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

Sex, the city and the ‘new AIDS’

Berlin is Germany’s HIV capital. But what does it mean to live with AIDS in a time and place in which customised treatments can provide many HIV patients a normal life expectancy?

Oct 26, 2011 by Anne Lena Mösken in Zeitgeist

Products of the ‘German genius’

Aug 25, 2011 in Zeitgeist

Ask Dr. Dot: Sexorexic, Sexophrenic

"If I were her, I would have sought out one of your mates and fucked him, not some random Russian boy. Lesson learned."

Jun 7, 2011 by Dr. Dot in People

Photo by Steven Depelo (stevendepolo; Flickr CC)

Seymour Gris: Occupy Apotheken!

Once again, Seymour is majorly pissed about the German pharmaceutical-industrial complex.

Nov 29, 2011 by Seymour Gris in The Berlin Blog

Photo by Smial (Wikimedia Commons)

Seymour Gris: Aldi-dirty

Gris gives us one more reason to hate shopping at "discounter" supermarkets.

Sep 6, 2011 by Seymour Gris in The Berlin Blog (3 Comments)

Mario Barth. Photo by Udo Grimberg (Wikimedia Commons)

Amok Mama: German artists

German artists are so precious. Jacinta Nandi thinks they should all be forced to work 70 hours a week in McDonald's for a year. Then they'd stop whingeing about Lena and Mario Barth not having enough talent.

Aug 29, 2011 by Jacinta Nandi in The Berlin Blog (5 Comments)

Amok Mama: Cucumber versus crisps

Jacinta thinks her Heimat makes the best crisps in the world. Who cares if they're unhealthy for you? You know what's really unhealthy these days? Cucumbers!

May 29, 2011 by Jacinta Nandi in The Berlin Blog (5 Comments)

Mate mania

You know Club Mate. But the story of real mate starts in Brazil. For a taste of the stuff, Meta Mate Bar is a café and shop that not only sells the drink in several forms but also enlightens customers about the benefits.

Dec 7, 2011 by Irina Makarova in Restaurants (3 Comments)

Dare to sweat

A Kreuzberger variation on the classic Turkish bath theme, Hamam is always good for a pleasant and genuinely multikulti experience. Scrub yourself red and come out feeling born again.

Apr 11, 2011 by Karen Sofie Egebo in People