Musicians to roam World's Fair Park in giant, complex mobile concert

Composer Lisa Bielawa is using color-coded maps and spreadsheets to coordinate the many moving parts in her Knoxville Broadcast performance. World's Fair Park is an ideal spot for the spatial symphony, which began in Germany and is tweaked for...

Slow Craft, South Of Saigon: The Art Of Cloisonné Enamel Watch Dials

In a nondescript Vietnamese workshop, Philippe Le is reviving the intricate, fire-forged art that is cloisonné enamel dials. Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in Volume 5 of B.H. Magazine. To get your copy (and access to future...

In ‘Truth & Treason,’ a Teenager Defies Nazi Germany

Director Matt Whitaker’s Truth & Treason arrives in local theaters on the heels of Raoul Peck’s smashing documentary Orwell: 2 + 2 = 5. Two anti-authoritarian films in a row at a time when most of us need a wake-up call. Helmuth Hübener, the...

Culture and Nature drive Oman’s tourism experiences, revealing new opportunities for growth

Oman’s tourism activity offerings highlight the country’s strongest assets: a rich local cultural heritage and an extraordinary variety of landscapes, as shown by an analysis carried out by Mabrian, the global travel intelligence and tourism...

Row over bringing back military service splits German government

Jessica ParkerBerlin correspondent ShareSave Under the plans, it will be compulsory for men to fill out a questionnaire at the age of 18, but optional for women Plans to re-introduce military service in Germany have been thrown into chaos because...

German retirees who continue working set to earn €2,000 a month tax-free

Germans who continue in the labour market beyond retirement age will be able to earn up to €2,000 (£1,750) a month tax-free on top of their pension under a scheme aimed at boosting economic growth and labour force participation rates. The...

5 things to know about The Speed Art Museum's new Cressman Art Park 

The Speed Art Museum in Louisville has opened a new three-acre outdoor art park. The Elizabeth P. and Frederick K. Cressman Art Park is free and open daily from dusk until dawn. It features large-scale sculptures, including the return of the...

How a 1943 gathering of Germans may offer a valuable lesson for today

Fascism doesn't necessarily come about because of a military coup d'etat like the overthrow of socialist Salvador Allende in Chile in 1973. In many cases, far-right extremists are — unlike Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet — voted into office. In...

German government attacks the welfare state: Basic support payments to be abolished

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz attends the cabinet meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. [AP Photo/Markus Schreiber]On October 8, the coalition committee of the Merz-Klingbeil Christian Democrat/Social...

Obituary: Art Eastman Wilder

Art Eastman Wilder NORRIDGEWOCK – Art Wilder was born Jan. 14, 1939, in Skowhegan, Maine, the son of John Bickford Wilder and Marjorie Eastman Wilder. He grew up on the family farm in Norridgewock and graduated from Skowhegan high school in 1957....

German Woman Returns Stolen Ancient Relic to Greece

A German woman who stole the top of an ancient column in Olympia over half a century ago has returned it to Greece, the Greek culture ministry said Saturday. The capital of the column, made of limestone and measuring nine inches high and 33.5 cm...

How a complete unknown created one of the most iconic music events of the 1970’s

Mala Emde stars as Vera Brandes in ‘Koln 75.’ Courtesy of Zeitgeist Films By A.J. Goldmann October 15, 2025 Sign up for Forwarding the News, our essential morning briefing with trusted, nonpartisan news and analysis, curated by senior writer...

Schreiner Group Joins UN Global Compact and the German Network

Image courtesy of Schreiner Group. President and CEO Roland Schreiner is delighted about Schreiner Group having successfully joined the UN Global Compact. Schreiner Group has joined the United Nations Global Compact. At the same time, the...

CMOs Say They Need to “Win Share of Culture.” How?

Seven in 10 senior marketers around the world agree that their paid media investments aren’t working as hard as they used to, according to a report [download page] from dentsu Creative. With those paid investments not… paying off in the same way...

This Chennai choir has been making music for half a century and still going strong

About 60-odd years ago, Prabhu G Dorairaj, founder-conductor of the Lutheran Men’s Voice (LMV) began his musical journey as a treble in his church choir, the Adaikalanathar Lutheran Church located on the bustling Tana Street in Purasaiwalkam. At...

Armin E. Mruck, Towson professor and German history scholar, dies at 100

Armin E. Mruck, a Towson University history professor who survived World War II and devoted his career to connecting students with German culture through study-abroad programs, died Oct. 1 at 100. Originally Published: October 15, 2025 at 5:00 AM EDT

Germany introduces €2,000 Tax-Free pension rule

Although the reform offers tax relief, retirees will still contribute to health and pension insurance. Photo credit: Kostiantyn Voitenko/Shutterstock Germany plans to allow retirees who continue working to earn up to €2,000 per month tax-free...

Composer Max Richter’s new trilogy turns Krug champagnes into music

‘Music is a way of talking,’ says Max Richter. ‘It's a way of sharing experiences, perspectives and insights about being alive. I make little structures, ideas, mini universes that make sense to me, to tell stories and communicate.’ This is how...

Born in Italy with a German name, BSO artist in residence feels at home in America

American music is the foundation of Hadelich’s upcoming appearances this season with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, where he is this season’s artist in residence. This week, he’s performing John Adams’s Violin Concerto — a relatively new addition...

The Jazz Barn: Music Inn, the Berkshires, and the Place of Jazz in American Life

The Jazz Barn: Music Inn, the Berkshires, and the Place of Jazz in American Life John Gennari 264 Pages ISBN: #978-1-68458-285-3 Brandeis University Press 2025 Award-winning author, University of Vermont professor and Berkshire County native John...