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Seven questions for... Occupy Barbie Dreamhouse
INTERVIEW: Barbie Dreamhouse, in all its pre-fab tackiness, opens today. Instead of Ken, Berlin may have other occupiers in mind: Occupy Barbie Dreamhouse. They hold a demo on May 16 on Alexanderplatz at 3pm. more »
May 16, 2013 by Walter Crasshole in People
My perfect Berlin weekend: Pascal Feucher
Pascal Feucher is the owner of the buzzed-about Urban Spree, a cultural and (re)creative space focussed on urban cultures that hosts a number of events. more »
Apr 29, 2013 in People
The Humboldt Forum must go!
Comedian and filmmaker Marion Pfaus will join us with her film TONIGHT for our SAVE BERLIN EXBLICKS at Lichtblick Kino and field a Q&A. The Humboldt Forum is set to have the first stone laid in June and Pfaus is raising money for its demolition. more »
Apr 23, 2013 in People
"Duldung is a permament state of suffering"
INTERVIEW. If anyone knows what it’s like to feel unwelcome, it’s Bosnian-born photographer Nihad Nino Pušija – he was merely ‘tolerated’ as a refugee. The German status of ‘Duldung’ is something that haunts not only him but many of his subjects. more »
Apr 11, 2013 by Ruth Schneider in People
Exclusive! Pussy Riot battles on!
INTERVIEW. Pussy Riot's Yekaterina Samutsevich has been taking on the big guns yet again, this time with Der Spiegel. On probation in Moscow since 2010, the punkette rocker fights back against claims that she sold out the other Pussies. more »
Apr 10, 2013 by Nelli Muminova in People
R.I.P.: 100-year pioneer Hilde Weström
Weström reached her 100th year last October as a pioneering and unusual architect. She died on Feb 10, but her efforts to aid in the reconstruction of social housing in Berlin after the war will be remembered by Berliners as well as us. more »
Mar 14, 2013 by Nele Obermueller in People
Put a jellyfish on it
Shirts and skirts inspired by Tel Aviv without the sting in the tail: Rooey Vollman on the Berlin label Eva & Bernard. more »
Mar 8, 2013 by Beccy Sharp in People (2 Comments)
Wurst warriors
They are as familiar to us as the Berliner Dom and the TV Tower – grill walkers, sausage soldiers, whatever you may call them. But for Berlin’s walking bratwurst salesmen, sausage is a matter of survival. more »
Feb 25, 2013 by Mihret Yohannes in People
Herr Deutschland is a Berliner
What is the German man really like? Well, the face of German men is a Berliner. On November 24, Jörn Kamphuis, aka “Mr. Berlin”, succeeded “Mr. Hannover” as Mister Germany. And he likes the English here. more »
Feb 25, 2013 by Tania Castellví, Simone O'Donovan in People
My perfect Berlin weekend: Dieter Kosslick
The director of the Berlinale since 2001, Dieter Kosslick is the ultimate food and film connoisseur: in 2006, he started the festival’s “Culinary Cinema” section. more »
Feb 14, 2013 in People
