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Golden Threads

Some cultures live in museums. Mine lives in the kitchen. It begins with saffron. ...

Flavors of Life

I am alone in my room, sitting by the window, looking out. Through the ...

We Need to Talk About Cheese

Europe is slowly cutting out meat. Since 2010, per capita meat consumption in Europe ...

Preserving Culture Through Name

There are cities you visit for their landmarks, and then there are cities you ...

ZAP in Berlin

The Communist Baguette: A Bite of Nostalgia

From Communist-era Poland to Berlin’s streets, zapiekanki have come a long way. In this ...

Eating With Our Eyes: The Media’s Recipe for Modern Food Culture

In a conversation with Patricia Fernández, director of MasterChef Spain, we explore how food ...

Christmasmarket and ice skating rig

Home for the Holidays: A One-Woman Show

Going home for the holidays always makes me feel like an actor, stepping foot ...

coastline and boat floating

Falling in life

A reflective essay on courage, self-trust, and falling in love with life itself—exploring risk, ...

Ice cream

Crowning the best ice cream

Vanilla: The Queen of Ice Cream has no Equal By Leo Feypel In a ...

Drawing of a women with a blue bag

The City Was a Woman Too

What does it mean to travel as a woman in a world built by ...

Female soldier - AI generated image

No, Military Service for Women isn’t Equality

Military conscription seems increasingly likely in Germany. Some even suggest including women-for equality's sake, ...

A lake in the woods by night

Learning to be beautiful, learning to be brown

A personal recollection of how beauty ideals, colourism, and migration shape self-image: What does ...