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Car-free Berlin

Berlin autofrei: the struggle to drive away cars

Should cars have a place in the city? A referendum is planned for September, but the initiative […]
Thursday, April 16

Berghain plummets in world’s best clubs ranking

DJ Mag's 2026 club ranking dropped and Berghain is the only Berlin venue that made the cut […]
Column

Art Does Not Live in a Single Moment: Why Resumption Funding Matters

Stage editor Rhyannon Styles explores why funding the re-staging of productions is crucial for independent artists, and […]
Events

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 […]
Wednesday, April 15

Armed robbery at Gärten der Welt

Perpetrators armed with a pistol and a crowbar injured two security guards and took off with a […]
80s Berlin

‘Ich Und Mein Staubsauger’: The Fanzine That Didn’t Suck

Music journalist Robert Rigney shares the story of how an 80s West Berlin zine changed his life.

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Event Tips

April Events

What to do this month: Our April Events Guide

In Berlin and don't know what to do this April? Don't worry. These are our picks of […]
Events

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 […]
Lit. Events

Words on the Street: The Best Literary Events in Berlin

Curious about readings, writing events, book club meetings and the like? Check out our guide to see […]
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Berlin Guides

Bars

Berlin’s Best Irish Bars

Whether you're looking for a rich, creamy stout or just good craic, these are our top picks […]
Drinks

Berlin’s Best Stouts

For an alternative to Guinness, Berlin's craft beer scene has some amazing stouts to try.
Wellness

Hot Spots: The best saunas in Berlin

Embrace one of the highlights of winter and warm yourself up with a day in the sauna. […]
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Features

Lit. Feature

Poetry to our Ears

Berliner Philharmoniker double bassist Matthew McDonald on his poetry collection, Gran Partita.
History

Did you know there used to be a concentration camp on Sonnenallee?

You’ve probably never heard of KZ-Außenlager Neukölln, which is exactly the problem.
Sound Art

A Sound Mind: Billie Mind is the sound artist who worked on ‘Sound of Falling’

The Berlin-based sound designer and editor who worked on capturing every sound, from space noise to silence.
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Food

Restaurant Swap

Flipping the Dish: Berlin’s Horvàth and Budapest’s Salt restaurants swap

Sharing a ‘fuck caviar’ approach to fine dining, the two fine-dining restaurants with a shared ethos will […]
Food

Burma Bliss: Berlin’s First Burmese Restaurant

Specialising in curries, fermentation and a wide variety of textures, this new Burmese restaurant is full of […]
Food

Three Years of HAPPA Days

Sophia Hoffmann on vegan comfort food, zero-waste cooking and celebrating her restaurant’s third birthday.
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Art

What's on

Berlin Art: What Exhibitions Are on Now?

Wondering what's going on in the art world and which Berlin exhibitions should you check out right […]
Feature

Shilpa Gupta on the Power of Words

'What Still Holds’, her exhibition at Hamburger Bahnhof, explores speaking out when silence is imposed.
Art

Christian Marclay’s The Clock is coming to an end

Truly unlike anything else ever made, The Clock is both a functioning timepiece and a dizzying journey […]
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Music

Live Music

Music to your Ears: the best upcoming live music in Berlin

From classical to indie, electronic to jazz, we've put together a list of the best upcoming live […]
On Our Radar

This Punk is Political: Zanjeer is no ordinary punk band

Frontman Dozakhi takes the mic to fill us in on the band's origin story and explain why, […]
Rap

How Young Women are Changing Berlin’s Rap Scene

Young Berlin female rappers like Zah1de, Nashi44 and Nina Chuba are making it big commercially.
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Architecture

Stage

Review

Super Superficial by ABA NAIA

Stage Editor Rhyannon Styles reviews Super Superficial by ABA NAIA at HAU (five stars).
Opera

‘NOISE’ is the Gloriously Catastrophic Performance Opera

This production from Club Gewalt reminds us of the power of love during times of chaos.
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Is Nudity the New Normal on Berlin Stages?

Once confined to radical performance art, Stage Editor Rhyannon Styles claims the naked body is now a […]
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History

Books

On the Grid

The Bookstagrammer Capturing What Berliners are Reading

Literature lover Jenny Witt's insights into what people read on public transport in Berlin.
Lit. Feature

Poetry to our Ears

Berliner Philharmoniker double bassist Matthew McDonald on his poetry collection, Gran Partita.
Book Recs

Victoria Gosling’s Top Five Books That Will Weird You Out

Mystery novelist and founder of The Reader Berlin gives a list of her favorite (albeit unsettling) reads
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Giveaways

Film

Classic Cinema

10 Must-See Berlin Films Through the Ages

The city's most iconic appearances in cinema from the 1920s through today.
Film Events

Lights, Camera, Action: Berlin’s unmissable film events

From film festivals to retrospectives, these are the top events happening in the world of cinema in […]
Sound Art

A Sound Mind: Billie Mind is the sound artist who worked on ‘Sound of Falling’

The Berlin-based sound designer and editor who worked on capturing every sound, from space noise to silence.
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Politics

Burning issue

The Kids Are Not Alright

Berlin’s under-pressure kita workers are taking to the streets in a bid to improve conditions for staff […]
History

Did you know there used to be a concentration camp on Sonnenallee?

You’ve probably never heard of KZ-Außenlager Neukölln, which is exactly the problem.
History

Why Berlin is Failing to Confront its Colonial Past

Dekoloniale, the organisation created to coordinate cultural responses to Berlin’s colonial past and the postcolonial present, remains […]
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The Berliner Events

Politics

Burning issue

The Kids Are Not Alright

Berlin’s under-pressure kita workers are taking to the streets in a bid to improve conditions for staff […]
History

Did you know there used to be a concentration camp on Sonnenallee?

You’ve probably never heard of KZ-Außenlager Neukölln, which is exactly the problem.
History

Why Berlin is Failing to Confront its Colonial Past

Dekoloniale, the organisation created to coordinate cultural responses to Berlin’s colonial past and the postcolonial present, remains […]
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The Berliner Events