
Hilmar Schmundt
@hilmarschmundt
Reporter and book author at the intersection of tech and culture, based in Berlin. spiegel.de/impressum/auto…
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Thanks to Helen Pidd & a concert at Schokoladen I pulled up this one by Hilmar Schmundt a decade on abt post-Wall Berlin as 1 big 'Wunscherfüllungszone' (@sprichtdasknd) On what remains of the city as dreamscape and where the next one could be spiegel.de/geschichte/ber…

Spannendes Gespräch wieder einmal mit Detlef Pollack auf der re:publica, mit Pyrotechnik und fundierten Einsichten aus der Religionssoziologie (in nordischen Ländern hat das Vertrauen in die Kirchen sogar ZUGENOMMEN!) und bestens informierten Zuschauer:innen auf dem Rasen!


'Just as the computer does for our mind, the bicycle amplifies our inherent abilities to spectacular magnitudes' —Steve Jobs (Scientificamerican measured the efficiency of locomotion for various species on the planet. Humans on bikes blew all away!)



Welcome to Dollywood, writes Deborah Cole: Two Indian brothers have scored a Euro 2024 hit in Germany with an ode to the diverse host team, featuring a Dollywood dance (Deutschland & Bollywood) with Punjabi beats in a rebuff of the far right. theguardian.com/football/artic… The Guardian


Legalization in Germany: Activists say the rollout of laws permitting recreational use of cannabis has been hampered by "that most German of substances: red tape", writes Deborah Cole in The Guardian. Fun fact: Her story got published nearly exactly at 4:20 pm. theguardian.com/world/article/…


"The marathon was the brainchild of Fred Lebow, a Romanian Holocaust survivor, who had arrived in the United States in 1951 and worked in the city’s garment district", writes Simon of LikeTheWindMag about the TCS New York City Marathon: in 1970 the entry fee was $1. likethewindmag.substack.com/p/are-you-limi…






Blut, Eis und Netflix: Die Everest-Show beginnt, get the popcorn. Sie ist längst fest im Festivalkalender etabliert, wie Coachella & Eurovision. Die höchste Bühne der Welt bietet Erhebendes & Abgründe, Spektakel & Einkehr, Leben & Tod. tagesspiegel.de/gesellschaft/b… via Tagesspiegel


Across Europe, emboldened by a plan to clean up the Seine River in time for last year’s Paris Olympics, city residents are pushing authorities to make their waterways swimmable. The Guardian reporters like Deborah Cole detail Europe’s coolest urban hotspots. theguardian.com/world/2025/jun…