February 2013 – The Needle: Berlin

Berlin Arts

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Berlinale Wrap-Up 2013: Forum Films

On Cuvrystr. in Kreuzberg there is a famous street art mural of a man chained to his own wealth, a

Berlin Arts

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Berlinale Wrap-Up 2013: Competition Films

The Needle is back after my winter break, and in time to catch the 2013 Berlin International Film Festival, or

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