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William Cook

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The real story of Bauhaus and the Nazis

Here in Weimar, the cultural and spiritual capital of the Bundesrepublik, a brave group of curators and academics are challenging one of Germany’s...

19.05.2024 10

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Meet Hillingdon Man, Britain’s unhappiest chap

It’s official. I live in the unhappiest place in Britain. Who says so? My neighbours here in Hillingdon, that’s who. They’ve been polled by the...

02.05.2024 20

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Euro 2024 / A guide to Germany’s cities

Here’s a question for Spectator football fans: what’s the most memorable match you’ve ever seen? I don’t mean on television. I mean in an...

09.04.2024 10

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Goal keeper

On a wet and windy afternoon at Repton School, technical director of football Luke Webb is putting his first team through their paces. At first glance...

14.03.2024 6

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The Nazi next door / Inside my grandmother’s house

Each time I return to Hamburg (about once a year, on average) I pay a sentimental visit to my grandmother’s magnificent old house, where she spent...

05.03.2024 80

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From the ashes / Nuremberg is the best and worst of Germany

On a snowy night in Nuremberg, a city that encapsulates the best and worst of Germany, a huge crowd has gathered in the ancient Marktplatz for the...

12.12.2023 10

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Rhine supreme / The growing appeal of dreary Düsseldorf

In the cavernous basement of Bilker Bunker, a second world war air raid shelter in downtown Düsseldorf, the staff of groovy events guide the Dorf are...

05.12.2023 20

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