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ELEPHANT GREY & CANARY YELLOW »Colors, like features, follow the changes of the emotions.« PABLO PICASSO

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It seems safe to say that spring has finally arrived and when we leave the office at night, it is finally light outside again and we hear birds chirping away. So it couldn’t be a better fit that the last section of our grey-yellow sisterMAG issue is dedicated to an animal combination: elephant grey and canary yellow. The bright colour gives us the energy we need to get going again after a long dreary winter. The calm grey brings us down and invites to reading or movie nights. If you are now in the mood for the latter, we have some suggestions: We looked into the first sound pictures – of course still in all shades of grey – and found out how they changed women’s roles in film business in a way that still has an impact today. In literature, elephants and birds are no strangers either. The sisterMAG team recommends two favourite reads around the animals – and maybe you can even enjoy them on a sunny spring day in the park? Fewer parks and much more steal and cement are what blogger Mia from Heylilahey encountered when she took us along on a metropolitan safari from Tokyo to Panama City based on the experiences of her world trip. Looking for more calm than you would find in a big city? Follow us along to the outskirts of the city where we got to shoot in comfortable – and beautiful! – Rymhart sweaters for a day.

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Spring is also a time for new beginnings and taking flight. This experience is not only limited to canary birds and co., but shared by many families when their grown-up children leave the nest. We talked to both sides about how it feels when children fly out. And when the separation sadness becomes overwhelming? Then it might be necessary to be a little more thick-skinned. What that means and why it is good to be thick-skinned – life coach Karin Kümmel tells us all about it in our interview. You’ll see: from yellow press and yellow cards in women’s football all the way to grey literature and style guides for desk and wardrobe, we put together a colourful contentbouquet for you and hope that it brings you pleasure on sunny as well as rainy April days. And for all you crafters out there, we would like to point out our video DIY series that you can see every Friday on our Facebook channel (SUBSCRIBE!): short and super easy DIY ideas straight out of our sisterMAG workshop – instant success is guaranteed here. We would love for you to share and spread the #modernhandmade idea to your friends and followers! See you soon in a new colour scheme,

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SISTERMAG28 – WHAT HAS BEEN? Each issue of sisterMAG consists of three sections with the same overall topic or better colour scheme. Below you can find the first two sections that we published around the colours »GREY AND YELLOW«.

MARBLE GREY & ASHBLOND

2017 will be colourful! At least for sisterMAG. This year, we chose to dedicate each issue to a certain colour combination. This is why our first section is all about »Marble Grey and Ash Blond«. We take a look at ancient marble art and learn all about blond hair and life as a blonde. Do you really have more fun? We also look into the future of our kitchens and foods with our patner, SCHOTT CERAN.

FOG & SAFFRON

The second section is named »Fog and Saffron«. This interesting contrast takes us on foggy hiking trails in Brandenburg and Scotland but also to colourful India. We taste delicious saffron recipes and find out where this spice is from. In the end we've got some great stories to give you the creeps: foggy mystery stories all the way!

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SOCCER MEANS PASSION AND CURIOSITY sisterMAG talks to former national soccer player Nadine Angerer

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The favourite colour of many artists is described by art historian Robert Eberhardt

VILLAGE TO CYBER-GOSSIP Barbara Eichhammer shows into history of gossip

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FLYING THE NEST When the children move out

THE FASHION GUIDE Saskia Hilgenberg (@rockzipfel) shows how to wear Yellow & Grey

COFFEE SETS A history of female soccer

HOW TO DEVELOP A THICK SKIN Interview with psychologist Karin Krümmel METROPOLITAN SAFARI Blogger Mia (@heylilahey) compares the winter of Tokyo with sunny Panama RETURN TO THE ANALOG? We present graphic designer Christine Herrin and her project of the Adobe Creative Residency programme: How to document travels but also everyday life in a digital world SISTERMAG 28 | 04 / 2017

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BROWN BREAD Three recipes for the classic with a thick crust

100 WARM SWEATERS ON GREY DAYS

We show you how to style classic sweaters from Rymhart with stylish outfits and sisterMAG #Modernhandmade pieces (including free patterns)

122 THE FILM ERA OF WOMEN

Women in Black and White movies, written by Julia Laukert

128 THE BOB DYLAN OF MATHEMATICS

Grey freedom in science by Dr. Ulrich Herb

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PHOTOS Zoë Noble MAKEUP & HAIR Aennikin

MODEL Jeannette Mokosch DRESS Evi Neubauer I L L U S T R AT I O N Alice Williamson / Designed By Alice

Everyday workspaces in Grey and Yellow, styled by interior specialist Juliane Röthig from indecorate.de

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TEXT Saskia Hilgenberg instagram.com/rockzipfel

Mia Marjanovic heylilahey.com

Ulrich Herb scinoptica.com

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Christine Herrin christineherrin.com

Julia Laukert julialaukert.com

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Alex Kords kords.net Christian Naethler @iamvolta Antje Ritter das-korrektiv.de Dr. Michael Neubauer

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Christian Naethler @iamvolta Franziska Winterling @franziefliegt Sabrina BĂ¤cker SISTER-MAG.COM

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Carole Poirot mademoisellepoirot.com

Ana Melo nabaroo.com/amalteia

Lale Tütüncübaşı @lale.yla

Mathilde Schliebe schlie.be

Zoe Noble zoenoble.com

Songie Yoon instagram.com/_sy.92 Alice Williamson designedbyalice.co.uk Ira Häussler @goldblackandi

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YELLOW AND GREY – the odd couple. Yellow

is a rare choice in the world of fashion while shades of grey are ubiquitous. The latter is just as popular as its components black and white and makes for a safe choice while most of us would characterize yellow as »just not my colour.« In truth though, yellow suits just as many different types as grey; it all comes down to picking the right shade.

GREY-ON-GREY IS BEST INTERSPERSED WITH PINK HIGHLIGHTS SO AS NOT TO TURN YOU INTO A MOUSY WALLFLOWER.

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As a rule: COOL SKIN TONES are best complimented by COOL COLOURS – and warm ones by warm ones. Yellow is a warm colour, grey is a cool one. Easy! But the scales of these colour shades are so wide there are hues to suit any skin tone on them. Pale, tan and bluish skin tones benefit from pure shades of grey made up of black and white. It’s all about the right shade of yellow: cool yellowish hues like a DELIACTE POWDER YELLOW, MILK-LIKE SHADES

with a base of blue or green will bring them out just as well. If you’re very pale though, stay away from bright yellow shades. OF YELLOW, CITRUS OR CANARY YELLOW

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Different shades of yellow can be combined with muted colours for a beautiful result; try berry colours, dark beige and brown. Shades of mustard, saffron and citrus yellow will also go well with berry colours and bottle green hues. A clean shade of grey usually goes best with louder, more vibrant colours.

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(grey-beige); then put on some PINK lipstick and you’re good to go. Perfection!

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K EA LEY JACK ET SAM SOE & SA MSO E

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Clean shades of grey are created by mixing black and white. But just as there are light and dark tones there are also warm and cool shades of grey. Adding just a hint of any additional colour will create a new shade of grey which may be much warmer. These are the ones best suited for warmer skin tones – which will also look good in a VIBRANT, LOUD, WARM YELLOW. People with darker skin tones or a nice holiday tan are the easiest customers of them all as they look great in just about anything. For a particularly beautiful look try to combine

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Elephant grey and canary yellow. Elephants and birds: one heavy, solid, reliable; the other small, delicate and always about to take off. It's a pairing that captures the imagination and has recently inspired two of my favourite authors to explore its symbolism in the field of literature – namely in Jodi Picoult’s » L E AV I N G T I M E « and Donna Tartt’s tome » T H E G O L D F I N C H « . Let me share how these novels explore the characteristics of grey elephants and yellow finches and why they are well worth your time. TEXT | FRANZI WINTERLING

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Despite the fact that she is growing up in New Hampshire in the Northeast of the United States, elephants are an integral part of young Jenna’s life. The place she calls home is an elephant sanctuary that provides a shelter and peace in their twilight years for often traumatized animals rescued from zoos and travelling circuses. Jenna’s mother researches the animals' way of mourning, which in many ways appears way ahead of human behaviour. One night, however, she suddenly disappears in a mysterious incident that claims the life of one of the animal

In the wild, a mother and daughter stay in close proximity their whole lives; I hope I am that lucky. J O D I P I C O U LT, » L E AV I N G T I M E «

keepers. Years later, at the age of 13, Jenna still can’t come to terms with the thought that her mother just left her behind and sets out to solve the mystery with the help of an unconventional clairvoyant,

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One of the most amazing things about elephants mourning in the wild is their ability to grieve hard, but then truly, unequivocally, let go. Humans can’t seem to do that. I’ve always thought it’s because of religion. We expect to see our loved ones in the next life, whatever that might be. Elephants don’t have that hope, only the memories of this life. Maybe that’s why it is easier for them to move on.

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who seems to have lost her gift, and a detective reinvestigating her mother’s disappearance. The quest also involves Jenna diving deep into her mother’s research about her favourite animals and by extension her wider family. Will the elephants and their proverbial memory prove to hold the only clue to her mother’s fate? The elephants in Jodi Picoult‘s novel are more than mere animals, or even symbols. Their characters aren’t restricted to either of these representations, but rather fully developed individuals that add to and influence the story just as much as any humans in it. The elephants’ tales about years of separation, family cohesion, and loss are just as touching

as those of Jenna and her mother. Through them, the elephants also emerge as potential role models for humans. Or as the book puts it: »What I was really researching was not how elephants deal with loss, but how humans can’t.«

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And isn’t the whole point of things – beautiful things – that they connect you to some larger beauty? Those first images that crack your heart wide open and you spend the rest of your life chasing, or trying to recapture, in one way or another?

