Happiness (4/15)

Lulu's young, and carefree. And pregnant. She's not ready. What now? 

It’s time for Ferial and Parsa to go home, Shadi decides to stay on. 

Shadi and Ferial are hanging out at the playground in their wealthy neighbourhood in northern Tehran.

Shadi continues the journey to Kish. Arriving on the island of Kish she has an unexpected encounter.

The story of a wealthy man saving a ‘fallen’ woman has become a cliché (Pretty Woman, Anora), far from the reality of prostitution. But what if sex workers told their own stories through art?

When Prince became a Jehovah’s Witness, he went knocking on doors, apologising for his songs sexual content.

“All your base are belong to us” was a baffling translation error in an early nineties video game which quickly became a long-running internet meme. But why share a meaningless sentence?

Edward Snowden used to think that people who betray state secrets should be shot. Presumably, he changed his mind... 

Alice doesn't know if she wants lockdown to end and she's lost her appetite for making love.

How can we have more fulfilling sex? Ronja von Rönne meets couples and singles who have reinvented their sexuality.

They are reclaiming their bodies and freely expressing their sexuality: A focus on sex positive popstars in contemporary culture.

Vanessa Wagner performs Philip Glass’s Piano Etudes with dancers from the Accrorap company.

Bach’s St John Passion from Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie with the NDR vocal ensemble and Concerto Köln conducted by Klaas Stok.

Paris city hall is pursuing a green traffic policy: Less cars, more bicycles. But not everybody is pleased.

White sand, white citrus blossom, white houses – Spain’s Costa Blanca is aptly named.

How can we age well? Ronja von Rönne trys to find out by talking to chimney sweep Norbert Skrobek, who is close to retirement and Monika Gutte who defies age with a zest for life

Using the latest technology, researchers are discovering the bright colours of ancient Greek art and architecture.  

An encounter between piano and dance in a former foundry.

A look back at the Jeffrey Epstein's life and how the Epstein Files are exposing corruption at the highest level.