Film: Guns bring luck | nd-aktuell.de
Strange times: Without firearms, nothing works in the hapless present. Photo: © MFA+ FilmDistribution When the government of Bhutan drafted its legal code in 1729, the first article proclaimed: “The…
Fun and responsibility: When nothing is as it seems
A case for the emergency room: Playmobil in the parent’s foot Foto: picture alliance/Sebastian Kahnert The same exhausting nightmare over and over again, after which I wake up exhausted: I’m…
Political Art: Why does Theodor Herzl’s clock tick?
Jean Amery, Beavis and Butthead with Theodor Herzl and a pterodactyl in a historical-political debate: three pictures by Yury Kharchenko that were taken after October 7, 2023 Photo: Yury Kharchenko…
Crime series “Women in Blue”: Hunt for a murderer of women
Four self-confident police officers hunt down a murderer of women. Photo: Las Azules Photo/Apple TV+ Female autism, menstruation and role expectations are just three of the many themes that appear…
Netflix series: “The Decameron”: In the heart of the most devastating pandemic of all time
There probably wasn’t really that much emancipation in the 14th century. Photo: Netflix Escapism is not only distracting but often also therapeutic. Anyone who wants to escape everyday life through…
50th anniversary of Erich Kästner’s death: Today the men also make coffee
A classic, immortal: Erich Kästner’s “Emil and the Detectives” Photo: picture alliance / dpa | Anja Garms The fact that the story of Emil, who with the help of Berlin…
Marxism: Thomas Metscher: A joy-drunk dialectician
Philosopher and passionate mountaineer Photo: thomas-metscher.de When I began researching the topic of “pop music and politics” a few years ago, I suggested to Thomas Metscher and his wife Priscilla…
Poetry: Compose ten lines against them
What makes this lyric tick? Clocks are always ticking in Fabian Lenthe’s poems. Photo: dpa Poetry doesn’t have it easy. The narrow volumes from small publishers without a complete understanding…
Latest pop music: I feel sick without a stage
Where’s the stage glue? Linda Finny in Berlin-Weissensee Photo: Michy Hirsch Last Friday a special concert took place at the small Weißensee open-air stage in Berlin. The evening’s program consisted…
Obituary: Wolfgang Rihm: The romantic provocateur
A Passion: Sheet music from “Deus Passus” by Rihm’s hand Photo: imago images/Gustavo Alabiso New music with a capital N – since the Weimar Republic this has meant the constant…