla pod, the seeds from a piece of pod

Coconut chips

1 tsp Icing sugar

H OW TO MAKE T HE CO CONUT W H I P P E D C R EAM:

mixer.

Scrape the piece of vanilla pod**

2. In

a bowl (the colder the better), pour the fatty part of the coconut milk can, vanilla seeds and icing sugar and then whip with a hand

3. Top

your black rice pudding with coconut cream, lemon zest and coconut chips. The cream will naturally deflate with heat.

*TIP: When you let your coconut milk chill in the fridge, the water will separate from the cream. Before putting it into the fridge, turn it upside down (with the pull tab on the bottom) so the cream will rise to the top. When you have to use it, turn it upside down again and open it. You’ll easily remove the water from the top and you’ll find the coconut solid on the bottom. **HOW TO: Cut your vanilla bean in the middle lengthwise, fold back the sides and scrape with a knife.

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TAKE OVER,

pepper

MY ROBOCOLLEAGUE! Artificial intelligence is set to define the age of industry 4.0, performing many jobs faster and better than a human could. Will we all be unemployed soon? No, there is creative and cooperative work to be done with our new digital colleagues.

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PEPPER The new colleague's name is PEPPER , and he doesn't need a long initiation at the the Swedish headquarters of the tourism group TUI. Pepper starts punctually at 9 a.m., searching for destinations and screening customer data. Coffee? He doesn't need it. Bad mood? Never. »Pepper is a pleasant colleague,« says Christopher Riddersäter, his boss. The little guy is only as tall as the belly button of his master, the head of TUI's department for artificial intelligence. He is radiantly white and rolls through the offices. Pepper is a robot, an ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) . But for the employees of TUI in Stockholm, he is like a real colleague, complete with a job profile and fixed work tasks.

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AI-COLLEAGUES The example from Sweden shows that we're in the age in which people are working together with with AI COLLEAGUES . The fact that robots are active in companies is nothing new. For many years, there have been huge robot parks in the production halls of car manufacturers where computercontrolled arms assemble vehicles as if by magic. This kind of automatic production stands for the third industrial revolution – a.k.a. INDUSTRY 3.0 . The count begins around the year 1800, when people invented the first machines, which is considered the birth of INDUSTRY 1.0. The next step was when companies built factories and introduced the

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assembly line, otherwise known as INDUSTRY 2.0 . Then came to INDUSTRY 3.0 – computers and automation. Now comes another big step forward, the fourth industrial revolution. Like the revolutions before it, it will bring about significant changes at the workplace. AI is coming into play, and robots are colleagues with whom we communicate. The change is being driven by digitization, which is shaping every aspect of life today. Today, we have different data than 10 years ago; we watch TV differently, buy differently, communicate in a completely new way. Work in many companies is changing just as radically, with the difference that Tinder, Netflix, or Instagram don’t play a role, but rather software platforms that

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have two characteristics: First, they collect a huge amount of information, known as BIG DATA . Second, they contain ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE that analyzes this data and makes it usable. This is critical because no one is behind this mass of data.

MAN & MACHINES Where it becomes exciting is the point where the AI and employees communicate with each other in what is known as a MAN-MACHINE INTERFACE. Amazon's voice-controlled »ALEXA« is a simple example of how this can work: The human user gives a task, and the

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century

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AI follows it. This is practical in everyday life, but for companies the AI is already completing much more complicated tasks – faster, more accurately, and more purposefully than a person could. DOES THIS MEAN THAT AI WILL TAKE AWAY OUR WORK? Yes,

we see that already today, even in law firms where highly qualified lawyers work: the AI can search files, collect data, and evaluate situations much faster than even the best lawyers. The advantage for lawyers is they don't have to do this boring routine work anymore. But what do they do instead? Do they lose their job?

or NEW BUSINESS MODELS . The legal portal FLIGHTRIGHT. DE shows how this can work. It offers passengers the opportunity to claim compensation without any risk if a flight is significantly delayed. Flighright only receives a share if the airline pays. The business idea is based on artificial intelligence: LEGAL TECH SOFTWARE quickly checks the reasons for delayed flights, compares data, checks claims, and formulates complaints. Without big data and AI, such a company would make no sense.

Not if they use the time to be creative. In the future, that's what matters – to use AI's expertise to develop SOLUTIONS iNNOVATIVE

WHAT IT SHOWS IS THAT THE INTERACTION BETWEEN MAN AND MACHINE BRINGS NEW OPPORTUNITIES.

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INTELLIGENTX BREWING CO

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GET.INTELLIGENTX.AI

BRANCH

PLEASE TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF!

My background is in machine learning, so what I was trying to do was to create technology and algorithms to enable computers to make their own decisions and to learn from experience. I started to get into this world because I wanted to take that knowledge and apply it to a real product. The more I interacted with people, the more it became clear that the way products are made at the moment is inadequate. 85% of new products that come into the market will fail in the first year and the main reason for that is because companies donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what people want, which products they should be making, and there is a lack of understanding of consumer preferences.

DRINKS & ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE HEADQUARTER LONDON FOUNDER ROB MCINERNEY HEW LEITH @INTELLIGENTX_AI INTELLIGENTX BREWING C O M PA N Y

feedback. What happens is that you try one of our products and then you can start talking to algorithms that will gather your feedback online. Such feedbacks might be what you like, what you would like to have in the future, what changes you would like to see, etc. We then use machine learning and AI to process that information and change the recipes so the next time you receive the product, it will be more aligned with your preferences.

WHAT IS THE IDE A BEHIND INTELLIGENTX BREWING?

HOW DID YOU GET THE IDEA TO CRE ATE THIS COMPANY?

