It’s become kind of a cliché to say “Oh, the Germans probably have a word for it.” But as Ian Crouch (reviewing Ben Schott’s new book, Schottenfreude: German Words for the Human Condition, among others) points out, more often than not, they do: Leertretung Stepping down heavily on a stair that isn’t there. Void-Stepping Tageslichtspielschock Continue reading