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Despite the fact that her novel is more than 1000 pages long (please don’t let that scare you off!) it is almost impossible to say anything about what happens in it without spoiling bits of the story. You have to experience it firsthand to appreciate every single word and well turned phrase it took the author 10 years to put together. The book is about Theo, who is 13 years old when we first meet him, and how what happened to him one fateful day when he was suspended from school changed the rest of his life. Through the course of the

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novel we follow Theo to New York and Las Vegas, and spend nights on coaches with him and his pooch on their way back to his hometown. Preparing to fly with him to Amsterdam, we can all but see misfortune awaiting him there but are incapable of preventing him from going – however much we would like to. But how exactly does a bird come into play here? The eponymous goldfinch isn’t an actual bird, but rather the title of a painting showing a small golden bird chained to the feeder on which it is perching, looking at the beholder. Is it sad? Angry?

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Disappointed in the human who betrayed it? Or is it indifferent because it has never known another life? The goldfinch may be the story’s initial trigger, but it is most definitely its driving force. It steers and guides it along and soon is so much more than just a painting to Theo; it is his mirror image, reflecting his desire to fly away but being equally incapable of shaking off his shackles. A companion during lonely times, the finch becomes his most She was the golden thread running valued treasure and the one thing through everything, a lens that magworth fighting for. The novel is a nified beauty so that the whole world declaration of love for beauty in stood transfigured in relation to her, art and its ability to set us free – and her alone. irrespective of physical chains. D O N N A TA RT T, »THE GOLDFINCH«

Beauty is rarely soft or consolatory. Quite the contrary. Genuine beauty is always quite alarming.

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Illustrations by Mathilde Schliebe

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Flying the nest When children move out

lllustrationen von MATHILDE SCHLIEBE Produktion von SOPHIE SIEKMANN

You have them, you raise them, you educate them, you keep them safe, and you are there for them – but eventually the day will come when your children move out. This is not just an emotional day for the children, but the mother can experience this phase of learning to let go as a particularly intense time in her life. Suddenly the house feels empty and you find yourself having much more time to focus on yourself. Your kids are

guests now; that’s a change many mothers take some time getting used to. sisterMAG has asked mothers and children to share their nest-flying experiences. The result is a collection of loving, personal, and honest stories from different perspectives that all share one important message: Finding your wings is a good thing as long as you don’t forget about your roots.

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Food Blogger Lynn Hoefer (Heavenlynn Healthy ) tells us about her flying the nest together with her mother and two sisters: DAGMAR HOEFER (mother): 52, self-employed travel agent and fitness coach »Just you wait until it happens to you«, I had heard that so many times – and now it has happened. My husband and I are alone. But we’re still doing fine and I am grateful for it. I often think back to my own youth these days – moving out, going to uni, being an au pair in America, my time as a flight attendant; and all of it without a mobile phone or the internet. How did my mother cope? We never talked about that. And now I have had that same experience: my three daughters have flown the nest. From the crèche to university and some time spent abroad, my children grew up at galloping speed – times three – with not a boring moment along the way. Apart from juggling work and motherhood I also always set personal goals to take me out of my daily routine. I worked as a part-time fitness coach and for SISTER-MAG.COM

my 40th birthday I ran my first marathon – and it felt wonderful. Looking back, I think it was a gentle way to start cutting the umbilical cord connecting me to my children. Or was I not really a mother because as a selfemployed person with children I still found time to look after my personal needs? Maybe I just got lucky; we never had any serious problems with our children, just many funny moments when the parents suddenly get weird. Then Lynn, our first born, spent one year at a high school in America. It was our first big farewell, letting her venture into the unknown – at only 16! I found myself many times sitting in her empty room, welling up. It all felt so strange but it was only the beginning. And good training, really, for the many more parting pains to come. It's an important process for both sides. Since last September everything has been different; The nest is completely empty. I hardly ever put my yoga mat away now (because nobody cares) and any structure I had to my days has gone out the window. It’s like all the liveliness has left the house together with my children. I rarely set an alarm

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clock. The fridge looks emptier than it ever has, I don’t run the washing machine on a daily basis anymore, and I sometimes do my few dishes by hand. It’s different, but it’s fine. I love to get creative and change things, but I have not touched the children’s rooms yet – just exchanged the single beds for double ones because the family keeps growing. I am more of a first floor museum curator, really, although it was not planned that way at all. Am I developing a sentimental streak? Actually, not all that much has

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changed, or maybe just a little. I do sometimes find myself eating the dinner I have cooked inspired by »Heavenlynn Healthy« all by myself when my husband has to work late. And I look forward to every single visit by my children, no matter how short it may be. And I am very, very proud of the result of my parenting, which was exclusively guided by my gut feeling. We’re doing fine, our family is healthy, and we enjoy the moment – what more do I need? You don’t have children to keep them with you forever, do you?

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Lynn Hoefer (eldest daughter): 27, food blogger and business student: »There are two things children should get from their parents: roots and wings«. My parents have a framed print of this Goethe quote in their hallway and in my opinion it sums up the idea of flying the nest perfectly. I think the first night after I had moved out for good was the worst. My parents stayed for an extra night in my university town, but when they finally drove off I fully realised for the first time that I was really out on my own now. Wings? It most definitely did not feel like flying. As the eldest of three sisters, I found it particularly hard to imagine the others go on with their lives as normal while I was far away and on my own. Since mine had been the largest bedroom in my parents’ house, it was immediately reassigned to my next sister. I understood the decision – or at least I told myself I did. After all, I was the oldest and most sensible one. It still felt weird to sleep in a different room when I first went back to visit. But SISTER-MAG.COM

since I now lived in Reutlingen and would later finish my bachelor in the U.S., I did not care about the reassignment of my room for very long. My parents’ house is where my roots are, where I spent my happy childhood – lovingly prepared lunch sandwiches included. It wasn’t important who slept in which room as the really memorable things tended to happen in the living room or the kitchen. Going home was what mattered to me, my reward at the end of each semester. I got to cuddle our dog, Balu, again and go running with the entire family before an extensive breakfast. Every visit was like a holiday and every farewell, especially during my time in the States, was a tearful one – and not something which got easier over time. I guess my roots were just too strong. I had always had a good relationship with my parents and younger sisters, but moving out has definitely strengthened both connections even further. I don’t remember talking to my sister for an hour at a time before

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THE FOUR HOEFER GIRLS

without any interruptions. Phone calls can sometimes bring you much closer to one another than actually living together – at least in my experience. You re-learn to appreciate your family when you miss them. During all my time at uni, my parents' house was my »safe haven«, my retreat, my home port. I felt safe here, able to let go of both my troubles at university and responsibility of life in general, and just be a child again. I am so very grateful to my parents SISTER-MAG.COM

for this. I also appreciate that my mother, despite her creative passions, has left our childhood rooms unchanged. They do have new beds and the shocking pink walls now sport slightly more muted colours, but they still feel like they used to. The smell of the rooms in the »girls‘ wing« still takes me right back to my carefree childhood. A little while ago, however, I had to admit that my parents’ house is not my home anymore. At first I was shocked by this insight because I had always

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looked forward to going back there so much. But I have grown up now (or at least I pay taxes) and made my own home: a flat I share with my boyfriend of many years. It is my new retreat, my first proper home after many shared student flats. So that’s what flying feels like! But even with two feet firmly on the ground of my own life, it helps to know that my parents’ house is just a phone call away and its doors are open to me at any time. My boyfriend and sisters have enhanced the Goethe quote to reflect our family, by the way: »There are two things children should get from their parents: roots and wings - and sandwiches«. That’s so true. May Britt Hoefer (second daughter): 25, business student Passion fruit cupcakes decorated with chocolate – that’s the first thing that comes to my mind when I think of the time when I flew the nest. And it wasn’t just any passion fruit cupcake. It was delicious for sure, but it didn’t want to settle as nicely in my tummy as cake usually does. It sat on a plate in front of me on a table in a café

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across the street from the flat I shared at university in Münster while my mother was enjoying a Latte Macchiato. Later that day she would drive 266 kilometres home, back North to where her second daughter no longer lived. I have never liked goodbyes. No, that’s an understatement; I am one of those people who always sob through »good bye«, »take care«, and even »see you in eight weeks«. And five years on, I am more confident in this self-assessment than ever. We didn’t talk much at the café that day. The thought of moving out for good had formed a big lump in my throat and I was fighting back tears – despite that fact that my new place was a mere three hours from my parents’ house, much closer than my sister's university town in Swabia, and that I had actually felt ready to leave the nest. Little did I know at the time that Münster was only going to be one quick stop on my life’s journey followed by many, many more, and that after just one semester I would find myself back in the safe surroundings of my home in the North. Four years, six shared flats, and six related 31

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moves in England and Germany later (yes, my wings have carried me quite far already), one thing still hasn’t changed: even at 25 when I think of »home« I think of my parents’ house. I blame this on the fact that due to my studies I have always had to pack back up after a maximum of one year in one place and basically lead a nomad’s life. Coming back home on my holidays, especially during my time in England, was always a highlight. And if the entire family happened to be there, it was even better because it would also include family rituals like our morning jogs and the brunch after. It is lovely to know that my sisters and I are always welcome back at our parents‘ house. We don’t meet as often as we used to, but thanks to technology we are in constant contact. My relationship to my sisters improved even further after I moved out. Now, though, I feel a secret yearning to start the next chapter of my life and find a place of my own, to move into the first flat I can call my home. My roots are - and will always be – in the North. The feeling that my parents‘ house will always be my safe home port is such a SISTER-MAG.COM

reassuring thing to know amidst all the uncertainty about where my wings will carry me. Malin Hoefer (third daughter): 20, medical engineering student I had my first experience of moving out when I spent a year at a high school in the United States when I was 16. And while my sisters had had somewhat negative experiences with their guest families - third time's the charm - I hit the jackpot. My year abroad taught me independence even though I did have a set of replacement parents with whom

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The classic »empty nest syndrome« pretty much hits the nail right on the head in my case. Since the last of my four children moved out a year ago, I have had to rearrange my whole life and fly the nest myself in a manner of speaking. After almost 30 years of having children in the house, it was just too quiet for me with only the dog around for company. Sometimes I find it spooky how independent and successful my children are in all that they do.

