Dear Reader, Even though it has gone widely unnoticed by the media so far, August 5 is the anniversary of the death of one of the greatest characters of Hollywood from the 50s and 60s - Marilyn Monroe. We have dedicated an entire... More

We still haven't received all winners notifications for the winners of 2003! This year, the notification is taking a lot longer than ever before in the recent history of the green card lottery! Therefore, we still cannot announce a final score or a total... More

*Passport regulations* As reported several times, starting October 26, all travelers entering the US, irrespective of their age, will have to be holding a machine-readable passport (in Germany, the wine red one). The news - German passport offices will from now on also issue machine-readable... More

*Survey: Sony popular, Microsoft not* In a survey about the most popular brands in the US, Sony came in first again. Sony is the American's number one brand for the fifth time over the past years now. Coca Cola is the second most popular... More

Norma Jean Mortenson was born on June 1, 1926 in Los Angeles, her mother was Gladys Pearl Mortensen, nee Monroe, an editing girl. The baker Martin Edward Mortensen, Gladys' second husband, was probably not the father, because his wife had left him in 1924,... More

As always, we will use this chapter to answer some exemplary questions we have been asked via the internet over the past days and weeks. In general, answering questions via the internet (free of charge) may take a while, since we get dozens of... More

We get a lot of questions about validity of passports for admission and stays in the US. This will not only be of interest to the travelers among you, but also all the green card and visa holders. We will today give you... More

www.abcnews.go.com In case you need fast and illustrated information about the US, find them in the online edition of American news channel ABC. www.cbs.com And here is the website of ABC's competition CBS - also really worth reading. www.usa-ostkueste.com/Surftipps.htm For die-hard fans of the American East Coast -... More