“The People from Heaven”: The White Man’s City
Can and will the Communist Party USA help black people – or will they help the party see clearly? Foto: imago/glasshouseimages This novel is from 1943. It is called “The…
European Film Awards 2023: Sandra Hülser at her peak
Sandra Hülser has a good chance of winning an Oscar. Photo: dpa/Oliver Dietze Even in Cannes, many were fascinated by this ambivalent woman named Sandra: a self-confident, successful German writer…
Talk Talks: Oppie, Barbie & Cilla
The “Transatlantic Accent” was part of every actor’s standard repertoire in Audrey Hepburn’s time. Photo: Jon Tyson/unsplash Howdy from Texas, dear readers, 2023 is almost over and that’s a good…
Archaeology: Footprints write history | nd-aktuell.de
The gypsum dunes of White National Park preserved Ice Age footprints. Foto: National Park Service Traces in the sand are generally very transient. However, it is different when, in rare…
Behavioral biology: Whales wear algae as headdresses
A gray whale has its head wrapped in seaweed. Photo: Olaf Meynecke Whales playfully put seaweed on themselves as a “hat” or use it to exfoliate when they feel itchy.…
Theater: “The Cat on a Hot Tin Roof”: The dreaming animal dies
An ensemble spirit like in long-gone DT days: The eight actors are collectively convincing. Photo: Konrad Fersterer There are two dancing almost naked across the stage. One would almost like…
Netflix documentary: “Spy Ops”: The longest war in a nutshell
Only clean operations? Not at all! “Spy Ops” leaves out corruption, bombings with numerous deaths and US complicity in massacres. Foto: Netflix / Courtesy Everett Collection It should be a…
Dr. Schmidt explains the world: delete data? If necessary, with a nail
Our reader Gudrun Hübner asks what happens to SMS and E-Mail data happens when you delete it from your computer or cell phone. Are they really gone? – or does…
Berlin Science Week: Art meets science
Artists showed works inspired by science in the Holzmarkt area. Photo: dpa/Gerald Matzka Art and science, the two unlikely daughters of human creativity, have come together in a new way…
Nutrition: Vegetables provide diversity in the intestines
In addition to vitamins, fresh plant foods also contain health-promoting bacteria. Foto: Unsplash/Sharon Pittaway Consuming fruit and vegetables has a positive effect on the functional diversity of the microorganisms that…