German pop singer Mister Santos performs his World Cup anthem "Das dicke, dicke Ding" [The Big Fat Thing"]. He's firing up the German fan faithful and, above all, die Jungs themselves — their own national team in Brazil. In some places of the world, winning the ultimate prize is described as "bringing home the bacon or the bling," in Germany they "must have stars" and "go get big fat things."Viel Spaß beim Mitfiebern!

What questions would you have for Holocaust victim Anne Frank if you could interview her today? What kind of artwork would you make to memorialize her life? These are the kinds of questions that pupils are asking at the Anne Frank Educational Institute in Frankfurt, and inside its roving exhibit on nationwide tour.

Take a peek at this simple but stunning video from German-Hungarian pop singer Anna Depenbusch. Released in 2012, it's from her fourth album and is entitled "Sommer aus Papier" [Paper Summer]. Viel Spaß!

Bastian Pastewka narrates the tale of the magician's apprentice, based on a poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. See for yourself if there is a lesson to be learned in this classic story!

If you would like the casual luxury of dining at a designer sushi restaurant while at sea, the Hapag-Lloyd luxury cruise ship Europa 2 is for you! You can leave your tuxedo or evening dress at home, but at 450 euros per day minimum, don't forget your wallet! (video copyright dpa)

The German band Monsters of Liedermaching sing the song "Nuclear-free Power Plant" — a serious topic performed with perfect charm!

The many talented German TV personality and musician Stefan Raab performs a World Cup fight song. In Germany this is a genre of music all its own. Here he and his band fire it up with "Wir kommen, um ihn zu holen" ["We're Coming to Get it"]. Learn a few new colorful idioms relating to the subject of... what else? - winning, of course! Viel Spaß beim Mitfiebern!

Enjoy this trailer for the German film production of a delightful children's book by Susanna Straßer. It's a very funny twist on the fairy tale genre and also makes use of the old honorific forms of speech, so pay close attention to the uses of "Ihr" and "Euer!"

The xenophobic sayings "Beware of Greeks bearing gifts" as well as "Never look a gift horse in the mouth" have their origins in the Homeric tale of the Trojan Horse and the fall of the city of Troy. This story should read well in German, as the German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann discovered the true location of ancient Troy!

Reading from Goethe's Faust, world-renowned actor Klaus Maria Brandauer delivered a brilliant performance at the grand celebration of Goethe University's 100th anniversary in Frankfurt.

Enjoy the lovely voice of German singer Joy Florence as she performs her song entitled "Mein Ziel" ("My Goal") about her wishes for her life.

Thomas D talks about some of his pet peeves, which include being addressed with the formal Sie and so-called vegetarians who eat fish. Guten Appetit!

Are you one of those people who can't manage to keep all of their receipts in the same place? Then maybe the Reposito app is for you! When you purchase something, you can take a picture of your receipt and the bar code on the package. This will be stored in your smartphone and on the Reposito server and can be retrieved instantly if you ever need it!

They seem already to have fallen out of time, but even if computer and video games have taken the place of pinball machines in many places, they still have many fans. Take a visit to the Pinball Museum in Neuwied! (video copyright dpa)

Piggeldy wants his brother Frederick to tell him what patience is, and ever the demonstrative type, Frederick takes Piggeldy on a very long winter walk...