October 2012
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Café Matilda
What a difference a bit of sun makes! This weekend the temperature topped 20°C, and the Berlin we’ve been cursing through the winter months, was finally transformed into the city we all know and love. If you’re one of those weirdos who (like us!) decide to move to Berlin during winter, then the most important…
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Music Montag: Nirvana, Broadcast, Christiane F
Nirvana + Broadcast + Christiane F. A mashup match made in heaven, shot in 1980s Berlin, and mixed and edited here this year. Thanks Okarola for this wonderful piece of work; RIP Kurt Cobain and Trish Keenan. leave a comment Name: Required Email: Required, not published Homepage: Comment: Cancel Reply
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Ask überlin: How do I find a job in Berlin?
Many of the respondents to our recent Ask überlin… ANYTHING! post have stumbled upon a Berlin paradox. Everyone wants to move here, but they can’t because there aren’t any jobs. However, if there were jobs here, it would no longer be cheap, or thrilling, or otherwise attractive to people like us. In the words of Adam Fletcher,…
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The Soviet War Memorial in Treptower Park
October 24, 2012 The Soviet War Memorial in Treptower Park is appropriately epic. A tribute to the 80,000 Red Army soldiers who fell in the Battle of Berlin (1945), and the final resting place for 5,000 of them, the Soviet War Memorial at Treptow is bigger than most public parks. A 12m tall statue is…
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Big Gig Giveaway: Cloud Nothings and Alabama Shakes
Does our generosity know no bounds? Last week it was How To Dress Well tickets, and now it’s Cloud Nothings and Alabama Shakes. Both Yankee rock acts are in town on Monday 5th November, and we have 2 pairs of tickets to give away to each gig. That’s… wait… 2 X 2… X 2…… that’s 8…