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Human milk banks?
While milk banks abounded in the GDR, they're now almost a thing of the past. But recent research on babies' nutritonal needs and a rise in premature births could ensure the survival of the milk bank.
Mar 23, 2012 by Nele Obermuller in Zeitgeist
Commie cooking
From a new East German eatery in Mitte to a P-Berg GDR liquor store and an Ossi food haven on the city’s outskirts, culinary ostalgia is alive and kicking in Berlin.
Dec 7, 2011 by Robert Rigney in Restaurants
From Stasi prison to parliament and back again
Visitors on a tour of the former Stasi prison might be lucky enough to come across Vera Lengsfeld, whose life story is so compelling that Hollywood snapped up the movie rights.
Nov 14, 2011 by Teresa Mcgowen in Zeitgeist
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Photo by Sjaak Kempe (jack_of_hearts_398; Flickr CC)
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)
Georg Buschner. Photo by Rainer Mittelstädt (courtesy of the German Federal Archive)
Jacob Sweetman: The ghosts of football past
Yesterday, Sweetman had the chance to watch anything he liked from the GDR archives, absolutely anything. That he chose to watch an old pre-match press conference tells you and us everything we need to know about his sort.
Dec 29, 2011 by Jacob Sweetman in The Berlin Blog
Photo by Sigrid Malmgren
Seymour Gris: 2011 in numbers
Before we dive into 2012, here are a few stats to help you understand THIS tired old year.
Dec 27, 2011 by Seymour Gris in The Berlin Blog
CMSgt. Don Sutherland
Seymour Gris: Capitalist propaganda, the Wall and you
GM potatoes or the Wall? Is that really the question? Seymour says there's nothing worse than spoiled G8 foreigners downplaying the horrors of the Berlin Wall.
Aug 16, 2011 by Seymour Gris in The Berlin Blog (7 Comments)
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Ostalgenius
Is it a storage room? No, Vorwende-Laden is just the biggest repository of pre-Mauerfall baubles, trinkets and dusty relics of GDR culture you‘ve ever seen, packed into a space three times too small.
Oct 10, 2011 by Conor O'Rourke in People
No more tears
The Tränenpalast used to house the border crossing for the GDR via train or U-Bahn. In September, the ‘Palace of Tears’ reopened with a hands-on historical exhibition that’s free of charge to visitors.
Oct 7, 2011 by Nicole Dieter in The Best of Berlin (1 Comments)
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Lady Lay
A woman living in West Berlin discovers Bob Dylan’s music, taking her life in a new direction in time for the Wall to collapse. This premiere work from Berlin-based American playwright Lydia Stryk mixes pop culture and history for a unique outlook.
by Summer Banks
Open Archives
In an effort to heal the wounds of the past and strive for transparency, the Stasi Archives open their files every first Tuesday of the month. If you think the secret police may have had files on you or your relatives, here's your chance to find out.