Talke Talks – Dry und Cry January
So much alcohol – imagine (and do) 108 sun salutations instead! Photo: dpa Howdy from Texas, dear readers, it seems to me as if we haven’t corresponded with each other…
Left in Latin America – Crisis in Venezuela: Utopia in ruins
Wanted to make Venezuela fit for “socialism of the 21st century”: Hugo Chávez doing morning exercises on the beach in Rio de Janeiro, November 2004 Photo: picture-alliance /dpa/epa/Fernando_Bizerra_Jr. When Hugo…
Handball World Cup – Despite the full hall in Herning: Handball on the decline
World famous in Denmark: Denmark’s Thomas Arnoldsen (M.) in the opening win against Algeria. Photo: dpa/Sören Stache The Danish town of Herning, with around 51,000 inhabitants, located in the middle…
Species protection – It can also be done without pesticides
Beneficial insects can be used to specifically combat harmful insects. Photo: imago/blickwinkel Pesticides are an important cause of biodiversity and habitat loss in intensively managed agricultural landscapes. Agrochemicals have a…
GDR History – The Art of Listening
Paul Werner Wagner in conversation with the writer Friedrich Dieckmann in the “nd” building Photo: friedrichwolf.de He has been interviewing celebrities for decades, and his conversations in front of an…
Film “A Real Pain” – “A Real Pain” in the cinema: “Doesn’t anyone think that’s crazy?”
Cousins David (Jesse Eisenberg) and Benji (Kieran Culkin) follow in the footsteps of their deceased Jewish grandmother Foto: Searchlight Pictures The two cousins David (Jesse Eisenberg) and Benji Kaplan (Kieran…
Health – turning blue and turning red
Perpetuum Mobile: Because expressing the causes of an increasing burden of illness is fraught with a kind of taboo, employees are forced to accuse each other of making themselves sick…
George Saunders – When the brain hits the floor
Times of right-wing populists and autocrats allow dystopias to flourish. Foto: /Heritage Images It is possible to write a successful satire on nationalism, colonialism and every kind of state authoritarianism…
TU Darmstadt – Cornelia Koppetsch: Oops! – the sociology show
She was once considered the new star of South Hesse sociology: Cornelia Koppetsch Photo: Photo: wikimedia/Amrei-Marie The Institute of Sociology at the Technical University of Darmstadt was once very left-wing.…
Movie “Armand” – instruction manual for escalation
Norwegian actress Renate Reinsve plays a Norwegian actor under pressure Foto: Pandora Film/Eye Eye Pictures Is there a set procedure?” the young teacher Sunna wants to know. A six-year-old is…