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Border Child: My Childhood Between East and West Berlin
"East or West?" the taxi driver asks in the course of our conversation while driving from Mitte to Kreuzberg. It goes without saying that I am also a Berliner by birth, like him. We talk about the resurrection of the Kurfürsten Damm and the crime on Kottbusser Tor,...
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Trainspotting Berlin: Near, Far, Wherever You Are…
Collecting small anecdotes of transitory moments. The underground is full of myths. A place that we share with so many others, yet hardly experience together. A place where collective memory resides; and although mostly not crossing over the borders of personal...
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Like a Berliner: The New Book by Sophia Halamoda & iHeartBerlin
Get ready for something really exciting. For years now we have been quietly cooking up a very special project together with the talented illustrator Sophia Halamoda, whose amazing work we've been featuring on the blog for a few years now. You might remember her iconic...
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Recap: Cocktail & Movie presents Wild Tales
Film and theater premieres are so exciting because you get the chance to see the team behind a production. Therefore we are really happy that we had the great honor to welcome the director of the film Wild Tales Damian Szifron at our Cocktail & Movie Night together...
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Visions in Motion: Commemorating 30 Years of the Fall of the Berlin Wall
Those of you who have been passing by Brandenburger Tor in the last couple of days might have already noticed the huge installation that was installed on the Straße des 17. Juni. It is only one of many many actions happening all over town this week commemorating the...
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What Nights in Berlin Taught Me
A personal-analytical journey, narrated to smashing four-to-the-floor drum beats at 130 bpm. I turn left and lean against the thin metal wall next to me, the cool stainless steel nestling against my overheated skull. I’m dizzy, sweat running down my forehead. "So,...
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5 Fun Alternative Night Activities Other Than Clubbing
photos: Vismante Ruzgaite. Have you had these approaching Friday nights, that you didn’t want to spend clubbing - again - but had no better idea what to do? You feel indecisive, yet sure it should be something fun and unusual this weekend. To give you an idea of how...
This Amazing Photo Project Compares Berlin Then And Now
Berlin is a city with such a rich and turbulent history that tracing the appearance of its particular corners over time can become an extremely fascinating hobby. We have just discovered a great photography project that does exactly that through contrasting pictures...
These Instagrammers show the REAL Berlin
We all know the glossy Instagram accounts that almost make you think Berlin is a permanently sunny resort where all you see are fit yogis running around with their cute puppies and the occasional elderly couple sitting on a bench in Tiergarten. Well, one look out of...
5 Fun Alternative Night Activities Other Than Clubbing
photos: Vismante Ruzgaite. Have you had these approaching Friday nights, that you didn’t want to spend clubbing - again - but had no better idea what to do? You feel indecisive, yet sure it should be something fun and unusual this weekend. To give you an idea of how...
This Amazing Photo Project Compares Berlin Then And Now
Berlin is a city with such a rich and turbulent history that tracing the appearance of its particular corners over time can become an extremely fascinating hobby. We have just discovered a great photography project that does exactly that through contrasting pictures...
These Instagrammers show the REAL Berlin
We all know the glossy Instagram accounts that almost make you think Berlin is a permanently sunny resort where all you see are fit yogis running around with their cute puppies and the occasional elderly couple sitting on a bench in Tiergarten. Well, one look out of...
A Comprehensive Guide for Plant Lovers in Berlin
photo: Liz Ketcham. I think for the longest time of my adult life I assumed I would not have a thing for plants because I had a hard time keeping them alive. It wasn't until I started living with my former flatmate Sandra who brought a whole bunch of plants into our...
A Guide to Berlin’s Best Affordable Restaurants
In the last couple of years, Berlin's gastronomic scene has certainly gained a lot in terms of diversity, originality and also quality. Understandably, this comes at a certain price. When I look at our listings of new restaurants of recent years the price tag for the...
15 New Berlin Restaurants to Try Out in 2019
photo: CELL. Not even a year has passed since our last new Berlin restaurants round-up of 2018. But my list of interesting new openings has already surpassed 10 so it's about time for another one for 2019! The last couple of months have brought us quite an...
A Comprehensive Guide for Plant Lovers in Berlin
photo: Liz Ketcham. I think for the longest time of my adult life I assumed I would not have a thing for plants because I had a hard time keeping them alive. It wasn't until I started living with my former flatmate Sandra who brought a whole bunch of plants into our...
A Guide to Berlin’s Best Affordable Restaurants
In the last couple of years, Berlin's gastronomic scene has certainly gained a lot in terms of diversity, originality and also quality. Understandably, this comes at a certain price. When I look at our listings of new restaurants of recent years the price tag for the...
15 New Berlin Restaurants to Try Out in 2019
photo: CELL. Not even a year has passed since our last new Berlin restaurants round-up of 2018. But my list of interesting new openings has already surpassed 10 so it's about time for another one for 2019! The last couple of months have brought us quite an...