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Picture of a person's mouth, opened while singing.

Picture of a person's mouth, opened while singing.

The human voice is German instrument of the year 2025

The human voice is German instrument of the year 2025

Our voice can be used for more than just speaking or singing. It is also inherently democratic.

A man in a suit with glasses holds a rolled paper in the air

A man in a suit with glasses holds a rolled paper in the air

Iranian exile Mohammad Rasoulof is Germany's Oscar entry

Iranian exile Mohammad Rasoulof is Germany's Oscar entry

Among the 15 international films in the 2024 Oscar race, "The Seed of the Sacred Fig" will represent Germany.

Han Kang at the Swedish Academy in Stockholm.

Han Kang at the Swedish Academy in Stockholm.

What drives Nobel Prize winner Han Kang to write?

What drives Nobel Prize winner Han Kang to write?

The author of "The Vegetarian" explores in her Nobel Prize lecture how violence and love inspire her work.

Shift Old Art

Shift Old Art

Immersive exhibitions: Repackaging famous works

Immersive exhibitions: Repackaging famous works

Classics by Van Gogh, Monet, and Kahlo are transformed into huge immersive video installations.

Singer Bill Kaulitz on stage points his fingers in the air, wearing a suite made of mirror tiles.

Singer Bill Kaulitz on stage points his fingers in the air, wearing a suite made of mirror tiles.

Two decades of Tokio Hotel, who are back on tour

Two decades of Tokio Hotel, who are back on tour

As a boy band in the 2000s they became one of Germany's top pop exports. Their fans are ready to celebrate them again.

A black-and-white portrait of Thomas Mann.

A black-and-white portrait of Thomas Mann.

Why Thomas Mann's 'Magic Mountain' resonates 100 years later

Why Thomas Mann's 'Magic Mountain' resonates 100 years later

A divided society, existential fears and the specter of war: Thomas Mann's masterpiece remains frighteningly relevant.

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Band Aid of Sir Bob Geldof (second left), along with other artists recording the first ever Band Aid single, 'Do They Know It's Christmas?'

Band Aid of Sir Bob Geldof (second left), along with other artists recording the first ever Band Aid single, 'Do They Know It's Christmas?'

'Do They Know It's Christmas?': Band Aid benefit at 40

Released in 1984, several versions of the charity hit followed. Ed Sheeran has since distanced himself from the song.

A landscape with melting watches and a surreal horse-like corpse.

A landscape with melting watches and a surreal horse-like corpse.

Surrealism movement turns 100

"The Surrealist Manifesto" was published a century ago. How did artists change the way we see the world?

Six Der Spiegel magazine covers featuring Hitler

Six Der Spiegel magazine covers featuring Hitler

'After Hitler': Changing German views of Nazism

From secret adoration to loud dismay, Germans have reconciled the Nazi past in very different ways across 80 years.

Billie Eilish singing in a microphone.

Billie Eilish singing in a microphone.

Use, and misuse, of music in US presidential campaigns

As Billie Eilish endorses Kamala Harris, here's a look at the history of music in political campaigns.

Two large banners, one black the other rainbow colored, read St Pauli and fly over a crowd in a stadium

Two large banners, one black the other rainbow colored, read St Pauli and fly over a crowd in a stadium

St. Pauli injects subculture into the Bundesliga

St. Pauli club is set to light up Germany's top football league with a passionate mix of music and social justice.

A woman with curly blonde hair sings into a mike

A woman with curly blonde hair sings into a mike

Dealing with Holocaust trauma through music

"Silent Tears" features Holocaust survivors' poems set to music. The Yiddish-language album is now receiving an award.

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