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Author: Bernd Brunner

Bernd Brunner writes books and essays. His most recent book is Birdmania: A Particular Passion for Birds. His writing has appeared in Lapham’s Quarterly, The Paris Review Daily, AEON, TLS, Wall Street Journal Speakeasy, Cabinet, Huffington Post, and Best American Travel Writing. Follow him on twitter at @BrunnerBernd.
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06/09/2022

The Strange Afterlife of the Vikings 

Why are we still so interested?

by Bernd Brunner

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10/15/2021

Orchards for the Masses

Agriculture of past times

by Bernd Brunner

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12/10/2018

Dust Never Sleeps

An ode to the first vacuum cleaner

by Bernd Brunner

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06/04/2018

Voices of Istanbul

An aural tour of the city

by Bernd Brunner

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10/19/2017

The Allure of the Egg

An excerpt from Birdmania

by Bernd Brunner

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09/28/2017

If Walls Could Talk

How to survive in a hotel

by Bernd Brunner

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08/14/2017

Seeing Red

The stormy history of a color

by Bernd Brunner

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05/16/2017

Between Everywhere and Nowhere

A little review of travel literature

by Bernd Brunner

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04/03/2017

Destination Amerika

Emigrating from Germany to America

by Bernd Brunner

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03/22/2017

Between Porcophilia and Porcophobia

On pigs, pork, and culture

by Bernd Brunner

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