Speaking Up for Artistic Freedom in Russia: The Serebrennikov Arrest
Kirill Serebrennikov, a familiar face to the Berlin theatre scene, has been arrested in Russia and will face a show
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What Germany Does to Fight Nazis
by Joseph Pearson, historian Germany is a country that jumps on Nazis every time they come out of the woodwork. The
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WAS IST POST-GENDER? and CAN BERLIN BE POST-GENDER?
by Joseph Pearson Can Berlin be a post-gender city? And is it willing? What would it mean for spaces in
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Interview with Joseph Pearson about his new book “Berlin”
Today, I’m reprinting a short interview, on the occasion of the publication of my new book, Berlin, with Reaktion Press in London
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A New Concert Hall in Berlin
8/03/17. Berlin has a new concert space, The Pierre Boulez Hall, named for the French composer and conductor. It opened this
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Is Trump’s Rule Fascist?
In Trump’s first nine days since assuming the presidency, he has adopted many positions that recall a ‘fascist style of
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Europe After Trump Day: Going Forward
20.01.2017 BERLIN. Where does Trump’s inauguration leave us in Europe? Turning points in history are usually distinguished well after the
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In Response to Last Night’s Attacks in Berlin
BERLIN: 20 DEC 2016 (11am). The driver of the truck that killed at least 12 people, and wounded scores more, in
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Fear the News Cycle, Not Italy’s Referendum Result
5 DEC 2016 The international press is dangerously over-dramatising the results of the Italian Referendum, after 60% rejected Italian PM Matteo Renzi’s
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The Absurd Italian Referendum
29.11.16 Last weekend, I was at one of my favourite olive and salami merchants in Berlin, talking to the Neapolitan
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Why Sponsor a Stolperstein?
We could not find very much information about the lives of the two women who lived in our building
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