Essen

Tech
A Visit to Facebook's Recently Opened Center for Deleting Content
Our tour of one of Germany's new content moderation centers gave us a look at Facebook’s content moderation—and what it means for the people who have to enforce its deletion rules.
Max Hoppenstedt
1.2.18
Food
Watch Seth Troxler Cook for the Homeless at a Shelter in Amsterdam
We caught up with the Detroit DJ at the De Kloof Shelter where he participated in the 10,000 hours initiative.
Andreas Meixensperger
1.21.16
Food
A German City Is Paying Its Alcoholics in Beer to Clean the Streets
On October 1, the German city of Essen will launch a program that incentivizes the homeless, addicts, and alcoholics with beer and cigarettes in exchange for their aid in cleaning the city square.
Hilary Pollack
9.30.14

Travel
Essen Is a Paradise
Once upon a time, a thriving arms industry operated in Essen, but that stopped being something to be proud of around the same time the German city was mercilessly bombed by the Allies during World War II.
Peter Kaaden
4.24.14