West Berlin
Goodbye West Berlin
From Gobbers to flautists, preachers to DJs and authors, we profiled 11 folks hailing from Great Britain and hoping to still call Berlin home post-Brexit. One of them is Mark Reeder of B-Movie fame. Read more
Save Berlin: Mitte’s broken heart
Dan Borden on how the East and West destroyed a pair of Karl Friedrich Schinkel’s masterpieces. Read more
Berlinale Blog: Raoul Peck makes time
Veteran Haitian director Raoul Peck, who has two movies at this year's festival, took some time to talk to the Berlinale Talents. And got all nostalgic about street communism in 1980s West Berlin. Read more
Feb 17, 2017 2:00 PM The Berlinale Blog
Our top stories of 2015
Berlin was as busy as ever in 2015, and 11 issues of Exberliner have the proof. Among all our stories, these are the ones that stood out. Read our list and see if you agree. Is there something we missed? Let us know your faves in the comments. Read more
Nena looks back
At 55, NENA has remained Germany’s queen of pop, probably the most recognisable German musician to this day. We chatted with her about her new album Oldschool, punk attitude, SO36 in the 1980s and much more. Read more
Celluloid pride
Berlin is gay! Need proof? Look no further than the silver screen. With the 10th XPosed International Queer Film Festival kicking off on Thu, May 21 at Moviemento, we outline just how the city got that rep. Read more
Maggie Spooner: The whole in the wall (gang) thing
While City West lacks the infamy of its Wild counterpart, Maggie recently found a small getaway with a similar – albeit richer – air. Read more
Where were we then?
The Bowie exhibition at Gropius-Bau is still shaking stardust over town. But what about the Germans? Here's how Bowie's legendary stay aided the burgeoning collision of queer and punk in 1970s West Berlin. Read more
Savage behind the Wall
Before Dr. Dot, before Dr. Schlong (remember him?), Exberliner's resident sexpert was none other than gay crusader Dan Savage. But we're not Savage's only Berlin connection: he spent his mid-twenties here, when West Berlin became just Berlin. Read more