Munich
The Democratic primary in Munich
While all eyes and ears at the Munich security conference will be on US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on…
The lost world of the pinball machine
In a touchingly Proustian memoir, Andreas Bernard hymns a youth spent flipping small steel balls in bars and resort arcades throughout Europe and America
Diary
Yet another east European tragedy is unfolding before our eyes. We have watched this movie for more than 80 years.…
Hunt-the-iPhone was the highlight of my hols
For years, Caroline and I have been squabbling over where to spend our summer holidays. Her ideal is a family-friendly…
Christmas markets
Why the fuss about German Christmas markets? Surely they’re just schmaltzy shanty towns, full of stuff you’d never dream of…
Painting out the past
The discovery of a hoard of lost paintings is a reminder that denial still exists in the German art world