They live their lives – and that’s how it’s supposed to be. They share in my daily life from afar and actually call me »Instamom«. Barbara Haane, 61, Lifestyle-Bloggerin und Mutter | Scrap Impulse

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I am still close. But moving out »properly« was a different experience altogether. My sisters had shown me how it’s done, and that moving away doesn’t weaken the family bond but rather makes you relate in new, closer ways. Therefore I think of our combined three years abroad as a positive experience as we grew closer together with each one. We touched base more often and shared more personal details than ever. Strange, isn’t it? It seems that everybody is quite focused on themselves when you physically live together. If you see somebody every day it’s easy to forget to ask them how their day has been. So when I moved out, I looked for flats with much more excited anticipation than Lynn and May Britt had because I already knew that my family would always have my back. Had I been unhappy in my new home, I know my family would have supported me in finding a new, better path in life. I got lucky, though, and thanks to several coincidences found the right path myself. My

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flat mates in Gießen became a replacement family much like the one in the States had. It made it so much easier to settle into the shared-flat life and not rely on mum on a daily basis anymore. But it was also great to know that my family was just a phone call away, whether I needed advice or a household hack that keeps my laundry soft. The constant contact meant that most of my homesickness was related to the familiar environment. Hessian and Northerm German culture vary noticeably and - needless to say - the flat landscape of my home region I carry in my heart is a thousand times more beautiful. While a phone call is no substitute for a hug, new technologies like our family WhatsApp group »Crazy Family« keep us connected. I still sometimes wish the cities we have chosen to live in were closer to each other. But at least, for the moment, none of us live abroad, which hasn’t been the case for six years. As nostalgic as I may sound, I should probably also add that three sisters of roughly

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the same age all returning home for a visit at the same time can be exhausting. These visits are great until we start getting on each other’s nerves. But I love my family and I feel privileged to have a place to call home and to which I can return at any time. Our parents did a great job in giving us wings to fly and grow. Realising that you can use these wings to return home makes them even more precious. Food Blogger Andrea Natschke (Zimtkeks und Apfeltarte, »cinnamon biscuit and apple tart«) and her son Phillip share their experience of when he flew the nest. Andrea Natschke (mother): 51 and a food blogger I remember it well: six years ago my oldest son decided to spend one year at a high school in the United States. As parents we were excited, especially since we had never had the chance to do something like this and we

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admired our son’s courage. He was 16 and we thought it was a good idea to do it before he started sixth form. We planned, did some research, thought about it, and then settled on a private school in placid Vermont – even though Philipp would have preferred the pretty blonde girls and the beaches of California... Even though we all wanted this to happen, the farewell at Frankfurt airport was hard – a year is a long time. But it all turned out just fine because Philipp was very happy where he was and that was the most important thing to us. Our son felt right at home in his new family from the start; he even had a Spanish »brother« with whom he had to share a room (another new experience). He was simply happy – and so were we. We skyped regularly and were always in the loop on what happened in his life, so we didn’t feel like we were missing out. We knew he would be back! Your child leaving home in instalments like this is a great opportunity to practice. When our second son voiced the

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same desire and it transpired that he, too, would be spending a year in the States, I was much more relaxed because I knew what was coming; even though I knew that Moritz would not want to keep in touch as closely as Philipp had. What I hadn’t thought of at the time though was that while Moritz was doing his year abroad, Philipp would be moving out to go to university in Dresden… and that turned out to be a challenging time for me. We had »left« Moritz in the States at the end of August after a wonderful holiday, and by the end of September Philipp had moved out - the worst case scenario for mum. Not that I am much of a mother hen, but I like it when the house is lively. Until that time it had not just been our core family at the house, but we had regularly hosted six or more people for dinner. There were my three boys, their girlfriends and friends, and there was always something happening… and suddenly there was nothing but silence. And I became wistful! I wasn’t sad because my boys had started a new chapter of their lives

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and were moving on – without me. I was sad because something had ended; something that I would probably never experience again and which had always been very, very important to me. It was the end of a very special time in my life and I was becoming painfully aware of it. As exhausting as raising children can be, and as many times as you may reach the end of your tether as a parent, I have always loved our family life with our sons. I had always loved having their girlfriends and friends around, too. Ours had always been a kind of »open house« for everybody, which is probably why it was so hard when it suddenly became so quite. For a few weeks I suffered, wallowed, sometimes cried (in secret) and focus all my motherly care on son No. 3. But then I got used to the new circumstances and things looked up. Looking back today I can say that it was the perfect way to do it for our boys. We let them do their thing, with a bit of »guidance« of course,

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but they had the opportunity to have their own experiences and we strove to give them the freedom they needed to do that. The best thing about it is that they still like coming home for visits (at least I think they like it) and we still go on holiday together and are a great family unit! Philipp (son): 22, International Hospitality Management student I had always wanted to get part of my secondary education in

the United States, and when I thought the right moment had come I decided to spend a year at a high school in Manchester, Vermont before I started sixth form. Everything had been well prepared and when the day of my departure came I was both curious and excited. At the time, though, I did not have a clear idea yet what it would mean to leave my home and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have my family, and especially my parents, with me every day anymore. This would

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change about nine hours later, though, in Chicago. Landing in the Windy City I had received a text message from my father saying »Your connecting flight may be cancelled.« Thank you, hurricane Irene. And of course, my flight was cancelled and I was left to my own devices. Since I was underage, the agent behind the airline counter first suggested I go straight back

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home. Her second suggestion was to stay at Chicago airport for five days – without my luggage – and wait until normal flight schedules had been resumed. Luckily, my father had a colleague who lived in Chicago and came to pick me up several hours later. I could stay at his house for the next four days. When I finally made it to Vermont, I was just very relieved and felt

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well taken care of. My host family was great and I had a wonderful time. When I returned back home after a year on my own, it was quite an adjustment for both my parents and I. I had to learn to account for where I was going and what I was doing again, and my parents had to learn that I had become more independent. After I had finished school, I decided to study »International Hospitality Management« in Dresden. A new chapter in my life was about to begin and I moved out with mixed feelings. On the one hand I would be living on my own and enjoy all sorts of freedoms. On the other hand, I would have to do my own laundry and cook every day. I also knew I would miss my friends and family, and I am not somebody who likes being alone. That’s why I enjoy going back home for the weekend, which has become a lot easier to do since I have transferred to Bad Honnef outside Bonn, which is only a 1.5 hour drive from home.

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Yellow is bright, warm and positive – and a lot more, too. Many artists express themselves through the colour of the sun, which transcends many phases of art history. One of the world’s most important painters was so fascinated by the colour that he even moved into a yellow house…

HOW LOVELY« MANY ARTISTS’ FAVOURITE COLOUR TEXT: ROBERT EBERHARDT

As with every colour, yellow experienced changes in perception over the course of art history, whereby this bright, warm colour was usually filled with positive symbolism. As the colour of the sun, it was already

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worshiped as holy in the natural world; as the source of all energy and all life, the colour of prosperity and knowledge. Yellow pigments were found in the cave paintings of Lascaux (about 16,000 BC), Egyptians used ocher to represent

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by Franz Marc, 1911, Oil on canva, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York

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skin, and in ancient Greece the Sun God Helios raced through the sky in a yellow chariot. In the Middle Ages, however, yellow was the colour of shame, in which unwanted social groups had to dress so that they could be recognized and stigmatized. Such labelling was documented as early as 1067 in Prague, and

1097 in Regensburg. In the 16th century, the so-called »yellow ring« became obligatory for Jews in the entire German-speaking world. Austria abolished this practice in 1690, while Prussia did so a century later. The national socialists again imposed the desecration. The origin of this negative cultural-historical 

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by Giotto di Bondone, 1304–1306, Fresko, Scrovegni-Kapelle, Padua KUSS DES JUDAS

association is the assignment of yellow to the betrayer Judas, who is portrayed in a yellow garment. Jews weren’t the only ones forced to carry yellow markings – whores also had to identify themselves by wearing yellow waistbands or other yellow pieces of clothing in the late Middle Ages. Yellow doorways belonged to outlaws, SISTER-MAG.COM

and heretics had to carry a yellow cross during their execution. According to ancient belief, all causes of any anger were rooted in bile. A yellowing of the skin symbolized anger, eternal envy, and jealousy, as well as avarice. Yellow flags signaled quarantine during the plague.

