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German Unity Day “Remembering East Germany in all its complexity”

In conversation with Romy Straßenburg, Robert Ide talks about his own experiences of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the reunification of East and West, and the political uncertainty in the new federal states.

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Anarchy at the Movies!

By 1976, the once underground punk movement had exploded across the world, bringing with it a bold new style, an anti-establishment ethos, and a powerful do-it-yourself means of political and personal expression. In celebration of fifty years of punk, we are pleased to present in cooperation with the German Film Office Alle Gegen Alles: Punk@50, a series streaming free on Goethe on Demand through December 31.

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Onleihe

The Onleihe is Goethe-Institut’s digital library (eLibrary). More than 23,000 German language eBooks, audio books, movies, materials for German language learners, magazines and newspapers are available for downloading from the Onleihe.

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Die Toten Hosen

The guys from the Opel Gang

With a career spanning over 40 years, Die Toten Hosen are one of the longest-running bands in German punk—and one of the most successful. How have they managed to maintain their reputation as true punks despite their success?

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German Series in North America

Kacken an der Havel, a.k.a. Crap Happens

Need something to watch other than soccer? In our Binge Fever dossier where we sort out German series streaming in the USA, we're reviewing the fearlessly kooky nine episode comedy series "Kacken an der Havel, a.k.a. Crap Happens" ( and then some...!).

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The Frankfurt Book Fair and the German Book Prize

A Distillation of the Times

When the literary world gathers at Frankfurt Book Fair in October, the pressing issues of our time will take centre stage. How is contemporary German-language literature responding to these challenges? The six novels shortlisted for the 2026 German Book Prize offer a glimpse: exploring war, memory, the climate crisis, migration and visions of the future, they paint a multifaceted portrait of the world we live in.

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