In the midst of today’s global chaos and the endless stream of events, it’s sometimes necessary to switch off for a moment. Music often becomes the most reliable place to escape. Each of us has a few songs that return to us like old friends — pieces that don’t fade with time, even as everything…
From Journalist to a Symbol of Radicalization Ulrike Meinhof (1934–1976) was one of the most prominent figures of the radical left in post‑war Germany. She began as a brilliant journalist and public intellectual. She studied philosophy, sociology and German studies, and already during her university years became involved in student protests and peace initiatives. In…
Rebels from the garage BrewDog began as a small Scottish brewery founded by two friends, James Watt and Martin Dickie, who in 2007 brewed beer in a rented garage and sold it out of a van. Their ambition wasn’t to become just another “craft beer”, but to disrupt the entire beer industry. From the start,…
In the final scene of my favorite movie The Last Boy Scout, Joe Hallenbeck (Bruce Willis) explains to his partner Jimmy Dix (Damon Wayans) how disputes are settled. Joe Hallenbeck: We’re living in the nineties. You can’t just walk up to a guy and punch him in the face. You have to say some cool line first.Jimmy…
