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Dear email,
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I’m not generally a fan of films that feature a lot of fighting, but when Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey comes out next week – and, if the trailer is anything to go by, there will be a lot of fighting – I’ll be at the head of the cinema queue. I’m fascinated by this epic story and have been petitioning friends to join me at the cinema. “It’s a star-studded cast: Matt Damon, Elliot Page, Anne Hathaway” I keep telling them. The lovely expression “star-studded” is explained below.
It’s a loose focus on fame we have in this newsletter. You can find a link to an essay in Spotlight on the topic of fame and celebrity, which looks at fame-culture in the USA. It’s a very worthwhile read. Continuing on this theme, one of Hollywood’s most successful directors has, together with his wife, built an amazing museum in Los Angeles. Take a look below.
For the next newsletter, Judith Gilbert, editor-in-chief of Business Spotlight, will be back with more interesting topics from around the English-speaking world.
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Inez Sharp
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Editor-in-chief, Spotlight
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if ... is anything to go by: ... nach zu urteilen | petition sb.: jmd. bitten, ersuchen | worthwhile: lohnenswert | director: Regisseur(in) | editor-in-chief: Chefredakteur(in)
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From Amsterdam to Milan, Dublin to Copenhagen, Europe is full of opportunities waiting to be explored. The TOEFL® test helps German students prove their English skills and apply to thousands of English-taught degree programs across the continent. Take your studies beyond borders and discover where your future could lead.
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Word of the Week
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star-studded
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Did you know...? If you go stargazing on a clear summer’s night, the sky will be star-studded. And if you prefer going to the cinema? The film might be star-studded too. For example, if you choose to see Christopher Nolan’s new adaptation of the Odyssey. With – among others – Matt Damon, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Charlize Theron and Anne Hathaway, the cast features enough stars to rival the night sky...
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stargazing: Sternegucken | studded: übersät | rival sb.: jmdm. Konkurrenz machen
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© Illustration: Georg Lechner
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Society
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Fame is everything!
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Anne Hathaway is just one of many US stars who are known around the globe. But how did the United States become the world’s biggest celebrity exporter? We take you on a journey through the history of fame in the USA, covering celebrities ranging from Buffalo Bill to Oprah Winfrey. In the social media era, fame seems more fragile than ever.
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Podcast
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“It’s very tricky”
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Australia introduced a social media ban for children under 16 last December. The UK announced that it will follow. In the latest episode of English, please!, the Spotlight team discuss whether banning teenagers from having Instagram or TikTok accounts will improve their lives.
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ban: Verbot; auch: verbieten
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Culture
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The Lucas museum
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A starship appears to have landed in Los Angeles. But instead of Jedi characters, it contains art. This is the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, founded by Star Wars creator George Lucas and his wife, Mellody Hobson. They have been collecting art since the 1960s, amassing more than 40,000 works of art and film memorabilia.
The museum was set to open in 2021, but the opening date was pushed back to 2022, then to 2023, then to 2025. Finally, a date has been set and it will open in September 2026.
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starship: Raumschiff | amass sth.: etw. ansammeln, anhäufen | memorabilia: Fanartikel
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© Photo: Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
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Listening
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A photojournalist in Washington, D.C.
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If something happens, she needs to be there: Valerie Plesch knows the secret tunnels under Capitol Hill, so she can get to where the action is. Learn more about her job and test your listening comprehension skills with this interview excerpt.
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© Image: Valerie Plesch
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Sie erhalten die erste Ausgabe unseres Abonnements gratis
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Lifestyle
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Mellow Yellow
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Business Spotlight editor Rachel Preece shares her favourite after-work drink in Munich.
“I love Munich’s famous beer gardens and breweries but, sometimes, I really want a dark, intimate bar with great cocktails. Zephyr is such a place. It’s unpretentious, and the friendly bartenders use a delightful mix of spices, herbs and alcohol to create deliciously unusual cocktails. My favourite cocktail here, called Mellow Yellow, is a gin-yuzu fusion – light yellow, fresh and moreish.”
Recipe
• 3 cl Hendrick’s gin infused with roasted corn
• 3 cl chicory bitter
• 3 cl vermouth blend
• 1 cl yuzu sake
• 1 cl verjus
1. Mix together and serve over ice
2. Decorate with chicory leaves
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mellow: sanft | editor: Redakteur(in) | brewery: Brauerei | unpretentious: unkompliziert, unprätentiös | bartender: Barkeeper(in) | spice: Gewürz | herbs: Kräuter | moreish (from: more): hier: so lecker, dass man nicht genug davon kriegen kann | infused with sth.: infundiert mit etw. | roast sth.: etw. rösten | chicory: Chicorée | vermouth: Wermut | blend: Mischung
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© Image: Zephyr Bar
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Im aktuellen Magazin
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Best summer events
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Where to celebrate summer 2026 | America’s cult of fame | Safari in Botswana | Inverness, the gateway to the Scottish highlands
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Quiz
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Sport songs
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Many fans know them better than their national anthem... How much do you know about these songs that became stadium hymns?
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national anthem: Nationalhymne
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© Image: Fernando Strabuli / Unsplash.com
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Mitarbeit: Dennis Draber, Judith Gilbert, Susanne Krause, Mae McCreary, Richard Mote, Rachel Preece, Inez Sharp, Lorraine Turner Akcakaya.
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