Love and Resilience
vonThe novel It Ends With Us explores love, resilience, and the complexities of relationships, highlighting the strength needed to overcome life’s most painful challenges.
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Cutting Hate Off and Stitching the Scar with Love
vonKnife is a brilliantly written first-person autobiography with the metaphor of what it means for Rushdie to live between love and hate.
Gold Without Glitter
vonUsing the names of characters to create intrigue does not work because they appear only in short-clip like scenes, therefore denying likeability.
»We could do things much better«
vonRenowned philosopher Graham Priest on logic, its relation to political philosophy, and the question: How can we move the world to a better place?
Avant-Garde Cinema Meets Victorian Reflections
vonLanthimos’s Poor Things explores identity and societal constraints through a visually striking lens, challenging viewers to reconsider normalcy and human nature.
Life Itself: »Perfect Days«
vonWenders’ »Perfect Days« shows the reality by giving screen time to lonely characters who struggle daily yet have no one to turn to.
›Dune‹: From Book to Screen Epic
vonThe cinematic journey of ›Dune‹, from Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel to Denis Villeneuve’s adaptations, highlights its enduring cultural impact and timeless storytelling.
Thaumatropes – A stylized conversation
vonAn interview with Sofija Popovska and Jonah Howell about their experimental poetry chapbook, exploring themes of communication, love, and alienation.
»Most writers are really just craftsmen with imaginations.«
vonJeff Jay Stone, English lector at the University of Göttingen, shares his personal and professional writing journey, challenges, routines, and inspiration sources.
Soul Unbound: Identity Quest
vonMegan Giddings’ The Women Could Fly is a dystopian novel that highlights the complex interplay between personal experiences and the world we live in.