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Skip the tourists traps: 5 places to get great schnitzel in Berlin

Discover the Berlin restaurants that are doing justice to this classic German dish. Here are our 5 […]
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Be thankful, they said: Olivia Hyunsin Kim on investigating adoption through dance

A new piece at Sophiensæle takes on the psychology and physiology of adoption through dance.
Stage

October 2024: What’s on at Berlin theatres this month?

What are the best plays showing at Berlin theatres this month? Our stage editor compiles some highlights.
Friday, October 4

Reduced S-Bahn service: S1 and Ringbahn disrupted over weekend

This weekend, the Ringbahn will run only every 20 minutes and the S1 will be disrupted around […]
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Female Filmmakers Festival Berlin 2024 from 2-6. October

The Female Filmmakers Festival Berlin (FFFB) provides a platform to empower the diverse voices […]
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Savour international cuisine at Berlin’s hottest food hub: The Playce

With The Playce, Berlin's Potsdamer Platz is not only known for its impressive architecture and interesting history, […]

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Run Berlin Run: Meet the city’s running crews chasing a different kind of high

From casual social running to ambitious race coaching and FLINTA* only crews, we've got the rundown of […]
Style

Genderless style: Are we finally ready for a new age of fashion?

Despite its historical struggle to gain mainstream appeal, genderless fashion is having a moment. But what has […]
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Made in Berlin

Berliner Luft: The untold history of Berlin’s favourite minty liquor

From its humble beginnings in Russia to the drink of resistance under the DDR, Berliner Luft has […]
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Prost! Our top 5 Oktoberfest parties in Berlin

Don't let the Bavarians have all the fun! As Oktoberfest approaches, we round up our favourite places […]
Vintage fashion

Vintage and second-hand shopping in Berlin: The ultimate guide

It’s unique, it’s eclectic, and the planet will thank you for it. Our shopping guide features more […]
Food

Berlin’s best restaurants: 101 places to eat right now

After exhaustive research, we bring you our ultimate guide to Berlin's best restaurants. Here are the 101 […]
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Spice up your life! A secret guide to Berlin’s tastiest Jamaican food

A dive into the Hauptstadt's Jamaican food scene reveals: Berliners are seriously jerk-thirsty. Here's the city's most […]
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 […]
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Art

Street Art

“Iran’s history is not written, it’s woven”: How Nafir practises the art of resistance

Using spray paint, old carpets and ceramics, Iran-born street artist Nafir creates public artworks which draw on […]
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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 […]
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

Die Nerven
Album Review

WIR WAREN HIER: Electrifying noise-rock, opulently produced

Over a two-year break, German noise-rock trio Die Nerven have been cooking up their stellar sixth studio-album, […]
Editor's column

Bonzo Goes to Kreuzkölln: The Ramones Museum returns

Here today and gone tomorrow: in 2021, the pandemic took our beloved Ramones Museum. But now it’s […]
Lawns Leon De Backer
Album Review

Be a Better Man: Wild and versatile post-punk tunes

Indie rock trio Lawns' debut album 'Be a Better Man' is a smashing, guitar-heavy confrontation of topics […]
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Faith, money, war and love: Robert Lepage’s new show opens at Schaubühne

'Glaube, Geld, Krieg und Liebe', which premieres October 3, is an exploration of Germany’s postwar history – […]
Preview

Emerging Change Dance Festival: Enter a portal of transformation

Berlin welcomes Emerging Change Dance Festival: a new celebration of art and movement that emphasises marginalised voices.
Interview

“Music was a kind of art of resistance”: Lola Arias on celebrating Argentina’s imprisoned women

We sat down Ibsen Award-winner Lola Arias ahead of the opening of her latest piece, 'Los días […]
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Books

Books

Nostalgia as resistance: The prose poems of Donna Stonecipher

Berlin poet and translator Donna Stonecipher looks back at her writing on nostalgia.
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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.
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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

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 […]
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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Berlin

I Know a Little Place

Palast der Republik: The tumultuous story of Berlin’s lost people’s palace

In 2006, Berlin tore down East Germany’s Palast der Republik and replaced it with the contentious Humboldt […]
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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 […]
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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.
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Politics

Politics

How Wahlheymat is bridging the voting gap for Berlin’s international communities

The new organisation Wahlheymat wants to empower all Berliners, even those who can’t officially vote, to make […]
The burning issue

City of thieves: What should Berlin do about all the stolen bikes?

Berlin has a reputation as a flat, cycle-friendly city – but how should it combat the tens […]
The Queer Berliner

Precarious pride: Reflections on a summer of right-wing violence at queer demonstrations

Queer events were targeted by right-wing extremists across Germany this summer - but whose side are the […]
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