German film composer Hans Zimmer is on a major world tour with over 70 musicians including Lebo M, the voice from “The Lion King” score, and guitarists Johnny Marr and Mike Einziger. Visit DW’s website […]
Written by Philip Oltermann from The Guardian. For the first decade of the 21st century, the industrial wasteland between Berlin’s Ostbahnhof station and the river Spree was earmarked for a huge urban regeneration project – […]
To commemorate this day, German World is sharing this article by Joanna Walters from The Guardian. The huge airship had circled three times around the Empire State Building. It was on its way to land […]
Frühlingszeit – Spargelzeit The hype about the coveted white vegetable starts up again in Germany at the end of April. By the end of the season, on June 26, approximately 55,000 tons of the vegetable […]
The Goethe-Institut is pleased to present the shortlist of the 2017 Helen & Kurt Wolff Translator’s Prize: Charlotte Collins, for her translation of Robert Seethaler’s A Whole Life, published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux; Tony […]
From the name to the bunny, it’s all German. The name Easter was first appropriated by the Christian calendar. First it was the pagan festival Ostara, celebrated on the vernal equinox, around March 21 in […]
For all of you who have a “sweet tooth,” you’ll enjoy finding more about the history of “Gummibärchen” ( Gummy Bears). As you certainly noticed, the candy aisles of any grocery store offers at least […]
The Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland is terminating operation of its pay TV channel “RTL International“. The final transmission day for the linear offering will be May 31st 2017. The channel and its programme, aimed at a […]
On Wednesday, January 25, the Consulate General of Germany, together with the Consulates of Israel and Poland, commemorated International Holocaust Remembrance Day with a special friendship concert at the American Jewish University in Los Angeles. […]
The 21st Berlin & Beyond Film Festival’s vibrant program of 25 films featuring: award tributes to Maria Schrader and Julia Jentsch; latest works from Doris Dörrie and François Ozon; new films starring screen veterans Hannelore […]
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