We call this beer the first artificial intelligent beer, which means that we are using AI and algorithms to optimize and personalize physical products to people based on their

I was sitting with a friend in London, and we were drinking a beer and chatting about what he was doing and what I was doing. We suddenly talked about an idea with technology

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THE TEAM, HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE RIGHT NOW PART OF THIS PROJECT?

It is a pretty small team, less than 10. We are looking to bring new people at the beginning of next year. WHO ARE YOUR TARGET CUSTOMERS?

and beer. What happened is that he got interested in it and I thought that maybe this was a good thing to start with and that’s how it came about. PA R TIC UL A RIT Y, W H AT MAKES YOUR PRODUCT SO UNIQUE?

What we really want to offer are products that represent the preferences of consumers as much as possible. There are a lot of beers in the market but I don’t think anyone is as responsive to consumers as we can be. I think the uniqueness is being able to very, very quickly interpret consumer preferences. SISTER-MAG.COM

For the beer, the target costumers are tech people in London and the reason for that is because they are very interested and open in helping us to distribute the product. Berlin is definitely on our radar, as well as San Francisco and New York. HOW DO YOU REACH POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS?

We do a lot of content marketing, emails, and events, which I think is very standard. But the most interesting thing for us is to build a network of engaged customers and the best way to do that is to get people to refer us. That’s essential.

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WHAT ARE YOUR MOST IMPORTANT CORPOR ATE PHILOSOPHIES AND VALUES?

We do not want to overwhelm customers with marketing and make them buy. We want to listen to them. We also put a lot of value on data policies; we want to be very open about it and to make people understand how their data is being used. In a way we can create a positive effect. WHAT DOES A T YPICAL WORK DAY LOOK LIKE FOR YOU?

It is pretty much a startup scenario, which means that every day is different and I almost never do the same thing twice. One day I can be creating algorithms and the next day I might be writing content for social media posts. It’s a lot of variety. Basically, the life of an entrepreneur. DO YOU HAVE A NUMBER OF BEER VARIETIES IN MIND FOR THE FUTURE?

This is a slightly complicated question because optimally we could have a single beer for every person on the planet. Of course, we can not say we can make hundred thousand different beers, as it’s not practical. A lot of the technology we are putting in place is designed to find what is the best combination of beer that we can make so that everyone is as happy as they can be. But the most important thing here is that there isn’t an end; we always think that there is something out there and we always need to be experimenting. WHAT ARE YOUR FUTURE GOALS?

The goal of the business is that I want to impact as many people as possible, I want to see less waste in this industry. In the long term, I would like to solve big problems that are in the world. I am particularly interested in mental health. Down the line I would like to see more technology applied in an effective way to help people with mental health issues.

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Dystopian Films to See Before You Die

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A LOOK INTO THE DARK AND DREARY SIDE OF CINEMA

Pardon the morbid headline, but what’s dystopia without death? Or at least the prospect of it. While famed dystopian literature like George Orwell’s »1984« and Margaret Atwood’s »The Handmaid’s Tale« count among the classics, there are plenty of fantastic films that bring the antithesis of utopia to life with comparable poignancy.

Look up synonyms for ‘undesirable’ in a thesaurus and you’ll get an idea of what it means to live in a dystopian society: troublesome, dreadful, unattractive, loathsome... you get the idea. The term ‘dystopia’ emerged as an antidote to the much cheerier concept of utopia, which is imagined as a kind of perfect way of life. And there’s little debate about which forms the foundation of a more intriguing plot. Let’s explore some of the most iconic dystopian works in the world of film…

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A CLOCKWORK ORANGE s for all fan of science fiction

BLADE RUNNER Undoubtedly RIDLEY SCOTT’S greatest work, BLADE RUNNER, invited audiences in 1982 to imagine life in 2019 , complete with flying cars, androids, and hypercapitalism. And while flying cars have yet to dot our skies, we’re all too familiar with the prospect of a future ruled by robots and the perils of a free market left completely at the hands of greed. Unparalleled production value and special effects make BLADE RUNNER a must-watch for all fans of science fiction. SISTER-MAG.COM

A CLOCKWORK ORANGE , adapted from the eponymous black comedy novel by ANTHONY BURGESS , is a cult classic directed by STANLEY KUBRICK that exposed viewers to violence of an unimaginable magnitude at the time. Deeply satirical, A CLOCKWORK ORANGE tells the story of an totalitarian government dozing its population into a state of obedience and repression. The novel’s release amid the chaos of the Cold War gives it extra weight, while the film adaption, released shortly after RONALD REAGAN was elected president, resonated equally with citizens beset by troubles of the times.

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THE MATRIX

METROPOLIS Just as GEORGE ORWELL’S 1949 novel »1984« serves as the literary magnum opus of dystopia, METROPOLIS is the genre’s most acclaimed film. Produced in 1927 during the Weimar era in Germany, METROPOLIS is a two-and-a-halfhour silent melodrama that pits man against machine, and elites against slaves. It is a portrayal of urban life long before Manhattan became the sea of skyscrapers it is today (the Empire State Building was constructed three years after the film’s release), and foreshadowed the gravely unequal distribution of wealth we observe all around us.

No list of dystopian cinema would be complete without mention of THE MATRIX . Like many films on this list, »The Matrix« explores totalitarian control run amok through a plot that’s built around a computer system that dictates all aspects of human existence. It posits what may very well be an inevitability of our technological age: What if the machines we build actually become so advanced that they outsmart those who created them?

