In this episode of DW Festival Concert, we listen to Finnish conductor Klaus Mäkelä directing Mahler’s “tragic” symphony and music by his compatriot Kaija Saariaho.https://ouo.io/FjoXp2W

While the press once pulled spectacular pranks on April 1, they now have to tread carefully with fake news. A look at some funny journalistic fiction over the years.https://ouo.io/cWLV6U

Every year, new TV series are released during the Muslim religious holiday. And every year, some cause controversy, upsetting clerics, governments or activists. Media analysts in the Middle East say they know why.https://ouo.io/6lmbesm

Banksy painted “Brace Yourself!” for a British band whose name he wanted to use for a documentary film. Now the painting by the mysterious street artist has been auctioned off for a surprise amount.https://ouo.io/TZDaz9

German-born Kim Petras endured long rites of passage before becoming the first openly transgender singer to win a Grammy award. For International Transgender Day of Visibility, here’s her story.https://ouo.io/9Z9xpt

More autistic characters are starting to be featured on-screen. But stereotypes about people on the autistic spectrum seem to persist across TV and film.https://ouo.io/oJHgfi

What did Beethoven die of? What hereditary diseases did he carry? Beethoven’s hair reveals a lot, but by no means everything. One lock that was supposed to be his was actually from a woman.https://ouo.io/kB6OZq

It is considered a symbol of masculinity: the penis. As Michelangelo’s David makes headlines as “pornographic,” a look at how tiny genitals were once perceived as a sign of merit.https://ouo.io/i0xpYr

A German high school wants to ban sweatpants, even though the cozy trousers are everywhere. Can that actually be done?https://ouo.io/iEXjW7

Germans were once world-champs at shaking hands, but the pandemic halted that. DW’s Louisa Schaefer ponders whether we are back to that typically German gesture?https://ouo.io/9Z4u9ZM