Modern Life

Nuremberg has a picturesque flair and history – including some troubled chapters. The city offers a lot that makes life richer: Our author Clara Lipkowski details spots to experience modern culture, art and curiosities.
 

Boring? Colourless? Despite what you may have heard, Hannover is none of these things; it’s just as exciting as Berlin or Hamburg – only more manageable and without all the irritations. Time for a visit to what is probably the most underrated city in the world.
 

After we reckon time “based on Jesus Christ” for more than two millennia now, our columnist Seyda Kurt is now searching for a new method for Berlin: For the next months she will write here about Berlin, queer feminism and a whole lot else to look forward to!

Plattdeutsch (Low German) is a language in its own right – with naturally many of its own dialects. Markus Jänen from Emsland teaches Rahel a few essential vocabulary words, including, for example, “Isenbahnbohmupendaledreiher.”

What does Gigetschi mean? And what are the linguistic peculiarities of Swiss German? Rahel meets with Valerio Moser to take a closer look at his dialect.

What does Jeseia mean? And where else besides Berlin is Berlinerisch spoken? Our fourth episode of the Dialect Hotline is all about Berlinerisch! Rahel meets with Friederike Lina Schüler to take a closer look at her dialect.

It would be hard to find a sport that is older, more egalitarian, or more popular: a tribute to endurance running.
 

Stereotypes have a bad reputation, but beneath their hard, often exaggerated, easy-to-parody surface – valuable, shiny nuggets of truth lay just waiting for us to dig up. Let’s excavate five of the biggest German stereotypes and see what gems of insight lie glittering underneath.

“Cats are always good content” has been an unwritten and irrefutable marketing law since the commercial internet was invented. No great surprise, really, since the fluffy pet tiger still tops the list of Germans’ favourite animals. Ten famous cats from art, politics and social media.