Zeitgeister - Cultural Magazine

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The Goethe-Institut’s culture magazine. Four issues per year with contributions by international artists and authors: anecdotes, essays, podcasts, illustrations, videos, etc.

South Africa's diverse road network

Roads are the beating heart of South Africa's infrastructure. Barry Christianson has embarked on an incredible journey across the country to capture the country's diverse roads – from dusty tracks to modern city motorways.

Waste trucks make their way down the road towards a waste processing plant. Photo (detail): © Barry Christianson

Motorway in Kenya
Nairobi Expressway

The Nairobi Expressway is intended to relieve traffic in the Kenyan capital. But right from the start, there were also critical voices. In this photo reportage, Julian Manjahi and Eliphas Nyamogo show what the structure looks like and what people have to say about it.

© Jalapix / Manjahi Njoroge
Photo reportage
Tokyo’s expressway network

Tokyo’s city motorway was the first Metropolitan Expressway in the world. Today it’s part of a dense network of highways extending throughout the metropolitan region – in which there are 40 million inhabitants. In this photo documentary article, Yu Minobe brings you some contemporary impressions of this road network and explains its history.

Photo: Yu Minobe
Music and Motorways
The very best highway songs

Babe, that highway’s a-callin’, sings Joan Baez. Jump in the car and pop a cassette in, we proudly present the very best highway songs for your enjoyment. So wind down the window, feel the wind on your face, turn up the music and enjoy. It’s called freedom.

Photo by Morton Broffman/Getty Images

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It's About Saving Democracy

Bogus audios imitating politicians’ voices, AI-augmented robo-calling or fictional TV anchors: artificial intelligence offers a magnitude of new ways to spread disinformation. In an era of global crises, it represents a genuine threat to democracy.

Which information is true, which is artificially generated? Spotting the difference is becoming ever more difficult as AI-augmented fake news and disinformation are spreading. Photo (detail): © Adobe

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Motorway in Kenya Nairobi Expressway

Photo reportage Tokyo’s expressway network

Music and Motorways The very best highway songs

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Motorway in Kenya
Nairobi Expressway

Photo reportage
Tokyo’s expressway network

Music and Motorways
The very best highway songs