By Bodo Morshäuser The author himself wrote the judgment on this book. (Deutschlandradio / Dietz Verlag) Is loneliness the price of modern freedom? Publicist Martin Hecht laments a society of egotistical people and warns of the consequences in a dramatic way. But his judgment falls on himself. This book tells how modern man brings about […]
Fabian Bernhardt in conversation with Stéphanie Rohde Uma Thurman as avenging angel in “Kill Bill” – beyond cinema, however, modern societies repress revenge, says Fabian Bernhardt. (picture alliance / Mary Evans Picture Library) Tit for tat? Revenge has no place in modern self-image – but feelings of revenge are by no means foreign to us, […]
By Constantin Hühn Are we soon to become a collective machine? Some tech prophets believe this. Thinking man-machine has a tradition in philosophy. (imago / StockTrek Images / Mark Stevenson) We are increasingly surrounded by intelligent machines – in order not to lose touch, we have to adapt to machines, ask some tech pioneers. Are […]
Another star of the American hip-hop scene has passed away. Biz Markie was only 57 years old. He is next in a line of rappers who shaped the genre and whose lives ended early. New York (AP) – American rapper Biz Markie, who had his biggest hit in 1989 with “Just A Friend”, has passed […]
Small faux pas in Cannes. Spike Lee didn’t quite stick with the order in which the awards were presented. Cannes (dpa) – Oops! Spike Lee, chairman of the jury for this year’s Cannes Film Festival, accidentally revealed the winning film early on. When asked by the closing gala host on Saturday night what the top […]
A Woman’s Film is honored with the highest honor of the festival – for the second time in the history of the festival. A wild and bizarre work thus triumphs. Cannes (AP) – The golden palm of the Cannes film festival goes to the wild horror drama “Titane” by French director Julia Ducournau. The jury […]
Salzburg (dpa) – Rarely in recent times has a Salzburg actor “Jedermann” received as much praise as Berlin actor Lars Eidinger. But the high expectations were justified. Eidinger, who excelled in many Shakespeare roles as well as the popular “Babylon Berlin” television series, has been one of the most convincing “Everymans” for a long time. […]
Until the end, she campaigned against right-wing extremism. Today Esther Bejarano has found her final resting place in the Jewish cemetery in Hamburg-Ohlsdorf. Hamburg (AP) – Concentration camp survivor Esther Bejarano was buried in the Jewish cemetery in Hamburg-Ohlsdorf on Sunday. The musician and activist died on July 10 from a short and serious illness […]
