The Needle: Berlin

The Anthropology of Vabali

Was I the only one surprised that only a five minute walk from Berlin’s Central Station there is a brand new upscale

“I live in Kreuzberg”. This means about as much as “I live in Brooklyn”. It does not tell you very

I first saw Flying Bach four years ago in the modern interior of the Neue Nationalgalerie. Breakdancing to JS Bach’s

Berliner grumbling is one of those standout local specialties, a corollary to Berliner Schnauze. I’m in a café on Graefestr.

Maybe it’s just a rumour. That you can cross into the West. Chris Gueffroy’s heard a rumour too, that things

On 25 May 2014, there will be a referendum in Berlin on the future of the Tempelhof Airfield. The proposal

More than twice the number expected showed up this year to the 1 May left-wing demonstrations in Kreuzberg (close to

Am I the only one delighted by German inefficiency? One of my least favourite passages in a book by a

Berlin rudeness is explained to newcomers as a charming local curiosity: like those enormous gingerbread hearts you buy at the

The most talked-about installation of the year in Berlin has been MEAT, directed by Thomas Bo Nilsson. A 240-hour project,

I must admit that the idea of spending the weekend in Görlitz came up after watching the film, Grand Budapest