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by Franz Marc, 1912, Oil on canva, Sammlung Bernhard Koehler, Berlin TIGER

espite this dark past, however, yellow shines through centuries of art history. It delights not just as the colour of the Sun gods – it also lends its divine rays as a golden backdrop to icons. In the late nineteenth century, while yellow was used as a mixing colour to represent reality – whether it be yellow plants, in landscape motifs, or garments – it shone to the foreground through the intense brushstrokes and large colour fields of Expressionism. In yellow, Franz Marc saw the »soft, cheerful, and sensuous.« His 1911 »Yellow Cow« in New York’s Guggenheim Museum is world famous. Vincent van Gogh is a figure connected to yellow more than any

other. This outsider and worldfamous artist preferred it in many of his works, although he was an unfortunate, unsuccessful man in his lifetime. His last words, »La tradess durera toujours« (»The sadness will last forever«), reflect anything but the joy of his pictures. For him, yellow was the colour of his chosen hometown, Arles, where sunflowers bloom pronounced before complementary blue backgrounds, and even images of his Provencal house and bedroom attained cult status. The warm light of Provence, which often illuminates everything in a yellow tone, inspired him: »We have here a glorious, tremendous heat without wind; that is something

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by Vincent van Gogh, 1888, Oil on canva, Van Gogh Museum

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»WE HAVE HERE A GLORIOUS, TREMENDOUS HEAT WITHOUT WIND; THAT IS SOMETHING FOR ME. A SUN, A LIGHT,

for me. A sun, a is today often WHICH FOR LACK light, which for lack toned down and OF BETTER TERMS I of better terms I has mutated into CALL YELLOW, PALE call yellow, pale a brown because SULFUR YELLOW, sulfur yellow, pale the painter PALE CITRIC GOLD. citric gold. Oh, used chromium, OH, BEAUTIFUL IS THE beautiful is the which had been YELLOW!« yellow!« When van industrially Gogh wrote to his produced since brother Theo to 1818 and darkened ask for colours, he began with a by chemical processes. Van Gogh request for large tubes of yellow also had the habit of lightening his and white – as well as violet and yellow with a white colour using blue to boost the power of the barium and sulfur-containing yellow. In one of his delusions, he pigments, which also contributed ate the poisonous paint because to browning. We can therefore he believed the colour yellow could imagine many of his works as fight his dark inner conflicts. The even more radiant.  yellow in Van Gogh 's paintings

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by Gustav Klimt, 1907, Oil on canva

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glowed golden ellow was also INTELLIGENCE, TURN yellow. Even today popular in the A YELLOW SPOT INTO we are attracted by Art Nouveau style, THE SUN« the beauty of these with its life-inspired elegant displays. curves and floral Klimt’s painting ornamentation. The »The Kiss,« or his portrait of Fin de Siècle (end of the century) Adele Bloch-Bauer, are prime boasts the exuberant splendor examples. of the dying monarchies of the European continent, and yellow and gold were fitting highlights of the elegance and charm of those Even abstract artists could not years. Styles and perceptions that do without yellow. Mark Rothko’s had been developing for centuries pioneering colour fields often came to a climax in the works of paired colours with yellow, as in Gustav Klimt. His portrayals of »Orange and Yellow,« »Yellow and noble ladies of the upper class Blue,« and »No 14 No 10 Yellow 49

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Green.« German artist Gotthard Graupner created yellow versions of his pillow case works. Picasso, meanwhile, found encouraging words to describe artisanal skills: »There are painters who make a yellow spot out of the sun, but there are others who, thanks to their art and intelligence, turn a yellow spot into the sun.«

Several artists in the contemporary art sphere are associated with yellow: the German sculptor and conceptual artist Wolfgang Laib (born in 1950), for example, collects the pollen of various plants that he arranges in bright yellow

geometric configurations. Among his creations, which lie between the art of minimalism and earthworks, are the »Pollen of Hazelnut« and »Pollen of Dandelion.« Laib was awarded the Japanese »Praemium Imperiale« for his poetic work, which is regarded as the most important and highly endowed (112,500 euros) art prize in the world.

ohannes Girardoni also uses a natural material for his yellow work: wax. As with varnish, he pours it over old wood. The American sculptor with Austrian roots makes the material sparkle and creates a highly luminous yellow that develops an attractive,

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almost hypnotic allure similar to the ultramarine-blue work of Yves Klein. And who would have thought that this iconic artist of the colour blue would praise yellow? Yves Klein: »I believe that the colour yellow is able to create an atmosphere and a climate beyond what is conceivable. Moreover, the nuances are infinite, and therefore it is possible to interpret the color in many ways.«

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»I BELIEVE THAT THE COLOUR YELLOW IS ABLE TO CREATE AN ATMOSPHERE AND A CLIMATE BEYOND WHAT IS CONCEIVABLE. MOREOVER, THE NUANCES ARE INFINITE, AND THEREFORE IT IS POSSIBLE TO INTERPRET THE COLOR IN MANY WAYS.«

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Yellow Press from village to Cyber gossip

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The old Egyptians did it, Iago riled Othello up with it, and even Bill Clinton was not spared – gossip seems to be the social oil that keeps our communication going. Whether as village chat or cyber talk, our little cultural history of gossiping gets to the

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means isolating oneself. Or speaking with iTV: As soon as the waning bean ration drains Scarlett Moffatt and Co of their strength in the Australian jungle camp, groups establish themselves most effectively by gossiping during fire watch.

bottom of the phenomenon of talking pleasurably about others. Gossip has been a vital part of human life since language exists. The old Egyptians have already exchanged news about the intimacies of their fellow citizens. Talking about the private lives of others behind their back provides us with certain pleasures and increases our well-being. From pure voyeurism to sympathetic participation, speaking about others fulfils many social needs. As latest research shows, sociologists and psychologists agree that gossiping as verbal communication forms communities and maintains social networks. In fact, intimate chatting integrates group members, it allows us to pass on vital information and solves conflicts. Not to gossip also

Washing dirty laundry: Gossip in the Middle Ages Our contemporary understanding of »Klatsch« (German for gossip) derives from the medieval washing of laundry. The German word »Klatsch« comes from the Middle High German »klatz« which describes the sound of something soft but heavy hitting something hard, like wet laundry beating against a stone. While the village women did their laundry, they also exchanged stories about the private lives of their fellow villagers. Common starting point for their indiscretions: Who was responsible for these suspicious stains on the bed linen? The medieval place for washing thus developed into a space for exchanging public news. Gossip became part of an oral culture

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which contributed to the work pleasure of village women and served as a means of social interaction. Men, however, did not find that amusing. Martin Luther, for instance, associated gossip with dirt, or Âťthe washing with the mouthÂŤ, as he would call it.

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and useless talking. Instead, gossiping can be read as a sign of female solidarity. In patriarchal societies, solely men had access to the public sphere; women were restricted to the domestic domain and were excluded from political debates or public activities. By chatting publicly about the private lives of others, they symbolically reclaimed this denied right. Female communication at the time can be understood not just as simple chatting but also as a kind of rebellious speech act which undermined male authority and influenced public opinion. By

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the way, a brilliant gossip girl was British author Virginia Woolf who wrote about London Bohemian life in her letters and vented on a certain Mrs Clifford as Âťwattled all down her neck like some oriental Turkey and with a mouth opening like an old leather bagÂŤ.

Male gossip & coffeehouses in the 17th and 18th century Men, however, also like to gossip. What was dirty laundry for medieval women, was the coffeehouse for 18th century men. With the conquest of the colonies, new exotic products like coffee and tobacco changed the social norms of meeting. Thus, in 1650, the first coffeehouses opened in Oxford; between 1670 and 1740, more than 2,000 coffeehouses were founded in London alone. Since there were no daily newspapers at the time, those places quickly developed into important centres of communication in early bourgeois cultural and economic life. Coffeehouses advanced to public institutions in which business men, scientists, merchants and

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artists established talking about politics and economy as maledominated oral culture. According to the ideology of separate spheres, women were not allowed to enter coffeehouses. Gossip served also as a currency which was also reflected spatially: Most coffeehouses were located near the stock exchange, for trades people had a business interest in the news. Coffe klatsch constituted a bourgeois public: The conversations lead to the foundation of Lloyds insurance

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company and the press. Richard Steele, for instance, alluded to the male gossip culture when he called his magazine »Tatler« and conserved all coffeehouse talk in magazine form. The Yellow Press This passion for indiscretions developed into the so-called Yellow Press. The term »yellow press« does not derive from the fact, as cynics might say, that it is reading material for the toilet. In fact, in their early beginnings, gossip magazines were printed on rather cheap paper which shimmered SISTER-MAG.COM

yellow. More concretely, the term stems from a magazine dispute between Joseph Pulitzer’s »New York World« and William Randolph Hearst’s »New York Journal« that both published the comic strip »The Yellow Kid« in a circulation competition. In simple ghetto language, the kid was drawn with a yellow t-shirt and stood exemplary for unserious sensational journalism. Most common focus of those ‘yellow’ stories: the private lives of celebrities. Whereas gossip about private people often projects

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one’s owns weaknesses, stars serve as heterogenous figures of identification and projection who we can love or detest, onto whom we can transfer our wishes, hopes and anxieties or with whom we can compare ourselves. Be it Kim Kardahsian’s cellulite or Britney Spears’ baldness. Just like classical mythical tales, such stories construct our identity because they generate a reference frame for moral values. Talking about stars also makes celebrities experienceable as people »like you and me«.

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Cybergossip in 20th and 21st century The Internet helps us to exchange information even quicker. On 17th January 1998, a certain Matt Drudge wrote on his homepage about the affair of US president Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky. With this, he published one of the most well-covered scandals of the 20th century. This also established the World Wide Web as a catalyser of gossip. The Internet came to be a transgressive medium which generated a culture of borderlessness. As a mixture of mass and individual medium, the Internet enables each user to publish information. Jennifer Aniston can tell you a thing or two about it. According to the yellow press, she would have now at least 100 children. This also shows the downside of gossip; its protagonists can quickly become media victims due to unauthorised paparazzi records or false reports.

