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Tower of Babel

Holy summer of '63

In front | PANORAMA
(Illustration: Henning Studte)

Be it the word for ‘dead leaves’ in German, holiness or simple Latin - how European use of the word 'holiday' has evolved

by Katharina Kloss // 02/07/08

PANORAMA
(Illustration: Henning Studte)

Bikini body

You can be as hungry as a wolf, pig or blind dog in Europe

by Anke Wagner-Wolff // 25/06/08

(Illustration: Henning Studte)

Shakespeare in football


by Martin Schneider // 06/06/08

FEATURE
(Illustration: Henning Studte)

Too many bank holiday Mondays

by Philippe-Alexandre Saulnier // 23/05/08

(Illustration: Henning Studte)

Skirt chaser

by Katharina Kloss // 30/04/08

(Illustration: Henning Studte)

Broke joes

by Katharina Kloss // 23/04/08

(Illustration: Henning Studte)

Bun in the oven

by Jane Mery // 16/04/08

(Illustration: Henning Studte)

Gesundheit

by anke wagner-wolff // 10/04/08

(Illustration: Henning Studte)

Undie party

by Romy Straßenburg // 02/04/08

(Illustration: Henning Studte)

Paul 'Macca' McCartney

by Anna Castellari & Francesca Barca // 26/03/08

(Illustration: Henning Studte)

Hooking people up since 1483

by Nele Yang // 19/03/08

(Illustration: Henning Studte)

Violins

by Jane Mery // 12/03/08

(Illustration: Henning Studte)

Snob

by anke wagner-wolff // 05/03/08

(Illustration: Henning Studte)

One-horse town

by Philippe-Alexandre Saulnier // 27/02/08

(Illustration: Henning Studte)

Silence is gas

by Dionizas Bajarunas // 20/02/08

(Illustration: Henning Studte)

Freezing them off

by Denica Velchiva // 15/02/08

(Illustration: Henning Studte)

Lucky git

by Jane Mery // 07/02/08

(Illustration: Henning Studte)

Losers weepers

by Philippe-Alexandre Saulnier // 30/01/08

(Illustration: Henning Studte)

Cold shoulder

by anke wagner-wolff // 23/01/08

(Illustration: Henning Studte)

Big city lights

by Fernando Navarro Sordo // 16/01/08

(Illustration: Henning Studte)

Are you the sharpest tool in the box?

by Margarethe Padysz // 09/01/08

(Illustration: Henning Studte)

Sarkozy and Bruni in love tryst shocker

by Katharina Kloss // 04/01/08

(Illustration: Henning Studte)

Why Germans wear white waistcoasts

by Laura Wilfinger // 19/12/07

(Illustration: Henning Studte)

Time of the month

by Amandine Agic // 10/12/07

(Illustration: Henning Studte)

Suck up

by Enno Dummer // 29/11/07

(Illustration: Henning Studte)

Mullet

by Margarethe Padysz // 20/11/07

(Illustration: Henning Studte)

Horror Halloween

by Elisa Marengo // 31/10/07

(Illustration: Henning Studte)

Sarkozite strike

by Nabeelah Shabbir // 24/10/07

(Illustration: Henning Studte)

Pull an all-nighter

by Katharina Kloss // 11/10/07

(Illustration: Henning Studte)

Once bitten twice shy

by Ali Sirin // 05/10/07

(Illustration: Henning Studte)

Swedish curtain prison

by Jan Ehlert // 26/09/07

(Illustration: Henning Studte)

Cat-isms

by Amandine Agic // 19/09/07

(Illustration: Henning Studte)

Being left on the Kosovan shelf

by Fernando Navarro Sordo // 12/09/07

(Illustration: Henning Studte)

The cut throat

by Annamaria Szanto // 05/09/07

(Illustration: Henning Studte)

Breaking eggs in baskets or pulling rugs from feet?

by Elisa Marengo // 08/08/07

(Illustration: Henning Studte)

The X-factor

A letter for all seasons

by anke wagner-wolff // 01/08/07

(Illustration: Henning Studte)

Waiting for Godot

by Monica Nardini // 25/07/07

(Illustration: Henning Studte)

Tell me what soul means

by Marta Palacín // 18/07/07

(Illustration: Henning Studte)

It's clear as mud that the Pope is Catholic

by anke wagner-wolff // 11/07/07

(Illustration: Henning Studte)

Monster-in-law

by Katharina Kloss // 04/07/07

(Illustration: Henning Studte)

Drunk as a skunk

by Amandine Agic // 27/06/07

(Illustration: Henning Studte)

Camorra: from Spain with fury

by Anna Castellari // 20/06/07

(Illustration: Henning Studte)

Pot black, kettle black

by Milagros González Mejías // 06/06/07

(Illustration: Henning Studte)

Luck has eight superstitious legs

by Adriano Farano // 31/05/07

(Illustration: Henning Studte)

Hello?

by Inga Pietrusiska // 23/05/07

(Illustration: Henning Studte)

Gayer than a handbag full of rainbows

by Amandine Agic // 09/05/07

(Illustration: Henning Studte)

Typical Germans!

 

by Anna Karla // 08/03/07

Illustration: Henning Studte

Hope to die

 

by Damien Dauchet // 28/02/07

Illustration: Henning Studte

Sun, sangria, siesta

 

by Ariadna Matamoros Fernàndez // 21/02/07

Illustration: Henning Studte

Slaves to 'ciao'

 

by Adriano Farano // 14/02/07

Ilustration: Henning Studte

The good, the bad ... and the slowcoaches

 

by Fernando Navarro Sordo // 07/02/07

Illustration: Henning Studte

Zidanean gods and heroes

by Martin Schneider // 17/01/07

Illustration: Henning Studte

Analyse this, anglicise that

 

by Louise Bongiovanni // 10/01/07

Are you enjoying your food?

by Fiona Wollensack // 11/01/06

(Illustration by Henning Studte)

Housewarming

by Sarah Wolff // 20/07/05

Illustration by Henning Studte

Oh la la, liberal!

by Adriano Farano // 08/06/05

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