This week kicked off with the amazing story of the more than 1,000 artworks hoarded in a Munich flat since the end of WWII. It is thought most of them were considered degenerate art by the Nazis - and had been stolen or bought under duress from Jewish owners.
The stash included work by Picasso, Renoir and Matisse, and a self-portrait by Otto Dix. Once the art world had gathered itself after the shock of the discovery, criticism was quickly aimed at the German authorities for having kept it secret for two years. Now pressure is increasing for the reluctant Germans to publish a full list of the works so heirs of those who were robbed can make claims.
Drunk taxi request leads to Belgium
A very drunk German ended up in Belgium after asking a taxi driver to take him home. His slurry “nach Hause” sounded to the driver like “nach Hauset” – miles away in Belgium. The man could not pay the fare and now faces legal trouble.
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