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Had I just woken up from a long coma I would probably ask the doctor to induce another one immediately. That is because reality is pretty hard to take these days.

Have you heard of mean, self-centered bosses who screw up peoples' lives and bully them all day long? Mine is one of those. His name is Coronavirus.

We have to acknowledge one thing: The damned Coronavirus crisis seems to be adjusting our priorities. Yesterday's problems seem absurd from today's perspective.

When was the last time that many people told us what to do and what to refrain from? The Coronavirus crisis makes all those teacher types become active.

Fellow men, ahead of International Women's Day there is an important question: How emancipated are we? I would say there is room for improvement. In other…

In case of emergency, reaching Mr. Corona on the phone is something even Ethan Hunt would not manage to do. I will keep on trying anyway.

But something was very wrong. It took me a while to figure out what in the hell it was. The problem was that it was far too quiet. Was this aspect connected to the fact that I turned out to be the only person in the entire damned terminal?

This decade did not really have a good start at all. Watching the events unfold in disbelief is what most of us are doing.

Every year in February, Berliners ask themselves the same big question over and over: "Should I get speeding tickets or Berlinale tickets?" The decision is…

Berliners are great people. Many are kind, smart, they respect others, they would talk to any stranger on the street and they have a sense of humor. Well, the opposite kind is wide spread too. But there is one thing we Berliners seem to have in common: We are terrible drivers.