 From 1987, Goldt had a regular column in the Berlin underground magazine "Ich und mein Staubsauger" ("Me and my vacuum cleaner"), in which he wrote more "straightforward" yet humorous essays with a distinctive style.After the magazine's demise in 1988, Goldt's column began to appear in Titanic, Germany's premier satirical magazine, on a monthly basis.The change marked the beginning of Goldt's second career as a writer of essays.