they knew it belonged to meet room. creation. to destruction starvation. the price government and corporate. the selling of the country. they don't use fear no one. starts december twenty ninth on t.w. . everyone and welcome to another fun filled edition of your own x. with me your host meghan lee with christmas just around the corner it's time to get in the spirit and we are here to help with that at least on the call unary front

here's a look at what's coming off. the year in review a look back at the best moments of the second half of two thousand eight hundred. christmas treat something sweet conjured up by our top chef in five minutes. and seaside getaway home away from home for the time couple in greece. but we kick off today show with a bit of color the japanese italian artist. transforms wellknown masterpieces into colorful pop our pictures she transplants historical subjects into the modern world and add symbols and logos from contemporary pop culture the results are both colorful memorable and striking. the last supper painted by leonardo da vinci in the late fifteenth century. interpreted.

his mona lisa. and last minute by spanish painter diego velazquez. in the artist to moco not hours reproductions these classical masterpieces get a fresh pop art look. i have very much. i have passion very strong so that my at different things and i want. them. to moco nagar was born in japan in one thousand nine hundred seventy six and started out in kyoto and london for more than a decade she's been living in italy where she has become one of the main micro pop art artists of movement which works with symbols and logos a favorite period is the renaissance her favorite picture is the birth of venice by

sandra lee which she likes to reinterpret on building walls with permission of course in milan to most hours art has become part of the cityscape she practices the superflat style which was founded by the japanese artist to cash in more economy and combines classical with japanese graphic art while working with little picture depth which makes to moco not hours eye catching creations so well suited to street art. i doubt very much. more. easy and. i. don't. see art art. like inside the city she begins her pieces on her computer which she uses to draw

her creations she draws her inspiration from old masterpieces. the artist plays with colors and patterns layering hundreds of images. she often takes weeks to complete a single piece. when i had the idea here to work i open computer i do using more be an seo and make sketch. straighter and from these i. do many media. for example buying this or dipping this. sculptor and. i mean we. be critical but don't judge that to most colonel cowles motto it true the attention of the italian dance company should go to approach the artist and ask whether they could use her

images on an oversized scant skirt symbolizes constantly changing scenery in the dance piece. we want to express a dramatic concept in a ironic way we chose to walk or to collaborate we does or because or she is a very female. bishan of the word. female and they're also particle are critical and ironical at the same time. to moco no ground moves between japanese and european culture draws upon both art this creates a new language one which is colorful striking and almost magically detailed pictures are well received now days can be seen in exhibitions all over the world. to mark especially with the news this. is

painting. instead of the brush she makes very important the part of cultural. with their way of the story but remembering as our contemporary society is through the braids. the pieces cost between two hundred and five thousand euros depending on materials used technique and copy number to moco no girl is especially popular in italy perhaps also because she keeps bringing a fresh look to old masterpieces and gives classical art a contemporary twist. well being on now to other cultures stories making headlines and prince harry and his wife meghan have been spotted in berlin or have more on that story at the top of today's express.

prince harry and his wife meghan were sighted at madame tussaud's wax museum in berlin. though the british royals weren't actually there in person. instead actors wearing latex musk's turned heads when they joined the immovable wax figure of britain's queen elizabeth the second that the terse attraction is invisible and it's the wish of our visitors we ask them at the exit who they'd like to see here you know that the wax museum plans to hold these kinds of live shows more often in the future. madame tussaud's opened its berlin branch a decade ago. the famous original is located in london. german singer heino turns eighty on thursday. over the course of his career the show longer star has recorded more than a thousand songs. in twenty thirteen he even released

a hard rock album on his tour as he's entertained millions and performed concerts around the globe but he never goes anywhere without his trademark dark sunglasses. the town of rio my own just north of lisbon is home to an unusual nativity scene it's made of fifteen tons of sand portugese artists pay to spend eighty hours sculpting it's not just any sound will do for making sound sculptures but that wasn't a problem here all of the sound used to make the trip comes from rio my aunt itself . christmas is a good time to take stock of the year gone by and reflect on some of the activities that took place earlier this week we highlighted some of the no worthy events of

the first half of two thousand and eighteen and now it's a good time to round off the year with a look at important things that happened in the second half from july until this month and as you'll see time certainly does fly by. the remnants of head of trading settlement and done a very fortification system are among the world's best preserved viking sites in july head to blue and donna verga were placed on the unesco world heritage site. as was number cathedral in saxony and holt you know asco calls it an outstanding testimony to mediæval art and architecture. one hundred years ago the baltic state of lithuania declared independence from russia and became a sovereign country in july this momentous day was celebrated with us and ten resawing festival.

