Anger and wit: Wiglaf Droste was a literary rock star
He could also be very sensitive: Portrait of the artist as a young man, late 80s. Foto: Roland Owsnitzki Great satirists can be recognized by the fact that they get…
»The Fortress«: More cheerful to cloudy than hot and stormy
Since Corona at the latest it has been clear: This is no longer science fiction. Photo: ARD Degeto/Maipo Self-sufficiency is anything but a core virtue of autocratic systems. The Greek…
Israel: Thriller series “Borders”: Life in a permanent state of emergency
Life on the border: who gets through here? Photo: ZDF/Ran Mendelson When one thinks of national borders, one usually imagines more or less densely fortified barriers that separate one nation…
Culture: Unword toxic: books for the poison cabinet
Change something together, radically and organized? Nope. Infinite happiness can only be found within oneself. Photo: imago/Frank Sorge There was a time when the word “toxic” was still original. It…
Berlin Theatertreffen: “Laios”: Lina Beckmann alone in antiquity
Fills the large, almost empty space completely in this solo evening: Lina Beckmann. Photo: © Thomas Aurin Sure, we know him: Oedipus. Kills his father, sleeps with his mother. Both…
Cinema: “Bad Director”: Oskar Roehler settles accounts with the film industry
No matter what Gregor Samsa (Oliver Masucci) does, he hits a wall. Photo: Nightlight Film The film is based on your novel “Self-fucking”. Why did you implement it now? I’ve…
Roland Schimmelpfennig: “Anthropolis”: Back to zero
Roland Schimmelpfennig’s appropriation of antiquity resembles a theatrical archaeological excavation – as in the “Anthropolis” prologue staged here at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus in Hamburg. Photo: picture alliance/Markus Scholz When the…
Animated film: »Robot Dreams«: friend and friend
Togetherness can be lived and does not have to be dreamed of – this film wants to bear witness to that. Foto: Plaion Pictures Do androids dream of electronic sheep?…
Eurovision Song Contest: ESC star Nemo: There are more than 0 and 1
Hurray, Nemo: No non-binary person has ever won the ESC before. Photo: dpa/Jens Büttner The most sensational and intelligent song of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 has won! There has…
Leipzig School: Who drags the beggar
Heinz Zander, self-portrait, oil on canvas, 1981 Photo: © 2012 Andreas Kämper The formula “modern art” cannot capture much of art. Goethe’s understanding of art takes a closer look at…