issue 172
The fuzz on Alex
Forget about Kotti: Alexanderplatz is Berlin’s #1 crime hotspot. The number of crimes in the area has doubled over the last decade. Our reporter spent an afternoon with the new police unit set up to patrol the square. Read more
Tisk: Warmed-over Soupe
Pop quiz: You’ve got some fancy friends visiting and they want to eat “real Berlin food”. After the obligatory stops for döner and currywurst, and leaving aside tourist traps like Zur letzten Instanz, where do you take them? Could it be Tisk? Read more
Hello World, Revising a Collection
Taking over the entirety of the Hamburger Bahnhof space, this vast exhibition consists of over 150 works taken from the Nationalgalerie’s inventory. Through Aug 26. Read more
Save Berlin: Wrestling with ghosts
Dan explores buildings with sordid histories in the East. Read more
Schöneberg turf wars
Schöneberg 30 is notorious for being a high crime area, a heißes Pflaster, literally: hot pavement, as Berliners would call it. First it was the dealers. Today it’s sprawling prostitution – two rappers and other Ausländer are fighting the pimps. Read more
Kippa Kino
The Jewish Film Festival Berlin & Brandenburg fights false facts with film. It's on in cinemas across town Jun 26-Jul 5 Read more
Kippa your hands off
The trial for April's infamous “Berlin kippa attack”, in which a young Syrian was filmed attacking a young Israeli wearing a kippa, kicked off on Tuesday. Is antisemitism being "imported" into Germany? We survey the situation. Read more
A new antisemitism? Wolfgang Benz
INTERVIEW! The trial of the young Syrian involved the infamous "Berlin Kippa attack" is already underway as of Tuesday... with a verdict expected soon. But what's the real state of antisemitism in Berlin and Germany? We talked to the expert. Read more
Non-dude artists' den
It’s not easy to find a convenient and welcoming space to work as an artist – especially if you’re weary of pretentious male techies. The Workshop is an inviting alternative to just that. Read more
Guilt-free craft beer
Can’t shake that nagging voice reminding you that the money you spend on beer could be better used on something more beneficial to humanity? Drink for Peace offers to resolve your inner conflict – while also addressing global ones. Read more
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The Gay Berliner: The gay-volution of marriage
Walter Crasshole ponders how homos are entering matrimony. Read more
The lone drummer boy: Nico Holonics
INTERVIEW! German actor Nico Holonics on playing "The Tin Drum" alone on stage, in English. Catch it at Berliner Ensemble on June 20, 19:30. Read more
Trashy mini golf
Is the plot at the northern end of Tempelhof supposed to be an art exhibition or some sort of urban recycling dump? Spoiler: nuture Mini ART Golf is a bit of both. And you get to play mini golf around its 18 sculptures made from “reused materials". Read more
Violence boy: Patrick Wagner
Upon his return to the stage, Patrick Wagner of noise rock band Gewalt talks about the cruelty of hipster coffee and the solidarity that helped overcome his fears. Gewalt takes on a not-so-regular gig at Kunstverein Neukölln on Jun 17. Read more
