SPIEGEL Surfs the Web The Gates Open
The Gates
"The Gates" has been opened in Central Park, and for those of us who can't be there, pictures will have to suffice. Wolfgang Volz has been collaborating with Christo and Jeanne-Claude for 34 years, and will be the official photographer for "The Gates." Check out his Web site for pictures from all of the pair's past installations. Or click on the images below to see what "The Gates" looks like now that it has been installed.
The Gates: Bright Sails in Central Park
Super Ads
Even if you're not especially interested in football, there's a good reason to watch the Super Bowl: for the ads. The spots featured during the final game of the season are some of the most expensive in television, costing a record $2.4 million for a 30-second slot, and are therefore usually better than your average beer commercial. If you missed the game, don't worry; all the ads (the best part of the entire event after all) are collected here .
Celebrating Film in Berlin
Berlin is quickly filling up with stars on Wednesday. Goldie Hawn is here, along with partner Kurt Russell. Even seventy-eight-year-old Jerry Lewis made the trip, and many others are on the way. Thursday marks the official kick-off of celebrity-spotting season in Berlin with the start of this year's prestigious Berlin film festival, the Berlinale . Dozens of films will compete for the Golden Bear -- given to the festival's best film -- and many other prizes, from best actor to best debut director.
In contrast to recent years, the 2005 version of the festival will feature a mostly European line-up. Festival director Dieter Kosslick was careful to point out that the paucity of US films was in no way a political decision, but rather reflects the robust and creative European film industry. "You can see that clearly with German films," he said in an interview with Reuters . "They're on an incredible winning streak, with awards and a fast-growing home box office. It's the same across Europe."
