Renegotiation of the federal budget: more money for cultural mediators
The parties in the coalition finally agree on increasing the budget for foreign cultural policy. That lets the Goethe-Institut breathe...
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Class society Great Britain: Eton students among themselves
Arithmetic is not the top priority at the British elite school Eton. Even so, the Tories' cabinets are full of...
Midterms in the US: Negative incentives
The midterms are coming up in the USA. The Democrats are threatened with losses, also because of the increasing polarization...
Latin American Culture of Protest: Bolivia’s Salute to the Mullahs
In Latin America, some states have declared their solidarity with the regime in Tehran. The protesting women are at the...
Queen Elizabeth II and Putin: State Banquet and Carriage Ride
Peter Morgan, author of the British series The Crown, has written a drama about Putin. But the end of this...
Spanish heritage under pressure: a heart for bulls
near the end? Once an undisputed national treasure, bullfighting in Spain is in crisis. Only the political right is still...
Architecture Talk in Berlin: Anticipating a Bunker
An evening of talks in the New National Gallery in Berlin revolved around architecture in times of crisis. It was...
Criticism by philosopher Jürgen Habermas: Internet eats up discourse
Habermas' new book is called A New Structural Change in the Public Sphere. He is ahead of the German network...
Nazi games and the “national uprising”: fanatics among themselves
The ideologization of fanaticism has different lead times, but the results are similar. Sometimes they take place at game night....
Escape from society: transfer between right and sideways
Many lateral thinkers and opponents of vaccination want to escape from society, but in order to negate it. This is...
Attack on Salman Rushdie: The Glorification of Honor
The attack on Salman Rushdie shows once again that we are dealing with a system of violence. And not with...
Criminalized Media in Latin America: Fueling Insecurity and Fear
Attacks on freedom of the press and freedom of expression are increasing in Latin America. Nicaragua provides an inglorious blueprint....
Freelance in the pandemic: cultural journalism on the verge of collapse
Even before the corona crisis, freelancers from newspapers did not have it easy. March 11, 2020 exacerbated the already precarious...
Syria Exhibition in Cologne: Real Dreamland
An exhibition in the Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum shows a Syria without Assad and with a lot of history. Despite the war, everyday...
Occupation Museum in Berlin: self-satisfied, narrowed the view
The German Historical Museum makes suggestions for the planned occupation museum. Entire ethnic groups and the view of the silent...
