October 2012

  • Music Montag: Rampue

    Natalye Childress of Berlin Beat introduces us to some hot new music. While you have no doubt been lamenting the disappearance of summer, let’s stop trying to catch those fleeting glimpses of sunshine and get real: colder weather is here, and it’s here to stay (well, at least for another six months). That said, there is…

  • Ask überlin: Do I need to learn German?

    Of all the questions to pop up in response to our recent Ask überlin… ANYTHING! post, the one that really jumped out was Nana’s: Is it possible to live in Berlin without knowing a word in German? The scary thing is that the short answer is “Yes, quite possible”. We know people here who survive on…

  • Daily Deutsch Doodle: Runterkommen

    by Clairikine Daily Deutsch Doodles are a series of illustrations based on contributions to the #dailydeutsch Twitter hashtag, aimed at helping people trying to learn German. Runterkommen by Clairikine is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 France (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0). Clairikine is currently inviting commissions – find out how you can own a custom-made…

  • Preview: Drop Dead Festival

    Sleek Magazine’s Amy Binding pulls back the curtain on Berlin’s coolest creepshow, opening on Halloween. Forget what plans you think you might have made for Halloween, shove that college kid Scream mask to the back of the wardrobe, burn your “sexy” devil costume, and don’t even think about bobbing for those damn apples, because this…

  • Win tickets to see How to Dress Well at Bi Nuu

    Stoked. We’re going to see How to Dress Well at Bi Nuu on Monday 29th October, AND we have 2 pairs of tickets to give away. That’s right, you and your boo could be grindin’ to the whitest man in R&B, while saving all your money for… I don’t know, condoms? Fun fact: Tom Krell, the…