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Two Birkenstock sandals stacked onto each other.

Two Birkenstock sandals stacked onto each other.

Birkenstock: How the German sandal gained cult status

Birkenstock: How the German sandal gained cult status

The German shoemaker is fighting in court to protect its iconic design as a work of art.

A dictionary entry for the German word 'unwort'

A dictionary entry for the German word 'unwort'

A selection of German 'non-words of the year'

A selection of German 'non-words of the year'

Each January, a jury of linguists chooses a derogatory buzzword popularized in public discourse. Here are some examples.

An event at the Villa Aurora in Pacific Palisades.

An event at the Villa Aurora in Pacific Palisades.

LA wildfires threaten German cultural sites

LA wildfires threaten German cultural sites

As wildfires rip through the LA area, historic sites such as the Thomas Mann House and Villa Aurora are under threat.

A portrait of Elvis Presley.

A portrait of Elvis Presley.

Elvis at 90: King forever?

Elvis at 90: King forever?

On what would have been his 90th birthday, DW looks at highlights of the career of Elvis Presley, king of rock and roll.

The cover of 'Charlie Hebdo' magazine January 7, 2025.

The cover of 'Charlie Hebdo' magazine January 7, 2025.

Charlie Hebdo's anniversary edition: A playful jab at God

Charlie Hebdo's anniversary edition: A playful jab at God

Magazine Charlie Hebdo called for God-mocking submissions to mark 10 years since the terror attacks in its Paris office.

Adriana Paz, from left, Selena Gomez, Zoe Saldana, winner of the award for best performance by a female actor in a supporting role in any motion picture for "Emilia Perez," and Karla Sofia Gascon pose in the press room during the 82nd Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Adriana Paz, from left, Selena Gomez, Zoe Saldana, winner of the award for best performance by a female actor in a supporting role in any motion picture for "Emilia Perez," and Karla Sofia Gascon pose in the press room during the 82nd Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Golden Globes 2025: 'Emilia Pérez,' 'The Brutalist' dominate

Golden Globes 2025: 'Emilia Pérez,' 'The Brutalist' dominate

Hollywood's award season kicked off with the 82nd Golden Globe Awards. "Emilia Pérez" and "The Brutalist" won big.

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Han Kang at the Swedish Academy in Stockholm.

Han Kang at the Swedish Academy in Stockholm.

What drives Nobel Prize winner Han Kang to write?

The author of "The Vegetarian" explores in her Nobel Prize lecture how violence and love inspire her work.

An exterior view of the Schaubühne in Berlin, a round red-brick building. A banner on it says, in German, 'Reason is dead!'.

An exterior view of the Schaubühne in Berlin, a round red-brick building. A banner on it says, in German, 'Reason is dead!'.

Can Germany still pay for arts funding?

Germany has long been admired for its generous subsidies for arts and culture. But budget cuts could end that largesse.

Notre Dame cathedral during the fire in 2019, and during reconstruction

Notre Dame cathedral during the fire in 2019, and during reconstruction

Notre Dame: Is it too early to reopen the Paris cathedral?

After five years of work, Notre Dame will soon reopen. But one German cathedral expert believes this could be premature.

Men wear masks and traditional costumes as part of the Klaasohm festival on the German island of Borkum.

Men wear masks and traditional costumes as part of the Klaasohm festival on the German island of Borkum.

German island to end ritual of spanking women with cow horn

The North Sea island of Borkum will stop a holiday tradition, in which men hit women on the buttocks with a cow horn.

Women protesting spycam pornography in Seoul, South Korea, 2018 — one of the signs reads 'Angry women will change the world'

Women protesting spycam pornography in Seoul, South Korea, 2018 — one of the signs reads 'Angry women will change the world'

Feminism's sex strike: How the 4B movement is spreading

Inspired by South Korea feminists, some American women are abstaining from sex with men to resist misogyny. Why?

Band Aid of Sir Bob Geldof (second left), along with other artists recording the first ever Band Aid single, 'Do They Know It's Christmas?'

Band Aid of Sir Bob Geldof (second left), along with other artists recording the first ever Band Aid single, 'Do They Know It's Christmas?'

'Do They Know It's Christmas?': Band Aid benefit at 40

Released in 1984, several versions of the charity hit followed. Ed Sheeran has since distanced himself from the song.

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