Es hilft nichts. Die AfD hat eine gesellschaftliche Basis.Und ohne die zu verschieben und im Alltag anzusetzen geht es nicht. Man muss sich sehr genau anschauen wer erreichbar ist und wer nicht und dann dort ansetzen. Letzte Minute-PR-Appelle haben sich abgenutzt, überall,nicht nur in Sachsen-Anhalt

💔 www.theguardian.com/film/2026/au...

‘James Dean has got nothing on that kid’: River Phoenix films – ranked!

As Stand By Me is re-released for its 40th anniversary, we look at the late actor’s most intense, enduring roles – from a goofball boffin to a narcoleptic hustler

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At last, a proper excuse for monoglots to learn another language: it helps keep your brain young | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

At last, a proper excuse for monoglots to learn another language: it helps keep your brain young | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

I love busting out a French subjunctive in pursuit of better restaurant service, so it’s a joy to discover there’s a neuroscientific upside to being multilingual, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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Hastings, summer solstice eve

An exciting opportunity to join our colleages at the Goethe-Institut UK in London. More details below.

Goethe-Institut UK@goethe-institut-uk.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We’re hiring at the Goethe-Institut London: German-speaking Head of Administration. Play a key part in keeping our institute running smoothly across finance, HR and internal processes. Full-time, based in London. Apply by 9 July 2026 👇 www.goethe.de/ins/gb/en/ue... #GermanJobs

The question to me was if I wanted to talk to Kneecap for Austrian radio. The question over in Germany was whether one can or should. I’m glad I said yes because speaking to Móglaí Bap I found out a few things I hadn’t read elsewhere. Artikel und Radiobeitrag auf deutsch. fm4.orf.at/story/kneeca...

Móglaí Bap von Kneecap im Interview

Ein Gespräch mit Kneecap-Rapper Móglaí Bap über ihr neues Album „Fenian“, die ewige Kontroverse, Terrorismus, Antisemitismus und irisches Gälisch als Brücke zur Welt.

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I have a suspicion that my reach here is near zero but if you see this, please do consider spreading the word about these London-based jobs for German speakers, if you feel so inclined:

Goethe-Institut UK@goethe-institut-uk.bsky.social · 5mo ago

📢 The Goethe‑Institut London is hiring! German-speaking Social Media Manager (part‑time) & Head of Library and Library Events📱📚 Work where culture, language & international exchange come together 🌍✨ Apply now – or help us find the right people by sharing 🔁💬 www.goethe.de/ins/gb/en/ue...

📢 The Goethe‑Institut London is hiring! German-speaking Social Media Manager (part‑time) & Head of Library and Library Events📱📚 Work where culture, language & international exchange come together 🌍✨ Apply now – or help us find the right people by sharing 🔁💬 www.goethe.de/ins/gb/en/ue...

So unsettling, hope the issue gets resolved quickly, but what a nightmare for that family. Not to mention that this admin mess is completely unacceptable.

German at Portsmouth@germanatportsmouth.bsky.social · 6mo ago

A German woman has been separated from her two-year-old daughter in Edinburgh after a Home Office mistake left her stranded in Dusseldorf earlier this week. www.theguardian.com/politics/202... via @theguardian.com @lisaocarroll.bsky.social

So well deserved!

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 6mo ago

British novelist Gwendoline Riley wins a $175k Windham-Campbell prize

I have a piece out in @theguardian.com today on how the internet is becoming a fully surveilled digital panopticon and why we need to fight back with everything we have

The world wants to ban children from social media, but there will be grave consequences for us all | Taylor Lorenz

Age-verification systems require collecting sensitive data to support the biometric information. In no time, the internet will become a fully surveilled digital panopticon, says technology journalist ...

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A devastating, beautiful novel set in the Valleys. Coincidentally read it on St David‘s Day.

FFS, horrible story

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 8mo ago

‘How can I start again at 68?’ Maria has spent 50 years in the UK – and is fighting deportation

International Booker 2026 longlist with alt text. #BookSky #LiteratureSky 💙📚🌎

The Booker Prizes@thebookerprizes.com · 8mo ago

Presenting the longlist for the #InternationalBooker2026, supported by Bukhman Philanthropies. Find out more about the books, authors and translators: thebookerprizes.com/ibp2026

We are thrilled to share that two of our books, THE NIGHTS ARE QUIET IN TEHRAN by Shida Bazyar and THE REMEMBERED SOLDIER by Anjet Daanje, have been longlisted for the International Booker Prize 2026. @thebookerprizes.com #InternationalBooker2026

Took a trip down to Sussex last weekend for Suede finishing their Antidepressants tour in Brighton. What a night! … but seriously, it was incredible. Suedeworld 💙 The photo is of their support, the splendid Bloodworm.

Family outing to the Barbican for Blonde Redhead last Thursday. Half-term done right / second gig of the month for me.

Congratulations to the winner of the Schlegel-Tieck Prize for translations into English of full-length German works of literary merit and general interest: jpolizei.bsky.social for a translation of Djinns by Fatma Aydemir (Peirene Press).

Congratulations to the winner of the Goethe-Institut Award for New Translation, aimed at new and emerging translators whose literary translation work has not yet been published in print: Nick Browne

I can’t quite put into words what Ezra Furman’s music does to me & seeing her and her band play live is just the most life-affirming experience. Last week’s gig at Kentish Town Forum was no exception.

Will I make a gig a month this year? So far so good… Took a trip down to Kent last weekend for Suede kicking off their Antidepressants tour in Folkestone. What a night!

Reminds me of the time I got to interview Daryl Palumbo in my short lived side gig as a music journalist… he was such a sweetheart!

BBC Radio 6 Music Now Playing Bot (Unofficial)@bbcradio6musicbot.bsky.social · 9mo ago

BBC Radio 6 Music Huw Stephens Now Playing Head Automatica Beating Heart Baby

This has been a pretty nice & eclectic selection so far… feeling nostalgic

BBC Radio 6 Music Now Playing Bot (Unofficial)@bbcradio6musicbot.bsky.social · 9mo ago

BBC Radio 6 Music Huw Stephens Huw looks back at the 00s with a mix of tracks from the likes of Phoenix, M.I.A and more.

Wolf Alice have released White Horses as a single? Nice!

Hard no to this: French publisher Harlequin has told translators that their work will now be done by AI. They can ‘revise’ AI translations at much lower rate. It’s a subsidiary of Harper Collins so treat this as a test for rollout elsewhere

Emmanuel Chastellière@gillossen.bsky.social · 10mo ago

"Bradage de la traduction, plan social invisible : Harlequin passe à l’IA" Faites tourner, parce qu'il va falloir se battre encore plus. :/ #traduction #IA #Harlequin #ATLF

Finally finished The Overstory, hallelujah.

The artist duo Ackroyd & Harvey will be this year’s Goethe Annual Lecture speakers 🌱 Join us to discover how Joseph Beuys’ visionary project “7000 Oaks” inspired their tree-growing practice and community engagement. 📅 20 Nov | 6:30PM 🔗 Save your spot: www.goethe.de/ins/gb/en/ve...

The Photographers' Gallery and @goethe-institut-uk.bsky.social invite proposals for two micro-commissions from artists or collectives based in the UK or Germany. unthinking.photography/other/open-c...

FYI: AI in education, ai teachers, ai degrees.. all of it is for the poor. The rich won’t be sending their children to schools full of screens and chatbot teachers. And they will be doing philosophy, business, international relations degrees. Not “ai”. It will be a sign of wealth to not use ai.