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...

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...

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...

German Woman Returns Ancient Greek Column Fragment after 50+ Years

ATHENS – A fragment from an ancient column in the Leonidaion at Ancient Olympia that had been illegally removed in the 1960s was returned to Greece in a repatriation ceremony held at the Ancient Olympia Conference Center on October 10, according...

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

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...

Celestial Duality: Debussy and Mahler at the BSO

From Oct. 2 to 4, the Boston Symphony Orchestra performed a hauntingly beautiful program of Debussy’s “Nocturnes” and Gustav Mahler’s “Symphony No. 4 in G major” at Symphony Hall, which invited reflection on the musical expressions of nature and...

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...

Live From Cologne (And Dortmund): Jordan White, Robert Kintopf, Luise Volkmann, Kiko Dinucci, The Dorf and The German Jazz Prize

Jordan White/Robert Kintopf The Loft Cologne, Germany June 10, 2025 Here's an evening of electro-acoustic sounds from a pair of local investigators, each using their instruments as a foundation for expansion via plugged-in tinkering or other...

MAMA Mother Nature international art exhibition opens in Berlin

On October 14, the MAMA Mother Nature international art exhibition was inaugurated at the Azerbaijan Cultural Center in Berlin, APA reports. Leyla Aliyeva, Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and founder and head of the IDEA Public...

PHOTOS: Oktoberfest 2025 at the Dayton Liederkranz-Turner German Club

The Dayton Liederkranz-Turner German Club hosted its annual Oktoberfest celebration at their clubhaus in the St. Anne’s Hill Historic District on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025. Festivities included live music by Cincinnati-based Gerhard Albinus & The...

Rembrandt paintings to be offered as shares on a public stock exchange

The announcement turned heads: US art collector Thomas Kaplan, owner of the Leiden Collection — the world's largest private collection of 17th-century Dutch art — plans to sell portions of his collection. Not the paintings themselves, however, but...

This New Mercedes-Benz All-Electric Concept Is a Bonkers Ode to Art Deco

Mercedes-Benz is ready to illuminate its future. The German luxury marque unveiled a glamorous concept called the Vision Iconic on Tuesday. The EV, which is meant to offer up a glimpse of where the automaker’s design language is heading, features...

Discover Iran: Fars province, where timeless handicrafts weave culture into economy

By Maryam Qarehgozlou Fars province in southern Iran hosts 120 of Iran’s 370 active handicraft disciplines, showcasing immense cultural and economic potential. UNESCO honors and global museum showcases affirm Fars’s artistic excellence,...

German mayor tortured and stabbed by adopted daughter—no arrest was made

A German mayor-elect was brutally tortured and stabbed by her adopted daughter, raising questions about domestic violence and justice system failures. Despite the severity of the attack, prosecutors declined to charge the daughter with attempted...

Taylor Swift celebrates 'Life of a Showgirl' making music history

Taylor Swift's new album, 'The Life of the Showgirl,' has had the biggest first week in US history. The album, which was released on October 3, sold over four million equivalent album units. She broke a record set by English singer Adele's '25'...

Lake of Stars Festival: Celebrating Malawi’s culture on a...

According to festival organiser and executive director of Dusty Orange Projects Et Al (DOPE Malawi), Sharmila Elias-Taijala, this year’s edition continues the festival’s mission to empower local talent while embracing diversity. “The festival...

MAMA 'Mother Nature' Int'l Art Exhibition opens at Azerbaijan Cultural Center in Berlin [PHOTOS]

On October 14, the MAMA "Mother Nature" International Art Exhibition opened at the Azerbaijan Cultural Center in Berlin, Azernews reports. Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, founder and head of the IDEA Public Union Leyla Aliyeva and...