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Soho House to buy Tacheles

Is it the end of Berlin as we know it? Or a chance to save one of the city’s last subcultural landmarks? Exclusive private club Soho House is making a bid to buy up the Tacheles building and turn it into a viable commercial enterprise.

Apr 1, 2012 by in Zeitgeist (7 Comments)

Pirate ship

The lowdown on downloads

Everyone knows someone that's received one of those terrifying letters – the ungodly demand that one coughs up huge wads of cash for downloading media. But why is it so risky in Germany? And what is to be done?

Feb 28, 2012 by in Survival (14 Comments)

Michelin

Top restaurants in Berlin 2012

Last month top grub guides Michelin and Gault Millau released their verdict for 2012. We reduced some 2000 pages into a digestible portion for your easy consumption.

Dec 13, 2011 by in Restaurants (1 Comments)

"People call me Renate"

EXCLUSIVE interview: Green party mayoral hopeful Renate Künast. Exberliner's crack political team chatted up Renate to find out why she was best suited to run Berlin.

Sep 14, 2011 by in Zeitgeist

The good, the bad and the Wowi

Maybe you find local politics a bit boring, but even if the subtleties of German politics pass you by, you probably haven’t missed the fact that on September 18 Berlin goes to the polls. If you're a registered EU citizen you even get a local ballot!

Sep 12, 2011 by in People (1 Comments)

Ballots for foreigners!

"Ohne Stimme hört dich keiner" (without a voice/vote no one can hear you), or simply put: rock the vote. German political scientist Christian Mieß has set up a mock vote for the Ausländer here in Berlin.

Aug 30, 2011 by in People (2 Comments)

Outrage after Berghain bids to buy Knut's fur

EXBERLINER EXCLUSIVE! The debate surrounding everyone’s favourite polar bear just won't go away. Now Berlin’s most popular nightclub has made a bid to buy Knut's fur, "to unite two Berlin legends" – and controversy rages.

Apr 1, 2011 by in Features (10 Comments)

Lonely at the top

You might think Germany is a politically correct kind of place where women wear the pants – or rather the fetching trouser suits. But in business, you’d be wrong.

Mar 21, 2011 by in People

The price of cheap Fleisch

Germany’s dioxin scandal has shed new light on farmers’ questionable factory-style practices and German consumers’ bad table manners, over-consumption and stingy shopping.

Feb 22, 2011 by | in Restaurants (1 Comments)

Slow death, or a winter of German telly

If you were in any other country and it were this damn cold, you'd turn to the telly to hibernate comfortably. You can do that here now, too. We explain the alien world of German television for you non-natives.

Jan 13, 2011 by | in People (4 Comments)

TV ‘Promis’ you should know: Part 2

Jan 13, 2011 by | in People

TV ‘Promis’ you should know: Part 1

Jan 13, 2011 by | in People

Sexy, cheap and available? The Berlin housing myth

Living prices are climbing and poor residents are being squeezed out. More Berliners are trying to beat the speculators with alternative housing projects.

Oct 25, 2010 by in People (4 Comments)

Sick system: how krank is the Krankenkasse?

Germany's healthcare system might seem like a good thing, but it is the world's fourth most expensive, it widens the gap between rich and poor – and the politicians have no clue what to do about it.

Apr 27, 2010 by in People

Expired food: the ‘sell-by’ fantasy

Some think they’re a law, others see them as a guideline, and a few people say they’re just a lie. But whatever they are, the sell-by dates on your food are more than just consumer protection.

Apr 1, 2010 by in Restaurants (1 Comments)

The death of Germany?

“Birth rates at an all-time low!” “The Germans are dying out!” The headlines couldn’t be more alarming, but the statistics behind them lead to more complex conclusions. We picked apart Germany’s demographic anxieties.

Mar 27, 2010 by | in People

What's up, doc?

Few countries take their documentaries as seriously as Germany does. It takes them so seriously, in fact, that Germans make a big distinction between ambitious, artistic docs and merely informative ones - so don’t mix them up.

Mar 27, 2010 by in Film

BBI: smart investment or pie in the sky?

They say it will be Germany’s last entirely new airport: as always, Berlin has to be dragged kicking and screaming into the future. But Berlin Brandenburg International – a.k.a. the “Willy Brandt” – is now only 18 months from completion. Who will end up paying for it?

Mar 1, 2010 by in People