On June 4th the Helmut Newton Foundation opened in Berlin with two exhibits curated from his wide body of controversial photographs. Tucked behind the Bahnhof Zoo in a massive building erected in 1909 for the Land Defense Club (Landwehr-Kasino), the building will hold not only...
There’s a new urban myth circulating about Sex in Dallas, a young techno-punk band based in Berlin. Early in February the group signed to the Berlin recording label Kitty-Yo, famous for artists like Peaches and Gonzales, and already the rumors are flying. As the story goes the band originates from Texas,...
Berlin, being the capital city of Germany, is a place where every night promises a handful of political events, promoting whatever might be strategically advantageous with the obligatory glass of sekt and regional beer. This reclaimed capital is crawling with diplomats who haven’t eaten...
Pedaling up into Prenzlauerberg the other day, enjoying the warm summer late afternoon, I came to a break in the buildings where a long strip of green runs along Bernauer Strasse. A famous street in the history of the Cold War, this is one of...
About two years ago a flower shop opened up just down the street from me. I was a bit skeptical about the prospects of survival for this business, positioned as it was, on the shaded side of the street and directly across from 3 other...
East Berlin is notorious for a long history of illegal bars, underground clubs and secret dens of drinking and debauchery. In the last few years many of these hidden watering holes have dried up – succumbing to the pressures of propriety, liability and the police. Still, you can find a...