Tag: Culture
Interview with Roy Bianco and Die Abbrunzati Boys about the new album “Kult” – Munich
Roy Bianco and “Die Abbrunzati Boys”, cult-worshipped self-made sensations of Italo-Schlager-Pop from Augsburg, present their third album. A conversation about concerts in dream locations like Merano or the Olympiahalle and…
Richard David Precht on foreign policy: War in the brain – Culture
It would be interesting to know how the draft text that Pastor Joachim Römelt was given to read by Richard David Precht turned out. The Germanist, philosopher and podcaster has…
Young adult novel by Elizabeth Wein: Scheherazade in the Resistance
One flies a bomber, the other spies: In “Code Name Verity” two young women fight in the Second World War. One of them tells a story about her life. source…
Non-fiction "Shitty!": The Superworm
Vermin? Not at all. A cheerful children’s non-fiction book explains an unknown object of Charles Darwin’s research: the earthworm. source site
Children’s novel “The Little House on the River”: The truck in the children’s room – Culture
“Always come back home, find the way, fly in, shake and preen your ruffled feathers and rest.” – The novel “The Little House by the River” by the Dutch author…
International Literature Prize: On the shortlist – a white French woman – Culture
Today, it is largely undisputed practice in executive boards, cabinets and professorships to at least not completely ignore a reasonably representative composition of the board. This is not just for…
Hackers blackmail Christie`s – Culture
It is not known what exactly is happening at Christie’s at the moment. They are clearly trying to keep as little information as possible to the outside world. But one…
Jonathan Franzen at the Academy for Language and Literature – Culture
Jonathan Franzen, the author of family and social novels that are read around the world, such as “Corrections”, “Freedom” and most recently “Crossroads”, has been accepted into the German Academy…
“Parents for life” or the true story of the parents of Matthieu, the murderer of Agnès, 13 years old
“We are the parents of a killer and a rapist. We are full of shame, sorrow and guilt. However, we still love our son, we remain his parents. For life.…
Guest article from Georgia: Arrests are almost part of everyday life
We protest day and night, rain and shine. It’s about a terrible law, about Georgia’s future in Europe – and now about much more. source site