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…
Berlinale: Bare words, barren areas
Remains a bit flat as a character: Trojan (Mišel Matičević) Photo: Reinhold Vorschneider / Schramm Film After all the meaningful, cerebral, politically or otherwise significant films that are shown at…
Berlinale: Open your teacher’s armored heart!
Life and suffering in the dance school Photo: Twomen Film This year, children’s films from all over the world are once again demanding a lot from their target group at…
Berlin Film Festival: Berlinale: Everyday and yet so special
The most beautiful film at the Berlinale was a simple, everyday story about the life of a 70-year-old woman in Tehran: “My Favorite Cake” by Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha.…
Ostrock: City founder Fritz Puppel dies
The Soul of City: Fritz Puppel, 2017 Photo: dpa/Fabian Stoffers “Free from musical vanities,” Fritz Puppel always put himself aside and was inspired by the idea of creating City, says…