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Among the worst things that can happen to you on vacation is a natural disaster. Therefore, tourists and inhabitants alike were following reports about the course of Hurricane Dean with growing apprehension.Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula is a popular tourist spot with places like Cancun, Playa del Carmen, and Tulum lined up along the coast. The last time a hurricane had hit this area, which was Hurricane Wilma in 2005, the damage had been severe. Much of the beach was swept away.

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As the Dixie Chicks documentary ‘Shut Up and Sing!’ came to European theaters only recently, the US audience is way ahead in the discussion about it. I watched it the other day and I’m still not sure about what to think about this.

Are they the heroines as which many people see them? Certainly not. Are they politicly conscious at all? Maybe now they are. But they seemed not to have been back then. [Read more]

Who is the one-man-wonder from the USA who had a whole generation of fräuleins screaming at the top of their lungs? The sex symbol with the schmaltzy pop-tunes and the trademark hairdo? Quick, time is up. No! Not David Hasseloff, there is one pop star who Germans love even more: [Read more]

On August 23 the House of World Cultures (or: Haus der Kulturen der Welt) will be reopening after a year-long refurbishment. The great news for all Berlin dwellers or those who have the opportunity to get there is that they have a compelling program in stock for us:

A two-month arts and cultural program featuring New York and marking the 50th birthday of the building. The New York festival offers a perspective on the city’s current art scene as well as on cultural and historical developments since the 1960s, featuring art, music, literature, performances and film.

Log on to www.hkw.de to get more info on the program. We will definitely keep you up-to-date on this…

tapmag still hasn’t got HQs. If you have any idea of how we could get some office space, please contact us. We will all add you to our mySpace profiles – as a Top Friend, that is!

The first posting on our shiny new website is great news for all of us:

The tapmag project was selected as one of the best in a range of 100 competitors from 21 countries. So we will participate in the Youth Media Workshop in Potsdam.
Log on to the M100 website to learn more:

www.m100potsdam.org