The Needle: Berlin

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

We could not find very much information about the lives of the two women who lived in our building

Kirk Henry was out one day in Berlin and met two gay guys who told him they wouldn’t think to go

17 SEPT 2016. More than one instance of small-minded racism has marred my week, leading up to the Berlin city-state elections

BERLIN, 28 JUNE 2016. I admit I was angry when you decided to leave. I knew it was the worst

BERLIN, 25 JUNE 2016: What will the Brexit earthquake bring? I think it depends on how far you are from

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is a movement that cannot stand criticism. I got my own taste of their

BERLIN, 18 JUNE 2016 Fellow Europeans, let me offer you yet a cup of Brexit poison, one laced with Schadenfreude.

26 MAY 16. Yesterday, Germany unveiled new proposed legislation for integrating refugees into society. The law should be adopted by this summer.

Calling Kreuzberg a ‘no-go zone’ is a dangerous trend in the news media that stigmatises immigrants, refugees and racial minorities, and

Bad tea. Berlin is full of it. And it’s time to point fingers at those bad beverages prepared badly