SPIEGEL ONLINE
- May 21, 2012
For the first time in the history of the Cannes Film Festival, a distribution firm has asked for a fee from journalists who want to interview Hollywood celebrities. Many journalists are eschewing the offer of a 20-minute interview with Brad Pitt for 2,500 euros, arguing it would set a dangerous precedent. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- May 16, 2012
Cologne-based rapper Najafi has drawn the wrath of Shiite Muslims after publishing a song that appeared to make fun of the 10th imam. Following a fatwa by an Iranian ayatollah, he has received death threats, and there is a $100,000 bounty on his head. Now he is under police protection but insists he will keep making music. By SPIEGEL Staff
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SPIEGEL ONLINE
- May 10, 2012
Dietmar Machold was the world's most successful dealer of Stradivari instruments -- and probably a fraud. Many instruments have disappeared, while creditors are demanding €100 million that is owed to them. Once a high society favorite who lived in a castle, Machold now awaits trial in a Vienna prison. By Carsten Holm more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- April 24, 2012
SpongeBob as a suicide bomber, Winnie the Pooh in a noose and Ernie as a degenerate drunkard: A new exhibition of crocheted artworks in Berlin uses an unconventional medium to explore the question of how fame and commercialization might affect children's favorite fictional characters. By Kristen Allen more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- April 20, 2012
In a SPIEGEL interview, German pop star Jan Delay and Christopher Lauer, a Pirate Party member of the Berlin state parliament, debate the value of art in the digital age and whether music and movies should be made available for free download on the Internet. By Thomas Hüetlin and Philipp Oehmke more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- April 20, 2012
The rise of the Pirate Party has been swift and virtually without opposition, but resistance is now emerging. Writers and musicians have a problem with the Internet-freedom party's approach to intellectual property. By Sven Becker, Jan Fleischhauer and Rene Pfister more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- April 18, 2012
With the country mired in debt, Italy's cultural budget has been slashed in recent years, spelling trouble for several historic sites. Many local politicians have turned to corporate sponsorships to raise the money necessary for vital upkeep. The trend has attracted considerable criticism. By Fiona Ehlers in Rome more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- April 18, 2012
For years, it looked as though Berlin was set to beat out Cologne for supremacy in the German art fair world. Now, thanks to improvements introduced by its American director Daniel Hug, Art Cologne is back in the driver's seat. This year's show opens on Wednesday with many new galleries from Berlin. By Ingeborg Wiensowski more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- April 05, 2012
German bass-baritone Thomas Quasthoff, one of Germany's best known classical singers, recently announced his decision to retire from the stage. In a SPIEGEL interview, he discusses his thalidomide disability, his talent for entertaining an audience and what he sees as his mission in life. more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- April 05, 2012
Nobel Prize laureate Günter Grass has caused a controversy with a new poem criticizing Israel's policies against Iran. In an interview with SPIEGEL ONLINE, the German historian Michael Wolffsohn accuses Grass of anti-Semitism and rehashing far-right stereotypes about Jews. more... [ Forum ]
