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"Cities without gays and rock bands are losing the economic development race". US-economist Richard Florida stated, that cities only grow when a vital and active "creative class" exists and feels comfortable. If Florida is true, Hamburg is on the best way to become a dead town. A dead town only likeable and livable for uncritical Disneylandish culture-consumers, for moneygrubbing estate-speculators and for those tasteless thinkers who consider branded-spaces sustainable, urban environment. HAMBURG HAS A PROBLEM.  On Sounds like Me, i wrote more about this political dead-end situation and the riot of Hamburgs "creative class". Read here and support there. Photo by Miguel.

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Weekday is comin. Monki too. Not to Berlin. To Hamburg. The day after tomorrow. Life is...uuhh.. While the aspiring designers leave town, the vertical brands are coming. At least SOME fashion chit-chat going on. Sensational. And even more sensational is, that we are not flooded by straight-in-your-face posterstickingshit, nor mass mailings via facebook-fan groups. Instead, the Swedes knock on the door with gentle guerilla art-gardening and adorable "fruits". Those wooden sock-trees have been on-off installed all around town, inviting people to do the "fruit pickers". Last i saw them in the Gängeviertel and the AMD and there are some rumors that tomorrow, Hikaru Miyakawa`s Vernissage at Galerie Oelfrüh will be an art show with "benefits" and last option to pick....

For cold-fashists and iglu-warriors, Rodrigo Alonsos updated series of walkable sleeping bags is the full fun and funcion package. If i could like i would, this would be my most worn winter outfit on the streets of Hamburg.

If you feel like a "special requests" fashionista or a secret human hair fetishist you might be obsessed with those human hair accessories by Bitching & Junkfood. It`s Highly-aesthetic recycling fashion with human benefits. ..but..way too much for me.

No couch surfing this week. There`s too much great shit going on in town. (When i mean town i say Hamburg, Germany). Filmfestival, Swedenparty with shopping appeal and artsy fartsy shizzl worth to see. Well, here`s the guide to go: Radar Filmfestival. I could not have found a finer starter.  72 films in 6 days. Any questions? Here`s the program, even in english. Next big thing to see is Hikaru Miyakawa. The Japanese artist opens her exhibition on wednesday, November 4th at  Galerie Oel-Früh. Thurstday, November 5th, is Monki und Weekday day in Hamburg. The shop opening already caused some stir in town. Let`s see if they can keep up with the crowd.More after the jump...