May 2012 – The Needle: Berlin

Places in Berlin

Joseph Pearson 16/05/201223/06/2018

How to Fall in Love in Clärchens Ballhaus

Creak open the door to Clärchens Ballhaus. Can’t you hear the jazz band playing? It’s calling out to you all the way

Foodie Berlin

Joseph Pearson 09/05/201223/06/2018

A Tale of Two Pastries on Boppstraße

One of the most obvious signs of changing times in Kreuzberg is the emergence of a new generation of tea

Berlin and German Politics

Joseph Pearson 03/05/201223/06/2018

Tear Gas, Riot Police and Barbecue: 1 May 2012 in Kreuzberg

There are two faces to the International Workers Day protests in Berlin. There are the street parties, with DJs setting

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