#Books

Arts & Humanities

The Lehrter’s Children: Legacy of a Lost Railway Station

Of all the lost railway stations in Berlin, the Lehrter Bahnhof could be called the least successful from one viewpoint, and the most successful from another. While it seems to have been replaced by Berlin’s Hauptbahnhof, its architectural legacy lives on.

Arts & Humanities

„Huch, alle tot?“ – Buddenbrooks einmal anders

Ob Tortentode oder Papageien in der Zahnarztpraxis: Thomas Manns „Buddenbrooks“ geben auch heute noch Rätsel auf. Wir haben mit vier Expertinnen aus dem Lübecker Buddenbrookhaus über verborgene Details rund um die hanseatische Kaufmannsfamilie gesprochen, die selbst eingefleischte Fans des Romans überraschen werden.

Arts & Humanities

26 Years a Slave: Juan Miranda’s Fight for Freedom in Colonial New York

Who was Juan Miranda? In this incredible story, meet the first enslaved man to sue his enslaver in the colony’s Supreme Court for his right to be free.

Academia & Publishing

20 Holiday Reads for the Intellectually Curious

As the holiday season begins its annual attempt to test the limits of human scheduling, many of us look for an excuse to enjoy a moment of peace and quiet. A good book remains one of the more permissible options.

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