thank you. in early august cana hosts its annual film festival this year director's pallotta vianney and his late brother vittorio one on a number sixty in victoria was eighteen it was clear to us if we make films that we've done for more than fifty years the brothers produced award winning movies together. and on to the bene's film festival which showcased a major films and brought together a host of the celebrities the german film never look away it was in competition with its director florian hinkle from donna's mark won the best foreign language film us that for the lives of others in two thousand and seven we need then is the oldest and most important film festival it has been through a turbulent history. can't never look away it didn't win a prize in venice but it is nominated for the golden globes.

in september the one hundred eighty fifth october fest kicked off a new nick as the world's biggest beer festival and each year some six million revelers descend. when the grounds to party many of them sporting traditional bavarian outfits. outfits play a crucial role at september's paris fashion week two major labels an up and coming designers presented their latest creations for spring and summer twenty nineteen among them bare limbs young also linger label. and late september six years of elaborate reconstruction work in frankfurt's old town came to an end large parts of the quarter were destroyed in world war two these buildings were reconstructed according to historical blueprints creating a new old town. on german unity day french street artist jr transformed brandenburg gate into an open air

installation. there were huge snapshots from the fall of the berlin wall in november one thousand nine hundred nine. it was a spectacular sight. for one week in october a different celebrities called the shots at euro max we traveled around europe to meet london star photographer franken. top chef tim roy showed us what he loves about berlin. and designer marcel vander showed us his amsterdam we visited violinist a conductor under a reel in mass for fashion designer love any of the and rome and star architect david chipperfield in the german capital. thanks. in twenty eighteen several countries celebrated percent tenorio of their

existence among them austria which has a rich culture that encompasses timeless classical music by i'm a day a small tot color and really highlights like wienerschnitzel and much much more not to mention it's gorgeous. countryside. in november lanphier turned one hundred as well it declared its independence in one thousand nine hundred eighteen numerous events like the song and dance festival were held throughout twenty eight hundred in honor of the anniversary. poland meanwhile regained its independence in november one thousand nine hundred eighteen so for there to nov twenty eighth was full of joyous celebrations. speaking of celebrations britain's prince charles marked his seventieth birthday and november. he's now old enough to retire. even though he still waiting to become king.

silent night one of the world's most famous christmas carols was first performed in the tiny austrian town of open door of two hundred years ago in december. the song was composed by catholic priest and teacher translated into some one hundred forty languages it's now something of around the globe. and if you have a special moment from two thousand and eighteen that you captured in a photo and would like to share with us then upload it to our website and by doing so you qualify to win in the exclusive euro max watch just go to our website for all the details ok so now we continue with our series on fast cooking wish chef robin peach so far he's shown us how to make an appetizer an amazing meal in just under five minutes well now it is time for dessert and of course he does this too

in just under five minutes meanwhile if he goes too fast you can see his videos again on our website born to fifty. but it will today is going to be sweet and make your family speechless and not just because of the red wine let's go i've got five minutes for a little so what we need to start in the book of pap is going to have any kind of hair will do making pear in the red wine out of it if you have a bit more time peel the pan i don't have time so i'm leaving the skin on our show kind of a side on us now we need a frying pan and top which some of us and minds are already for some batter in italy to almost art so it's almost all now we need some red wine so i have to make a quick trip to the back we will use a sweet red wine these are all very it should be sweet and taste good but it needn't be really pricey is basically we're going to boil it away.

from the ham was a bit harsh. or maybe it really is due to the red wine. to make it a bit christmassy add cinnamon cloves everything you have on hand at christmas now it can keep on cooking it on a lower heat so that is taken care off so that could be good for the walked it's gets my living on we need another frying pan to roast some almonds you follow nelson is out here in a hot frying pan would form and of course if you don't have teams go out of it i like battle for. caramelize a bit of sugar and that the almonds. sacrament and all of this you know that's the quick variation you clearly a bit of liquid makes the sugar dissolve is that or is this kind so it will cope better so. you have to be careful with these two dishes as they'll start to almost want it falls he signed by and then threw it just doesn't taste good and kind of pleasant going and going to make this ok now we need to check on things. you might

like here as it were in the sugars co to the almonds they almost look like the traditional candid almonds from the christmas market from china to me that's just part of the holidays right now when you're strolling around a christmas market you've just got to her. roasted almonds. so deep so our pear is cooking because our at home please take your time right through me in but then the pair can really absorb the wine flavor and that's the whole point depending on what red wine you're using i would add a bit of honey here because this winds quite dry so you know where it is for this year then we just let it reduce. the last month and it will slam the wine contain sugar and the added sugar reduces it even more until it forms a caramel light coating which covers the pair like a veil only balut so that's our not they have this this and this begins and still needs to cook a bit more but i don't have much time left and i want to arrange everything nicely so demanding at home i'd let the elements cool first and then make the dessert as i

haven't got the time i'll do this differently this is reducing top speed you might think this is the deal is that it's not that it's a bronze phenols i think rumsfeld goes perfectly with his dessert but i guarantee that your guests at home will say that's tasty. so the burners on high it's caramelizing. that can coax him or if you are ready. and you don't the rule of every kitchen is me zone plus everything in its place that means you need to be well prepared it has been i hope i am let's begin that needs to be turned off. by one so true there are three. there's a little sauce left which can't go to waste because on here. someone's now we have our roasted almonds they just go on top and for us to go.

