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Konrad Werner: The bliss of purposelessness

Konrad would like to make it clear that he also offers other services.

Feb 3, 2012 by Konrad Werner in The Berlin Blog

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Jacob Sweetman: The 2012 Elpis comeback special

The transfer window leaves football fans desperately grasping for Elpis, the ancient Greek Goddess of hope. She, however, probably can't be bothered. The Sportsdesk has some words of conciliation.

Jan 31, 2012 by Jacob Sweetman in The Berlin Blog

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Amok Mama: German men are fucking hypocrites

Jacinta Nandi wants to get Botox and fake tits. Before you call her shallow, go and shag a granny, you fucking hypocrites.

Jan 30, 2012 by Jacinta Nandi in The Berlin Blog (11 Comments)

Mein Gott, hilf mir diese tödliche Liebe zu überleben

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Konrad Werner: Ossi fetish

Konrad has a confession to make. He, like everyone at EXB's blog department, gets unnaturally aroused by East German stuff.

Jan 27, 2012 by Konrad Werner in The Berlin Blog (3 Comments)

Waldemar Cierpinski. Photo courtesy of the Deutsches Bundesarchiv

Jacob Sweetman: The Polish pole vaulter and the GDR's Des Lynam

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 by Jacob Sweetman in The Berlin Blog (5 Comments)

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Amok Mama: When in Rome, don't actually massacre Christians

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 by Jacinta Nandi in The Berlin Blog (5 Comments)

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Konrad Werner: Leave the Pet Shop Boys alone

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 by Konrad Werner in The Berlin Blog (1 Comments)

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Jacob Sweetman: Five is the magic number

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 by Jacob Sweetman in The Berlin Blog

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Amok Mama: Can you be a feminist and still let boys jizz on your face?

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 by Jacinta Nandi in The Berlin Blog (4 Comments)

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Konrad Werner: Whiskey and Rolos and Nazis

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 by Konrad Werner in The Berlin Blog (1 Comments)