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Campus Project 2026: Georgia Takes Center Stage

23Sep

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Campus Project 2026: Georgia Takes Center Stage

Last June, a group of around 20 young German musicians — members of the Federal Youth Orchestra and Federal Youth Choir — arrived in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. They were immediately captivated by the Caucasus metropolis and its overwhelming atmosphere of relaxed freedom. But that freedom can be deceptive. Everyone was aware of Georgia's tense political and social situation and had seen images of the pro-European protests in Tbilisi.Hand in hand: German and Georgian musicians rehearsing in TbilisiImage: DW The next morning, the German musicians gathered in a simple room in central Tbilisi with an equally sized group of young Georgian musicians from the Tbilisi Youth Orchestra as well as singers from the independent music scene. Finding a Shared Sound The young musicians from Georg...

Princess Diana’s brother’s Swan Song sparks royal feud

22Sep

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Princess Diana’s brother’s Swan Song sparks royal feud

In the new book "Swan Song: Diana, My Sister," Charles Spencer, the 9th Earl Spencer, offers his perspective on the life of his late sister, Diana, Princess of Wales. As British tabloid culture ensures that every feud and controversy linked to the royal family gets amplified into a major public debate, the memoir started making headlines before its publication on September 22. Among some of the key revelations of the book, he says that he believes that Diana had ADHD, and that "as part of that condition she suffered from Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria," which he describes as "an intense emotional pain in the face of others' rejection or criticism." Spencer also claims their father developed a "romantic connection" with the future Queen Elizabeth II, until he was warned off her by Lord Mo...

Princess Diana Charles Spencer’s Swan Song sparks royal feud

22Sep

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Princess Diana Charles Spencer’s Swan Song sparks royal feud

In the new book "Swan Song: Diana, My Sister," Charles Spencer, the 9th Earl Spencer, offers his perspective on the life of his late sister, Diana, Princess of Wales. As British tabloid culture ensures that every feud and controversy linked to the royal family gets amplified into a major public debate, the memoir started making headlines before its publication on September 22. Among some of the key revelations of the book, he says that he believes that Diana had ADHD, and that "as part of that condition she suffered from Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria," which he describes as "an intense emotional pain in the face of others' rejection or criticism." Spencer also claims their father developed a "romantic connection" with the future Queen Elizabeth II, until he was warned off her by Lord Mo...

Ed Sheeran speaks on Gaza after Macklemore controversy

21Sep

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Ed Sheeran speaks on Gaza after Macklemore controversy

British pop star Ed Sheeran has addressed the Israel-Palestine conflict, following a row over Macklemore's removal as a supporting act on the tour after the US rapper made pro-Palestinian comments on stage. Performing in Philadelphia on Saturday night, the first concert since the controversy erupted, Sheeran said the October 7, 2023 Hamas-led attack, which killed around 1,200 people and saw dozens taken hostage, was "horrific." He also described Israel's subsequent war in Gaza, which killed more than 70,000 people, as "catastrophic and unjustifiable and disproportionate." Sheeran also condemned the "systemic injustice" in the occupied West Bank, where the Israeli government is pushing to expand Jewish settlements, which the United Nations has called a "flagrant violation of internationa...

Oktoberfest opens as Munich mayor taps first beer keg

19Sep

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Oktoberfest opens as Munich mayor taps first beer keg

The 191st Munich Oktoberfest officially opened at noon on Saturday, with the city's new mayor tapping the festival's first barrel of beer. The annual ceremony, which takes place at midday, is always an eagerly awaited event, with no beer served until it has taken place. Relief for Munich's new mayor Green Party politician Dominik Krause needed just two strikes of the mallet for his first ceremonial tapping before handing the first liter mug of beer to Bavarian Premier Markus Söder of the conservative Christian Social Union (CSU). Krause had practiced for the occasion with a personal tapping coach. The 36-year-old had said he hoped to open the barrel with two or three strikes. His predecessor, Dieter Reiter of the center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD), had set a high standard by re...

