If you can understand German, you might be interested in seeing the German Chancellor’s first video podcast. Don’t expect any random personal insight. Apparently, she forgot to turn her emotion chip on. Maybe she’ll loosen up some day and do one without her media-handlers. It could be something like this.

There have been a few interesting articles published recently concerning how the fans from neighboring countries are going to behave in Germany during the World Cup. Are the English football hooligans going to cause trouble? Are the Dutch going to take it too far with their headgear? Will the Germans laugh along?

What ever you do, don’t mention the war.