Mapping the World

Why do so many world maps place Europe at the centre? Why not Australia? And why is the north always at the top? 

Sustainable consumption: is it all just greenwashing and deception?

 Artists Satch Hoyt and Juan Covelli challenge colonial narratives and spark debate about the restitution of cultural artefacts.

In eastern Poland, on the border with Belarus, the Bialowieza Forest is at the heart of an intense migratory and geopolitical crisis. 

Washington is waging a brutal campaign against South Africa, cutting much-needed aid and denouncing ‘white genocide’ in the rainbow nation.

To speed up deportations, the EU is set to authorise detention centres beyond its borders.

Citizens of North Korea trying to flee the country risk their lives as China hunts them down.

 Twist meets the singular people who dive into dange,r be they artists, scientists, climbers or photojournalists.

The UN is in crisis as its Special Rapporteur accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza. Will Palestine be its downfall?

How can we have more fulfilling sex? Ronja von Rönne meets couples and singles who have reinvented their sexuality.

Was everything better in the past? Twist meets nostalgia enthusiasts to find out.

Opened in 1932, the art deco cinema is a major venue for film premieres with its huge auditorium.

To speed up deportations, the EU is set to authorise detention centres beyond its borders.

How can we age well? Ronja von Rönne trys to find out by talking to chimney sweep Norbert Skrobek, who is close to retirement and Monika Gutte who defies age with a zest for life

The UN is in crisis as its Special Rapporteur accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza. Will Palestine be its downfall?

Schumann, Prokofiev and Mozart are on the programme with pianist Elisabeth Leonskaja as soloist, conducted by Iván Fischer.

Inspired by 19th century Spain’s cigar makers, Humo pays tribute to these women in dance and song.

The Lichtburg Essen is a grand old cinema with a turbulent history.

To compete with the glamourous cities of the West, Warsaw commissioned inventive neon lighting across the city.