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LOGAN’S RUN presents a utopian premise, which usually foreshadows a steep spiral towards dystopia. Set in the year 2274 , a domed-in society’s population and consumption are maintained by killing everyone at the age of 30. It’s an existential pondering of Instagram captions the world over: Would you rather have a short life that’s perfect or a long life that’s not really that special? LOGAN’S

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WALL-E While decidedly less grim than your traditional dystopian flick, Pixar’s WALL-E is nevertheless a cautionary about the future – the year 2805 , to be exact. Released in 2008 , many of the prophecies have already started to come to fruition a mere ten years later: waste everywhere, increased corporate influence, and addiction to technology with dangerously sedentary lifestyles as a result. Should our behaviour continue in this direction, perhaps we’ll need a real-life WALL-E to save us from social, cultural, and environmental catastrophe in the near future.

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THE LOBSTER THE LOBSTER is perhaps the

most bizarre film you’ll ever see. Unfortunately, there’s not enough room on this page to dive into all of the absurdities. The outlandish black comedy takes society’s stigmatization of being single to the extreme by presenting a world in which singles are given 45 days to find a romantic partner. Should they fail, they’ll be turned into an animal of their wish for the rest of their lives. While the film is accented by plenty of deadpan comedic relief, it presents as stark a nightmare as any for the lonely among us.

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The brand Tefal was founded with innovation in mind: MARC GRÉGOIRE introduces his non-stick frying pan to the market. The pan is coated with Teflon – a suggestion from Grégoire’s wife – which was used for fishing gear at the time. The success is astounding, which is why Tefal quickly emerged as a pioneer for non-stick frying pans and more!

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our partner, Tefal, we will look at daily ironing challenges – from finding the perfect temperature for every piece of clothing to struggling with stains caused by limescale – how we can overcome them, as well as discovering some fascinating alternatives to the classic iron. Why is Tefal the perfect partner for us when talking about exciting innovations in ironing? We will answer this question by looking at its history:

In this edition, we will take a look at a topic that most people would probably like to put out of their minds – ironing! Together with

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Tefal introduces the first cordless kettle. With the constant aim of making life easier for people, the advantages of the brand’s cordless appliances are enormous – be it in the case of the kettle or different ironing systems.

AQUAGLISS is the first

Tefal steam iron. It is not only a lot faster than the conventional iron, but thanks to the calc collector, limescale does not stand a chance!

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With INTEGRAL , Tefal introduces a novelty to the world market! This is the first iron with which silk can be steam ironed.

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WATER Whether you are among those who meticulously iron their underwear or those who limit ironing to pieces of clothing where it is absolutely necessary, beginners to ironing as well as experts come across questions and challenges on their way to the perfectly ironed item of clothing again and again.

BEFORE WE START â&#x20AC;&#x201C; WHICH WATER SHOULD I USE?

TO G E T H E R W I T H T E FA L , W E H AV E A S K E D S O M E O F T H E S E Q U E S T I O N S A N D A R E H A P P Y TO S H A R E T H E A N S W E R S W I T H YO U .

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Even if the myth stubbornly persists: TAP WATER is perfectly suitable as a BASIS. But the water should not be too hard!

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THE IDEAL HARDNESS OF WATER SHOULD BE AT 6°DH (GERMAN DEGREES)

The tap water in Berlin, for example, (18°DH) should be mixed in a TWO-TOONE ratio with DISTILLED WATER.

FIND THE PERFECT MIXING RATIO FOR YOUR REGION

Click HERE to find out how much distilled water you have to add.

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Not too hot, not too cold

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Especially for beginners to ironing, it is of course easiest when your iron tells you the RIGHT TEMPERATURE – together with the ideal amount of steam. The PRE-SET IRONING PROGRAMS , which precisely balance steam and temperature, make this possible. Or you can set the PERFECT TEMPERATURE for your piece of clothing yourself!

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WE WILL TELL YOU THE RECOMMENDED IRONING TEMPERATURES FOR THE MOST COMMON FABRICS P O LY A C R Y L

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Imagine LIME as the enemy of your iron â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and of your clothing. The deposits caused by HARD WATER are small calcium particles, which can accumulate in large quantities in your iron. And then? You can use less steam, but this will make it harder to remove creases from the fabric and the lime can cause stains on your freshly washed laundry, as well as shortening the lifespan of your iron.

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N E X T TO C L E A N I N G F U N CT I O N S FO R COA R S E L I M E PA R T I C L E S , T E FA L S O LV E S T H I S P R O B L E M T H R O U G H R E M OVA B L E CA LC CA R T D R I D G E S , CO L L E CTO R S OR STICKS.

T H E S E CO L L E CT A B O U T 10 TIMES MORE LIME THAN OT H E R SY S T E M S – U P TO ONE SPOONFUL A MONTH – A N D M A K E FO R LO N G L A S T I N G I R O N I N G SY S T E M S .

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These patches mostly come from too much heat or friction, which causes the fibres of the fabric to crumple up. Tefal has also found a solution for this problem â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the soleplate with Durilium AirGlide Technology. This allows for an even smoother G L I D E and less friction. It also evenly distributes the steam along the soleplate, which means the fabric is evenly dampened and not more on one spot than on another. 113

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T H I N G S , B I N E R E G U L A R LY H A S I R O N I N G TO D O ...

With her hobby sewing and other DIY projects, there are, however, a few more occasions where she has to iron. Bine’s motto: Well pressed is half sewn. WHY IS THAT ? Pressing seams flat and apart is important for an even result for your projects. Apart from that, the seams will connect better to the fabric due to the warmth of the iron. It is very important, of course, not to damage it. To avoid that, always use an iron where you can adjust the temperature! 115

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From the sewing machine and threads to fabrics and tape measures, pins, scissors and much more, those who sew also have a lot of accessories. OUR ADVICE: Sew a bag for your smaller sewing accessories. You can find Bineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s instructions HERE .

