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A foodie’s guide to Berlin’s top indoor markets

Jollof rice, Sinchuan-inspired soup and sustainably-sourced Swiss cheese. This is our guide to Berlin's favourite food markets […]
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When it comes to lighting up a room, you bring the charisma, we’ll handle the lamp installation

With Taskrabbit, you don’t have to worry about tracking down a local handyman or […]
Interview

Volksbühne’s VIDEOTHEK: Berlin’s genre-bending film haven

The Volksbühne's VIDEOTHEK plans to have even more boundary-pushing film fun in 2025. We spoke to curators […]
Thursday, March 20

Cracks discovered in Ringbahn bridge, closed for “at least two years”

Cracks in Berlin's A100 Ringbahn bridge force a sudden closure, causing major traffic disruptions. Repairs may take […]
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Game on! Berlin’s Electric Social arcade brings the fun factor

From Pac-Man to virtual darts, Electric Social is the snazzy new arcade offering Berliners a new way […]
Object lesson

East Germany’s indestructible glass

Beer glasses that can fall on the floor without breaking? Superfest Glas sounds like magic – but […]

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Features

Burning issue

Elon Musk and the AfD: How Berlin’s gamble backfired

Last December, Elon Musk backed the far-right AfD, causing some embarrassment for Berlin politicians. But should they […]
Food

Let’s hear it for New York: Where to find NYC-style food in Berlin

Berlin’s food scene is getting even tastier, and this bite of the Big Apple is sure to […]
Art

We Felt A Star Dying: Laure Prouvost on the inherent madness of quantum physics

French artist Laure Prouvost on We Felt a Star Dying, her new show at Kraftwerk Berlin which […]
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Food

Where to get a great pint of Guinness in Berlin

Irish pubs might be a dime a dozen in Berlin, but not all of them know how […]
Spring

What to do in March: Berlin’s best events this month

Not sure what to do this month? We've got you covered: these are the best events in […]
Music & clubs

Spandau’s summer soundtrack: What to expect at the Citadel Music Festival 2025

The Citadel Music Festival is one of the most popular open-air events in the city and is […]
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Food

Food

Restaurant openings: Where to eat in Berlin in March 2025

Looking for where to eat in Berlin in March 2025? We picked out some of the hottest […]
Food

Let’s hear it for New York: Where to find NYC-style food in Berlin

Berlin’s food scene is getting even tastier, and this bite of the Big Apple is sure to […]
Food

Jonathan Ilker Oekten’s favourite Berlin bars and restaurants

Jonathan Ilker Oekten, the guy behind popular eatery SPRO, shares his top picks for eating out in […]
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Art

Review

How Werkbundarchiv’s ‘Open Storage’ exposes the hidden politics of design

From IKEA cutlery to Nazi memorabilia, the Werkbundarchiv's 'Open Storage' reveals the secret social influence of mass-produced […]
Preview

What to expect from Berlin’s 2025 European Month of Photography

This year's edition of Germany’s biggest photography, the European Month of Photography (March 1 - 31) offers […]
Art

Access Kafka: Insightful, strange, contradictory

The group exhibition at the Jewish Museum uses contemporary art alongside offerings from Franz Kafka's estate to […]
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Music

Album review

Wellen.Brecher’s Liebeserklärung: A techno love letter that delivers

Ditching trance trends, Wellen.Brecher's debut album brings analog techno with EBM, electro & classic motifs. ★★★★
Music & clubs

Spandau’s summer soundtrack: What to expect at the Citadel Music Festival 2025

The Citadel Music Festival is one of the most popular open-air events in the city and is […]
Album review

Jules Reidy’s ‘Ghost/Spirit’: Experimental and hauntingly personal

Aptly named, the album 'Ghost/Spirit' by Jules Reidy plays on haunted harmonics and transformative lyrics. ★★★★☆
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Stage

Review

‘Biedermann und die Brandstifter’: A hilariously uneasy feast

Fritzi Wartenberg's 'Biedermann und die Brandstifter' at Berliner Ensemble delivers fiery humour and timely social commentary.
Editor's column

Cheap seats: How the Berlin theatre is fighting against culture cuts

Despite the CDU-led culture cuts, you can still find cheap seats at the theatre in Berlin, if […]
Interview

Ever Given and the Suez Canal: A global trade crisis reimagined on stage

Helgard Haug's new show, 'Ever Given: A Tipping Point Revue', uses the 2021 Suez Canal shipping debacle […]
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Books

Review

Berlin Atomized: Drinking Mate at the end of the world

In Argentinian author Julia Kornberg's Berlin Atomized, Europe has collapsed into class war - but the Volksbühne […]
Review

In the Forest of the Metropoles: Mapping Europe’s margins

Karl-Markus Gauß embarks on a tour of Europe's overlooked corners, taking in forgotten poets, hidden histories, and […]
Editor's column

A mind of winter: What does snow mean – and what will happen when it disappears?

One must have a mind of winter / To regard the frost and the […]
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Film

Film

“We’ll have everything under one roof”: Arsenal relocates after 25 years at Potsdamer Platz

The Berlin film institution Arsenal will soon house their archive at silent green in Wedding.
Guide

Berlin film events: March 2025

With Final Girls Film Fest, a celebration of Greek cinema, and special showings of silent films and […]
Film

Cinema city: Berlin’s most unusual kinos

With its many arthouse cinemas playing subtitled gems to a growing crowd of international filmgoers, Berlin is […]
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Politics

Burning Issue

“We don’t want to stand by and watch in silence”: The movement against Berlin’s culture budget cuts

The Senate plans to cut millions of euros from Berlin’s culture budget. The result will be an […]
Politics

Why did Berlin’s public transport just get pricier?

The government just raised the price of BVG passes and Deutschlandtickets. After years of shifting gears and […]
Politics

Murder of the dancefloor: Can Berlin’s club scene ever recover?

Iconic Berlin clubs like Watergate and Renate are set to close, while others face increasing operating costs, […]
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The Queer Berliner

Swiping far-right: Why would queer voters support the AfD?

The dating app Romeo recently surveyed high queer support of the AfD in Germany. What's going wrong?
Short Escapes

Hot dogs in a washing machine? This Berlin Cold War bunker is weirder than you think

Take a historical deep dive with a guided tour through Bunker Ladeburg, a former DDR command post […]
History

Berlin’s missing mayor: The untold story of the 1975 Lorenz kidnapping

Fifty years ago, West Berlin mayoral candidate Peter Lorenz was kidnapped by radical leftists. For five days, […]
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