You are here: Homepage Results Current status of poll Question asked: Which subjects most interest you? 33.3 % I prefer your editions on individual countries! 44.4 % More burning debates, please! 22.2 % Be more creative! Latest Photo: El Rey de Aragón Pop culture | Mexico The sound of Mexico Paulina Sotomayor sang in a mariachi band for years, but today she mixes electro with Mexican folk music, cumbia, conga and afrobeats. This is her personal playlist to celebrate female empowerment By Paulina Sotomayor 09/07/2024 Illustration: Daniel Barreto Notes and observations | Mexico A journey into the heart of Mexico City The average “chilango”, or resident of Mexico City, spends around one and a half hours a day on public transport. An essay on public and semi-public transport in the Mexican capital By Mateo García Elizondo 09/07/2024 Photo: Miguel Tovar for KULTURAUSTAUSCH Vox pop | Mexico Mexico’s fourth transformation Mexico’s outgoing president launched extensive social reforms, and his successor Claudia Sheinbaum promises to continue his work. What has changed so far? A snapshot of the prevailing mood in Mexico City By Paula Mónaco Felipe 09/07/2024 Photo: Natalia Bronny Trade unions | Pakistan Invisible women workers in Pakistan Women working from home are an important economic factor in Pakistan, but they are often isolated and deprived of their rights. The Home Based Women Workers Federation campaigns for change By Hannah El-Hitami 04/30/2024 Opinion | Nairobi I think that Fitness should be straightforward again The pressure of social media can quickly become overwhelming. But fitness doesn't have to be expensive, complicated or perfect By Kylie Kiunguyu 04/30/2024 Photo: Abigail Varney Flying visit | Australia The hunt for opals in Australia Coober Pedy in the Australian outback is considered the world capital of opals. That does not make it a glamorous place, though By Abigail Varney 04/30/2024 Photo: Bas Losekoot Family life | South Korea The silent protest of women in South Korea The East Asian country has a demographic problem: its population is ageing rapidly but many women have no desire to have children By Hawon Jung 04/30/2024 Foto: Niklas Grapatin/laif Design | Monobloc Chair Today, Gone Tomorrow In Europe, critics consider the Monobloc to be tasteless plastic rubbish. But for many people around the world, it’s the only affordable chair that is actually comfortable By Heng Zhi 04/19/2024 Photo: Vanessa Ellingham Indigenous life | New Zealand A long-awaited comeback New Plymouth is on New Zealand's North Island, and before the British arrived, the Maori community of Te Ātiawa lived here. Now, finally, they are shaping the cityscape again By Vanessa Ellingham 04/16/2024 Photo: Shirin Neshat Art | Iran The body as a battleground The artist Shirin Neshat has long been concerned with the role of women in Iran. Her work has never been as topical as it is today By Jess Smee 04/15/2024 Photo: Daniel Lara Cardona Music | Colombia The beats of Bogotá Colombia’s capital is home to a vibrant and political rap scene which reaches a large audience with its powerful lyrics By Juan Álvarez 04/15/2024 Photo: BVN Architecture Architecture | Australia “Building with country” The Australian architect Kevin O’Brien fuses indigenous and colonial legacies to create buildings that reflect the culture and climate of their locations. A conversation about Torres Straits Islanders’ beach huts, clichés about modernism and loving Australia Interview with Kevin O’Brien 04/15/2024 Photo: Marvin Bonheur Society | France “People we wouldn’t notice” French photographer Marvin Bonheur grew up in the banlieue of Paris. Today, he works internationally as a documentary photographer and in advertising. In both fields, he is aiming to portray those who are most often overlooked Interview with Marvin Bonheur 04/03/2024 Photo: Rasmus Berg Indigenous rights | Norway Wind turbines on Saami land Norway spent decades trying to force the Saami to assimilate. The activist Ida Helene Benonisen is fighting for indigenous rights – in the tradition of her forefathers By Ida Helene Benonisen 04/03/2024 Photo: Azim Haidaryan Indigenous futurism “I love science fiction” Futuristic films such as “Dune” often feature desert peoples reminiscent of the Amazigh culture of North Africa — without acknowledging their influence. British-Moroccan filmmaker and designer Elias Riadi, in contrast, is building on the Amazigh tradition of his ancestors to create his very own version of an „indigenous futurism“ Interview with Elias Riadi 04/02/2024
