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News Germany » Hamburg » Culture: Son Heung-min reveals how watching SpongeBob helped him learn German at Hamburg

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/son-heung-min-reveals-how-watching-spongebob-helped-him-learn-german-at-hamburg/ar-AA2bH9l7

Published on: Sunday 06 September 2026

Son Heung-min has opened up about his journey from South Korea to Europe as a teenager. Appearing on The Late Run podcast, the forward recalled moving to Hamburg at 16 and using animated television ...

News Germany » Hamburg » Culture: Hamburg culture prize renamed after namesake's Nazi ties emerge

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/hamburg-culture-prize-renamed-after-namesake-s-nazi-ties-emerge/ar-AA23B79A

Published on: Tuesday 19 May 2026

A culture prize that has been awarded in Germany for nearly five decades will be renamed due to the Nazi ties of the man who was the prize's namesake when it was founded. The Senator Biermann Ratjen ...

News Germany » Hamburg » Culture: Shanghai marks 40th sister-city anniversary with Hamburg

News channel or source: https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202609/05/WS6a9b998be4b06d4aa055c852.html

Published on: Saturday 05 September 2026

An event featuring Chinese intangible cultural heritage kicked off on Wednesday in Hamburg, Germany, where traditional Chinese tea ceremonies captivated large crowds of visitors. Hosted by Yuyuan Inc, ...

News Germany » Hamburg » Culture: From Beer To Bordeaux: A Top Hamburg Sommelier Redefines Wine Culture

News channel or source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jordilippemcgraw/2025/02/14/from-beer-to-bordeaux-hamburgs-top-sommelier-redefines-wine-culture/

Published on: Friday 14 February 2025

Stefanie Hehn is redefining German wine culture, mentoring sommeliers, and curating world-class pairings at The Fontenay’s two-MICHELIN-starred restaurant. ByJordi Lippe-McGraw, Former Contributor.

News Germany » Hamburg » Culture: A Luxury Travel Guide to Hamburg, Germany

News channel or source: https://observer.com/list/hamburg-germany-city-travel-guide/

Published on: Wednesday 04 September 2024

Many travelers tend to overlook Hamburg, a vibrant German port city located on the Elbe River, in favor of other, more popular locales in the country, like Munich or Berlin. It’s recently been touted ...

News Germany » Hamburg » Culture: ‘Soon I’ll really start to puke’: Samuel Beckett’s travels around Nazi Germany

News channel or source: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/aug/15/samuel-beckett-german-diaries-nazism

Published on: Friday 14 August 2026

Published for the first time this month, the Irish writer’s record of his months in pre-war Germany is a fascinating insight into his understanding of, and unease with, Nazism ...