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The mesmerizing Moon: An astrophysicist unravels its pull on people

Marking the 50th anniversary of the lunar landing, DW spoke with astrophysicist and author Ben Moore about how people have mythologized the Moon over the ages.  

Masterpieces of the Baroque: Caravaggio on show at Museum Barberini

Works by Caravaggio and other Baroque masters are being exhibited in Potsdam for the first time. The exhibiton "Baroque Pathways" boasts 54 masterpieces from the Palazzo Barberini and Galleria Corsini in Rome.  

Rediscovering a Jewish cultural legacy at 'The Weimar Republic of Yiddishland'

Held in the city of Goethe and Schiller, Yiddish Summer Weimar is the world's most prominent annual Yiddish culture event. This year it revives the Jewish creative fervor associated with Weimar-era Germany.  

James Simon Gallery opens on Berlin's Museum Island

Beginning Friday, visitors will enter Berlin's Museum Island via the spectacular James Simon Gallery designed by star architect David Chipperfield.  

Strikingly realistic: Disney's The Lion King

Twenty-five years after the premiere of the Walt Disney cartoon classic, "The Lion King," the story hits the movie theaters again — this time with photorealistic animation. The result is a glimpse of the digital future.  

Olafur Eliasson: When nature becomes art

London's Tate Modern is showing 40 works by iconic Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson. The show, "In Real Life," addresses the fragility of nature in the climate crisis age through some evocative installations.  

Jazz Live: Lucia Cadotsch

In "Speak Low," Swiss jazzer Lucia Cadotsch and her band members from Sweden render jazz classics in an unusual, scaled-back sound. Hear for yourself: We recorded them at the Jazzfest Bonn.  

Where German is still spoken in the US

Over 300 years ago, German immigrants crossed the Atlantic to reach, among other places, Pennsylvania. Their language and culture continues to influence their descendants, as DW correspondent Oliver Sallet discovered.  

Reading Matter? 100 German Must-Reads!

DW's list of German-language novels published since 1900 that have been translated into English is the first of its kind.  

Meet the Germans

Everything you need to know about the German autobahn

Germany is famous the world over for its autobahn — also known as "the highway without speed limits." But that's not the case everywhere. Here are some tips for navigating it.  

From the Beatles to Brexit: Exhibition explores German perspectives on the Brits

While many are focused on the UK's exit from the EU, a new exhibition titled "Very British" looks at the way sport, pop culture, the Cold War and the Queen bring Germany and Britain together.  

Opera star Jonas Kaufmann at 50

One of the world's top tenors, feted on opera and concert stages across the world, Kaufmann looks back on a quarter century of stellar singing — and shows no sign of slowing down.  

From bratwurst to insect burgers: Snack bar culture in Germany

A diverse range of snack bars and street food can be found in German cities these days. But it was a long journey from greasy currywurst stand to vegan food truck. A look at German snack trends from past to present.  

German film producer, Holocaust survivor Artur Brauner, dies at age 100

After fleeing and surviving the Holocaust, Brauner returned to Germany to produce some of the most famous anti-fascist films. He is credited on over 300 films.  

'Oh Boy' director Jan-Ole Gerster finally follows up with 'Lara'

Following his hit Berlin-set debut "Oh Boy," director Jan-Ole Gerster presents his new film "Lara," an unsettling portrait of a desperate woman, at the Munich Film Festival. He spoke to DW about the pressure to succeed.  

Hard times for democracy, says historian Timothy Snyder

Is liberal democracy at its end? How should we deal with the rise of populism fueled by fake news on the internet? Yale historian and world-renowned author Timothy Snyder discusses these burning issues with DW.  

'Promise me you'll shoot yourself': Nazi Germany's suicide wave

With the Allies closing in and capitulation imminent, thousands of ordinary citizens in Nazi Germany killed themselves in a wave of mass suicides. Florian Huber's book on the taboo story is now available in English.  

Why 'Little Germany' disappeared from NYC and other little-known events of German-US history

Some 45 million Americans have German roots, but not much can be seen beyond the Brauhaus and Oktoberfest. Why? For German-American Day, we tracked down what led Germans to land in the US — and how they left their mark.