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Thursday, September 12

Police continue investigation into city-wide vehicle arson

On Monday night multiple vehicles were set alight in Mitte, Hellersdorf and Neukölln. Since then, Berlin's police […]
Editor's Column

Lost in translation: The classic movies with unhinged German titles

Our film editor takes a look at the tangled art of international film titles translated for the […]
Berlin

What to do this weekend: Berlin’s best events

In Berlin and don't know what to do? Don't worry. These are our picks of the best […]
Friday, September 13

Berlin police must reimburse Last Generation activists for glue-removal service fees

Until recently, Berlin police have been charging climate activists a €241 service fee for un-gluing their hands […]
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Why is today more important than ever to make tech inclusive for gen alpha?

With a mere 16% of the tech workforce being female, the industry is not […]
What's on

Berlin art: What exhibitions are on now?

What's going on in the art world and which Berlin exhibitions should you check out right now?

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Features

Interview

Sarah Sommers: “I’ve been underestimated quite a bit”

Since the start of the year, Sarah Sommers, Berlin's pink princess of techno, has barely taken a […]
Best Of

How Jiika Styles gives sneakers a new lease on life

The soles of Neukölln have gotten significantly brighter thanks to the new sneaker refurbishment and customisation shop […]
Short escapes

Tonsee: Enjoy a late summer lullaby at this Brandenburg lake

Bid farewell to summer at Tonsee with a weekend of lakeside camping, FKK, sunbathing by day and […]
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Art

Berlin Art Week 2024: The essential shows

With several hundred events crammed into just five days, you’re about to experience the true meaning of […]
Berlin

What to do in September: The best Berlin events

Find out what to do this September with our round-up of the best events happening in Berlin.
Guide

The month on screen: Our selection of Berlin film events this September

Fantasy, classics from early cinema and under-represented international gems. This is our guide to the Berlin film […]
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Food

Food

Craving Mexican? Mama Rosas is Berlin’s hot new taqueria 

Berlin could always use another great taco place, especially one like Mama Rosas. We visited the stylish […]
I know a little place

Stella’s Suzy Fracassa on her favourite places to eat and drink in Berlin

Owner of popular lunch spot Stella, Suzy Fracassa knows her food. Here's where she likes to drink […]
Food

New restaurant openings: Where to eat in September 2024

Have you tried any of these new spots yet? We've picked out four great new restaurants for […]
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Art

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Interview

Gisèle Vienne on hyperviolence and how to save the world

Ahead of her multi-venue Berlin Art Week takeover, artist and choreographer Gisèle Vienne talks love, rage and […]
Art

Berlin Art Week 2024: The essential shows

With several hundred events crammed into just five days, you’re about to experience the true meaning of […]
Review

Unforgettable viewing: Galli’s ‘See How You Get On’

Galli, the unsung hero of German contemporary art, merges horror and beauty in her spellbinding work currently […]
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Music

Interview

Sarah Sommers: “I’ve been underestimated quite a bit”

Since the start of the year, Sarah Sommers, Berlin's pink princess of techno, has barely taken a […]
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Music & clubs

Berlin concerts: The best live music in September 2024

If there’s one thing Berlin certainly isn’t short of, it’s great live music. Here’s the concerts we’re […]
On Our Radar

The modern, melancholic sound of Dead Finks

Dead Finks's third album, 'Eve of Ascension' is a testament to the Berlin-based band's explosive and unique […]
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Architecture

Stage

Review

#Motherfuckinghood: Frantic, impassioned and painfully earnest

Currently on at Berliner Ensemble, Claude De Demo and Jorinde Dröses' '#Motherfuckinghood' is a razor-sharp take on […]
Review

Die Katze auf dem heißen Blechdach: Translating the forbidden

A new production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at Deutsches Theater attempts to bring the […]
Stage

Work-Death Balance: Susanne Kennedy and Markus Selg on their new play at Volksbühne

Creative duo Susanne Kennedy and Markus Selg's third stage collaboration THE WORK takes a retrospective look at […]
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Books

Yoko Tawada
Editor's Column

Why author Yoko Tawada’s Berlin is so much more than its stereotypes

On Berlin-based author Yoko Tawada, whose masterful multilingual novellas embody the city's spirit like few others.
Books

ILB: An insider’s guide to Berlin’s biggest literary fest

The city's biggest literary event, the Internationales Literaturfestival Berlin, returns with decorated world-famous authors and up-and-coming voices […]
Berlin's best bookshops

The best English bookstores in Berlin

Berlin is home to some world-class English-language bookstores. We round up the oldest, the newest and the […]
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Film

Guide

The month on screen: Our selection of Berlin film events this September

Fantasy, classics from early cinema and under-represented international gems. This is our guide to the Berlin film […]
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 […]
Film

Muscle, murder and the desert: Director Rose Glass on Love Lies Bleeding

Director Rose Glass talks Love Lies Bleeding, its "twinkly alien" score and working with Kristin Stewart.
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13 lost historical postcards from Berlin’s roaring 1920s

In the 1920s, Berlin saw a brief return to normalcy between two devastating wars. We take a […]
Berlin

Brave nude world: How and why Berliners get naked together

Berlin's nudist scene is growing into something broader and more inclusive than traditional FKK.
Podcast

Record where you stand: Digging up the human remains in Berlin museums

Dig Where You Stand is a three-part podcast which examines the thousands of colonial-era human remains being […]
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Politics

Transport

Everything you need to know about the €49 and €29 tickets

The ever-changing rules behind Berlin's €29 ticket and the €49 Deutschlandticket can seem pretty overwhelming. But fear […]
Burning Issue

What can we expect now that cannabis is legal in Germany?

As of this month, marijuana-consumption is officially legal - with some quintessentially German stipulations of course.
Politics

Meet the Berlin activists behind the campaign to make Anmeldung available to all

'Anmeldung für Alle' is a new campaign which aims to make registration easier for everyone. We sat […]
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