Why Germany Welcomes Refugees
What accounts for Germany’s compassionate and generous response to twenty thousand refugees, from Syria and other conflict zones, who flooded across the
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Catastrophe is a Word in Greek
Greece has accepted a tough deal of austerity from European lenders, a “reversal of expectations” (the literal definition of “catastrophe”
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Review Podcast: Homosexuality_ies at the German Historical Museum
If nothing else, it’s a conversation piece. Not everyone will be happy with the recently inaugurated exhibit on Homosexualt_ies (Homosexualitaet_en) at
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How Greece Reveals Europe’s Deficit of Compassion
This week, we face up to the disaster of the Euro and the deeply flawed European project. As someone who once
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Germany’s Embarrassing Civil Partnership Law
Germany’s antiquated, Version 1,0, civil partnership law for same-sex couples desperately needs an upgrade. In June, the US Supreme Court
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Victory in Europe, Defeat in Berlin
This past week marked the 70th anniversary of the end of the war in Europe, and in Berlin the city
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Muslim, Gay, In Danger… but with Friends
Nasser is an 18-year-old gay Muslim, born in Neukölln, Berlin. He was abducted by his family at the age of
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You’re Relevant, Just Because You Live in Berlin
Dear Lost Soul, I have this theory that Berlin is so popular with the superfluous generation of young people because you
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What’s Good at the Berlin Film Festival 2015?
Here’s my take on what I’ve seen so far at the Berlin Film Festival, or Berlinale, from great to dreadful
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How to Get into Berghain, and Why Not To
Locals and visitors alike are always asking me how to get into Berghain. I don’t tell them it’s not worth
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HAPPY HOLIDAYS! We continue in 2015
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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