Frank Steinhofer
@franksteinhofer.com
🌱 For a climate change within the mind. I am a novelist and a contributing writer for international media such as Der Spiegel, SZ, the Architectural Review ... Based in Mexico City.
https://www.franksteinhofer.com
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Ghana’s incredible coffins: the true story the West got wrong. Hint, it has anti-colonial roots. Today, the largest collection of Ghanaian coffins is found not in Accra, but in Basel, Switzerland, at the Museum der Kulturen (Museum of Cultures).
Ghana’s incredible coffins: the true story the West got wrong
Ghana’s incredible coffins — between secret rites, craftsmanship, and pop culture: the true story of a tradition the West misunderstood.
www.domusweb.it
January 12, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Ghana’s incredible coffins: the true story the West got wrong. Hint, it has anti-colonial roots. Today, the largest collection of Ghanaian coffins is found not in Accra, but in Basel, Switzerland, at the Museum der Kulturen (Museum of Cultures).
Flickers of Democracy
January 11, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Flickers of Democracy
Cooking with cariño! In Mexico City, chefs are delving into centuries-old culinary traditions and the cultivation of indigenous foods. I wrote about this evolution for the German magazine Essen & Trinken. » bit.ly/454q1FN
January 9, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Cooking with cariño! In Mexico City, chefs are delving into centuries-old culinary traditions and the cultivation of indigenous foods. I wrote about this evolution for the German magazine Essen & Trinken. » bit.ly/454q1FN
Millionärserbe Burda wird Vergewaltigung vorgeworfen: Was macht die Polizei in Baden-Baden? Sie behelligt ihn gar nicht erst nach der Anzeige der Frau. Niemand beschlagnahmt sein Handy. Niemand suchte ihn nach DNA, Hautresten oder Kratzspuren ab. Die Ermittlung macht fassungslos.
Franz Burda: So gut wie nicht ermittelt
Ein merkwürdiges Urteil in Baden-Baden spricht den Millionärserben der Verlegerdynastie Burda vom Vorwurf der Vergewaltigung frei. Doch es bleiben viele Fragen.
www.zeit.de
January 7, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Millionärserbe Burda wird Vergewaltigung vorgeworfen: Was macht die Polizei in Baden-Baden? Sie behelligt ihn gar nicht erst nach der Anzeige der Frau. Niemand beschlagnahmt sein Handy. Niemand suchte ihn nach DNA, Hautresten oder Kratzspuren ab. Die Ermittlung macht fassungslos.
455 – 400 BC
"The strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must." Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War
2026
“We live in a world, in the real world, that is governed by strength, that is governed by force and power." Stephen Miller, a top aide to President Trump.
"The strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must." Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War
2026
“We live in a world, in the real world, that is governed by strength, that is governed by force and power." Stephen Miller, a top aide to President Trump.
January 6, 2026 at 1:30 PM
455 – 400 BC
"The strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must." Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War
2026
“We live in a world, in the real world, that is governed by strength, that is governed by force and power." Stephen Miller, a top aide to President Trump.
"The strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must." Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War
2026
“We live in a world, in the real world, that is governed by strength, that is governed by force and power." Stephen Miller, a top aide to President Trump.
Das Recht als Waffe der Mächtigen. Der US-Ölkonzern Chevron hat in Ecuador eine der größten Umweltkatastrophen weltweit ausgelöst. Nach über 30 Jahren vor Gericht, steht nun fest: Der Ölkonzern erhält 220 Millionen Entschädigung.
Latest Twist in Chevron’s Amazon Pollution Saga: Ecuador Ordered to Pay the Oil Company $220 Million - Inside Climate News
Indigenous and other Ecuadorians have lived with millions of gallons of toxic pollution from Texaco’s operations for decades. Now, those victims’ tax dollars will go to Chevron, which acquired Texaco ...
insideclimatenews.org
January 1, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Das Recht als Waffe der Mächtigen. Der US-Ölkonzern Chevron hat in Ecuador eine der größten Umweltkatastrophen weltweit ausgelöst. Nach über 30 Jahren vor Gericht, steht nun fest: Der Ölkonzern erhält 220 Millionen Entschädigung.
Solidarity with @hateaid.org, an organisation that selflessly fights against digital violence. They have now been banned from entering the US because, apparently, their work to combat violence or revenge porn is seen by the Trump administration as an "extraterrestrial censorship of Americans".
USA sanktionieren Führung von deutscher Organisation HateAid
Die Amerikaner kritisieren »Ideologen in Europa«, die US-Plattformen zensieren würden. Nun verhängen sie Sanktionen gegen einen EU-Kommissar, britische NGO-Vertreter und zwei deutsche Aktivistinnen ge...
www.spiegel.de
December 24, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Solidarity with @hateaid.org, an organisation that selflessly fights against digital violence. They have now been banned from entering the US because, apparently, their work to combat violence or revenge porn is seen by the Trump administration as an "extraterrestrial censorship of Americans".