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You can keep your bigger supplies, like your stocks of fabric and the sewing machine itself, in one place with the ironing board and the iron. This way, you have everything together and are always ready for a new project.

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Whether at home, out and about, or on holiday, the steam brush keeps our outfits wrinkle-free and tidy – perfect for a meeting or a date!

FA S H I O N – B OT H C O M E TO G E T H E R AT ANNI’S!

You will find Anni’s playful sense of style both in the way she has furnished her house as well as in the choice of her clothing. The frills and blouses need the right care, of course – and we often only spot wrinkles when we are already on the go and do not have time for an extensive ironing session. The Access Steam Care only needs 45 seconds to heat up before it removes wrinkles from fabrics with steam and a heated soleplate or takes care of unwanted odours. Let’s go!

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More than a normal iron. Why iron with high pressure? 1. STEAM PENETRATION The boiler technology practically shoots steam into the fabric and penetrates much deeper that a normal iron can.

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Alex, our co-founder, has experienced the utopia of transforming the human body – his own – into a machine. All in the process of putting together this issue. A machine that is precisely and methodically capable of covering 42.195 km ... in less than three and a half hours. Admittedly, this goal has been in the works for some time – since the gateway to a midlife crisis, his 39th birthday. Since drafting his noble resolution in 2014, Alex's running shoes have racked up 6,000 kilometres and three marathons, the most recent one just last week. Again, it wasn't quite enough. He crossed the finish line in the Frankfurt Festhalle after 3:31:15, exactly 76 seconds over the »magical« 3:29:59 ... We took the opportunity to ask Alex the five most important questions about marathon running.

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WHAT ACTUALLY HURTS THE MOST AFTER 42 KM OF RUNNING? Only my thighs hurt today, but they hurt quite a bit. Going down stairs is no fun; down is worse than up. But that should be over in two days ... I hope, at least. In Frankfurt we were unfortunate with the weather. Six degrees Celsius together with strong winds made for a more strenuous experience than usual. Fortunately I only had muscular problems in my thighs, and sometimes also in my calves. And that despite the pickle juice,

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which I had specially bottled beforehand to have handed to me at the track by my wife. It's supposed to provide immediate relief against cramps. Not the case for me. Other common ailments, like blue toenails that fall off later, bloody nipples from friction with your shirt, or an stomach upset resulting in diarrhea, can be

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VERY HELPFUL TIPS. THAT SOUNDS REALLY UNPLEASANT. WHY DO YOU ACTUALLY RUN THE WHOLE DISTANCE INSTEAD OF JUST SETTLING FOR A HALF-MARATHON (21 KM)? THAT'S STILL A LOT...

PAIN IS WEAKNESS THAT LEAVES YOUR BODY! prevented by generously applying Vaseline before the start and taking everything you want to eat during the race (water, energy gel with calories, bananas, or even pickle juice) with you. Then you know what to expect from your stomach. Basically, the motto is »pain is weakness that leaves your body!«

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You can start with the halfmarathon. You can actually achieve it relatively easily if you've jogged 10-12 kilometres from time to time beforehand. But only the full marathon offers the added incentive of pushing one's physical limits. It's simply impossible to go 42 km without training and considerable discipline. But when it's done, it's simply great. My first finish in a marathon was one of the most emotional moments in my life. The camaraderie before the start and during the course is fun, including cheering spectators and bands throughout the race. I am a person who enjoys long-term projects that pose challenges. Furthermore, during the tough training phase – 6-10 long runs between 25 and 35 km

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EC G T E S T

– you can eat anything you want (and two plates as well) and still lose weight.

GOOD SH E O S

OK, I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT. IF I WANT TO START A MARATHON CAREER SHORTLY BEFORE MY 40TH BIRTHDAY (ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE AND STILL A VERY LONG TIME OFF), WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO PREPARE? You should first do an ECG test to rule out serious health risks. You should also make sure that you don't have any problems with your knees or Achilles tendons during the first longer runs because these could become chronic and not every body – literally – is made for the marathon. Good shoes are very important. I would recommend having not just one pair but a selection so that your feet aren't always repeating the same movement pattern.

M ICROFIBRE CL O T H I N G

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Microfibre clothing is also much better than cotton, especially

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when it rains. So it's better to invest a little more in good equipment â&#x20AC;&#x201C; even a running timer is fun for tracking your progress. And once you've bought everything, you have to run a lot. Depending on the finish time you're aiming for, you should run at least 40-50 km per week during the 16(!) weeks before the race. You should also do strength training to strengthen your core and thighs. If I had followed this a little more enthusiastically, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s safe to say I would have ran under 3:30 this time.

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BUT ONLY THE FULL MARATHON OFFERS THE ADDED INCENTIVE OF PUSHING ONE'S PHYSICAL LIMITS.

THE TICKET FOR THE MARATHON WAS SPONSORED BY ASICS GERMANY

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3:31:15 IN ADDITION TO PHYSICAL EXERTION, ARE THERE ANY OTHER RISKS? An understanding partner is of course important, because a lot of time is spent training. After a 30km prep run on Sunday, the day is pretty much over, at least for me. If you run a lot, it can also have an effect on your professional performance because a depleted body doesn't think so well anymore.

WILL YOUR MARATHON CAREER CONTINUE?

And for some there is also the danger of becoming addicted or – even worse – upgrading to triathlon or Ironman. There isn't much time left for anything else and it's probably not so healthy either. But I'm not at risk because I'm a lousy swimmer. And the basement is probably the best spot for my race bike.

