TALKE TALKS: In and Out
Maybe you could just cut off the top of these Ugg boots so they become trendy mini Uggs (in 2024!). Photo: dpa Howdy from Texas, dear readers, Was a Stanley…
Ukraine War: Artist in Russia: Suddenly Terrorist
Artyom Kamardin (l.) and Yegor Shtovba (r.) in a cage in a courtroom in Moscow; the two war opponents were sentenced to long prison terms. Foto: picture alliance/dpa/AP When a…
Pandemic: Journalism and Corona: Dangerous symbioses
Since the beginning of the Corona crisis, the public debate has slipped into regressive patterns: there is either only good or evil. Or things that still need to be clarified…
Features/Sopranos: 25 years of Sopranos: Mafia pop culture history
The unforgettable James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano: “Do all the people in my life have full tits?” Foto: Pictorial Press Ltd/Alamy 25 years ago, when the Federal Chancellor was called…
Lyric: Şafak Sarichiçek: “Gelungene Lyric ist Zen-Lyric”
Avoiding confessional and sensitive poetry: Şafak Sarıçiçek Photo: Yelizaveta Landenberger Mr. Sarıçiçek, nice that you have time for a conversation. You are currently completing a legal traineeship and writing –…
“A Little History of the Wind”: Wild dance between heaven and earth
The wind usually blows, for better or worse, from the west: representation of a typical “Westernmill” Photo: image In the spring of 1783, Joseph Michel Montgolfier sat by the fireplace,…
Franz Beckenbauer: The “Emperor” of German football is dead
Franz Beckenbauer had completely withdrawn from the public eye in recent years. Photo: imago/Sven Simon Recently, the bad news about Franz Beckenbauer’s health had increased, and one could sense what…
Lorenz Just: “Day XYZ”: Theater occupation and self-discovery
Protest against architecture: The occupation of the Berlin Volksbühne was a long time ago. Photo: imago/Christian Mang Occupying a theater doesn’t seem that difficult, but doing something meaningfully new with…
Video Games: What were the worst video games of 2023?
Hey, where are the microtransactions? Scene from »EA FC24« Photo: EA Sports Last year was a brilliant year for video games – judging by the criticism. But among the many…
Volksbühne: Hendrik Arnst: Castorf’s Bard
Present in the background: During the photo rehearsal for the ancient tragedy “The Persians” by Aeschylus in 2003 at the airfield in Neuhardenberg, Brandenburg, Hendrik Arnst closes the hangar door.…