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What to read now: Helen Oyeyemi, Balla and Fernanda Eberstadt

We review Helen Oyeyemi's maximalist look at the relationships of three friends, the most recent novel from […]
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Why we’re officially changing our name to The Berliner

From March 28th, we’ll officially be known as The Berliner instead of Exberliner. Nothing […]
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The Berliner is seeking an Editorial Intern for May

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YAAM employee dies after altercation outside club: Police search for witnesses

A week after police were called to break up a fight between three employees at the Friedrichshain […]
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Just Opened: Eierhäuschen at Spreepark Art Space

On March 23, the Eierhäuschen opened its doors and became the heart of Spreepark […]
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Coming back in April at last: WASTED LAND at Radialsystem Berlin | 18 – 20 April

We are delighted to be returning to the Radialsystem from 18 to 20 April 2024 with our […]

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What to do in April: Berlin’s best events this month

Not sure what to do this month? We've got you covered: these are the best events in […]
Music & clubs

Berlin concerts: The best live music for April 2024

There are so many great concerts going on in Berlin. Check out our list of who to […]
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 […]
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Food

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Our favourite restaurants: Foodie tips from Estelle Dining

Where Rebecca and Jared Bassoff (the couple behind Estelle Dining) love to eat when they're not making […]
Thirst Traps

Social drinking: 5 Berlin beverage companies making a difference

From Solimates to BRLO'S Queer Beer, we've rounded up Berlin’s best and most benevolent bevs.
Berlin Bites

Ma-Makan: Berlin’s first Southeast Asian kopitiam

Since opening Ma-Makan in Kreuzberg in 2022, Melbourne-born Kaylin Eu has been dishing up the mouth watering […]
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Art

Editor's column

Sublime views and national obsessions: Caspar David Friedrich at Alte Nationalgalerie

250 years since the birth of Caspar David Friedrich, Berlin's Alte Nationalgalerie is commemorating the artist with […]
Street Art

Concrete jungle: How street artist Dared brightens up Berlin

Walking around Berlin, you've likely spotted one of Dared's signature animal characters pasted up somewhere.
Editor's Column

“These cultural entities must be free from state interference”: The exposed divisions of Berlin’s cultural sector

Our Art Editor reflects on the Berlin Cultural Senate's self-declaration against “any form of antisemitism”, and what […]
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Music

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Sofia Portanet: “They would always struggle putting me into one genre”

We talked to pop starlet Sofia Portanet about the beginnings of her fast-track career, handling the pressure […]
Album review

Donata – Alchemy: Songs of heartbreak and healing

Released under her own label, Donata's second record of folk will break your heart and put it […]
Music & clubs

Hard Wax: Berlin DJs reflect on legendary record shop

Last October, iconic Berlin record shop, Hard Wax, found a new home. Four DJs reflect on its […]
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Interview

Playwright Alexander Zeldin: “I’ve always been attracted to being an outsider”

FIND festival’s 2024 Artist in Focus, Alexander Zeldin talks faith, empathy and contemporary storytelling.
Stage

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.
Stage

Ali Chahrour’s ‘Iza Hawa’ is a love letter to a Beirut in tumult

For Ali Chahrour, performance is a commitment to showing love in a time of war. We spoke […]
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Books

Reviews

What to read now: Eva Menasse, Vladimir Sorokin and Sasha Salzmann

We review Eva Menasse's study of humanity and wisdom, Vlaimir Sorokin's sci-fi fever dream and Sasha Salzmann's […]
Books

Finding the Lit: Saskia Vogel on the return of Erotic Review

The storied and steamy journal Erotic Review has relaunched, now with a fortified Berlin connection. We sat […]
Editor's Column

The Western canon: Why readers need more West Berlin literature

Cold-War West Berlin may be iconic to music fans, but its literary afterlife is lacking.
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Film

Editor's column

The unstoppable rise of the biopic: Will truth always be more fascinating than fiction?

The biopic is truly having a moment - with recent films like 'Oppenheimer', 'Back to Black', the […]
Review

Dying: A morbid, maddening and darkly hilarious drama

Winner of the Berlinale's Silver Bear for best screenplay, Matthias Glasner's 'Dying' takes a razor-sharp approach to […]
Interview

Film for thought: Professor Johannes von Moltke puts a learned lens on Berlin’s film scene

Our film editor sat down with professor and American Academy in Berlin fellow Johannes von Moltke to […]
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Berlin

Short Escapes

Explore a maze of abandoned mines at Museumspark Rüdersdorf

This eerie industrial museum in Rüdersdorf traces the origin story of many of Berlin's much-loved landmarks.
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Prop of her game: Welcome to the world of a Berlin propmaker

Meet Karoline Hinz, the Berlin-based propmaker creating wild and whopping work for the stage, the red carpet […]
Spring

Berlin in bloom: Where to find beautiful cherry blossoms

Berlin looks pretty in pink. These are the best spots to see the cherry blossoms in bloom.
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Tuntenhaus is in trouble: Can Berlin’s last queer alternative housing project still be saved?

As Berlin's iconic Tuntenhaus faces new ownership, we're celebrating one of the city's last bastions of queer […]
Politics

5 burning questions about weed legalisation in Germany

In typically-German style, the legalisation of cannabis consumption is hazy with bureaucracy and fine-print. We're here to […]
Politics

The divisive ‘Görlitzer Park Fence’ and why it’s destined to fail

CDU mayor Kai Wegner's plans for a fence around Görlitzer Park have been built on misinformation. Now […]
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