Politics
Knowing something about nothing
The Disruption Network Lab is back! From Friday, Sep 30 through Oct 1 you're invited to a weekend of "Ignorance" at Studio 1 in Kunstquartier Bethanien. This time, the subject is the unknown and the manipulation of what we think we know. more »
Sep 29, 2016 3:25 AM Culture
Berlin's Brexiteers
As the dust settles on Britain’s vote to leave the EU, what will become of the 13,500-plus Brits who call Berlin home? We spoke to three who are weighing their options. more »
Sep 28, 2016 2:00 PM Zeitgeist
Konrad Werner: Berlindecision 2016
If you’re an Anglophone reader who by a twist of lineage and law finds themselves eligible to vote here, do it! And don’t be confused about it either. Konrad's walks you through it. more »
Sep 12, 2016 1:00 PM The Berlin Blog 1 Comments
Seymour Gris: Return of the AirBnB monster...
You thought Berlin had a plan to get rents under control? Think again! Because of a recent court decision regarding the so-called AirBnB ban, it looks like we're on the way back to the same old shithouse. Gris explains. more »
Aug 13, 2016 4:10 PM The Berlin Blog 1 Comments
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Konrad Werner: Sigmar Gabriel is probably not evil
The German economy minister and Social Democrat leader doesn't seem to be evil - but if he isn't, then he has no courage and it's ruining German politics. more »
Jul 11, 2016 2:13 PM The Berlin Blog
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Brexit: Germany reacts
We're still digesting the news of the Brexit vote. In fact, like so many Europeans, we're simply speechless. Here's what the German media and politicians had to say this morning. more »
Jun 24, 2016 1:48 PM Zeitgeist
B-Day: A Brexit vox pop
Here it is: B-Day has come and it will be the final say! Ahead of the final Brexit vote, we asked seven articulate British Berliners about how they feel about the whole thing... more »
Jun 23, 2016 2:45 PM Zeitgeist
The Gay Berliner: The Q-word
The alternative CSD in Kreuzberg returns this Sat, Jun 25 and with that the Gay Berliner is back! Walter Crasshole empties his fag bag and vents on the issues of the day. This month: Does “queer” still mean anything in Berlin? more »
Jun 22, 2016 2:30 PM Zeitgeist
The physicality of the internet: Andrew Blum
INTERVIEW! Disruption Network Lab is back with "Deep Cables" (Jun 17-18 at Kunstquartier Bethanien), an exploration of the internet's workings. On Sat, Jun 18, author Andrew Blum takes us through the tangibility of what's behind the world wide web. more »
Jun 16, 2016 4:46 PM Zeitgeist
Konrad Werner: The Brits are going
There's plenty of Brexit talk in Berlin -- but what does it actually mean for the approximate 105,965 British citizens living in Germany? Here's a breakdown ahead of the June 23 vote. more »
Jun 16, 2016 12:00 PM The Berlin Blog 2 Comments
Feeding on refugees: The Center for Political Beauty
INTERVIEW: Four hungry tigers and the promise of the carnage of ancient Rome are now on offer at Gorki as refugees are asked to volunteer as human-food in protest of travel restrictions. Tasteless? more »
Jun 16, 2016 11:00 AM Stage
OUT NOW! Our JUNE POST-CAPITALISM issue!
Exberliner issue number 150 is finally here, and what an issue it is! Our post-capitalist special dares you to envision a radical future... and a radical new magazine. more »
Jun 3, 2016 11:30 AM Features
The revolution ain’t what it used to be...
MyFest of May Day: Going to Kreuzberg this May 1? Put down that Sterni! John Riceburg bemoans the orgy of drinking and dancing Kotti’s once-riotous first of May has become. more »
Apr 28, 2016 11:15 AM Zeitgeist
Disrupting Santa: John Law
INTERVIEW. Disruption Network Lab presents its last conference of the year: "Stunts" on Dec 12, 16:30 at Kunstquartier Bethanien. Keynote speaker and Burning Man/SantaCon co-founder John Law knows a thing or two about punking the system. more »
Dec 11, 2015 4:00 PM People 2 Comments
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Konrad Werner: Germany protects its corrupt multinationals? No shit!
Whether it's Volkswagen or Heckler & Koch, the German government goes out of its way to help its corrupt export companies. That's what it means to be the German government. more »
Sep 28, 2015 12:00 PM The Berlin Blog 2 Comments
OUT NOW! Our EXILED POLITICS issue!
How do you make an impact from afar? In our September issue, we meet exiles from Ukraine, Iran, Syria, Azerbaijan and more who are carrying on their homelands' struggles from Berlin. Plus a chat with Peaches, all the fall festivals and more! more »
Aug 31, 2015 1:15 PM Features
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Seymour Gris: Bureaucracy hackers
Three entrepreneurs have created a clever algorithm that hacks the Bürgeramt's dysfunctional system and allows them to sell online appointments to their fellow Berliners. Should we pay to get stress-free access to public service? more »
Aug 7, 2015 12:00 PM The Berlin Blog 1 Comments
Exberliner stands with Netzpolitik
A petition co-initiated by Berlin digital dissident Jacob Appelbaum and circulated among international journalists and campaigners comes to the defense of the editors of Netzpolitik. We've signed on – and so should you. Read on to find out why. more »
Aug 6, 2015 5:00 PM Features
Konrad Werner: So easy to commit treason
If it hadn't been for the Verfassungschutz's treason charges, would anyone have even read Netzpolitik in the first place? more »
Aug 3, 2015 4:00 PM The Berlin Blog
Seymour Gris: Is legal cannabis coming?
Though Kreuzberg and Friedrichshain sure are fragrant this time of year, marijuana's still 100 percent illegal in Berlin... for now. But Seymour thinks he's caught a whiff of change. more »
Jul 28, 2015 2:00 PM The Berlin Blog 1 Comments