so i only have five minutes which means i couldn't make my own ice cream good it's my bad as they say on t.v. here's one i prepared earlier. garbage as i see this ice cream is made from fruits we harvested ourselves. for all swish but whatever ice cream you choose you have to work quickly because it melts that's just so much by whatever kind of ice cream you fancy because well christmas is a busy time i know that when the guests arrive you want to be well prepared to get some of their design i don't buy any ice cream you like and put a scoop on top of the ownership with bronze fennel and you can add long scones a taste of bronze fennel develops later and it goes well with pear in red wine wetsuit important to both what is most i have to say once again i've managed to make addition under five minutes that's good for the so called want of

a tea and have fun making this yourselves. want to know more about european lifestyle and culture visit euro max on facebook. you'll find highlights from our programmes. three hundred sixty degree videos of the most beautiful places in europe and snapshots taken by our reporters take an exclusive look behind the scenes at how the program is produced and follow us on facebook live. we love it when fans visit our facebook page and give us their feedback visit d.w. euro max on facebook. and finally it's time to get a sneak peek into someone's humble abode to enter day we are heading to the southernmost tip of the peloponnese peninsula. in greece this is where one italian couple own a beautiful vacation home now it serves as their special getaway several times a year but with the mild climate and the sea just right outside their front door

you wonder why they don't live here all year round. traditional greek stone cottage on the southern tip of the peloponnese peninsula. federico taso and on to nail a company from italy converted it into a holiday getaway they spend as much time as they can here in money. for normal draw to the women think i'm also the money please get me in. the cottages interior mirrors the colors of the natural surroundings. about the color isn't the choice of the chorus this has been very easy because we are so much in love with the mani and so close to the sea as you can see outside that the concept was to capture these callers and to capture the blue of the sea inside the house so you can see that the details of the of the doors of the chairs and everything are exactly the blue of the sea and about their eyes that you can

see the saying on the on the floor of the same color on the ceiling natural neutral natural color is complete of the everything. traditional regional items when the cottage i typically greek play or. what i wanted to have was something simple but traditional and local something that i could find here in greece i we went around and found this place for example they're very nice. simple order carpets which are also colored bring some beautiful colors in now. a couple collect stones and objects from the beach to decorate their cottage. most of all the to appreciate their unobstructed view of the sea. being so close to the sea and so in love with this place that i it's as been always a dream and now it's a it's

a dream that they can believe in the morning and just to stretch myself and look at the side and see. how is the weather and hollies the sea and they can take in just a few metres away and they can just look at these that's great that's really great . the bathroom is at the far end of the cottage right up against a steep cliff. decided one on one opening here one door opening one of the rock the bedrock and with. these these huge these. which is exactly reflecting some of the color of the rock. the cottage boasts one hundred square meters of space. you can see that cannot be all this will be made in weeks or so from the same structure of the of the of the rest of the house and just the laid some to see them double feet and you can see also here it is a functional way to have some some called it. the living room and kitchen merge

together instead of doors there are curtains. the couple wanted to add an annex to the cottage but local authorities initially prohibited it they wanted to preserve the traditional scenery. and this was a was to to have some these two piece of glass in from from from down to the top and a very lean and simple who fear so this was ok but then another thing turned out to be very good also for bringing maximum level flight flown from outside into the house and saw life is nice when that everything is light beam and you can see the light from the outside is nice. new elements seamlessly blend into each other. so the hollows both policies are made of stone. stones and they are visible from inside so we decided to have

a white floor for the light to have. t.d.r. walls including this one of these combing the stones with a little bit of closure and leaving these two pieces a sort of what was the stone visible from inside still until you both for your own looking at the kind of exterior and interior fermanagh the chairs reflect the structure of the reproof and the patio picks up the colors of the surrounding. the perfect holiday getaway. not least because of its stunning location. and with that we were up another year or max don't forget to follow us on social media for more on the show as always thanks for tuning in and tomorrow. tomorrow's your imax just in time for the christmas season mary poppins is

returning to our cinema this time the famous nanny takes the next generation of the banks family into a magical one the film's director launched me dispensed with c.g.i. effects and opted to use affects more in keeping with the original film shot over fifty years ago mary poppins return to school tomorrow.

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oz . played. this is the deputy and scott thank you laughs above it a possible breakthrough in gemini the un says the warring parties have agreed to a cease fire and the red sea fruit of put it up could this be the breakthrough to end the conflict in the rest of the country where hundreds of thousands on the brink of famine. also coming up the widening search for the strongest will attack a more than seven hundred police gone the french city in the search of chad a check on the man suspected of carrying out an attack of christmas monks on tuesday.