XOXO, GOSSIP GIRL

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Ladies On The Ball Text: Alex Kords Illustration: Ira Haussler

It is one of the most frequently reported anecdotes about women‘s football: when the German women’s national team won the European Championship in 1989, they received a 41-piece coffee set from the German Football Association. The men, meanwhile, took home the equivalent of almost 36,000 euros per player for their World Cup victory 25 years prior. As often as you hear this story, it is incredibly significant for the history of women‘s football in Germany. On one hand, the European

champions of 1989 were still amateurs, and were therefore not allowed to receive a premium in the form of money. On the other hand, the victory was the first title for the women’s national team, who had only played their first official international match seven years earlier. The team has won two World Cups and eight European Championships, as well as a gold medal at the Olympic Games, in the years since – more trophies than their male colleagues.

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Right from the start The fact that women‘s football boasts a comparatively short history is a great irony. Since the first days of football, both men and women have been kicking the ball. There are several documents that prove that Chinese women participated in Cuju – the forerunner of today‘s football – around 7,000 years ago. After the first rules for football were established in the middle of the 19th century, they were adapted shortly after in order to make the game less brutal and

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thus more friendly to women. The first documented match between two women‘s teams took place in Edinburgh in May of 1881, a match between a Scottish and an English team. But the second game, which kicked off a week later in Glasgow, had to be abandoned following a violent storming of the pitch. This was followed by similar incidents, all of which were supposed to convey the same message: football is a tough men‘s sport in which women have no place.

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The first women’s football club Despite this, British women‘s rights activist Nettie Honeyball founded the British Ladies‘ Football Club in 1895, the first women‘s football club in the world. Around 30 women responded to Honeyball’s newspaper ad announcing that she was looking for female players in London. There were no less than 10,000 spectators in attendance for the first match, with a North and a South team of the club playing against each other. Many of them, however, only came to see the ladies’ odd football uniforms. They wore skirts over long

pants, men‘s football shoes, and bonnets. After each header, the game was interrupted briefly so that the player could adjust her head décor. Shortly afterwards, the British Ladies‘ Football Club went on tour through England and completed more than 100 games. Since many players were not able to withstand the hardships, followed by the team going bankrupt, the club dissolved after just two years. General interest in women‘s football gradually declined as well – until the start of First World War.

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A chance through World War Football had meanwhile developed into an enormously popular and almost indispensable sport across Europe. Since most male players were conscripted for war service, those who stayed at home went to the stadium for women‘s football instead of following the men’s game. The hype was huge, especially in England. Even after the end of First World War, more than 50,000 spectators came to watch matches. In 1921, however, the English Football Association forbade women from playing in stadiums – with the weak reasoning that the sport was not suitable for women. The prohibition lasted until 1971. In

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Germany, where women‘s football wasn’t very popular anyway, the DFB forbade its clubs from even maintaining women‘s teams. In the explanatory statement, it was said that »this contact sport is essentially alien to the nature of women and hurts the decency and dexterity of the body. The ladies didn’t allow this to stop them from playing and started to set up their own clubs outside the association. As women‘s

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Booming momentum football became bigger, the European Football Association, UEFA, recommended in 1971 to include women in national structures. A year earlier, the DFB had lifted its ban, and from 1974 onwards it organized the German Women‘s Championship. The first European Women’s Championship was held in 1984, the first World Cup in 1991. This progress developed outstandingly late compared to the corresponding tournaments for men‘s teams. Nevertheless, women‘s football enjoys a committed fan base, and is able to invite considerable excitement during major events. When the German national team was scheduled to play Canada in Berlin’s Olympic stadium to kick

off the 2011 World Cup, 73,680 spectators were in attendance. Sobering, meanwhile, is life in the women’s Bundesliga, where only about 1,000 people attend a game on average. While women now earn money in football, their salaries are only a fraction of their male colleagues. According to various data from the industry, even the best players rarely earn more than 5,000 euros per month. Low-paid players often have to work side jobs on top of their commitment to football. And so it is a pity: the ladies, despite their strides and success, will likely continue to play second fiddle in the years to come.

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Interview von S O P H I E S I E K M A N N

ÂťFootball means passion and curiosity!ÂŤ

A conversation with ....

NADINE ANGERER Nadine Angerer, the former German international and two-time world champion, has achieved everything possible in women's football. She won the World Cup in 2003 and 2007, was a European champion five times, and has now found her dream job in Portland at Thorns FC, where she trains professional goalkeepers. sisterMAG talked with Angerer about her love for sports, changes in women's football, and the secret to a happy life.

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»I have a diploma and training as a physiotherapist, but ultimately realized my career should and will be in sport. «

How did you first get into football? I come from a family of athletes, and my parents didn’t really care what I was doing as long as it was something to do with sports. From table tennis to karate, handball and triathlon, I've tried everything. In the end, however, I

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stuck with football, a team sport. Back then I always played with guys from the neighbourhood and they said at some point that I should play with them at the club. And that's exactly what I did. I thought it was great. Even in leagues I would always play with the boys, and never had a problem with it.

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When did it become clear that football would become your career? It was a very lengthy process. For a long time, I didn’t know that it was possible to earn a living in women’s football. But I have always played with passion and became more and more successful, despite having simultaneously started on a different course at the beginning – I have a diploma and training as a physiotherapist, but ultimately realized my career should and will be in sport. Only then did I consciously decide to make football my professional calling. And I have never regretted it! It was the best decision I could make.

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What does football mean to you? Football means passion and curiosity. Because football is a team sport, you learn to be empathic if you cannot do something from the ground up. You learn how important team spirit is to being successful. You also know what discipline is.

Photo: Dontworry - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0

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Does society view women's football differently than men's football?

ÂťThe mediumterm goal should be that women have much more opportunity to train professionally, and be given more space for their career to develop.ÂŤ

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Women's football has developed rapidly, both as a sport and optically. Nevertheless, it is far from equal to men's football, at least here in Germany. But remember that men's football is also more than twice as old. When you consider that a lot of players today have to complement their Bundesliga commitment with part- or even full-time jobs, it becomes clear that the womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game is simply not on the same

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level. The medium-term goal should therefore be that women have much more opportunity to train professionally, and be given more space for their career to develop. Certain factors should change: there should be more professional, committed trainers in women's football, and the people in important positions should be able to concentrate fully on their duty. I think you have to give women's football a little more time, but generally I see this sport having a very positive future.

Do you miss the days of being an active player? No. I really do not miss it at all and am wholeheartedly committed to my role as a goalkeeping coach. It is generally fun to try new things and create new strategies. Today I can say that I have found my absolute dream job in Portland. I also know that I have been very fortunate.

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What does your new job as a goalkeeping coach look like? Every day is different. I always have to adapt myself to the respective training methods of the head coach. When we fly to the east coast of the United States, because we have games in New York and Boston, it is very busy. Sometimes, however, I also have one or two days off, and I spend that time attending college matches to scout new goalkeepers. On training-free days, I continue to train myself professionally â&#x20AC;&#x201C; fitness and athletics are a big focus in the U.S. Or I explore Portland and its surrounding area. Then comes a very time-intensive phase again, in which we have different away games. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re on the road for four days in a row, and during this time I am available for the players non-stop for 24 hours a day. There is never a normal 40-hour week in my job. But I have so much fun with my profession that it can be an 80hour week. For me this is not a job, but my hobby.

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Is there a difference between German and American women’s football? The United States is exemplary for women's football. Football in itself is a women's sport in America, and much bigger than in Germany. Men here play American football or baseball, because the sporting picture is simply different than in Europe. In America, a lot is invested in sport; the value is higher. I’ve learned a lot about football and sports in general. Even if some attitudes are rather unrealistic and typically »American,« it is good to look outside the box and see the sport from the perspective of other cultures. Here in America, the women at national level even have a bigger audience than the men. It is being discussed whether women should get the same compensation as men for their effort. »Equal Play, Equal

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Pay« is the motto. The U.S. is therefore an absolute pioneer in the field of women's football, and especially in Portland, where football is totally loved and there is no difference between women's and men's football.

What advice would you give girls and young women who want to pursue professional women’s football? I would recommend enjoying life to the fullest, but at the same never forgetting when you must be disciplined. A balance between these two factors is important. I can attest that for me this motto has simply always worked well. You have to love what you do. Fun comes and has always came first. And if you can transfer that to other areas of life, it should be relatively relaxed and happy to live.

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5 FAVOURITES from Nadine Angerer FAVOURITE DISH?

FAVOURITE MOVIES?

Mashed sweet potatoes with salmon and spinach.

I watch everything – I really can’t decide!

FAVOURITE SONG?

FAVOURITE BOOK?

This is hard to answer as my taste often changes, but I like to listen to ska music.

I have two: »The Tipping Point« by Malcolm Gladwell, and »The Big Five for Life« by John Strelecky. It is very much about a narrative that everyone can work into their own life. Must-read!

FAVOURITE COLOUR? Since I like to be at the seaside, love the ocean, and am an enthusiastic diver, clearly blue!

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How to develop a thick skin KARIN KRĂ&#x153;MMEL studied psychology with a therapeutical focus. Since 2001 she is working in Berlin and has her own coaching practice. When she specialised on Life Coaching in 2001 it was still an absolute novelty. Today Life Coaching is almost considered fashionable. sisterMAG talked to her about developing a thick skin in life.

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Interview von C H R I S T I N A R Ü C K E R WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CLASSIC PSYCHOTHERAPY AND LIFE COACHING?

