https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The Local has been shortlisted in the 'Best Use of Online Media' category in the Native Advertising Awards 2018 for its work on the ongoing initiative 'A Woman's Place'. https://www.thelocal.de/20180926/the-local-shortlisted-for-top-native-advertising-award-a-womans-place Wed, 26 Sep 2018 19:29:59 +0200 the-local-shortlisted-for-top-native-advertising-award-a-womans-place The awarding of the most prestigious prize in German pop music to two rappers who made fun of Holocaust victims has been described by an influential Jewish organization as "a scandal." https://www.thelocal.de/20180413/rappers-who-made-fun-of-holocaust-victims-in-song-win-german-music-prize Fri, 13 Apr 2018 12:57:00 +0200 rappers-who-made-fun-of-holocaust-victims-in-song-win-german-music-prize The series “Family Brown” by Germany’s ZDF channel scooped up a coveted trophy in New York City on Monday evening with its tales of what happens when a neo-Nazi finds out he has a dark-skinned daughter. https://www.thelocal.de/20171121/you-have-to-fight-against-neo-nazism-german-tv-series-wins-emmy Tue, 21 Nov 2017 15:54:44 +0100 you-have-to-fight-against-neo-nazism-german-tv-series-wins-emmy German film director Ilker Çatak scooped gold in the 2015 Student Academy Awards this week - claiming top place in an all-German final for the "foreign film" category. https://www.thelocal.de/20150918/german-film-wins-gold-at-student-oscars Fri, 18 Sep 2015 18:02:13 +0200 german-film-wins-gold-at-student-oscars German architect Frei Otto was named publicly as winner of the prestigious Pritzker Prize on Tuesday, a day after his death at the age of 89, organizers of architecture's top honor said. https://www.thelocal.de/20150311/frei-otto-renowned-architect-dies-after-winning-prize Wed, 11 Mar 2015 09:14:38 +0100 frei-otto-renowned-architect-dies-after-winning-prize