If you fail, don't despair: blame the weather and the referee!
Alexandru Vakulovski
EURO 2024 is likely to show once again that the professions of referee and literary critic have more in common than some might think
The seed of shame
Ngabo Karegeya
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Lise Nova Berwadushime
Shedding light on some strange manifestations of shame in Rwandan society
The world as a global kindergarten
Mario Lang
"Only a fool wouldn't buy this book" by Oksana Havryliv is a humorous exploration of name-calling, swearing and cursing, as well as an enlightening journey through different cultures and taboos
The Day of the Sun
Bassel Salloukh
Hala Kawsarani’s new novel is one of the most intriguing recent publications in the Arabic-speaking world and has been hailed by Arab critics - we present a short excerpt
Journey into the swamp of the soul
Grit Hartung
In "Realm of Shame. Talking about Sex", Christine Koschmieder explores her own sexuality and recounts the evolution of sexuality in Germany from the 1960s to the present day
Abirached, Sfar, Simpsons, Žeželj & Franquin
Privat by Bravo
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Winfried Weiser by Bravo
News and important new releases in the comic sector
Oh Helpmefurther: The parrot is sending the dog into a frenzy
WikiCommons
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Ahmad Schauqi
Leonie Nückell translates the wonderfully wicked children's verses by the great Egyptian poet Ahmad Schauqi as lovingly as she does creatively, and the artist Said Baalbaki paints the accompanying pictures - a rare stroke of luck
The first intellectual of modern times
Geert Snoejer / Ullstein
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Sandra Langereis
"Erasmus - Biography of a Freethinker" by Sandra Langereis is a fascinating book about the life and times of the great humanist- and a balm needed just as much in today's world as in the 1500s.
Come in. I'll show you my pictures. I painted them myself.
"Comrade Cuckoo" is Anke Feuchtenberger's contribution to the rapidly changing imagery of the Ninth Art