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USA gehen mit Sanktionen gegen HateAid vor.
Solidarität mit Anna-Lena und Josephine, die angegriffen werden, weil sie demokratische Funktionen erfüllen!
www.digitalpolitik.de/usa-gehen-ge...
Solidarität mit Anna-Lena und Josephine, die angegriffen werden, weil sie demokratische Funktionen erfüllen!
www.digitalpolitik.de/usa-gehen-ge...
USA gehen gegen HateAid vor
Passend zur Weihnachtszeit verhängt das US-Außenministerium Sanktionen gegen fünf Personen. Sie sollen Teil eines angeblichen „globalen Zensur-industriellen Komplexes“ sein – so behauptet es Außenmini...
www.digitalpolitik.de
December 23, 2025 at 10:39 PM
USA gehen mit Sanktionen gegen HateAid vor.
Solidarität mit Anna-Lena und Josephine, die angegriffen werden, weil sie demokratische Funktionen erfüllen!
www.digitalpolitik.de/usa-gehen-ge...
Solidarität mit Anna-Lena und Josephine, die angegriffen werden, weil sie demokratische Funktionen erfüllen!
www.digitalpolitik.de/usa-gehen-ge...
A common assumption is that throughout history, people have experienced the same basic range of emotions. A radical field of history now challenges this assumption. Intriguing!
What if Our Ancestors Didn’t Feel Anything Like We Do?
The historians who want to know how our ancestors experienced love, anger, fear, and sorrow
www.theatlantic.com
December 20, 2025 at 10:10 AM
A common assumption is that throughout history, people have experienced the same basic range of emotions. A radical field of history now challenges this assumption. Intriguing!
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Last week I checked in on a friend, someone who I thought would be one of the very last immigrants (who have any other options) to leave Germany, only to find that they and their family are already in the process of leaving. Their explicit reason: the rise of fascism. Very, very disturbing times.
December 1, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Last week I checked in on a friend, someone who I thought would be one of the very last immigrants (who have any other options) to leave Germany, only to find that they and their family are already in the process of leaving. Their explicit reason: the rise of fascism. Very, very disturbing times.
Trump's policies trickle down. Sources told me that a $250,000 grant awarded by the U.S. Embassy for the renovation of the Alte Feste Museum, a national monument in the capital of #Namibia, has to be repaid by the Namibian government. Trump wants the money back.
November 28, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Trump's policies trickle down. Sources told me that a $250,000 grant awarded by the U.S. Embassy for the renovation of the Alte Feste Museum, a national monument in the capital of #Namibia, has to be repaid by the Namibian government. Trump wants the money back.
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The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
November 7, 2025 at 7:39 AM
The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
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Die heute veröffentlichte Studie von FIAN Deutschland deckt gravierende Menschenrechtsverletzungen durch den Berliner Agrarinvestor Amatheon auf.
📘 Die Studie „Amatheon in Sambia: Gewalt und Vertreibung bei einem deutschen Agrarinvestor" ist unter dem Link verfügbar:
www.fian.de/wp-content/u...
📘 Die Studie „Amatheon in Sambia: Gewalt und Vertreibung bei einem deutschen Agrarinvestor" ist unter dem Link verfügbar:
www.fian.de/wp-content/u...
October 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Die heute veröffentlichte Studie von FIAN Deutschland deckt gravierende Menschenrechtsverletzungen durch den Berliner Agrarinvestor Amatheon auf.
📘 Die Studie „Amatheon in Sambia: Gewalt und Vertreibung bei einem deutschen Agrarinvestor" ist unter dem Link verfügbar:
www.fian.de/wp-content/u...
📘 Die Studie „Amatheon in Sambia: Gewalt und Vertreibung bei einem deutschen Agrarinvestor" ist unter dem Link verfügbar:
www.fian.de/wp-content/u...
A tale of resistance.
A man in Brazil turned his childhood dream into a small cinema for film lovers
Carlos Costa has fulfilled his childhood dream of owning a movie theater. Inspired by a trip to the movies with his grandmother at age six, Costa opened Cine LT3 in Sao Paulo three years ago.
apnews.com
October 15, 2025 at 9:20 AM
A tale of resistance.
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Ihara Saikaku fue el gran cronista de la vida popular en el Japón de la época Edo. Ya tenemos 'Este mundo astuto', con 20 historias satírica sobre mercaderes y sus esposas, actores, monjes prostitutas, ronin... Todos ellos removerán cielo y tierra para saldar sus deudas antes de que acabe el año.
September 2, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Ihara Saikaku fue el gran cronista de la vida popular en el Japón de la época Edo. Ya tenemos 'Este mundo astuto', con 20 historias satírica sobre mercaderes y sus esposas, actores, monjes prostitutas, ronin... Todos ellos removerán cielo y tierra para saldar sus deudas antes de que acabe el año.
