von Redaktion | veröffentlicht: 16. Januar 2017 verfasst von: Stefanie Lux (lux) | Allgemein, BLICK:WINKEL
The non-word of the year 2016 (Unwort des Jahres) is “Volksverräter” – betrayer of the people. A good choice? The initiative wants to raise the public awareness of how language is used and what kind of impact it can have. Thinking...
von Redaktion | veröffentlicht: 5. Dezember 2016 verfasst von: Jan Freytag (fry) | Allgemein, BLICK:WINKEL
When the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) almost unanimously supported the granting of war credits on December 2, 1914, it had already come a long way. The party initially had an anti-establishment stance but soon made its peace with the society of Imperial...
von Redaktion | veröffentlicht: 28. November 2016 verfasst von: Jan Freytag (fry) | Allgemein
On November 25, 1956, Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, and 80 other revolutionaries boarded a yacht in Mexico. They began a journey which led them to the conquest of Cuba in 1959 and the creation of a socialist republic which still survives. The journey from Mexico to Cuba...
von Redaktion | veröffentlicht: 7. November 2016 verfasst von: Marek Firlej (mar) | Allgemein
Last week, a 27-year old man died after partying, probably due to toxic drugs. Two friends of him were also intoxicated, and hence hospitalised. In the meantime, police have interrogated a suspect from Bochum, who is said to have allegedly sold the toxic pills....
von Redaktion | veröffentlicht: 31. Oktober 2016 verfasst von: Stefanie Lux (lux) | Allgemein, BLICK:WINKEL
If you’ve travelled with German Rail, odds are that you’ve encountered the time unit known as “Deutsche-Bahn-Minute” (DBM). As a frequent traveller, you know that five DBM’s can mean basically anything from “right on time” to...
