Berlinale: War documentary “Intercepted”: In Ukraine they eat dogs
Everyday life in war. Swimming in front of the backdrop of destroyed houses. It has to go on somehow. Photo: © Christopher Nunn At the Berlinale, two films are talking…
Podcast: “Poor & Still”: Celebrities against the debate about concern
Steffi Kim and Falk Schacht talk to guests about what it feels like to grow up poor in an affluent Germany. Photo: N-Joy You do not talk about money. Communications…
Red Army Faction: The hype surrounding the arrest of Daniela Klette
Photo: dpa It’s hard to imagine what it must be like to live underground for three decades, with the fear of being recognized and exposed by someone on the street…
Underground Hero: In the Cool of the Night: Kiev Stingl is dead
Walk this way: Sing and wear sunglasses like Lou Reed, walk like Kiev Stingl Photo: Archive Kiev Stingl, one of the coolest singers and poets in the Federal Republic of…
Climate research: Reforestation is not an easy solution
Tony Rinaudo taught in Niger to grow trees from ancient underground root systems. Photo: dpa/Silas Koch Not all trees are the same and not all forests are the same. Reforestation…
Wiener Volkstheater: Viennese group: “You shit like that”
Lazy stall magic with imperial-royal interior design: stuffed animals, embarrassed servants and a bit of aristocratic pomp don’t make for a biting criticism. Photo: Marcel Urlaub It’s not as if…
Homophobia: Documentation: Gay footballers unwelcome
The loneliness in the stadium: To date (almost) no openly gay man is an active professional footballer. Foto: Amazon A common myth of liberal modernity is that social taboos are…
Berlinale: “Strike Germany”: You can’t fire me, I’m quitting!
Instagram tiles from the “Strike Germany” initiative Photo: strikegermany/Instagram The German cultural scene has been shaken up as a result of the Hamas massacre on October 7th and the subsequent…
Berlinale: Berlinale Film Festival ends with dispute
Ben Russell (l.) and Servan Decle (r.) wear Palestinian scarves in protest against Israel’s policies at the closing gala in the Berlinale Palast. Photo: Monika Skolimowska/dpa During the Berlinale awards…
“My jump into the deep end”: trust is a top priority
This city is almost 100 kilometers wide: Shenzhen, in southeast China Foto: imago/VCG When it comes to historical considerations and political analyses, the book market is certainly reacting to China’s…