Like humans, every trees has its own microbiome. Fascinating!
In Every Tree, a Trillion Tiny Lives
www.nytimes.com
August 30, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Like humans, every trees has its own microbiome. Fascinating!
US-Lawfare. Since President Xiomara Castro took office in #Honduras, the country has faced 16 investor lawsuits totalling $13.5 billion. These lawsuits are a response to the government's decision to reverse a US-backed initiative which aimed to turn Honduran territory into private corporate domains.
August 25, 2025 at 7:42 PM
US-Lawfare. Since President Xiomara Castro took office in #Honduras, the country has faced 16 investor lawsuits totalling $13.5 billion. These lawsuits are a response to the government's decision to reverse a US-backed initiative which aimed to turn Honduran territory into private corporate domains.
Botanical Resistance: In Mexico City, people fight to save one of their oldest neighbours in the barrio, the tree "Laureano", who is at risk because of an housing development.
Resistencia botánica: el árbol centenario que unió a la Benito Juárez
Les queremos presentar a uno de los vecinos más antiguos y queridos de la Benito Juárez. Con ustedes, el árbol Laureano.
www.local.mx
August 21, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Botanical Resistance: In Mexico City, people fight to save one of their oldest neighbours in the barrio, the tree "Laureano", who is at risk because of an housing development.
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Survey maps published last month have revealed more than SIX MILLION animals moving through an unmonitored area of South Sudan and Ethiopia in the greatest migration of mammals ever seen in the world.
New maps reveal greatest mammal migration ever seen
Survey maps published last month have revealed more than six million animals moving through an unmonitored area of South Sudan and Ethiopia in the largest migration of antelope in the world.
thred.com
August 19, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Survey maps published last month have revealed more than SIX MILLION animals moving through an unmonitored area of South Sudan and Ethiopia in the greatest migration of mammals ever seen in the world.
#ForgottenStories: In 1804: Zhen Yisao 鄭一嫂, a female pirate, takes command of the largest pirate fleet in history, comprising around 200 ocean-going junks and 70,000 fighters.
August 19, 2025 at 4:41 PM
#ForgottenStories: In 1804: Zhen Yisao 鄭一嫂, a female pirate, takes command of the largest pirate fleet in history, comprising around 200 ocean-going junks and 70,000 fighters.
El olor de una multitud. Cuando las plantas de maíz están muy juntas, liberan una sustancia volátil que induce a las plantas vecinas a producir compuestos que frenan su crecimiento, pero activan sus defensas contra las plagas. Se susurran mensajes para defenderse de sus enemigos.
Las plantas de maíz se comunican entre sí para defenderse cuando están muy juntas
Liberan un alcohol en el aire que hace que las raíces de las vecinas exuden plaguicidas que se mantienen en el suelo para la siguiente generación
elpais.com
August 16, 2025 at 8:09 AM
El olor de una multitud. Cuando las plantas de maíz están muy juntas, liberan una sustancia volátil que induce a las plantas vecinas a producir compuestos que frenan su crecimiento, pero activan sus defensas contra las plagas. Se susurran mensajes para defenderse de sus enemigos.
Indigenous knowledge has existed for thousands of years, teaching generations how to live in balance with the Earth. So why can't science finally learn from it?
Decolonize scientific institutions, don’t just diversify them
Indigenous scholars set out eight steps to stop marginalization in academia and to enable a shared Indigenous agenda in science.
www.nature.com
August 15, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Indigenous knowledge has existed for thousands of years, teaching generations how to live in balance with the Earth. So why can't science finally learn from it?
Westliches, rationales Denken steht einem mitfühlenden Bezug zur Welt im Weg. Von den Weisheitstraditionen ortsgebundener Gemeinschaften könnten wir in Europa hingegen lernen, eine Ökologie der Gegenseitigkeit auszubilden. Mein Essay für Culturescapes.
» culturescapes.ch/de/magazine/...
» culturescapes.ch/de/magazine/...
August 15, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Westliches, rationales Denken steht einem mitfühlenden Bezug zur Welt im Weg. Von den Weisheitstraditionen ortsgebundener Gemeinschaften könnten wir in Europa hingegen lernen, eine Ökologie der Gegenseitigkeit auszubilden. Mein Essay für Culturescapes.
» culturescapes.ch/de/magazine/...
» culturescapes.ch/de/magazine/...
#ForgottenStories: Year 1260: The birth of Khutulun. The Mongolian princess reportedly insisted that any man who wanted to marry her had to beat her at wrestling. Those who lost had to give her a horse, and it is said that she acquired 10,000 horses in this way.
August 13, 2025 at 10:54 AM
#ForgottenStories: Year 1260: The birth of Khutulun. The Mongolian princess reportedly insisted that any man who wanted to marry her had to beat her at wrestling. Those who lost had to give her a horse, and it is said that she acquired 10,000 horses in this way.