The Story of Berlin’s Sidewalks
Below Berlin’s facades––an architectural pastiche––there is a surprisingly consistent urban feature: the design of the sidewalks. Today, I pay more
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Blog Posts on The Needle
Why so many Germans Dislike Spicy Food
Having some Germans for dinner and feeding them properly spicy food is something of a cruel experiment. I grow hot
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Berlin’s Historic Fire Notifiers
There are only a few historic fire notification pillars left in Berlin. I would have walked right by one today,
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Joseph Pearson, New Writing
My dear readers, I have a new professional website if you’d like to check it out: josephpearson.ca Please do follow
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Learning German Because of Brexit
British playwright Tim Luscombe lived all over the world––Sweden, Italy, Thailand––before settling on the German capital. A passionate European, Tim’s relationship
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HAPPY HOLIDAYS! We continue in 2015
Dear Readers! Have beautiful holidays! Many more posts to follow, on The Needle, in 2015. Thank you for reading! Very best
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Welcome back from the Summer! The Needle Fall Preview
Where has the summer gone? Cool temperatures, that hint of the autumnal, bringing a jacket for the evenings, students returning
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Happy Holidays From The Needle––See you in January!
Have a beautiful holiday, see you in January with more posts! Love from Berlin!
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Welcome to The Needle
The beginning of the 21st Century in Berlin may well be remembered for its outpouring of creativity –like Vienna in
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