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I intend for my marathon »career« to progress. Fortunately, my colleagues at Asics, who supported the race in Frankfurt, have offered me bibs at other great city marathons like Milan and Florence. That's what really excites me. Plus, I have to crack 3:29:59 at some point. I'm the only one who cares about this, but I care a lot! I want to continue running long distances, but with a more recreational focus. SISTERMAG 42 | 11 / 2018

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SECTION 3

Men

In this last section of our November issue, it is getting cozy. We speak about the development of megacities, equip you with the perfect shoes for the cold season, give an insight into curated documentations and something very special is waiting for you: our DIY christmas calendar special! We hope you love it as much as we do!

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WANT TO LIVE – WILL LIVE

The

German

daily newspaper »FREIE PRESSE« states on 1/10/18 : »EVEN THE BEST ARE LOSERS« ! Not one single municipality, village or city in the region of Central Saxony was left unscathed by a, in parts drastic, decrease in population between 31/12/08 and 31/12/17 . The population of one municipality close to the Czech border, for instance, decreased by 17.5 % .

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IT IS THE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE LEFT! COINCIDENCE, A PARTICULARITY IN EAST GERMANY OR A WORLDWIDE TREND?

7.2 million

2001

Big cities are booming, moderately in Europe and North America, but above all in South America and Africa. While cities such as LONDON , MUNICH , SÃ&#x192;O PAULO or the Nigerian capital LAGOS are bursting at the seams, rural areas are thinning out. The increase in inhabitants over a span of only around 10 years can be seen in SISTER-MAG.COM

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2006

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2016

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Politicians trying to create similar conditions for both urban and rural areas to counteract this trend may have an honourable, but rather unrealistic goal. Cities are attractive and offer the possibility to evolve in every respect, especially when it comes to young people. HOW DID MUNICIPALITIES THAT LATER MUTATED INTO CITIES COME TO EXIST? Available water, good ways for trade and transport, natural resources, sufficient means of protection and, last but not least, the proximity to religious phenomena were all advantages

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SĂŁo Paulo

of the community. People gathered there for clear, objective reasons. Refined and more extensive knowledge together with emerging technologies changed medieval trade centres into industrial sites which attracted people. We are experiencing something similar today. The industrial labour that has prevailed until now is changing. Service providers, theoreticians and IT specialists, who can mostly be found in cities, are in demand. In the city, you exchange ideas and pursue common interests. You can find universities and institutes willing to promote innovation. Young domestic and foreign people come

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to the cities to go to university, to start their training or realise a job opportunity. The older generation is looking for a wide range of recreational activities and social contacts. Cites were and still are a driving force, now more than ever in our global world. Opinions, trends and, sadly, also conflicts grow on urban soil. For all of these reasons, the urbanisation of our world cannot be stopped. The biggest metropolitan area of the world, TOKYO , has 36.9 MILLION inhabitants today.

The United Nations estimate that about 75 % of all people will live in cities by approximately 2050 . In Germany, 30 % are already living in big cities, another 30 % live in metropolitan areas and other cities. The ZUKUNFTSINSTITUT SISTER-MAG.COM

GMBH (Institute of the Future) in

Frankfurt and Vienna has named the urbanisation of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s population one of the 12 mega trends that already shape our lives today.

And it is easy to understand those people who move for knowledge, education and work. The consequences are immense because the former balance is starting to totter. Cities are overcrowded, problems with living space, traffic management and reduction, provision of energy and water, nutrition and health, waste disposal and recycling all need solutions. Quality of life in these monstrous city structures is one part of the coin, deserted rural areas the other.

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REFERENCES • BertelsmannStiftung from 8/7/2015 »Demografischer Wandel verstärkt Unterschiede zwischen Stadt und Land« (Demographic change increases the differences between urban and rural areas) • Bundeszentrale für Bildung »Bevölkerung – Die Angst vor der demografischen Zukunft« « (Population – fear of the demographic future) • Der Tagesspiegel from 13/8/2015 »Der Run auf die Metropolen« (The run on metropolises) • Freie Presse from 20/9 and 1/10/2018 • Institut der Wirtschaft from 5/1/2017 »In den Großstädten wird es eng« (It’s getting crowded in big cities) • Zeit online from 3/10/2017 »Deutschlands Bevölkerung wächst bis 2035 um eine Million« (Germany's population grows by a million by 2035) • Zukunftsinstitut GmbH Frankfurt am Main and Vienna »Megatrend Urbanisierung« 2016

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A CITY WILL ONLY BE SUCCESSFUL IF IT CAN SATISFY ALL THE NEEDS OF THE INDIVIDUAL. ATTRACTIVE JOBS, AN INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT SYSTEM, A WIDE RANGE IN RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY TECHNOLOGIES ARE ALL IMPORTANT ASPECTS WHEN CHOOSING A CITY TO LIVE IN.

You are mobile if you can quickly get from A to B . Bicycles, affordable public transportation, electric vehicles and car sharing will replace oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own car. Digitising processes is necessary in the transport sector, but especially for the regulation of the energy and water supply and controlling the utilisation of infrastructure and usage behaviour. Problems could be detected and a course could be set, regulated and steered towards. SISTER-MAG.COM

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THE MEGACITY HAS TO PROVIDE PLACES FOR REST, SPORTS AND FUN.

Even the first tries of producing food in a big city have been successful and are being developed further. The population of the future will consist of up to 30 % of 65-year-olds. Healthcare facilities, possible meeting points, accessible zones and housing meeting the needs of the elderly have to be a priority when planning city development. Providing living space is an overall central topic in the overcrowded city centres. Since land is scarce and expensive, building new houses, also in the space between already existing houses, expanding houses both horizontally and vertically and restoring them are all means to help with the onrush.

