Konrad has a confession to make. He, like everyone at EXB's blog department, gets unnaturally aroused by East German stuff.
Jan 27, 2012 9:00:00 AM | 2 comment(s)
Jacob Sweetman has got technical issues, but with a copy of the GDR sporting lexicon, and the peerless RBB film archives, he will boldly push onwards in a search for the ghosts of Olympics’ past and from the days when the games' coverage was special.
Jan 24, 2012 9:00:00 AM | 5 comment(s)
What's more annoying: having a noisy neighbour or being a noisy neighbour? And when in Rome, should you ALWAYS do as the Romans do? Jacinta Nandi discovers that you shouldn't.
Jan 23, 2012 9:00:00 AM | 3 comment(s)
Konrad has parted ways with Peter Ramsauer. He went too far this time. He wants the Marx-Engels Pet Shop Boys statue out of Berlin.
Jan 20, 2012 9:00:00 AM | 1 comment(s)
Saturday saw the third annual FlexStrom Cup, the successful indoor "legends" tournament at the Max-Schmeling-Halle. Sceptical Englander, Jacob Sweetman, was won over. It's not real football, just entertainment.
Jan 18, 2012 9:00:00 AM
Jacinta Nandi ponders her rather specific New Year's resolutions and finds out why she might want to keep them more vague. It could lead to some glorious horse theft... but not to facials.
Jan 16, 2012 9:00:00 AM | 4 comment(s)
Tis a slow news week unfortunately, and that's a bad thing for Konrad. He can't find any news to write about again, so has turned to the old standbys.
Jan 13, 2012 9:00:00 AM | 1 comment(s)
It's that time of year when FIFA gets to pat itself on the back at a typically tasteful ceremony, as they present the famous old Ballon D'or – the world player of the year. Jacob Sweetman says José Mourinho did well to stay away.
Jan 11, 2012 9:00:00 AM | 1 comment(s)
Jacinta Nandi loves Christian Wulff so much that she sent him this picture of her sucking her toe as a sign of her love and gratitude and respect and stuff like that.
Jan 9, 2012 9:00:00 AM
Famed photo gallery C/O presents Eldowy's provocative and harrowing portrayal of life in the GDR. Don't miss your opportunity to see the iconic photographer's gritty shots from behind the Wall.
Jan 25, 2012 by Annabel Brady-Brown in Art (2 Comments)
From the iconic to the offensive, one of two highlights at C/O gallery right now is Ron Galella's portrayal of what lies behind the glamour of the celebrity lifestyle in glorious black and white. Skip OK! mag, this is the real deal.
Jan 25, 2012 by Irina Makarova in Art
The English-language bookstore has been busy in past months, they’ve begun stocking used books, and in December opened a miniature café right inside the bookstore
Jan 13, 2012 by Conor O'Rourke in Lifestyle
Hardly for just nostalgia's sake, cassettes and Berlin's dedicated tape heads are hiding among our musical cityscape. CTM even gives you a taste of the culture with Wolfgang Seidel's "Cassette Concert" at HAU 2 on Jan 31.
Jan 23, 2012 by Alexandra Khan-Anselmo in Culture
INTERVIEW. Every hour during her 30-day hikes, American Mirra would pause and make an ink rubbing, leaving the creation of her work to the chance. Catch her exhibition at the KW Institute before it ends on Jan 29.
Jan 24, 2012 by Susanna Davies-Crook in Art
Germany’s largest, most beautiful private collection of vintage fashion is the lifework of a most charismatic East Berliner, Josefine Edle von Krepl – whose life has primed her to be a true vintage sovereign.
Jan 13, 2012 by Ruth Schneider in Lifestyle
In the midst of Fashion Week, Berlin's first ever vintage fair, Toast & Jam, rocked the best fashion of the decades on the catwalk. If you missed it, take a look here!
Jan 20, 2012 by Maia Schoenfelder in Lifestyle
At the latest haunt of bigwigs Conny Opper and Ingrid Junker Subon, skinny jeans will be hard-pressed to contain the beefy wallet needed for pricey drinks, but with celebrity patrons like Peaches, what do you expect?
Jan 13, 2012 by Nicole Dieter in Lifestyle
As the Euro crisis sees the continent fall into deeper self-reflection, this anthropological gem, re-opening after two and a half years of renovations, fosters intra-continental understanding.
Jan 13, 2012 by Annabel Brady-Brown in Art
What's left of the mythical Hansa studios? Hidden behind the renovated façade of Köthener Straße 38 in Kreuzberg is where the city’s most emblematic albums were recorded.
Jan 11, 2012 by Annabel Brady-Brown in Living (1 Comments)
A call to all young creative minds and theater enthusiasts! Apply by February first to be a part of the exciting Theatertreffen blog in May 2012. Trip and accommodation provided.
Jan 10, 2012 in Stage (1 Comments)
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Die Kindertransporte
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Vessels/ Clastic
Art & ExhibitionsFestivals & Fairs
Ghosts Off the Shelf/The Crystal World Open Laboratory
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Thieves
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Never Mind
FilmTalks & Readings
Werkshau Andrew Bujalski: Life's Blurriness
Art & Exhibitions
30. Lange Nacht der Museen
Concerts & Live Music
The Black Keys w/ Portugal The Man
Theater & Dance
Never Mind
FilmThis & That
All Night Twin Peaks Marathon-
Concerts & Live Music
Gunter Hampel Family Trio
FilmThis & That
All Night Twin Peaks Marathon-
Kids & FamilyTheater & Dance
Die Kindertransporte
Theater & Dance
Never Mind
Concerts & Live Music
Cut Up Noir #1: Mark Steiner & His Problems/One and The Same Thomas Traux
Kids & FamilyTheater & Dance
Die Kindertransporte
Concerts & Live Music
Éliane Radigue
Concerts & Live Music
Duran Duran w/ A Silent Express
OUT NOW! THE DESCENDANTS surfs the disfunctional family perfectly and its a rewarding wave to ride.
January 26, 2012
OUT NOW! Despite the recent Oscar nod, THE ARTIST is not for the cinephiles and may just bore the masses.
January 26, 2012
OUT NOW! MICHAEL is the highly disturbing portrait of a pedophile and his 10-year-old captive.
January 26, 2012
