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…
Football: Bundesliga: 1. FC Union is in danger of falling into the abyss
The sheer horror: Union and national player Robin Gosens also lose in Cologne. Photo: imago/Matthias Koch An explosion of emotions shook the Cologne district of Müngersdorf on Saturday. In the…
The good column: German column tradition
The good column prefers to keep its distance from the rest. Photo: Pixaby/NoName_13 I’m not sure that, in a better future, writing and publishing newspaper columns should be completely abandoned.…
Hollywood: Roger Corman, the king of trash films, is dead
When it comes to film, it’s best to just make your own decisions: Roger Corman, 2019. Photo: dpa/Richard Shotwell He was the master of trash and horror films, but he…
Eurovision Song Contest: ESC final in Malmö: 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…
Cannes Series Festival: ARD series “The Doubts”: A terribly nice mishmash
Every family has skeletons in the closet. That doesn’t always have to be bad. Photo: ARD Degeto/HR/Turbokultur/Elliot »This country is full of assholes. Just keep working just as hard, then…
Football: Wolfsburg’s DFB Cup victory: From problem children to winners
Jule Brand (l.) and Lena Oberdorf secured one last Wolfsburg title together with the cup victory. Photo: imago/Michaela Merk Honking and noise in the middle of Cologne: Vornedran Lena Oberdorf,…
Bundesliga: Union Berlin: relegation battle in Cologne, culture battle in Köpenick
Managers with mistakes: President Dirk Zingler (l.) and sports director Oliver Ruhnert Photo: imago/Contrast There are actually places at the Alte Försterei that Dirk Zingler would prefer not to go…
“Literature and Revolution”: Leon Trotsky: Optimism and Freedom
He was considered the Bolsheviks’ best speaker: Leon Trotsky speaks to Red Army soldiers Photo: dpa Leon Trotsky was considered the Bolsheviks’ best orator. Because he knew this, he was…
Hans Baluschek: Berlin Bröhan Museum: Witches at the coffee table
The coffee spoon as a magic wand: “Families can make coffee here”, oil on canvas, 1895 Foto: Copyright: Rainer Jordan He is considered a socially critical chronicler of the city…