According to Zukunftsinstitut GmbH, cities cover 2 % of the earth’s surface, but need 75 % of the energy needed worldwide and produce 80 % of all greenhouse gases. New technologies, climate policy measures and digitally controlled redistribution between cities and their surroundings need to help with this problem. We will not be able to stop the »LET’S MOVE TO THE CITY« trend, because generally, objective, not subjective motives are the driving forces behind it. Mastering and controlling the resulting conflicts will remain an immense communal, political and, above all, socio-political task.

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Project Lead SOPHIE SIEKMANN

Hair & Make Up PATRICIA HECK

Photos TOBIAS KOCH

LATISHA NICHOLSON MARIA-LOREEN PETATZ

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for different outfits a number that should make any womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heart beat faster. Our two bloggers Annette from Lady Of Style and Claudia from Glam Up Your were lucky enough to Lifestyle experience a beautiful introduction to fall with the newest shoes from the family-run ara in Langenfeld. As always, we captured every step of their trips.

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»The perfect shoe? A pair of pumps that adapts to my needs!« Annette

Comfortable

ELEGANCE ANNETTE from LADY OF

took us on a long walk through Western Berlin, past Charlottenburg castle and up to the Kurfürstendamm. During our stroll, we chatted about Annette’s perfect elegant shoe. One thing was clear: STYLE

these elegant shoes should be feminine – preferably a pair of pumps or ballet flats. Most important: comfort! And it seems like we packed the right shoes: Annette was delighted with the HighSoft models by ara.

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55-year-old Annette has been blogging about fashion and style for 5 years. Next to her full-time job as a personal assistant & travel manager at NATO, she puts all of her passion and free time into her blog.

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I love being active and during the day I walk a lot. The new ara HighSoft models are great shoes because they have this extra soft upper and the highly flexible sole.

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With the new ara HighSoft models, I can choose between pumps and ballet flats depending on the occasion! The soft foot bed offers a kind of comfort that I wouldn’t want to miss anymore.

On a day at the office, Annette loves wearing pumps because femininity is an important element of her style. The shoes should be comfortable despite their heel and get her through an entire day – that’s why the ara HighSoft pumps Orly are her first choice. Between different meetings, Annette has to get around quickly and she needs to be able to rely on her shoes. The ara HighSoft ballet flats Sardinia are another comfortable choice for Annette’s day at the office.

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Watch Annette‘s portrait video here!

»The thought behind developing the HighSoft was to take the comfort of wearing sneakers and put it into the shape of pumps and ballet flats. By combining the extremely smooth upper with a highly flexible outer sole and a padded insole, we created the unbelievably comfortable walking experience of the HighSoft.«

What is so special about the ara HighSoft innovation? Dani, who has been a facilitator at ara for 18 years, explains it to us:

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Visit Cesco's website here Annette was invited to style her favourite ara HighSoft models in black and berry with our stylist Cesco Spadaro.

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CESCOS FASHION TIP Find your match! Don’t be afraid to put the focus on certain colours. An outfit in one colour can look very balanced and elegant.

My personal style? Feminine and classical – always with an elegant twist

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Watch Annette‘s Style Feature here ! For the first outfit, Cesco chose the dark red HighSoft ballet flats Sardinia by ara for Annette. He combined them with a chic two-piece from Annette’s wardrobe. Annette loves those warm colours, especially for fall. u uara HighSoft Ballet Sardinia

Cesco even chose a matching accessory: the dark red bag Rom by ara. Colour-coordinated statement earrings are the icing on the cake – the perfect outfit for a sunny day in fall. u uara bag Rom

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CESCOS FASHION TIP Black is beautiful! Black is a colour that can be worn on numerous occasions to make timelessly elegant combinations.

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Order the new ara HighSoft models here! After the first two-piece Cesco chose another one for the second outfit. This time, Annette picked an all-black look that goes beautifully with the black High Soft pumps Orly by ara. u uara High Soft Pumps Orly

Annette added a colourful silk scarf to jazz up the outfit by tying it to the black ara bag Rom . The splash of colour attracts the eye and goes well with the entire outfit.

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FALL DAYS in Berlin

Blogger CLAUDIA (GLAM UP YOUR LIFESTYLE ) wore different ara shoes during our shooting and spent a whole day in Berlin. In between she stopped at Berlin Tiergarten and at the historical Gendarmenmarkt.

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During our trip, Claudia tested the new fall shoes by ara. High and low boots for everyone!

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I love being outside in this kind of fall weather – a long walk or a trip to the city are perfect!

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Claudia enjoyed the fall day â&#x20AC;&#x201C; coming from Offenbach, her daily job in the office of a logistics company and her blog and Instagram account usually take up all her time! Blogging is Claudiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s passion. Fashion, Beauty, Travelling and Lifestyle are frequent topics on her blog.

