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Frau präsentiert Buchcover "Die Tochter der Wäscherin" in Leipzig, Germany

All’s well that ends well! Hedwig Courths-Mahler

A new novel tells the story of Hedwig Courths-Mahler’s life and reminds us what it cost women to want to write

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Cyberstar-Logo:Cyberstar-Schriftzug und grüner Würfel, aus dessen Ecke ein kleiner grüner Würfel davonfliegt

The Cyberstar – A forgotten competition

In 1995, 88 teams from all over the world competed to sketch the television of the future. Some of them hit the mark. What emerged from their visions

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Frau fährt Fahrrad vor dem Deutschen Buch- und Schriftmuseum in Leipzig, Germany

German National Library forgets nothing

Leipzig has been collecting the complete memory of the German language since 1913. The Book and Writing Museum recently asked the most uncomfortable question of all: Forget it?

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Geführter Gruppenrundgang über den Friedhof Père-Lachaise in Paris / © Foto: Georg Berg

Paris is looking for cemetery sponsors

Paris raffles off burial sites. Anyone who restores a forgotten monument can then lie beneath it. Concession à Perpétuité – for all those who draw the right lot.

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Verwaister Arbeitsplatz eines Fotografen, dessen Job die KI übernommen hat [KI-generiert (gemini)]

The original disappears

The algorithm flags my original photo as an AI fake. Google’s response: ‘Won’t Fix’. Research into a system failure that politics, science and the media can no longer ignore

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Schauspieler Roman Knižka rezitiert aus dem Programm Deutschland, siehst du das nicht? / © Foto: Angela Berg

Germany can’t you see that? A warning call.

A journey through the dramatic years 1929 to 1933, the downfall of the Weimar Republic. Actor Roman Knižka and the Ensemble Opus 45 combine literature and music to warn of the creeping collapse of democratic values

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Fundstück in der Hotellobby: eine japanische Frauenzeitschrift namens Frau / © Foto: Georg Berg

WOMAN of the world

In a hotel lobby in Wakayama City, my eyes fell on an attractively designed magazine. The word WOMAN was emblazoned on the cover in large Latin letters…

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Der Gipfel des Titlis ist für indische Touristen besonders attraktiv, weil Engelberg und der Titlis seit den 1990er Jahren als Drehorte für Bollywood-Filme bekannt sind. Filme wie „Madly in Love“ und „Das Liebesdreieck“ haben romantische Traumsequenzen auf dem Titlis-Gletscher gezeigt / © Foto: Georg Berg

Titlis – summit of dreams

Despite the construction site, Indian tourists will continue to flock to the 3,238 metre-high peak in central Switzerland in 2025

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Schloss Ruurlo beherbergt die größte Sammlung von neorealistischen Werken des holländischen Künstlers Carel Willink (1900-1983). Neo-Realismus von Carel Willink / © Foto: Georg Berg

Museum on prescription

Culture against illness seems to be a recipe for success. Even spending time in aesthetic spaces can be beneficial

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Plates on poles in a front garden in France, Nouvelle-Aqutaine. The motif matches the German proverb "Über den Tellerrand schauen" (think outside the box) and refers to an open, curious attitude in which one is prepared to cross one's own boundaries and learn new things. The phrase is often used in connection with cosmopolitanism, a change of perspective or innovation / © Photo: Georg Berg

Rim of the plate, nose or the frog in the well

What are the plates doing in the front garden? We don’t know, but we’re thinking outside the box

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The transporter bridge (Pont Transbordeur) was built between 1898 and 1900 by engineer Ferdinand Arnodin to cross the Charente River between Rochefort and Échillais without obstructing shipping traffic. It was officially opened on July 29, 1900 / © Photo: Georg Berg

The Rochefort transporter bridge

There are only eight of these steel giants left in the world. Where they still run, they are a tourist magnet

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The allotment garden settlement called Rothoffska Koloni in the former Zidadelle of Landskrona / © Photo: Georg Berg

Who invented the oasis behind the picket fence?

It is said that the Swedes invented the suitcase word coolcation to awaken a longing for travel to the cool countries of the north. Now they are also credited with inventing garden colonies. This week, the New York Times devoted a long article to Swedish garden colonies in its “Wellness around the World” section. But who invented them?

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