For a while now, I’ve marveled at how Berlin has eclipsed Munich in urban energy. Bavaria’s capital seems to be comfortable just being itself rather than trying to keep up with Berlin or Hamburg, its ...

The knock on the front door was faint. When I opened it, no one was there. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a wicker basket on the tiled floor. I folded the two handles down and lifted the thatched ...