Classic psychotherapy is connected to a certain structure: THE classic psychotherapy doesn’t exist. It’s an analysis, a behavioural therapy, or a depthpsychological talking therapy. These are often covered by German health insurance and conducted by trained therapists, either in varying methods or just one. This would be where I went to clarify certain deeper processes for myself and to deal with fears. That’s a therapeutic approach. Life coaching, on the other hand, is not a protected term. I’d like to exemplify this by myself and for lack of a general definition: I use the term in differentiation to classic business and career

coaching. For me, it’s about life as a whole, about the human being in their authentic existence. It’s not about, »How should they behave in order to…,« but rather, »Who are they really?«, »Who are they in their lives?«, and it’s about bringing this potential to the surface and helping the person find their own place, their own path of life, their power. This was and still is my purpose. The term is used for many things now and there is no set definition. There is a differentiation to the therapeutic approach but sometimes it’s not that clear. Before you get to your potential and to express yourself in an authentic way, you stumble upon your fears, your old habits and blockades, upon childhood traumas and issues that also have a therapeutic nature when you work on them.

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WHAT KIND OF PEOPLE COME TO YOU? IN WHICH PHASE OF LIFE DO THEY COME TO YOU? CAN YOU DETERMINE CERTAIN PHASES IN WHICH PEOPLE TEND TO COME? WHAT ARE TYPICAL QUESTIONS THESE PEOPLE COME WITH?

WHEN YOU STARTED IN 2001, THE TERM »LIFE COACHING« WAS ONLY USED OCCASIONALLY. SINCE THEN, IT’S BECOME A WINGED WORD. HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THE CHANGES THAT HAPPENED IN THE LAST YEARS?

Most of them come to me in a phase of their lives in which they already tried some things by themselves. They used books, conversations with family and friends, sometimes even therapy as well. They also tried to clarify certain things in life for themselves – be it in their personal or professional life – and found out that they always get stuck at the same point and need something different. So it’s people who already reflected quite well, but can’t progress beyond a certain point. There’s always the desire for change, for more clarity, for more life satisfaction – professionally, personally, healthwise, financially.

Because the term was only used occasionally, it was unknown what [life coaching] was. This has surely changed. By now, most people know what it is or at least think they know what it is since it’s become fashionable in a way. Here in Berlin, many people think that every other person is a coach. The pleasant thing is that the process is not stigmatised anymore because it’s practically »in« to go to a coach and it seems to be strange if someone hasn’t been to a coach yet. That’s not my opinionm but it’s almost common to say: »It’s Thursday, I'm going to my coach today.« It wasn’t like this 10 years ago.

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energy at the moment. The focus clearly changed, including the advantages and disadvantages.

ISSUES LIKE BURNOUT AND DEPRESSION INCREASINGLY CAME TO PUBLIC ATTENTION OVER THE LAST YEARS. Do you feel that this is reflected in your daily practise? Have your clients developped in this regard and come to you with other problems than at the beginning of your career?

HAVE WE BECOME TOO SENSITIVE? ARE WE THINSKINNED?

I wouldn’t say that the issues have changed. And the issues that have changed did so due to my personal development because I went through different things over the years which opened the door for other issues. Thus, I feel that the issues grow with my personal growth. But I wouldn’t say that the issues fundamentally changed. Of course, depression, burnout and life satisfaction are big issues right now. That’s why the focus is more on them at the moment. And that’s why people tend to say that perhaps there’s a mental component to my state of mind. This also concerns physical aspects and the question of why somebody has so little

I think that life is always about balance. I believe that all issues have two poles and that it’s about balancing between them. It’s the same with the question of being thick-skinned and being too sensitive. Those are two extremes. Either my skin is too thick, which ensures that I don’t get anything and don’t allow anything to come near me, or I am extremely thinskinned – today, the term »high sensitivity« is on everyone’s lips and is nearly used as a diagnosis, as if there’s something wrong with a person. Those are simply two extremes and you can’t work if you stand on only one side. There are situations when it’s very convenient and when everybody suggests that you get thicker skin. But then there are situations when that’s not the advice that

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works because it’s about feeling yourself in a more sublte way. Otherwise, you don’t feel that and you rush into a burnout; that you are already exhausted and don’t get what you need. It’s about balancing that out and to develop awareness for that range. DO YOU HAVE ANY TIPS AND TRICKS ON HOW TO GET A THICKER SKIN IN EVERYDAY LIFE?

us where our body isn’t, but we find it unpleasant when somebody intrudes it. The same happens on a mental level. How big is the area around us where we don’t let things in? When is something too close to us on a mental level? There is the term »soul sanitation«, an area I ensure is »clean.« And when something intrudes, I take care of it. Self-responsibility is the catchword here – how do I get things out that are inside and

When we stay with the mentioned range, it’s sometimes about one thing and sometimes about another. You always need to look at the situation. I think that nobody wants to have a thick skin permanently. Most people who come here with this purpose want to move freely on that range. There are great practical exercises that make you feel where the limits around you are: On the one hand, our body has a clear physical limit. On the other hand, when we, for example, stand in an elevator full of people, we always feel that this limit isn’t enough. So there’s another space around

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how do I prevent other things from intruding? When I found that area, I could keep it like a kind of wall around me, like a thick skin that reacts in a flexible way. In some situations you can hold on to it and keep things out, in other situations you can let things get to you – depending on how trained you are, you can either take care of them immediately or later. DID THE CHANGES IN THE WORLD OF WORK CONTRIBUTE TO THE FACT THAT MORE PEOPLE HAVE THE FEELING OF OVEREXTENSION?

When I grew up in a small village in Eastern Germany – where sending and receiving letters took one week – everybody had a lot of time to act. Today, we get lots of mails, Facebook

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and WhatsApp messages and are happy when we can manage to answer them all – so we mainly react. This information overload is accompanied by a big catalogue of demands on a timeframe that is so tight that it is impossible to deal with. This wasn’t the case in the past. There was a lot to do back then, but work was rather rough and physical, more tangible. Today, work is much more exuberant, thanks to the technological revolution and the accompanied information overflow. When we only react and process, there is no awareness for our own state: »How am I right now?« That’s a prerequisite for pursuing soul sanitation. WHAT ARE INDICATORS FOR ME HAVING PUT ON A SKIN THAT’S TOO THICK?

Based on the aforementioned picture of the areas, the clearness of the German language helps us. When something is too tight for me and I want things to be gone, I’m trapped in it and there are too many things I can’t move between

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and that crush me. That’s exactly when I don’t have that area around me; that I let too many things near me. And then it’s just a logical consequence, that when I felt overwhelmed once, I push everything away from me and say, »That’s where I am tough right now.« That’s the opposite of balance then. It’s important to act on your own authority. To say, »No.« To recognise that your personal space stays »clean.« HOW LONG DOES THE PROCESS OF LIFE COACHING TAKE?

There is no particular period of time, because life repeatedly holds new challenges and certain issues come back every now and then. If I’m a person that tends to react that way, it could be helpful to say, »Okay, I’d like to have some support now.« In that sense, life coaching can be an ongoing process where the issues are similar but the situations are different.

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But when somebody new comes to me, I assume that we don’t see each other over the next weeks and months, but that we have three to five meetings until we illuminate the situation and make things move, sort them, and start a change.

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You couldn’t plan for a bigger change if you tried: On our trip around the world we got to experience a particularly appealing pair of opposites: a winter’s stroll in freezing cold Shibuya and a sightseeing tour in the sweltering heat of sunny Panama. This City Survival Guide may remind you of a contrast shower but don’t worry, you won’t get wet!

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MIA IS A BLOGGER AND YOUTUBER BASED IN BERLIN. FOR HALF A YEAR NOW, SHE HAS BEEN TRAVELLING AROUND THE WORLD WITH HER BOY-FRIEND BRINGING US INSIDE TIPS AND TRAVEL HACKS STRAIGHT FROM THE HORSEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S MOUTH.

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Networks and negotiations

Public transport in TOKYO offer such a well connected system that you should expect neither lengthy walks nor expensive cab rides. As impenetrable as the map may seem at first glance the most obvious advantage becomes clear immediately: PANAMA this is a perfect place to get warm while being rushed In Panama on the other hand, a taxi is towards your next destination. your best bet for a longer journey. But

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thanks to ubiquitous air conditioning you won’t be in for a sweaty ride. Fluent Spanish and a bit of a knack for negotiations will get you anywhere at very reasonable rates. Alternatively, turn to the Uber app – no negotiating talent necessary!

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 There is no better place to shop ’till you drop than TOKYO; especially for clothes horses with a penchant for carefully selected somewhat eccentric vintages styles. Second hand boutiques like »PASS THE BATON« , »CHICAGO« and »RAGTAG« are a fashionista’s paradise! And with your heart racing at the sight of all the things to shop for you’ll limber up in now time.

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The most famous feature to bear Panama’s name may be the canal, but the popular hat is of a more immediate interest to shoppers! Not only does it make a great souvenir, it’s also your portable place in the shade in which to hide away from the burning sun. It works so well, even the locales wear it. MERCADO DE ARTESANIAS, 5 DE MAYO a boutique millinery is a great place to start your Panama shopping; just off the beaten tourist track it offers authentic local products at fair prices.

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If there is one item on your TOKYO itinerary which deserves to be in caps and bold and underlined several times, it‘s MATCHA! Warm up from the inside and immerse yourself deep into Japanese culture at the same time. The traditional Japanese tea-house KOSO-AN in the busy Jiyugaoka area comes as highly recommended as the contrasting modern version of a tea ceremony performed at SAKURAI SHIBUYA .

Liquid culture

The unique vibe of Panama is best savoured with a glass of RUM ON ICE . The combination of the country’s climate and sugar cane surplus make it one of the best places in the world to produce and enjoy rum. PEDRO MANDINGA RUM BAR the first dedicated rum bar in Casco Viejo is well worth the trip and an excellent place for this excellently delicious drink.

