The theater of Washington
Politics is very much a presence on the capital’s stages
Berlin
Tuesday
Friday
The Super Bowl spectacle is marketing genius
As it is, today’s NFL is bigger than ever and preparing to take over the world — and the world is very willing
Saturday
Cello explains how music helped escape a certain death at Auschwitz
Exploring the relationship between the cello and its player, Kate Kennedy describes how Anita Lasker-Wallfisch’s musical gift enabled her to survive not just one but two Nazi death camps
Sunday
John F. Kennedy’s trip worth remembering
His 1963 visit to Germany, Ireland and the UK spawned some of his most memorable and impactful moments
Friday
Opening all the bottles at Berlin’s Nobelhart & Schmutzig
Champagne, candlelight and condoms all to myself
Tuesday
Germany’s Faustian entanglement with China
Berlin is choosing short-term profit over long-term security
Monday
Berlin as the unreal city
A new book makes you ask, somewhat apprehensively, what will happen there next
Friday
Berlin has always been a Faustian metropolis
A new history of east and west, best and worst
