September 2011 – The Needle: Berlin

Living in Berlin

Joseph Pearson 27/09/201123/06/2018

Emergency Landing on Graefestraße

I am in love with Christoph. He works for the fire department and he wears yellow overalls. I heard him

Berlin and German Politics Gay and Queer Berlin

Joseph Pearson 16/09/201123/06/2018

State Elections in Berlin: Homophobia and the BIG party

It’s election time in Berlin. On the 18th of September, the seats of the House of Deputies for the Land

Berlin and German Politics

Joseph Pearson 04/09/201123/06/2018

Revolt on the Admiralbrücke, Kreuzberg

It’s a Wednesday evening on Kreuzberg’s Admiralbrücke in summer, and there must be 200 people here, drinking store-bought beer, smoking,

Joseph Pearson is a writer and historian based in Berlin. His non-fiction portrait of Berlin was published in 2017. He published a second book, My Grandfather’s Knife, about how everyday objects tell World War Two stories, in 2022. His writing has appeared widely in the press, literary and academic journals, and has been translated into German, Italian, French, Arabic, and other languages. Born in Canada, he was educated at Cambridge University, UK, where he received his doctorate in history in 2001. He works at New York University, Berlin, and at the Barenboim-Said Akademie. Since 2008, he has written The Needle, which has become one of Berlin’s most popular blogs. For professional inquiries please contact his agency, Peters Fraser Dunlop, email him directly joseph [AT] cantab.net, or visit his professional website: josephpearson.ca