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And Panama’s version of all this? SHAVED ICE! – It’s grated ice which comes in various flavours from piña to coco. It’s very important to keep properly hydrated in hot temperatures and a deliciously cold cup of flavoured ice is a fun way to do it.

If you’re in a hurry Japan and its countless vending machines got you covered! DRINKS DISPENSERS offer green tea, coffee and cocoa in bottles – hot from the machine. If you’re in TOKYO at the weekend make sure to catch the FARMER’S MARKET @UNU in Shibuya. Its TOKYO crafts booths are the ideal location to shop for unique souvenirs and a freshly brewed, HOT GINGER ALE to lift and refresh your spirits is never far away either. 

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If you dare step into one of TOKYO’s many noisy ARCADES be ready to be greeted by an assault of lights and colours. A couple of challenges on an electronic drum set or at a ball game are excellent ways to revitalize tired muscles. The ultimate not-to-bemissed indoor If you want escape both the heat and experience: a the tourists in Panama your only option fun few minutes is to rise early! The city is made for inside a JAPANESE night owls, though: Casco Viejo and PHOTO BOOTH! its many restaurants, bars and clubs come alive at night, especially at the TOKYO P A N A M A  weekends. Visit CENTRAL GASTROBAR 'S Central Gastrobar’s roof terrace for an unforgettable skyline view. If you want to see the Panama Canal, go around midday: the multi storey exhibition complex and video hall at MIRAFLORES LOCKS are all fully airconditioned.

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Sometimes the best things in life are free, like a visit to the TOKYO METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT BUILDING where you can enjoy a full 360° cityscape in an area heated so thoroughly it almost doubles as a trip to the sauna. If 40 floors above street level is not the ideal spot for you consider a stroll through one of TOKYO’S PARK – it’s a treat even when it’s cold! The city greens are so immaculately kept and well cared for even throughout the dark months spending time here will chase any winter blues away.

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Sometimes there is just no escaping the heat of the city. And as carefully as you will have to select them you should definitely try some of Panama City’s exciting outdoor activities: On Sunday mornings, CINTA COSTERA is closed to motorized traffic and invites cyclists, inline skaters, skate boarders and runners to have a go. Lengthy walks through Panama‘s old town CASCO VIEJO are also a must! Make sure to cover Avenue Central for a sneak peek into the lives of the locals. If and when all this has made you feel just a little too hot you can always opt for a round of stand-up paddling, aka SUP, as offered by PANAMA PADDLE for a refreshing change!

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No matter which season you chose for your trip, either city has countless different sides to show to you far away from blustery street canyons or sweltering concrete. Make sure you schedule is loose enough to allow for many – preferably culinary – breaks and even the most strenuous metropolitan safari will feel like a pleasure cruise. SISTERMAG 28 | 04 / 2017

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RETURN TO THE ANALOG? Christine Herrin is a graphic designer and hand-letterer who is passionate about paper, stories, and travel. With her latest project, the Everyday Explorers Travel Journal Kit, she hopes to encourage you to combine all three to document your life in creative, meaningful ways.

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EXPLORE, CAPTURE, CREATE When I need a creative boost, I travel. A change of scenery is usually the quickest way to bring new ideas and perspectives into my work — and sometimes, being on a 14-hour flight without Internet is the only way I can get things done. My key to unlocking creativity while traveling is to truly explore: To note what jumps out to me because it’s different, and to open my eyes to the ordinary and see how it fits in its environment. 

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»THE SIMPLE ACT OF CAPTURING KEEPS ME ON MY TOES AS I EXPLORE«

 Then, I capture. I try to distill the most memorable details. In the past, I was an avid collector of physical artifacts — tickets, brochures, postcards — and I'd journal about funny situations, experiences, and the people I encountered along the way. Nowadays, it’s usually what I can capture on the go: iPhone snaps of places, the reluctant selfie of me smiling by a mural to prove I was there, a quick note of places to check out next time. However brief, the simple act of capturing keeps me on my toes as I explore.

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Everyday Explorers Kit

 I bring this all together as I create something to remember the trip by. If I had my way (and all the time in the world), each trip would have an elaborate scrapbook filled with every detail and story. Instead, it’s usually a page of mementos I collected, with the occasional scribble here and there. It doesn’t have to be perfect, but the physical act of creating something makes the captured memory more real.

DOCUMENTING ON THE GO I know I’m not the only one who struggles to find time to keep a record of their travels. A main focus of my Adobe Creative Residency has been to make it much easier (and fun!) for people to document stories. My solution is an all-in-one kit for exploring — a box for the things you’ve collected along the way, and prompts, journals, and postcards inside the box that are easy to fill out as you go through your days. The important thing is that you document in the moment. 

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ď ˝ The Everyday Explorers Kit has a book of prompts that encourage you to stop and notice the details, small things like the first meal you had, your first impression of the city, and the like. Little cards with specific prompts remind you to write down your favorite moments to remember.

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WHY DOCUMENT? postcards

One of the biggest reasons I like saving mementos and stories is because I can imagine myself 20 years from now, stumbling upon these things and being taken back to the exact moment I was in when I decided to write it down. Every postcard, photo, or ticket stub saved can remind me of how I felt as a 25-year-old exploring Egypt and being thrilled to see the Pyramids. Writing these stories down can also remind us to be more mindful of our everyday: as we look out for details to document, we become more present, more awake, and more aware of our surroundings that have become so familiar.

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Brown bread is the most popular type of bread in Germany and its name would actually translate to »Grey Bread« (perfect for our issue 28). Whether you top it with a sweet preserve or a savoury spread, brown bread always makes a perfect snack. Usually made using a mixture of wheat and rye flour, the bread’s recipe is really anything but spectacular – or at least it used to be! We have asked food stylist and photographer Mademoiselle Poirot to take a fresh look at brown bread and share her favourite recipes with us. The visually stunning result is only outdone by its fabulous taste. Enjoy trying your own hands at the classic staple in all its new splendour! GENERAL INFORMATI ON

Prep and cook time: about 1:45 h Oven temperature: 225°C/437°F Baking time per loaf: 35min

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* Pre-heat a cast-iron pizza or baking tray in the oven * Place a deep baking tray filled with water at the bottom of the oven; this will give your bread a great crust * Use a stand mixer and dough hook * Use some additional wheat flour for your work surface and some olive oil for the tray and mould to prevent the dough from sticking

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THE CL A SSIC 350g wheat flour 100g rye flour 350ml lukewarm water (38°C/100°F) 2 tsp salt 2 tsp sugar 2 tsp (7g) dry yeast 60ml light olive oil

BL ACK SESAME BREAD 300g wheat flour 120g rye flour 30g black sesame seeds - ground 15g black sesame seeds - whole 1 tbsp activated carbon 320ml lukewarm water (38°C/100°F) 10g dry yeast 2 tsp salt 2 tsp sugar 60ml sesame oil

GINGER CURRY BREAD 320g wheat flour 100g rye flour 2 tsp salt 2 tsp sugar 2 tsp (7g) dry yeast 60ml light olive oil 1 tsp curry seasoning ½ tsp ground ginger 320ml lukewarm water (38°C/100°F)

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THE METHOD AND BAKING TIME I S T H E S A M E F O R A L L T H R E E VA R I AT I O N S : 1.

Stir the sugar into the lukewarm water then sprinkle on the dry yeast.

Set aside for 10 minutes until a bubbly sponge develops.

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Add flour and salt to the mixing bowl. Add the ground seeds for the sesame bread and the spices for the ginger curry bread, respectively.

Once the yeast has bloomed, set the blender to medium, slowly add the yeast-watermixture to the flour, then knead for one minute. Now add the oil bit by bit and continue kneading for another three minutes. The dough will be quite wet and sticky at this point - don’t worry, it’s supposed to be! Transfer the dough to the pre-oiled bowl, cover it with a cloth and let it rise in a warm place for half an hour until it has doubled in size. Pre-heat the oven to 225°C/437°F and place a deep

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Models: Annabell Ewert Henrik Folkesson

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The brand RYMHART distinctively stands for soft and warm wool sweaters. Whether a sailor’s, a Norwegian, or a zip sweater, you'll never be cold!

The secret of the RYMHART troyers are their constant temperature regulation and highclass material processing. Whether for sails on the sea, hikes in the mountains, walks in the woods, or shopping trips in the city, the sweaters never fail to keep you warm. Our sisterMAG shoot with Annabel and Henrik shows that they also look incredibly good and can be combined with various fashion trends. And our models didn’t want to take off their warmest accessory after a day on the outskirts of the city…

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THE KNITTING PATTERN The troyer is knitted in the so-called moss stitch. The double mesh offers the optical effect of concatenated pearls.

Thanks to its closeknit structure, the sweater has a very dense thermal insulation.

THE SEAMS Thanks to the linking that makes the meshes fit, top quality seams result. There also is a shoulder strap incorporated into the shoulder seam that stabilizes the shoulder area and doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let the seam wear out. The cuffs are fitted with a special seam that provides additional bounce.

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THE CUFFS All cuffs of the troyer consist of a two-layer knitted fabric. It secures the openings of the sweater twice and protects against all cold.

THE LINING Upon request, the Rymhart troyer is equipped with an additional lining made of 100% cotton. The fabric is made in Germany, free of azo dye and especially close-knit.

THE ZIPPER The robust zipper consists of chromed brass and is specially nickel-plated. Wind and weather donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a chance â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the zipper stays tight!

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Annabell in a short wet-look skirt meets Henrik in a quilted gilet.

