The story of Sleeping Beauty is called "Dornröschen" [literally "Little Thorn-Rose"] in German. As with most fairy tales, this one too has a happy ending, unless you happen to be a wicked fairy!

Oktoberfest is now opened! During the next two weeks, millions of people from all over the world will flock to the world's largest folk festival. Viel Spaß beim anschauen!

Fitness trainer Erik shows us some practical exercises for working out.
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From spareribs to chicken wings: At the German Grill-Master Championship, it is not only about the sausage. Who will be crowned as "Barbecue King?" Guten Appetit!
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A circus tent full of sustainability experts: This image was presented today to journalists in Frankfurt-Ginnheim, as 300 fourth graders from Frankfurt primary schools celebrated the graduation ceremony of the first Frankfurt "School Year of Sustainability" in the children's Zarakali Circus.

The classic tale of the "Three Little Pigs" has been rendered wonderfully in cartoon form by Colorland Animation with narration by Bastian Pastewka.

Good things come with time: after fourteen years, the rapper and producer Moses Pelham has completed his trilogy "Geteiltes Leid" ("Shared Suffering").
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Shortly before the big twenty-fifth anniversary of the founding of the band Die Fantastischen Vier [the Fantastic Four], Thomas D is releasing a new solo album. But with the line-up of talent he's assembled, you'll see he's not really going it alone. Viel Spaß!

With their new album Achtung fertig the Berlin band 2raumwohnung has once again combined electro-beats with German texts. Musicians Inga Humpe and Tommi Eckart speak about how their music has changed over the years while still remaining true to the "Berlin sound". (video copyright dpa)

Bastian Pastewka narrates the French folktale Beauty and the Beast. If only all stories had such a lovely ending!

So you've invited guests to dinner and not given it much thought, and you suddenly find yourself panicking in the middle of your own chaos in the kitchen! Tolga von Klein of the Kochhaus Berlin has some good tips on how to make the cooking experience run more smoothly. (video copyright dpa)

Berlin rapper Peter Fox, originally in the band Seeed, cuts loose with this solo track "Alles neu." If you've never seen a rapper in a tuxedo playing a toy piano in front of an orchestra with ape masks, now's your chance! Kopfhörer aufsetzen, Musik aufdrehen!

Young women are tearing off their T-shirts to protest the prison sentences of other young women in Tunisia, but for the politicians and movie stars, the glamorous life goes on undisturbed. (video copyright dpa)

Singing is fun, and the Primacanta children turn the Römerberg square in Frankfurt into their own stage for making making music together. Rhein-Main reporter Melissa Bosnjic reports from Frankfurt am Main.

This classic tale of "The Princess and the Pea," based on the story by Hans Christian Andersen, has just one weak point in the plot: wouldn't a real princess have avoided complaining to her host about an uncomfortable bed? Enjoy this wonderfully animated video narrated by Bastian Pastewka.