Yes, you may embrace your happiness while others suffer. This took me a long time to figure out. The reasoning goes like this: We believe that we are rude when we do not mirror other people’s emotions of suffering. Let’s say somebody shares with us how uncomfortable they felt when a coworker said something racist,
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Every day we are exposed to myriad sounds, yet rarely do we pay attention to their qualities and agency. Squiggle Room allows participants to engage with their voices, their bodies, and their surroundings in new ways. This is facilitated through this extraordinary experience which focuses on sound and movement. Expand your understanding of the abilities
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Is humanity the first to die in war? Truth is the first to die in times of cyber warfare and the curse of media-constructed reality. It turns out that the more living documentary evidence there is, the easier it is to deny and distort everything. The more obvious the truth, the easier it is
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Das Paradies ist schön. In der Ferne. Je näher du dem Sehnsuchtsberg kommst, umso blasser wird sein Blau. Ein Erdrutsch ist passiert. Ein Berg hat eine Seite verloren. Seinen Schopf aus Büschen und Bäumen trägt er noch und doch, seit die Bewohner der Stadt sein Fleisch fortgeschafft haben, ist er verwundet, klafft sein Inneres, starren
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On Thursday I was really busy, as usual. I knew A Concert for the Whole World would be broadcast live from Ukraine at 5 PM. On top of that, I knew I could watch it later. I debated. This could be heavy. Musicians of the Chernivtsi Regional Philharmonic were playing a concert from a bomb
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[Sponsored post] On Friday, 8 April, the Deutsch-Amerikanisches Institut Sachsen (DAIS) presents a book launch and discussion by Dr. Yascha Mounk. In his new book, “The Great Experiment: How diversity threatens and enriches democracy”, Dr. Mounk discusses the challenges faced by multi-ethnic societies. He also offers suggestions on how these societies might deal with globalization,
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