Rebels, workers, radicals: The making of ‘Red Berlin’

19Sep

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Rebels, workers, radicals: The making of ‘Red Berlin’

Berlin has a reputation for being unruly. When Joseph Goebbels was appointed the Nazi Party's district leader in 1926, he described Berlin as "the reddest city in Europe besides Moscow." From the Tailors' Revolution of 1830 and the barricades of 1848, to the rise of a vast industrial working class later in the 19th century, revolution, protest and rebellion run deep throughout the city's history. While the future German philosopher and revolutionary socialist Karl Marx was still in high school in the small town of Trier in Prussia's Rhine Province, Berlin was fast becoming a center of the country's labor movement. It was during the March Revolution of 1848, a failed attempt to create a democratic German nation-state, that the General Workers' Brotherhood was founded, one of the first work...

Beethoven and Andy Warhol: Rebel icons on show in Bonn

18Sep

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Beethoven and Andy Warhol: Rebel icons on show in Bonn

Andy Warhol portrait of Ludwig van Beethoven offers an unprecedented visual take on the great composer. Warhol's 1987 silkscreen dispenses with the stern face usually seen on historical portraits and statues of the musical genius. Instead, Warhol uses pop art's vivid colors and striking visual language to turn Beethoven into a modern icon. Originally conceived as a commercial work for the pop art guru's New York City studio, known as The Factory, the image was produced in a limited edition of 60 and proved to be one of the most innovative artistic engagements with Ludwig van Beethoven in the 20th century. Warhol created the famous Beethoven color silkscreen prints just a few weeks before his sudden death on February 22, 1987. The series is among his final works.The final silkscreen prin...

18Sep

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Beethoven and Andy Warhol: Rebel icons on show in Bonn

Andy Warhol portrait of Ludwig van Beethoven offers an unprecedented visual take on the great composer. Warhol's 1987 silkscreen dispenses with the stern face usually seen on historical portraits and statues of the musical genius. Instead, Warhol uses pop art's vivid colors and striking visual language to turn Beethoven into a modern icon. Originally conceived as a commercial work for the pop art guru's New York City studio, known as The Factory, the image was produced in a limited edition of 60 and proved to be one of the most innovative artistic engagements with Ludwig van Beethoven in the 20th century. Warhol created the famous Beethoven color silkscreen prints just a few weeks before his sudden death on February 22, 1987. The series is among his final works.The final silkscreen prin...

Oktoberfest 2026: Everything you need to know

18Sep

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Oktoberfest 2026: Everything you need to know

On Saturday, September 19, at noon, Oktoberfest will once again open with the ceremonial tapping of the keg, during which the mayor of Munich drives a tap into the first wooden barrel of beer and calls out "O'zapft is," a Bavarian phrase that translates to "It's tapped." His call will be followed by 12 gunshots, a signal that lets all festival tents know that they can start serving beer. More than 6 million people are expected at the world's largest Volksfest, which runs this year through October 4. Oktoberfest: What to know about 'the best party in Germany'To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Expanded security measures to prevent overcrowding The festival grounds are enormous: Oktoberfest takes place on Munich...

Dropouts plague Ed Sheeran tour over Macklemore ouster

18Sep

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Dropouts plague Ed Sheeran tour over Macklemore ouster

The North and South American leg of singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour was in trouble on Tuesday, as his supporting acts dropped out one after the other over the removal of rapper Macklemore from the lineup. Macklemore said Monday that he was being dropped from the tour for his pro-Palestinian stance. Sheeran distanced himself from the decision on Tuesday, insisting the tour's promoters had made the call. Macklemore said billionaire Robert Kraft was behind the movement that culminated with dropping him from Sheeran's tourImage: Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP Photo/picture alliance Who dropped out of the Ed Sheeran tour and what did they say? Irish acts Aaron Rowe and folk backing band Beoga announced they were leaving the tour, as did Danish singer Lukas Graham and Grammy award-winnin...