Photo: El Rey de Aragón Pop culture | Mexico The sound of Mexico Paulina Sotomayor sang in a mariachi band for years, but today she mixes electro with Mexican folk music, cumbia, conga and afrobeats. This is her personal playlist to celebrate female empowerment By Paulina Sotomayor 09/07/2024
Illustration: Daniel Barreto Notes and observations | Mexico A journey into the heart of Mexico City The average “chilango”, or resident of Mexico City, spends around one and a half hours a day on public transport. An essay on public and semi-public transport in the Mexican capital By Mateo García Elizondo 09/07/2024
Photo: Miguel Tovar for KULTURAUSTAUSCH Vox pop | Mexico Mexico’s fourth transformation Mexico’s outgoing president launched extensive social reforms, and his successor Claudia Sheinbaum promises to continue his work. What has changed so far? A snapshot of the prevailing mood in Mexico City By Paula Mónaco Felipe 09/07/2024
Photo: Natalia Bronny Trade unions | Pakistan Invisible women workers in Pakistan Women working from home are an important economic factor in Pakistan, but they are often isolated and deprived of their rights. The Home Based Women Workers Federation campaigns for change By Hannah El-Hitami 04/30/2024
Opinion | Nairobi I think that Fitness should be straightforward again The pressure of social media can quickly become overwhelming. But fitness doesn't have to be expensive, complicated or perfect By Kylie Kiunguyu 04/30/2024
Photo: Abigail Varney Flying visit | Australia The hunt for opals in Australia Coober Pedy in the Australian outback is considered the world capital of opals. That does not make it a glamorous place, though By Abigail Varney 04/30/2024
Photo: Bas Losekoot Family life | South Korea The silent protest of women in South Korea The East Asian country has a demographic problem: its population is ageing rapidly but many women have no desire to have children By Hawon Jung 04/30/2024
Foto: Niklas Grapatin/laif Design | Monobloc Chair Today, Gone Tomorrow In Europe, critics consider the Monobloc to be tasteless plastic rubbish. But for many people around the world, it’s the only affordable chair that is actually comfortable By Heng Zhi 04/19/2024
Photo: Vanessa Ellingham Indigenous life | New Zealand A long-awaited comeback New Plymouth is on New Zealand's North Island, and before the British arrived, the Maori community of Te Ātiawa lived here. Now, finally, they are shaping the cityscape again By Vanessa Ellingham 04/16/2024
Photo: Shirin Neshat Art | Iran The body as a battleground The artist Shirin Neshat has long been concerned with the role of women in Iran. Her work has never been as topical as it is today By Jess Smee 04/15/2024
Photo: Daniel Lara Cardona Music | Colombia The beats of Bogotá Colombia’s capital is home to a vibrant and political rap scene which reaches a large audience with its powerful lyrics By Juan Álvarez 04/15/2024
Photo: BVN Architecture Architecture | Australia “Building with country” The Australian architect Kevin O’Brien fuses indigenous and colonial legacies to create buildings that reflect the culture and climate of their locations. A conversation about Torres Straits Islanders’ beach huts, clichés about modernism and loving Australia Interview with Kevin O’Brien 04/15/2024
Photo: Marvin Bonheur Society | France “People we wouldn’t notice” French photographer Marvin Bonheur grew up in the banlieue of Paris. Today, he works internationally as a documentary photographer and in advertising. In both fields, he is aiming to portray those who are most often overlooked Interview with Marvin Bonheur 04/03/2024
Photo: Rasmus Berg Indigenous rights | Norway Wind turbines on Saami land Norway spent decades trying to force the Saami to assimilate. The activist Ida Helene Benonisen is fighting for indigenous rights – in the tradition of her forefathers By Ida Helene Benonisen 04/03/2024
Photo: Azim Haidaryan Indigenous futurism “I love science fiction” Futuristic films such as “Dune” often feature desert peoples reminiscent of the Amazigh culture of North Africa — without acknowledging their influence. British-Moroccan filmmaker and designer Elias Riadi, in contrast, is building on the Amazigh tradition of his ancestors to create his very own version of an „indigenous futurism“ Interview with Elias Riadi 04/02/2024