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Berlin and German Politics

Joseph Pearson 10/01/201223/06/2018

The End of Cheap Housing in Berlin?

Once upon a time, artists moved to Berlin because it was cheap. These days, they move to Berlin because they’ve heard

Living in Berlin

Joseph Pearson 06/01/201223/06/2018

Fireworks

Video from Canadian Berlin-based video artist Dan Hudson. I flew into Berlin on New Year’s eve, at around 8pm.

Living in Berlin

Joseph Pearson 09/12/201123/06/2018

Moving to Berlin? The Needle Guide (2012 Edition)

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Living in Berlin

Joseph Pearson 06/12/201123/06/2018

From Istanbul to Kreuzberg

Walking down the main boulevard of Istanbul, in Taksim, İstiklal, one is swept up in a mass of humanity that makes Berlin

Places in Berlin

Joseph Pearson 18/10/201123/06/2018

Sweating Silence in the Stadtbad Mitte Sauna

The first time you come to the sauna of Stadtbad Mitte, the Bauhaus bath complex on Gartenstraße, certain things take

Gay and Queer Berlin

Joseph Pearson 04/10/201123/06/2018

Traumatised by Gay Oktoberfest

I traumatised a friend visiting from Los Angeles by taking her to Gay Oktoberfest. Oktoberfest, Berlin, Gay? Do all these

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,

Places in Berlin

Joseph Pearson 28/08/201123/06/2018

Boules in Berlin, Paul-Lincke-Ufer (VIDEO)

On the north side of the Paul-Lincke-Ufer in Kreuzberg, along the canal, locals gather to play boules. The Sunday traffic–-bicycles,

Joseph Pearson 21/08/201123/06/2018

After the Nazis, are the Wertheims Coming Home?

The commercialisation of the former Wall’s no-man’s land progresses as fast as the cranes can haul girders. Awful, says a

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