Prepped for PrEP in Berlin?
It’s not hard to convince people that PrEP works. “We have great data from studies that show its effectiveness. It’s
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Headquarters of the Turkish ‘New Wave’: Hallo Machen
When walking around Kreuzberg some months ago, I stumbled across a new gastropub in Spreewaldplatz with a strange name, that
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The Monkey Enclosure at the Bikini Mall
I’m not ashamed to say that one of my favourite places in Berlin is in a shopping mall, the renovated
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Swimming in Public, Reflecting on Summer
It feels like the last day of summer because the Kreuzberg Prinzenbad summer pool––one of the many Sommerbäder around the
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The Deserted Room
In Koppenplatz, in Berlin’s Mitte, you might be surprised to see an overturned chair next to a table in the
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Berlin’s Museum of Natural History: Dinosaurs and Dark Tourism
When I read about the destruction of Brazil’s Natural History Museum by fire on 2 September–– and the loss of
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Goodbye Sir Simon
Berlin is losing one of its cultural figures: Sir Simon Rattle. The British maestro conducted his final concert in the
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Henri Jakobs on Love’s Ghost
An Interview for the Berlin Portrait Series on The Needle. By Joseph Pearson. The Needle speaks this week, for the Portrait Series, with
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Alexander Nicholls on Berlin’s Cellist King
An Interview for the Berlin Portrait Series on The Needle. By Joseph Pearson. A year ago, the baroque cellist Alexander Nicholls had
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La JohnJoseph on Fascist Symbols in Berlin’s Fetish Scene
An Interview for the Berlin Portrait Series on The Needle. By Joseph Pearson. What is your name? La JohnJoseph Where
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Danilo Rosato on Contaminating the Berlin Party Scene
Boccaccio in Berlin. An Interview for the Berlin Portrait Series on The Needle. by Joseph Pearson BERLIN, 30.03.18–– “I thought that Berlin
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