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Gisèle Pelicot After the Rape Trial: "I Now Allow Myself to Be Happy Again"

The courage Gisèle Pelicot showed during the trial of her rapists made her a hero to women around the world. Here, she speaks...

Ongoing Interactions with Sailing Vessels: The Mysterious Behavior of the Orcas of Gibraltar

For the past several years, orcas off the coast of southwestern Europe have been ramming boats and sailboat rudders for no apparent reason....

Veering to the Right in Silicon Valley: The Two Faces of Mark Zuckerberg

There have always been two sides to the Meta CEO. But since the beginning of Trump's second term, the nice side has taken...

Injections, Makeup, Stress: The New Religion of Beauty

The beauty boom sells the dream of individuality while making faces more alike than ever. Beyond the glow, gloss and injections lies a...

Former U.S. Security Adviser John Bolton: "We Have Passed Peak Trump"

John Bolton, Donald Trump's former national security adviser, warns Ukraine against making too many concessions in the peace negotiations. And says that Trump...

Former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz: An Alliance of the Illiberal Right with Tech?

former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz is traveling the world as a businessman. And he is making sure to maintain his close ties to...

Fast Fashion Exploitation: How the Clothes-Hanger Wars Escalated in Italy

A double murder in Rome shook Italy's Chinese community. The trail led to Prato, the heart of the fast-fashion industry - where workers...

The Public Uprising: Bernhard Poerksen's Critique of DER SPIEGEL's Debate Culture

For the past year and more, media studies professor Bernhard Poerksen has been observing and critiquing DER SPIEGEL. In this final essay, he...

Never Out of Date: How Hannah Arendt Helps Us Understand Our World

Fifty years after her death in New York, Hannah Arendt has become the most popular philosopher of our time. For good reason: Her...

Syria One Year After the Overthrow: The Enigma of Damascus

Twenty years ago, Ahmed al-Sharaa was laying bombs to target Americans. Today, he is received in the White House. But where does the...

Taking On Ice: A Lone Louisiana Lawyer's Fight against Trump's Deportations

Louisiana is home to a higher concentration of migrant detention centers than almost anywhere else in the country. Many in the region don't...

Neil Leifer: "I Thought: Shit, What Will They Think in the Lab?"

Neil Leifer is one of the world’s most famous sports photographers. Here, he speaks of his favorite photograph, the shocking openness of celebrities...

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