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HER: Pullover: Rymhart | Skirt: Pattern here | Cap: Elbsegler | Shoes: Carven // HIM: Trousers – SELECTED HOMME Ι Pullover – Rymhart Ι Veste – Tom Tailor Ι Shoes – Element Outfit

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The Rymhart sweater becomes a business blazer with matching overlength pants made from high-quality wool fabric. The two-rowed blazer is especially wide at the shoulders so that the troyer fits under it. 112

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The outfit with asymmetrically cut feather skirt, inspired by Prada, shows that the troyer can also be combined in an elegant way. A thin belt – worn in vibrant colours – can accentuate the waist. Henrik wears a dark blue cardigan with a hood.

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Text by J U L I A L A U K E R T

o this day, the invention of film as a mass medium has mainly been documenting the changing relations between the sexes. While women dominated silent pictures in front of and behind the camera, creating a new ‚ideal woman‘, the development of sound films and the phenomenon of the »male gaze« changed history and women’s role in film. The invention of film as a mass medium has been documenting the changing relations between women and men ever since the beginning of the 20th century. The stereotype of the suppressed woman grew into depictions of strong independent females around the dawn of the new century. The new woman, in her various roles as erratic femme fatale, the bold and partying flapper girl or the glamourous diva, was promoted to the modern world through film. While women dominated the landscape of silent movies, creatively shaping the way they were seen, the invention of sound film once again changed the role of women in black-and-whitefilms as well as the entire film industry.

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MARLENE DIETRICH The striking personalities of the Golden Twenties were style icons and actresses like MARLENE DIETRICH (1901 – 1992) and GRETA GARBO (1905 – 1990). Undoubtedly the most famous actresses of their time, they were the

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internationally celebrated stars of black-and-white movies, endorsing the picture of a liberated, working woman. But they weren’t the only ones paving the way. Columbia University honours the forgotten female

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pioneers of film with a project called Women Film Pioneers which seems even more important in this day and age, seeing as barely 10 % of people working in the film business are women – a considerable step back compared to the early days of the industry.

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uring the days of silent movies, women often worked as directors, screenplay writers and producers. The main figures of the time, shaping the world of black-andwhite-movies, were women like director and executive producer ALICE GUY BLACHÉ (1873–1968) who filmed and directed over 600 silent movies. Among the others are producer MARY PICKFORD (1892 - 1979), one of Hollywoods most important business women

thanks to her company Mary Pickford Film Corporation , founded in 1916, LOIS WEBER (1879 – 1939) and DOROTHY ARZNER (1897 – 1979). In 1915, the first fan magazine Motion Picture Magazine published an article called Women’s conquest in filmdom, stating that no other industry had the same amount of gender quality.

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ALICE GUY BLACHÉ Sound movies and the more and more lucrative deals, together with the gigantic studio empires and picture palaces, confined female independent directors and producers in the 1930s and drove them away from the market. The business quickly evolved into being dominated by men, changing the way women were pictured, even though the job of writing the screenplays was still seen as a woman’s role. Women had to be more seductive, degrading the heroine of the early days of film into a sexual object – a blessing and a curse. The divas of the Golden Twenties were joined by the curvy, naïve beauty of MARILYN MONROE (1926 – 1962) or BRIGITTE BARDOT (*1934) who had made their way to the top during the days of black-and-white movies.

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LAURA MULVEY’s essay Visual Pleasure and the Narrative Cinema , published in 1975, started a discussion about the phenomenon of the »male gaze«, a term devised to describe a male, controlling and voyeuristic view on

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women. MULVEY assumes that any picture is produced by men for men, making women the object of a heterosexual man’s wishes, both admiring and exposing her. The term originally comes from an area of theoretical film studies and is an important part of gender studies. Ultimately, movies create visions as well as ideals. Silent movies helped to speed up gender equality as a movement. Jobs were created that gave women the opportunity to creatively work and create their ideals on an international level. To this day, women are reinventing their femininity and celebrating it as both a confident and seductive trait. After all, there is no single perfect role for women in today’s modern society.

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The

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Grey literature sounds like cheap recycled paper, and there seem to be no pleasant associations – but what exactly is it? The term describes publications that aren’t commercially available. Publications that can be purchased via book trade or magazine retailers are called white literature. This colouration gives an impression which one of these two genres is considered to be of higher quality. But the encyclopedia of bibliography was already admonished in 1993: »Like in publications for the book trade, there is not only trivial material but books of uppermost source and information.« And, in fact, grey literature is better than its reputation – and, not uncommonly, better than its white relatives. It includes project and research reports, discussion papers, and dissertations that aren’t released by a publishing house – publications for which distribution is in the hands of the producers, individual scientists, working

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groups or institutions. However, white literature is published by publishing houses and journals that follow a certain economy with the choice of the texts they release: Scientific book publishers have been suffering from sinking sales figures for years because their main customers, scientific libraries, are notoriously cashstrapped. The hotter the topic of my book manuscript is, the higher are the sales possibilities, the more likely a publisher releases it, and the lower the subsidy I have to pay. The publisher estimates this when he publishes my book to prevent a financial loss when it doesn’t sell at all. Even more drastic is the reaction of the attention economy for scientific journals. Their importance, especially in natural sciences and medicine, is measured by citation rates. The higher these rates, the higher the reputation of a journal and the attraction to scientists. Over 90 percent of the scientists at universities in Germany work temporarily, and in the fight for

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the next contract, an article in a highly cited journal is an asset. But this attractiveness produces questionable effects: Since they get lots of proposals for articles, they are very selective and trust in a process that’s called peer review. It means that experts evaluate the publication worthiness of a submitted text. Originality and novelty of the results are important criteria for the evaluation of the submissions, and authors know that spectacular texts have bigger chances to be published than other ones. That’s why it’s not uncommon that scientists design their article submissions in a way that increases the possibility of being published – and sometimes cross the boundaries of upright science. It doesn’t surprise that articles that were published in the most cited journals are withdrawn in an above-average frequency because it turned out that their results were just made up. Often, the production of a sensational text requires that all the investigated cases that would make the result

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less breathtaking are removed from the analysis – with the effect that the results can’t be confirmed in replication studies and their scientific contents are doubted. The peer review itself is in the focus of criticism as well: Studies prove that article submissions of female authors are evaluated more negatively than those of male colleagues (even if the review is performed by women) and it’s said to be hostile to innovation because reviewers fear that they recommend a revolutionary text for publication that later proves to be untenable. Also, the peer review gives experts the chance to sabotage because it’s easy to dismiss the article of a disagreeable colleague as being incorrect and block a publication or torpedo a career. Sometimes it’s put close to censorship. If you have a closer look, there are doubts whether the white literature is as clean as its name indicates.

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But what about the grEy literature? Since it’s not distributed by commercial actors, it’s no subject to topical pressure. Although research reports are especially commented in such a critical way by colleagues that an assessment is needed, a time-consuming peer review that, depending on subject and journal, could take between several months and years is unknown to gray literature. That’s why it serves its primary purpose better than white literature: to inform colleagues about new findings and to discuss with them results of substantial scientific work – without sugarcoated or faked data, without exaggeration, and without mainstream research.

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years ago in a more extensive and detailed preliminary version as a report, i.e. as grey literature. So, the gray precursor provides the most important information about the verifiability of the article. But you shouldn’t think that grey literature couldn’t produce revolutionary contents: In 2002, Grigori Perelman didn’t publish his proof of the Poincaré conjecture, one of the most significant mathematical problems, in a journal but independently and gray on the Internet. Only after that, the most cited journals of white science literature reported about his research. By the way, Perelman refused to accept the Fields Medal, the »mathematician’s Nobel Prize.«

Grey literature can also be more substantial than its white counterpart: Since journals often have rigid specifications regarding the length of an article, important methodic information that would be needed to check the outlined results is dropped. Sometimes, journal articles were published

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THE COLORS GREY & YELLOW have been stretching right across the last three sections of the sisterMAG universe – and we just can’t get enough of this timeless combination. Even though we’ve been sitting in our offices for weeks, having the same two colors in our minds. But then we had this momentous thought: Why shouldn’t we just dip the whole workplace in grey and yellow? And why shouldn’t we make a vividly colored photo series out of it?

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No sooner said than done: The interior expert Juliane Röthig who founded INDECORATE provided us assistance. Her startup offers tailor-made interior design for every budget. Whether you need help with the final touch of your furnishing or move into a new apartment without furniture – INDECORATE offers personal consulting and is affordable at the same time. Our assignment for Juliane was clear: Create two workplaces – in grey and in yellow. Nothing easier than that!

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The result is a harmonic interaction of current trend colors – and brings new energy into entrenched desk motives. This makes work much easier to manage …

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. . . s p i t s ' e Julian

ELEFANT GREY Elephant grey is a warm, natural and elegant color. It harmonizes beautifully with natural material like the blond wood of the desk, the seaweed in the baskets or the wool that forms the carpet.

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The design is rounded off by small accents that take up the elephant grey in different nuances: the marbled pinboards, vases made of concrete and fresh branches of eucalyptus that match the look perfectly with their grey undertone.

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Black accents emphasize the elegant character and, thanks to the resulting contrast, breathe fresh life into the look.

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The joyful bright yellow sets the mood for summertime and sun – I love to combine it with light colors like white and blond wood to give the look lightness and warmth. Yellow is a great tone but when it’s only combined with white or black, it tends to look hard – that’s why the wood is a nice addition.

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By the way: If you want to play with large areas of color but don’t want to or can’t paint the walls I recommend to attach big paper sheets in the respective color with Washi tape over the desk. This looks cool and offers lots of space for beautiful inspirations!

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For me, the jolly tone matches especially well with modern design and playful elements â&#x20AC;&#x201C; little DIYs like the hanger, wildly patterned postcards or playful storage objects like the Toto Box by Umbra.

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