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Out of lockdown: 5 bars where to reconnect with Leipzig

With the lockdown easing up, Leipzig's gastronomy sorely needs customers as it tentatively reawakens. Local tour guide Dirk walks you thru some of his favorite bars across the city to get you back into the Kneipenkultur.

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Amélie Nothomb: more than a cult figure

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Looking for a book recommendation? One of our writers puts forward a case for checking out Amélie Nothomb, a great intellectual and writer of our time.

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Review: Anomalisa

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To me, the movie Anomalisa is like an existential poem I can deeply identify with. It's also a tragic love poem of sorts, and a requiem for the middle- and upper-middle class in "Western" society. Catch it in Leipzig this Tuesday.

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Ezra Furman: this summer’s must-listen

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Our live music expert is in trouble this week. Busy schedules leave no room to experience live music, and the band she wishes to see most is not coming to Leipzig at all. So all she can do is listen to their record while commuting or working in the garden and watch out for future

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