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Netflix And Chills: “Dear Child” Has A German Formula That May Explain Its Success

Screengrab from Netflix's Dear Child, showing two children, a boy and a girl, hugging a blonde woman.
An investigator reopens a 13-year-old missing persons case when a woman and a child escape from their abductor's captivity. Dear Child/Netflix

The Germany-made thriller has made it to the “top 10” list of the streaming platform in more than 90 countries by breaking away from conventional tropes and mixing in German narrative techniques.

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Norway’s Alternative Prisons, Part Of Global Push To Innovate On Inmates

A mural on the wall of Halden prison in Norway
A mural on the wall of Halden prison in Norway Dolk/Justis-og politidepartementet

A new light is shining on the Norwegian penal system as terrorist Anders Behring Breivik demands (even) better treatment.

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From Arafat To Euthanasia, When Death By Poison Is The Prime Suspect

Apple seeds are poisonous... Some more than others
Apple seeds are poisonous... Some more than others SamahR

BERLIN – Yes, he has investigated cases of murder by poisoning, says Burkhard Madea. The forensic pathologist at the University of Bonn, an expert in unexplained causes of death, recalls “a series of deaths about 20 years ago when a nurse deliberately gave old, helpless patients the wrong medication. The victims all died suddenly, but […]

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