Berlin as a city is certainly open, but how about open source? We profiled four open source near-exemplars. Open source bookmaking is all in a week’s work for publishing revolutionary Adam Hyde. more »
Nov 2, 2012 by Annabel Brady-Brown in People
C-base is today's geek ground zero – an open-source playground for everything from software to sci-fi and according to it's members an alien spaceship crashed on the site of c-base 4.5 billion years ago. They plan on leaving in 2023. more »
Oct 17, 2012 by Annabel Brady-Brown | Ane Feier Knudsen in Zeitgeist
Bored of expats who don’t dance? Dip low to rhythmic beats of African drums remixed into Rhianna's hits at a couple of African favourites. Or if you're wanting to escape claustrophobic club walls, head to the beach (bar) for a lazy Sunday arvo. more »
Oct 16, 2012 by Annabel Brady-Brown in Music & nightlife
Sex is in the air as Berlin’s love-starved women look to Africa to fulfil their need for romance, emotional support…and the ‘African banana’. We follow the cross-cultural hanky-panky from Kenyan beaches to a Kreuzberg club. more »
Oct 15, 2012 by Annabel Brady-Brown in Zeitgeist (6 Comments)
Errors. Photo by Marie Chatard
Annabel and Marie stuck out the festival to the very end, wet from the weather that dampened many other people's spirits. But at least there were still drugs around – according to Errors. more »
Jul 18, 2011 by Annabel Brady-Brown in The Melt Festival Blog
The Hundred in the Hand. Photo by Marie Chatard
It's all right there in the title of this blog, says Annabel and Marie. more »
Jul 17, 2011 by Annabel Brady-Brown in The Melt Festival Blog (1 Comments)
Little Dragon. Photo by Marie Chatard
Annabel and Marie finally get to survey the music of the festival, but Annabel is too in love with Nicolas Jaar to give much love to the rest of the acts. Note to festival bookers: don't book Nicolas Jaar if you like the other acts, too. more »
Jul 16, 2011 by Annabel Brady-Brown in The Melt Festival Blog
Photo by Marie Chatard
What do cheapies need to do to survive at Melt!? Trek into town for beer, coffee and some other liquids with less affective qualities. And they do it all in the day time because when the night returns, it's hasta la vista, tasties. more »
Jul 16, 2011 by Annabel Brady-Brown in The Melt Festival Blog
Nazi bomb shelter, GDR warehouse, techno club, and since Christian and Karen Boros purchased the Mitte heritage-listed bunker in 2003, one the most intriguing sites to experience contemporary art. We take a peek inside. more »
Oct 30, 2012 by Annabel Brady-Brown in Art (1 Comments)
October is apple time! So why not get 'em from the pros? Apfelgalerie is Berlin's only apple specialist, with everything from your run-of-the-mill favourites to rare species such as the Gelber Bellefleur to chutney, juice and jam. more »
Oct 11, 2012 by Annabel Brady-Brown in The Best of Berlin
Valerie Smith's swansong, an ambitious HKW re-vamp, has just has one week left on the clock but there's still time to catch it. In case you're undecided, let us persuade you. more »
Sep 13, 2012 by Annabel Brady-Brown in Culture
There's only one month left of summer, so if you haven't seen the two mosted talked exhibitions of the season, it's time to make your dates. Photography is the medium of choice. Read our review of Diane Arbus here. more »
Jul 31, 2012 by Annabel Brady-Brown in Art
In the basement of a former GDR nightclub – now blacked out for the sheer love of boogie – pull all your daggiest, douchiest moves for one hour in the dark at this bi-weekly pseudo-spiritual ceremony of raging endorphins. more »
For understated British humour try Salmon Fishing in Yemen, about a fish-loving sheik planning to bring the salmon fishing sport to a not so fish-friendly desert town. more »
Smaller budgets and smaller running times come via the British Shorts – a generic mishmash from the best of young Britain. If you are into horror, don’t miss “The Pack” in which naked, bloody people mysteriously wake up in a deserted factory. more »
Cohen’s latest features his bite-less politics crassly befriending doe-eyed American vegans. more »
OUT NOW! EMPIRE ME: DER STAAT BIN ICH! documents small groups escaping into fantasy with unflinching neutrality. more »
Jan 19, 2012 by Annabel Brady-Brown in Film
OUT NOW! UN CUENTO CHINO is a sweet, light comedy of culture clashes and language barriers. more »
Jan 5, 2012 by Annabel Brady-Brown in Film
OUT NOW! MEEK'S CUTOFF is beautiful to look at if you can handle the slow, clichéd heroines and plot. more »
Nov 17, 2011 by Annabel Brady-Brown in Film
OUT NOW! A disconnected tease of a mind scramble, ANOTHER EARTH is visually satisfying but devoid of substance. more »
Nov 9, 2011 by Annabel Brady-Brown in Film
