On May 14, workers walked out in protest at Amazon's two largest distribution centers in Germany. The online retail giant is one of several US companies to butt heads with employees in the country over corporate practices that chafe against German labor laws. more...
Europe is failing in the fight against youth unemployment. While the German government's efforts remain largely symbolic, Southern European leaders pander to older voters by defending the status quo. more...
It might not look too safe, but the mini hot rod is street legal. Getting behind the wheel is an intense experience: It's amazing how much fun can be had with a one stroke engine. more...
Proving that bad taste never goes out of fashion, an exhibition opened in Hamburg this week that romps through decades of aesthetic atrocities, showcasing hideous design from the early 20th century to the present-day. more...
The amount of data being generated around the globe is growing exponentially. So too is the number of companies attempting to make that data useful. Predicting the future was never so easy. more...
For decades, Joseph Beuys has been exalted as a heroic icon of postwar avant-garde German art. But a new biography accuses him of having been a serial liar who never completely emancipated himself from the views of Nazism and a bizarre cult. more...