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Agitprop on Linienstraße: The 7th Berlin Biennale
INTERVIEW. Polish artist Artur Żmijewski on curating Berlin’s seventh Biennale: a regular at major exhibitions and biennials the world over, Żmijewski is known for ruffling feathers.
Apr 23, 2012 by Ruth Schneider in Art (1 Comments)
Berlinale interview: "War" hits the Berlinale
Andrey Gryazev's 'Zavtra' documents the exploits of radical Russian art activists Voina (“War”). The film arrives among heat from the unsuspecting activists themselves.
Feb 14, 2012 by Ruth Schneider in Film (2 Comments)
The empress of vintage
Germany’s largest, most beautiful private collection of vintage fashion is the lifework of a most charismatic East Berliner, Josefine Edle von Krepl – whose life has primed her to be a true vintage sovereign.
Jan 13, 2012 by Ruth Schneider in People
Don't mention the G-word
Death camps, mass executions, starvation and eugenics are all part of the lexicon of horror associated with Germany’s past. But few know they date back to German colonial rule in Namibia, 40 years prior to Auschwitz.
Nov 23, 2011 by Ruth Schneider in Features (3 Comments)
From Prenzlauer Berg to the gulag
Last April, Alexander Egay became one of tens of thousands of businesspeople imprisoned in Russia on fabricated charges. His wife is now struggling, caught between Berlin and Moscow.
Nov 9, 2011 by Ruth Schneider in Features (2 Comments)
“Democracy is not like an aspirin you dissolve in water”
Interview: Tahar Ben Jelloun. The Arab Spring caught the world by surprise. If anyone has anything to say on these developments, it is the prolific Moroccan-French writer Jelloun.
Oct 17, 2011 by Ruth Schneider in Culture
“It was always a tightrope act”
Interview: Joachim Sartorius. The Berliner Festspiele is turning 60. Sartorius, the man at the helm since 2001, is using the occasion of a duly celebrated jubilee on August 27 to throw in the towel. Time for a chat.
Aug 22, 2011 by Ruth Schneider in Stage
Julia Kristeva: The Berlin interview!
Julia Kristeva is one of the few contemporary intellectuals one can't mention without a bit of humble respect or downright awe. Find out for yourself why.
Mar 2, 2011 by Ruth Schneider in Features
"A messiah for Russia"
German director Cyril Tuschi embarked on a perilous five-year journey to explore the rise and fall of Mikhail Khodorkovsky. We spoke to the director during this year's Berlinale. The film hits cinemas on Nov 17.
Feb 5, 2011 by Ruth Schneider in Film (2 Comments)
The industry of pain: living with migraines in Berlin
Over 10 percent of Berliners suffer from migraines. They are trapped in a cycle of debilitating pain, inadequate treatments and closed minded doctors. Meanwhile, the drug companies thrive.
Apr 19, 2010 by Ruth Schneider in People (6 Comments)
Plastic surgery to the rescue?
Dr. Thomas Mühlberger may be Berlin’s most controversial migraine specialist. The plastic surgeon has been treating migraine patients in Berlin for four years by popularizing a new surgical method developed in America.
Apr 19, 2010 by Ruth Schneider in People