Archive - ZEITGEIST

December 2024

The Ghosts of Christmas Past

I had a strange Christmas this year.

Dec 29, 2024 •

Ho-Ho Hohenzollerns – How the Kaiser spent Christmas - Part II

If you have not read Part I of this article yet, you can find it here.

Dec 26, 2024 •

On the Magdeburg Christmas market attack

As you know, I had originally planned to publish Part II of the story of the …

Dec 22, 2024 •

Ho-Ho Hohenzollerns – How the Kaiser spent Christmas

Dec 19, 2024 •

What's left of Christianity

For an East German atheist, I spent a surprising amount of time this week thinking about religion — Christianity to be precise.

Dec 15, 2024 •

Ze Best German History Books of 2024

'Tis the season of the book list, and I just couldn’t resist making one for ZEITGEIST.

Dec 12, 2024 •

Brain rot from doom-scrolling? Try writing letters like Frederick the Great

Why I'm nostalgic for a bygone age of conversation

Dec 8, 2024 •

One France and Two Germanys

‘I love Germany so much that I’m glad there’s two of them.’

Dec 5, 2024 •

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