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Cologne literature festival delves into politics and power

Now in its 10th year, lit.COLOGNE has become more politicised than it ever intended. Program director Regina Schilling talks about trouble with China and visits from Nobel Prize winner Herta Mueller and artist Ai Weiwei. »

 
 
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Karl Lagerfeld's ice world

German designer Karl Lagerfeld set his new Chanel collection in the Arctic. The fashion icon often arranges elaborate scenes to display his creations: This time Paris Fashion Week was transformed into a winter paradise.

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Germany has love-hate relationship to daring Pop Art guru Mel Ramos

Some say Mel Ramos revolutionized art in the 1960s by melding it with advertising. A Tuebingen museum has devoted the first retrospective ever to the Californian who says he paints pictures of women, not women.  »

 
 
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Music

Soprano Brueggergosman's 'long, languid' album is an ode to night

Soprano Measha Brueggergosman just released her second album on Deutsche Grammophon. It pays tribute to night time, with European works in five languages.  »

 
 
 
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Film

Oscar night triumph for Kathryn Bigelow, Christoph Waltz

Reality trumped fantasy at the Oscars. The Iraq war drama "The Hurt Locker" took best picture, beating favorite "Avatar" and making its director, Kathryn Bigelow, the first woman to take home the Best Director prize. »

 
 
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Inside the Schloss Solitude Academy

German artists' colony attracts international residents

Today, art is largely an urban phenomenon. Despite this, some artists still seek refuge in colonies tucked away from the bustle of everyday life. One such place can be found outside the German city of Stuttgart. »

 
 
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Alphabet soup

German words spice up many other languages

When it comes to travel, Germans are world champions. As it turns out, so is the German language. Many Germans words were adopted abroad several hundred years ago - and have stayed. »

 
 
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DW's culture calender: This month in Germany

From music and art to film and dance - find out what's going on in Germany's cultural scene. Deutsche Welle has compiled a list of this month's highlights.

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Editors' picks: Web tips

Find information on current and ongoing cultural issues with these specially selected links.

 
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Literature

Dossier: Talking about writing

From the latest Dan Brown blockbuster through to the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. Find out more about your favorite, or soon to be favorite authors with these author portraits and interviews.  »

 
 
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Book tips - auf Deutsch!

Can you read German or are you learning the language? Here you can find reading suggestions, book reviews and interviews with authors - all in German.  »

 
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