When Obama was elected, there were many jokes about the US being beyond racism. This absurd notion was far enough from truth to be funny, but it also came with the belief that something had in fact... [more]
Those of us walking through the city with open eyes know them. You see them at S-and U-Bahn stations or in front of your local supermarket, standing with astonishing stamina in one corner for many... [more]
In front of the circular mirror pond outside the entrance to the House of World Cultures you can find the newly restored and last work of British sculptor, Henry Moore. “Butterfly,” which was lent to... [more]
If you have been living in Berlin for a little while, and are at least beginning to learn the language, you could not have avoided hearing about certain conflicts that are taking place between local... [more]
The tour has already begun in Berlin with audio-films specifically for blind and visually impaired visitors at filmstadt-berlin.de. Now, on it goes: On Friday, the 14th of May, 2010, in Modellpark in... [more]
A hub to the new central park: Exactly 65 years after the Second World War, the Berlin Tempelhof has opened its doors to the city and its people. [more]
The real question is perhaps, how many people here actually want to change anything? The Rabble Rousers and police thrive on conflict. The majority of protesters see these events as parties, where... [more]
Memories of political discussions from the past year drift though my thinker, and I can begin to recognize a hidden emptiness, a discrete lack of knowledge. I went to a BBq hosted by Die Linke where... [more]
In terms of political philosophy, Berlin could be described as a majestic collage of thoughts and discussions that pour out upon the streets, developing colorful, enlightening concepts.... [more]
Autumn was heavy on our eyelids and my friend Swampy and I decided to look for a jungle in Berlin to lift our spirits. Swampy was born in the muddy, warm midlands of Tomalu. He despised the cold.... [more]
