Tag: Oddities
SZ column “Mitten in …”: Is it you, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez? – Panorama
In the middle of … Washington, DC Open detailed view Illustration: Marc Herold I have already emailed six interview requests to the aspiring US MP Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC). Without answer.…
SZ column "In the middle of …": Imperial-royal nose pick
The SZ author has to go to the old Habsburg summer residence Bad Ischl for the corona test and meets a kind of court jester in a white coat. Three…
Canfranc: A forgotten train station should shine again – panorama
Ever since mankind has tackled major projects, it has regularly failed. For example the “Fossa Carolina” under Charlemagne, a futile canal digging between the river systems of the Danube and…
Curious place names in Hessen: the lentil dish is burnt – panorama
The SZ author always wanted to eat a lentil dish in a lentil dish. But when he is finally on his way there, an amazing radio announcement stops him. Three…
Stolen place-name signs in Petershausen: The mayor’s frustration – Panorama
It happened again: someone stole two of the eight place-name signs from Asbach, a district of the Petershausen community in the Dachau district. Mayor Marcel Fath of the Free Voters…
Best things: Viennese chameleons for Europe – Panorama
Of Oliver Das Gupta Vienna is a world metropolis, and quite a few of its residents consider even smaller cities to be provinces. In addition to all the tourists, some…
SZ column "In the middle of …": Extra sausage with charm
After a year of Corona break, the SZ author is finally visiting Salzburg again – and is in a good mood where he least suspects it. Three anecdotes from Austria,…
India: 20-year-old hacker rewarded with 30,000 dollars – Panorama
Sometimes it doesn’t take much to be successful. With Aditi Singh it was a computer, the Internet – and her head. The email that the 20-year-old Indian received on Sunday…
To stay or not to stay: Hamlet performance with Donner und Blitz – Panorama
The SZ correspondent in Baden-Württemberg is so soaking wet during a visit to the theater at Hohenzollern Castle that she decides to rewrite the famous Hamlet monologue. Three anecdotes from…