Becker - German chat show host,
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Boris Becker, the triple Wimbledon champion, is to begin a new career hosting a chat show on German television. Becker, a Times columnist whose stints as a pundit on the BBC during Wimbledon were well received, will begin the run of 15 half hour shows on the privately owned DSF channel in the next three months. ...
German Chat: Lost in chatland with the other insomniacs
The infomercials had lost their sheen and it was far too late to call my mom. At the pub down the street, they were ringing the bell for last call. There was no one to harass- the roomies were all sound asleep. When you slip into that jittery late-night state where you're too tired to work and still too caffeinated to sleep, the Internet takes on a whole new meaning. It becomes a cerebral magnet with the disquieting lure of a drug; a temple of angst-y insomnia that can't...
German Chat: MOSTLY ENGLISH INTERNET BREEDS RESENTMENT
The globalization of the Internet, common wisdom says, will make our world smaller. And the growth of the Net worldwide, experts add, will only speed the spread of English as the common language of the globe. In the aftermath of World War II, English surpassed French as the official language of Western diplomacy. In the ensuing decades, it also became the unofficial language of world commerce.Now, as the Japanese cybersurf, China adds its own Internet backbone and commercial online...
German Chat: Life In Cyberspace / English in Cyberspace? Mais Non!
THE GLOBALIZATION of the Internet, common wisdom says, will make our world smaller. And the growth of the 'Net worldwide, experts add, will only speed the spread of English as the common language of the globe.In the aftermath of World War II, English surpassed French as the official language of western diplomacy. And in the ensuing decades, it also became the unofficial language of world commerce. Now, as the Japanese cybersurf, as China adds its own system of Internet...
German Chat: Rooney not as revolting as I was, says Ferg,
SICK AS A PARROT
WAYNE Rooney's No.1 fan (his employer) says his, erm, exuberant temperament is a result of his age. Apparently, being 19 is an excuse for being a dickhead. King Ferg, Rooney's master at Old Trafford, certainly thinks so. "What 19-year-old has maturity?" Ferg asked last week. "Jesus Christ, I was trying to start a workers' revolution in Glasgow. My mother thought I was a communist. She was down on her knees praying every...
