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Inspired by the Twitter format of 140 characters per message, filmmaker Mia Meyer and a colleague started 140 Seconds, a website that films Twitter users telling their stories in 140 seconds. So far, 44 video's have been uploaded.

Inspired by the Twitter format of 140 characters per message, filmmaker Mia Meyer and a colleague started 140 Seconds, a website that films Twitter users telling their stories in 140 seconds. So far, 44 video's have been uploaded. Courtesy of Mia Meyer hide caption

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Inspired By Twitter, Filmmaker Records Stories In 140 Seconds

Inspired by Twitter, filmmaker Mia Meyer and her colleague started a website that films Twitter users sharing stories in 140 seconds.

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Toxpack drummer, Hinrich Schmidt, second from left, says anti-fascist peers have labeled the band "grey zone," referring to bands sympathetic to right-wing politics.

Toxpack drummer, Hinrich Schmidt, second from left, says anti-fascist peers have labeled the band "grey zone," referring to bands sympathetic to right-wing politics. Steffen Wegner hide caption

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Berlin's Toxpack Sets The Standard For Streetcore

The self-described "streetcore" band, Toxpack, has been labeled by some "grey-zone," referring to bands tolerant of Neo Nazis. Drummer Hinrich Schmidt says Toxpack is just the opposite; he and fellow bandmates are interested in German politics but also personal experiences of growing up, becoming a parent, and loss.

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