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Joseph Pearson, New Writing

19/07/202023/07/2020 Joseph Pearson 0 Comments

My dear readers, The Needle will continue but with a small change of format––as a place to get updates about my

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Learning German Because of Brexit

17/10/201917/10/2019 Joseph Pearson

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

26/12/201426/12/2014 Joseph Pearson

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

24/08/201425/08/2014 Joseph Pearson

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!

20/12/2013 Joseph Pearson

Have a beautiful holiday, see you in January with more posts! Love from Berlin!  

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Welcome to The Needle

23/03/201021/03/2012 Joseph Pearson

The beginning of the 21st Century in Berlin may well be remembered for its outpouring of creativity –like Vienna in

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About the Author

Joseph Pearson is a writer based between Berlin and New York City. Born in Canada, he was educated at Cambridge University, UK, where he received his doctorate in history in 2001. His non-fiction portrait of Berlin was published in 2017. He is also the essayist and blogger of the Schaubühne Theatre, one of Berlin’s best known state-funded institutions. Since 2008, he has written The Needle, which has become one of Berlin’s most popular blogs. His writing has appeared widely in the press, literary and academic journals, and has been translated into German, Italian, French, Arabic, and other languages. For professional inquiries please contact:  joseph [AT] cantab.net.

What is The Needle?

The changing meanings of The Needle are the inspiration for these pages. Above Alexanderplatz is Berlin's television tower. The Needle surveilled the city during East German times like a threatening eye; then its meaning changed after the Berlin Wall fell. Berliners now think of the tower as a giant disco ball flirting with the city lights––a symbol of sex, electronic music and youth culture. This weekly documents the Berlin Renaissance today, mindful of a dramatic and terrifying history. Berlin is Europe's most exciting city, and The Needle is here to share.

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