One might wonder whether the writer Erich Maria Remarque had any idea that his novels would not be the only works he would leave to …
Karen Blixen: Aristocrat or far-sighted rebel?
“Human beings don’t always seek happiness, they seek destiny.” With her work, the Danish writer Karen Blixen shaped the literature of the last century like …
Comics, mangas, animes – why is it that Goethe was fascinated by illustrated stories?
When one thinks of an animated series in the western world, one inevitably associates it with entertainment for children: the Japanese form of “animation” is …
Gloria Swanson: The Pictures Got Small
“If she were thirty-five instead of twenty-five, she could run for president. There is no one like her,” said Hollywood director Allan Dwan about Gloria …
The History of Vinyl: It sizzles like a fire
It is much easier to make files available on a computer than to produce a vinyl record: There was a time when the vinyl record …
The castles of King Ludwig II
“An eternal riddle I shall remain to myself and others (…)” wrote King Ludwig II of Bavaria to the actress Marie Dahn-Hausmann in 1876. To …
Goldeneye: Where James Bond was born
James Bond: Hardly any franchise attracts as many movie-goers as the adventures of the British secret service agent with the number 007. Many people know …
Katharine Hepburn: Kate the Great
It was at the end of the thirties when Katharine Hepburn was put on the list of actors considered “box office poison”: Back in 1937, …
Gert Fröbe: Goldfinger from Zwickau
He was one of the few German actors to achieve international fame after the Second World War: Gert Fröbe. Gert Fröbe took part not only …
Karen Blixen: The Storyteller
How does it feel to sit in your house in the evening and wait for the rain to water your coffee plants? Karen Blixen knew.