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- May 09, 2013
A staging of Richard Wagner's "Tannhäuser" -- set during the Holocaust and including a gas chamber and a shooting scene -- shocked audience members so badly that some had to be given medical attention. The theater has now cancelled the production out of fear it will damage its artistic reputation. more...
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- May 03, 2013
Among Europe's most celebrated techno establishments, Berlin's Berghain has a new project. In addition to hosting its famous parties, the club will temporarily open a spectacular new space for sold-out performances featuring a collaboration with the capital's ballet company. By Tobias Rapp more... [ Forum ]
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- April 26, 2013
Techno as both a musical genre and cultural movement is largely passé. So what's a lifetime DJ like Westbam, one of the earliest impresarios of the German techno scene, to do? He's still making music, and has just released a new album full of collaborations with pop music elites. And the excesses of his past have taught him an important lesson on humility. By Philipp Oehmke more... [ Forum ]
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- April 24, 2013
Many have viewed the German rapper Bushido as an example of successful integration. Recent revelations about ties to an organized crime group in Berlin, however, have muddied the picture and reinforced widespread stereotypes. By Georg Diez, Wiebke Hollersen and Tobias Rapp more... [ Forum ]
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- April 24, 2013
A recent German study shows that some contestants on television talent shows like "The Voice of Germany" are so humiliated by the experience that they remain depressed for years. more... [ Forum ]
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- April 18, 2013
Nearly 80 years ago, Nazi supporters burned German author Erich Kästner's work as smut. Unlike other condemned writers, he showed up to watch, and refused to leave the country during WWII. But he paid a price for this, ultimately giving in to self-censorship from which he never truly recovered. By Georg Diez more... [ Forum ]
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- April 12, 2013
Born 200 years ago, Germany's most controversial composer's music is cherished around the world, though it will always be clouded by his anti-Semitism and posthumous association with Adolf Hitler. Richard Wagner's legacy prompts the question: Can Germans enjoy any part of their history in a carefree way? By Dirk Kurbjuweit more... [ Forum ]
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- April 12, 2013
For years, few were interested in unearthing what lay beneath old gallows and scaffolds. But, in Germany, growing interest in "execution site archaeology" is throwing much light on how the executed died and the executors lived. By Matthias Schulz more... [ Forum ]
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- April 09, 2013
Two sociologists are documenting a growing trend in Germany's burial culture -- personalized and whimsical headstones, varying from the geeky to the erotic. In the age of Facebook, they are akin to a final personal profile, a person's last chance to establish who they were or wanted to be. By Laura Höflinger more... [ Forum ]
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- April 05, 2013
The US has had an enormous influence on postwar Germany, from pop culture to politics. But as America's focus turns away from Europe toward Asia, a museum in Bonn is taking stock of how that relationship has fared over the years. By Josh Ward in Bonn more... [ Forum ]