Wearing the high ara boots Liverpool in cognac (width M) and the high ara boots Liverpool in black (width L), Claudia enjoyed both country and city air. The practical elastics add width to the boots. u uhigh ara boots Liverpool (width M) 163

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The ara half-boots Jackson with star applications have a cosy warm lining and are perfect for a fall walk. Claudia took the boots through their paces on leafy tracks and tarmac streets. Her verdict: »The boots are casual!« uu ara half-boots Jackson

Whether you’re going on a sunny walk in the woods or shopping on an overcast day: the all-purpose new ara models are as versatile as fall itself. Together with Claudia, we strolled through the Tiergarten Berlin and discovered the stunning architecture at Gendarmenmarkt. Half-boots in the park and ankle boots in the city – Claudia had a u uhigh ara boots Liverpool matching outfit for every look. (width L)

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Watch Claudia's portrait video here! Claudia's favourite? 2018 the half-boot Jackson with practical outer zip and warm lining won the »Perfect Pieces Award« by the german magazine »Freundin«. Claudia loves them, too:

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»The half-boot is chic and casual at the same time and like all ara shoes they are very comfortable . I’m going to Sylt soon and I’m definitely taking these boots with me!« SISTER-MAG.COM

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The ankle boots Chelsea with a feminine block heel was worn by Claudia with a chic pants-look in grey tones and an elegant black dress. »Skirts, dresses, pants – these shoes go with everything!« u uara ankle boots Chelsea

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After exploring the streets of Berlin with us, Annette invited us to a different world: we spent two days at her Bavarian home in beautiful Oberammergau. A 1,5 hour drive from Munich, this small paradise offers heaps of Southern German charm â&#x20AC;&#x201C; we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know where to look first! So we focused on the shoes as Annette tested the sneakers by ara for us.

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Together with Annette, we took the funicular up to the Kolbensattel-hut. Up there, Annette enjoyed the beautiful view wearing different ara models that allowed her to relax in comfort.

I live in the countryside in Oberammergau so I simply need comfortable and practical shoes. But I still want my sneakers to go with my elegant style – which is why I like the ara models so much!

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The ara SEAMLESS sneaker Rom did not pinch Annette a single time thanks to its special technology.

The ara Rom is no ordinary sneaker â&#x20AC;&#x201C; its seamless structure reduces possible pressure points in sensitive areas of the foot. The right shoe for high expectations in comfort!

The olive-coloured Fusion4 sneaker Tirol with Gore-Tex is a new innovation by ara, and extremely favourable climate-wise. At the core is the water-proof, breathable and long-lasting Gore-Tex-membrane. Developed to keep feet dry and comfortable in any weather, it protects your feet even in extreme conditions. u uara Fusion 4 Tirol with Gore-Tex 171

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Watch Annette‘s portrait video here!

The Fusion4 Lissabon by ara was one of the blogger’s favourites. The Dynergy sole softens Annette’s steps and the flexible HiFlex-upper is elastic. This combination of materials is only available at ara.

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I always wear the black Fusion4 from last season and love it as a classic sneaker – now I have a second pair in a beautiful metallic colour! SISTER-MAG.COM

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Our stylist Cesco visited blogger Annette in Oberammergau, to style the new ara sneaker with her.

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CESCOS FASHION TIP Wearing a jacket and shoes in the same colour creates a harmonious total look!

To start off, Cesco and Annette came up with a casual outfit to go with the ara High Top sneaker Osaka. A warm blazer with floral applications is the main piece, Annette added a simple silk blouse to contrast the dark sneaker and blazer. A pair of comfortable leather leggings completes the look!

No matter what I am wearing, I want to be comfortable. I like to hop on a bike every now and then, my shoes have to be able to accommodate that.

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CESCOS FASHION TIP Several light tones beautifully contrast dull fall days. The colourcoordinated combination gives this look a calm element. ara

Have a look at the New Arrivals by ara .

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The second outfit Cesco styled for Annette is a look surrounding the Fusion4 Lissabon. Cesco was on a special mission here: A cream-coloured office look that is everything but dull and dark. The fall weather convinced Annette and Cesco to add a warming Camel coat.

A matching necklace in metal tones and a laid-back nude nailpolish complete the outfit with the Fusion4 .

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This outfit allows me to look chic at the office while the comfortable Fusion4 sneaker by ara allow me to be on my feet all day long.

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In 2018, we covered the wide world of film and all its aspects. Among them is the topic of celebrity autographs, which longtime sisterMAG reader Kerstin Zarbock drew our attention to. As a big film fan, Kerstin has been collecting signatures since the early 1980s. We interviewed her to find out more about the inspiration behind her passion.

Interview

WITH KERSTIN ZARBOCK

How did you find this hobby and what influence did your childhood and youth in the GDR have on it? More or less by chance, actually. I watched a lot of American films and the Academy Awards on television, always with the feeling that I would never get there, that this world is closed to me. Growing up in Eastern Germany during the Cold War, the former GDR, it was not

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possible to travel to the United States. A school friend told me that he wrote to film stars asking for autographs. I thought, ÂťI'll do that too,ÂŤ and so my passion for collecting autographs began.

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How did you request autographs? In libraries, there is always a socalled ÂťWho is WhoÂŤ directory. American actors were listed here with their addresses. About half of the addresses were agencies that had taken over autograph management for the actors. I wrote them, always by hand so that it seemed more personal and increased the chance of getting a reply. I usually enclosed film cards that were available in cinemas or at film fairs with my own stamp and date so that I could see it was really my card that I got back signed. Sometimes, the stars added a dedication or a little slogan. For example, O.W. FISCHER wrote that he doesn't send cards but will always answer me when I write to him.

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I watched a lot of American films and the Oscar awards on television, always with the feeling that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll never get there, that this world is closed to me.

I also acted on a tip to include a return envelope with my address. Did you often get a direct reply? The first letters came back after 3-4 weeks. I then started to keep lists of when I wrote to whom and received an answer. In peak times I sometimes received 2-3 autographed letters a day. Are there autographs that you pursued for a long time? I think KEVIN COSTNER is very rare. I've heard that he hardly signs autographs, at least

in his prime. Otherwise, I'm proud of HARRY BELAFONTE and DEBRA PAGET , both of which are quite exclusive. What is the value of an autograph? A real trade market for autographed cards started in the 90S . It was possible to sell them from 50 to 100 EUR per card. If actors had passed away, then they were worth more. I was once offered 80 EUR for an autograph by ROCK

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HUDSON . There are also actors

like KATHERINE HEPBURN or LANA TURNER who did not sign anything after a certain time. In such cases, it was possible to fetch around 300 EUR for their signature. Today, the market has disappeared. You can buy autographed cards for a euro.

