During the Fashion Week my lovely co-author Suz and I had the chance to write a column for a small newspaper called Fashion Weeks daily which is part of berlinfashion.tv. For everybody who missed it you can read it here and and see the pictures we did for the column at our most beloved shop in Friedrichshain, Episoda.
by C.R.
on January 26th, 2010
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Meeting homeless people ist often a sad thing. It is easyer to try to oversee or avoid them. But last week I had a nearly paranormal encounter with an remarkable individual. If you want to know the whole story read on in German here.
by C.R.
on January 14th, 2010
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After a bit of back and forth with my application form (I had forgotten to fill out some fields, so I had to do it all over again) I finally received my new passport to travel into the land of dreams. I even got a bit of welcome money. Haha, so you do not only get welcome money when fully registering here in Berlin.
I like the idea of having a different currency in your dreams. Euros and Dollars become meaningless as you can have just everything you want without being wealthy. Your favorite drink costs you nothing more than a moment of your dream. But what is the price you pay for indulging in your dreams when you have to come back into reality after all where everything is tied to your financial situation again?
I guess I will find that out. My trip to the land of dreams is scheduled for this Saturday…
by Frank
on November 2nd, 2009
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Berlin is a magnet to the youth from all over the world. Especially the pulsating nightlife seems to be one of the main attractions. Illeagal parties in abandoned villas, dark and raunchy clubs in old industrial buildings, spontanous raves in the middle of a park, artsy opening events of quirky little galleries and decadent champagne receptions in expensive boutiques. Berlin seems to have it all.
But how do you find the places that are too new or too underground to be in a tourist guide book or on some website’s event listing? We have met someone who has dedicated himself to answering this question. For more than two years Frank has been running the blog iHeartBerlin.de which now seems to be the number one source for many to find the best parties. We talked to him about Berlin and it’s nightlife after he finished a 7 day party marathon last week. Read on for the interview.
by Frank
on November 2nd, 2009
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When I’m observing tourists in the city I always wonder what they are really looking for. Because Berlin is not really known for its monuments or avenues or sights . Even clubs, theaters or gallerys are not the real essence of the city. What makes this city so unique ist the people who live here. As declamatory this may sound. And Berlin is not just made of the hipster crowd consisting of young, lost and indestructible single girls and boys (even if this blog sometimes give this impression). Berlin is full of normal people who live their life like everybody else. Yes, it’s true that in Berlin there are a lot of hungry artists and foreigners and even some rich bitches. Berlin has all the varieties and the similarities of a big city. Berlin has the extreme and the normal meeting at every street corner without even noticing each other. And Berlin has Gisi. So if you posses a little bit of German skills you should not miss to meet Gisi just after the jump.
by C.R.
on October 30th, 2009
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A few days ago I received a letter by this Sam guy. He had sent me some kind of form that I needed to fill out in order to get a visa to travel into my dreams. Well, we Germans know a thing about forms, don’t we? The questions I had to answer ranged from the usual things like name, nationality and address to more absurd questions like “What do you believe in?”, “What do you intend to do while living in your own dream world?” and “Who will pay for your dreams?”. Imagine these kind of question on your tax forms, haha!
They also asked who my contact person in the dream world would be, my occupation there and how I would describe Utopia. And while I was trying to think of an answer I realized that the question also could have been: “What would make you happy?”
by Frank
on October 26th, 2009
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After I wrote this article about dreams and reality last week I received an eMail by someone named Sam. He told me that there kind of is a way to find what I was looking for. I asked him what he meant by that and he told me something about this gateway between our everyday life and our dreams. I was like, yeah, right… But he said he is not talking about some Sci-Fi shit. It is something more of a mental thing. Okay…
He explained to me that it involves a process. He talked about formalities, a passport and some kind of check point. It all sounded rather strange. But to be honest, whatever it is, I’m intrigued!
by Frank
on October 18th, 2009
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photo: Sol S.
Last night was the first Friday night in a very long time that I did not go out and went to bed early. Every other Saturday I come home sometime in the morning, instantly fall asleep and rest like a dead person. But this time my night was filled with wake moments and dreams. It made me realize how nice it is to have dreams. You know, these kinds of dreams that start when you are still awake and your mind plays around with your wishes and desires. And then at some point you drift off and loose control over what happens. Sometimes these dreams become awkward, sometimes sexual, sometimes scary - but in most cases quite interesting. I like remembering them in the morning.
Especially on a grey autumn day these dreams seem to be so much more appealing then the dull reality. And without beeing all to melancholic, I remember a time when I wished that I could somehow cross over to these dream worlds to escape my own reality. Even if it was just for a little bit.
Wouldn’t that be neat?
by Frank
on October 10th, 2009
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Horror and disbelief on Sunday evening on facebook!
Yeah, we gave Merkel a second term! What seemed to be fun last week at Picknick (throwing around an FDP sponge, picture below), just became reality. The Tigerente, a popular German toy, is about to come in form of a black and yellow coalition.
I didn’t want to write about the elections, but some people were left highly surprised, even appalled, after the first results were published. My first thought was: What did you expect?? But to be honest, actually prepared for anything, I was a bit shocked, too. More after the jump.
by Suz
on September 29th, 2009
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Seeing myself in the Berlin nightlife as an individual again, you realise a lot of unspoken things. For instance, most conversations you have on a night out in the town with strangers are consistently bullshit. Why is it that Berliners are not able to make pleasant smalltalk? Are they too afraid of not being intellectual enough to start a conversation with something other than: Hey, what’s up? Or are they not able to string decent bla-blas together without staring at your tits or your dick and unmistakably just wanting that “one thing”? More bla-bla thoughts after the jump.
by C.R.
on September 28th, 2009
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