The First City To Be Coventried
The Coventry raid has stuck in the collective memory for a variety of reasons
Politics, Ideas and the Arts
Berlin’s Saviour
"The Humboldt Forum is a spectacular idea. But it will take the right intellectual architect to pull it off. We will have to trust Neil MacGregor"
Peter Schmersal
The bold, atmospheric work of a contemporary German artist
Forgetting History
"The sudden rise of Pegida suggests Germany hasn’t found a way to digest the idea of immigration."
Tough Tales For Dark Times
Erich Kästner's books for children shows that that difficult ideas don't have to be kept from young readers
Anglo-German Exchange
"Just how much Germany has changed is nowhere more visible than in the eyes of its most reluctant ally, Britain"
The Leaning Tower of Dresden
In his epic novel 'The Tower' Uwe Tellkamp brilliantlydepicts the grotesque idiosyncrasies of the GDR’s bureaucracy
Words Matter
'With readership in decline, the German press faces not only a dire economic challenge but an identity crisis'
Hitler Humour
Can Adolf Hitler ever really be a figure of fun?
A Cold War Chill
'Angela Merkel's mobile phone is her instrument of power. What happens when this tool of democracy is subverted by our most important ally?'
What Makes Her Tick?
Will the real Angela Merkel please stand up? After reading Stefan Kornelius’s official biography the German Chancellor remains a mystery
Uncritical Theorists Who Misread the Nazis
A new volume of reports by the Frankfurt School shows their number to be at best naive and at worst dangerously misinformed