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When people in Hollywood noticed that autographs were being traded, they intervened. This made the life of hobby collectors like Kerstin more difficult. Replies came until around 1994/1995, at which point it became increasingly rare. Kerstin's career as a collector ended. More than 20 folders remained filled with autographs from Oscar winners such as KEVIN COSTNER and film legends like ROMY SCHNEIDER and ROCK HUDSON.

Kerstin concludes by summarizing the appeal of collecting autographs:

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The world of film stars was such a distant thing that you never believed you could experience. Here you lived in a small world in which you lived, and there was the big world from which you suddenly received mail.

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01-24 CHRISTMAS

Christmas Calendar

2018

Anticipation is considered to be the most beautiful joy. And what better way to sweeten the arrival

of Christmas than a Christmas calendar! We

have created our own Christmas calendars to

complement six of this

year's issues. Whether filled

with chocolate, big or small

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surprises, we think they make a great addition to any

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»SEND ME NO FLOWERS«

Paperhouse Christmas Calendar

Christmas Calendar with pressed flowers

by Marie Darme / sisterMAG

by Valeria Cuevas / sisterMAG

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»BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S«

»THE SOUND OF MUSIC«

Eye-Candies in Blue Tones

Paper cassettes Christmas Calendar

by Alice Williamson / Designed by Alice

by Marie Darme / sisterMAG

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S. 206

»GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL«

»MARY POPPINS«

Mendl's box Christmas Calendar

Dancing penguins with chocolate-bellies

by Songie Yoon / sisterMAG

by Alice Williamson / Designed by Alice

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Inspired by Fritz Lang's film ÂťMetropolisÂŤ, this monochrome calendar with an industrial design is perfect for those who like simple graphics. Each day invites you to open a new door in a different high-rise, offering space for big and small surprises.

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The Grand

BUDAPEST HOTEL The sweet world of The Grand Budapest Hotel becomes even sweeter through this Christmas calendar. We fill it with macarons, small biscuits, and some products from our beauty feature. How about you?

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TheGrand Budapest Hotel Issue READ HERE

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3. Fold the boxes, glue them, and fill them with presents. So charming!

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Read the »Breakfast at Tiffany 's« Issue HERE

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Nobody looks as dishevelled as Holly Golightly when she opens the door with her sleep mask sitting at half past seven. Alice has modelled her Christmas calendar on this memorable scene.

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MATERIALS Crepe paper in various colours Colour Brush Thread Wooden pole Scissors

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Cut a square,12 x 12 cm. 2. Place candies or small presents on the outer edge and roll them up.

3. Twist

the paper at the ends like a candy, and fasten with 2 threads. Paint beautiful eyes on it with paint.

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the 24 candies to the stick at different heights. VoilÃ !

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MATERIALS Download the labels and pocket templates here Dried leaves Scissors Hole punch Coloured paper Glue Ta p e Pressed leaves

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a hole in the middle of the upper end with the hole punch and number the labels from 1-24.

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the pocket template and fold it along the lines. Cover the two longer sides with tape.

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label. Fasten small nails on a wooden board (preferably with a hammer), pull a piece of string through the labels, tie it to the loop, and hang the pocket on the board.

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the paper pocket to the label using glue or double-sided adhesive tape.

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Our ÂťMarry PoppinsÂŤ Issue HERE Designed by Alice

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We've outfitted the penguins of the fantastic world of Mary Poppins with cute little presents. You can build a small Christmas village for Mary and her ensemble of penguins if you like, or have a different penguin present his chocolate-filled belly every day. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!

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wire and twist it so that the end of the loop is the foot. Tape the wire to Mary.

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The Sound of Music Christmas Calender

The tapes from s i s t e r M AG 3 6 a r e ideal for small gifts. Simply make 24 of them, fill them, and give them to your loved ones.

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PA R T N E R S

2018

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W H AT H A P P E N E D S O FA R »A YEAR IN MOVIES« is 2018 for the

sisterMAG team! We make a tour through film history and let ourselves be inspired by movie classics to the content in sisterMAG. In January it was the »BREAKFAST CLUB« , for the February issue »BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S«. March and April were dedicated to the musical films »MARY POPPINS« and »SOUND OF MUSIC«. The early summer is all for Doris Day and Rock Hudson in their two movie classics »SEND ME NO FLOWERS« and »PILLOW TALK« . For the rest of the year, a lot more is planned. We will for example visit Budapest and dig for gold. Do you have any idea which movies will be the focus?

TONI Marketing & Finance

CAROLIN Social Media

MEDEA Administration

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THEA Chief Editor & Design

CHRISTINA Content Management

VERA

FRANZISKA Content Management

SOPHIA

Content Management

SOPHIE Content Management

VALERIA

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SONGIE Design

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Design

Theresa Neubauer (Art Dir.), Marie Darme, Lale Tütüncübaşı, Songie Yoon

Illustration

Kaja Merle, Alice Williamson

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André Boße, Barbara Eichhammer, Martina Klaric, Alexander Kords, Hans-Arthur Marsiske, Dr. Michael Neubauer, Christian Näthler, Robert Eberhardt, sisterMAG

Contributing Editors (Photo & Video)

Amanda Dahms, Tobias Koch, Claus Kuhlmann, Jaclyn Locke, André Neske, Oh Hedwig, Cris Santos, sisterMAG

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