Since March 2020, I have been working as a free-lance translator and contributor for Luxembourg-based news site “RTL Today”. Here you can find all of my Opinion Pieces and cultural articles that have been published on RTL Today so far! Simply click on any heading or thumbnail to access the respective content.
Number of articles published on RTL Today (Last updated: 2023-03-28): 99
Do’s and Don’ts: Meditation beyond mindfulness
Knowledge Bites: Grevenmacher’s Georgely – ‘The world’s smallest old man’
Tom Weber: Who is afraid of the grim reaper?
Do’s and Don’ts: Preparing the mind for sleep
Do’s and Don’ts: A guide to lifelong curiosity
Tom Weber: Men, we need to talk
Knowledge Bites: The Yenish – A community in Luxembourg and their fascinating language
Do’s and Don’ts: Dealing with change
2022
Tom Weber: My art will go on – Why AI won’t replace artists
Do’s and Don’ts: Getting into chess
Knowledge Bites: The Angels of Schoenfels – Luxembourg’s most outlandish scam
Learn Luxembourgish: Lesson 20 – Celebrations and special occasions
Do’s and Don’ts: Storing herbal teas and tisanes
Learn Luxembourgish: Lesson 19 – talking about your pets
Tom Weber: Social Media: An honest review
Knowledge Bites: The Luxembourgish scientist who was ennobled by the Austrian Emperor
Learn Luxembourgish: Lesson 18 – Internet and computers
Do’s and Don’ts: Using writing as a form of self-care
Learn Luxembourgish: Lesson 17 – How to… talk about sports
Do’s and Don’ts: Reading in a foreign language
Tom Weber: I’ll admit it, we Luxembourgers are also rubbish at learning languages
Learn Luxembourgish: Lesson 16 – Elections and Politics
Knowledge Bites: The impostor who duped the Prussian military – and is buried in Luxembourg
Learn Luxembourgish: Lesson 15 – how to express your dislike
Do’s and Don’ts: Going on a hike
Tom Weber: The profits for the few or the planet for the many: Why do we still struggle to choose?
Knowledge Bites: The noblewoman who eloped with Jesus: Yolanda of Vianden
Do’s and Don’ts: Researching your family history
Tom Weber: The way we talk about weather is outdated
Knowledge Bites: The Grand Ducal Gendarmerie – When Luxembourg had two law enforcement units
Do’s and Don’ts: Internet research
Tom Weber: Not everything is up for debate
Learn Luxembourgish: Lesson 14 – how to say that you like something
Learn Luxembourgish: Lesson 13 – holidays and travelling
Learn Luxembourgish: Lesson 12 – how to talk about your plans for the future
Tom Weber: Here’s why we definitely need more diverse reading lists in schools
Learn Luxembourgish: Lesson 11 – how to talk about past experiences
Do’s and Don’ts: Pride Month
Knowledge Bites: The 20-year-old who founded Luxembourg’s resistance movement
Learn Luxembourgish: Lesson 10 – how to ask for medical assistance
Learn Luxembourgish: Lesson 9 – how to talk about your family
Tom Weber: Why are so many non-religious people still celebrating First Communion?
Learn Luxembourgish: Lesson 8 – how to decipher a menu and order food
Do’s and Don’ts: Visiting an art exhibition
Learn Luxembourgish: Lesson 7 – how to order at cafés and bakeries
Knowledge Bites: Five lesser-known myths and legends from Luxembourg
Learn Luxembourgish: Lesson 6 – chat with the cashier at the supermarket
Tom Weber: Culture should always be free and accessible to anyone
Learn Luxembourgish: Lesson 5 – how to schedule a meeting
Tom Weber: Why the 2022 World Cup might become football’s most shameful event
Do’s and Don’ts: Online security
Learn Luxembourgish: Lesson 4 – how to tell time and dates
Knowledge Bites: The Luxembourgish author who created one of silent cinema’s most iconic super villains
Learn Luxembourgish: Lesson 3 – how to ask for directions
Learn Luxembourgish: Lesson 2 – how to talk to your neighbour about the weather
Learn Luxembourgish: Lesson 1 – How to introduce yourself
Tom Weber: The quarter-life crisis: It’s real and it’s a problem
Knowledge Bites: Pretzels, eggs… and more? The ‘missing’ parts of Bretzelsonndeg
Do’s and Don’ts: Writing poetry
Tom Weber: We need to calm down about language
Do’s and Don’ts: Self-publishing
Tom Weber: ‘It’s mild for most of us’ – And suddenly the social Darwinists are back
Knowledge Bites: Ermesinde – Countess of Luxembourg
Do’s and Don’ts: Getting into skincare
Tom Weber: Can we keep the masks? Please?
2021
Knowledge Bites: An introduction to Luxembourg’s mythical gift-bringers
Do’s and Don’ts: Dealing with the holiday blues
Tom Weber: Not everyone needs to be a scientist. But we should all think like one.
Do’s and Don’ts: Starting a home bar
Knowledge Bites: ‘Mäertesdag’ – A lost Luxembourgish holiday
Tom Weber: No, Halloween is not ruining local traditions
Do’s and Don’ts: Learning a new skill on a busy schedule
Knowledge Bites: Fiederwäissen: The constantly changing early autumn drink
Tom Weber: The ghosts of referendum past
Do’s and Don’ts: Brewing and appreciating tea
Knowledge Bites: The Codex Aureus – Echternach’s Golden Book
Tom Weber: The billionaire space race and the selling out of a childhood dream
Knowledge Bites: Michel Lentz – Luxembourg’s ‘National Poet’
Do’s and Don’ts: Staying safe in the sun
Tom Weber: Why PE class is making students hate sport and how it could be improved
Knowledge Bites: The medieval trickster who escaped a death sentence
Tom Weber: Vaccine envy – Why I’m ashamed but shouldn’t be
Do’s and Don’ts: Learning a new language
Tom Weber: Screaming at screens – The stupidity of social media arguments
Knowledge Bites: The ‘forgotten’ tradition of Luxembourgish folk dance
Do’s and Don’ts: Hiring a freelance artist
Knowledge Bites: Anise Koltz – The ‘Grand Dame’ of Luxembourgish literature
Tom Weber: Masks, self-care, critical thinking: What we can learn from the pandemic
Knowledge Bites: Spierkel, Karschnatz, Reismount: The old Luxembourgish calendar
Tom Weber: A radically human act: Mourning mass death in times of pandemic
Knowledge Bites: Meet Frantz Seimetz, Luxembourg’s first professional artist
Tom Weber: The mental health crisis is more than just a side effect of the pandemic
2020
Tom Weber: The Christmas conundrum or how to avoid getting bogged down in jolly consumerism
Tom Weber: Catching up with Culture: A letter from a friend
Knowledge Bites: Renert: Luxembourg’s most famous fable and its modern relevance
Tom Weber: Swipe right to save the world: Will technology save us all?
Knowledge Bites: A tiny country and its world-class wines: Past and present of Luxembourg’s winemaking industry
Knowledge Bites: The blind violinist from the Moselle – Life and songs of “blannen Theis”
Tom Weber: Democratising the arts and empowering artists
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