New La Bohème promises Aussie cast, 'dazzling fishnets' Opera Australia will unveil an ambitious production of La Bohème that shifts the beloved opera from 1830s France to the cultural hub of Weimar Germany. AAP · Aug 21, 2025
The Magic Mountain is a sweeping critique of totalitarian Europe. 100 years later, its warnings feel urgent This month, Nobel Prize winner Thomas Mann’s The Magic Mountain turns 100. One of the 20th century’s towering literary achievements, it is a sweeping critique of the dangerous totalitarian political forces that shaped – and very nearly destroyed – Europe in Mann’s lifetime. The Conversation · Nov 25, 2024
Carnegie Hall returns to pre-pandemic full schedule in 23-24 Carnegie Hall will reach its pre-pandemic level of 170 concerts during a 2023-24 season that includes a focus on the fall of the Weimar Republic The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2023
Germans chose democracy for the Weimar Republic Letter: The democratic system was in place before the Versailles treaty was finalised, says Prof Benjamin Ziemann The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2022
Beautiful, decadent, damaged: a walk back in time through roaring 20s Berlin With the fourth series of Babylon Berlin starting on Friday, this atmospheric stroll peels back the history of a city that rarely stopped dancing – even during its darkest days The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2022
January 6 changed America. Here are two directions the country could go now Whether or not the assault on the Capitol actually failed is yet to be determined The Guardian - US · Sep 27, 2022
"Would Censorship Have Stopped the Rise of the Nazis?" Greg Lukianoff (President of FIRE) and Prof. Nadine Strossen (former President of the ACLU) have an excellent post on this subject; here's the beginning, though it's worth reading in its entirety: Given the recent panic over what Elon Musk buying Twitter may mean for hate speech regulation on the platform,… Reason · Apr 27, 2022