May 2013

  • Learn German with our favourite Berlin language school Expath

    We know it’s hard to learn German in Berlin. Ours is a city so international that some expats actually ask themselves (and us!) whether it’s worth learning German at all, and the business ventures they start can spark fierce debate when they are criticised for not adequately catering for Germans in their mother tongue. Of course, if…

  • Win tickets to Is Tropical at Comet Club!

    [EDIT: this competition is now closed. Click here to see if we’re running any open competitions]  “IS TROPICAL – 17.11.2011 #6″ by rockzoom_de under Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Why did I think Is Tropical were French? Maybe because they are signed to über-hip Parisian label Kitsuné, and their amazing video for “The Greeks” features French kids performing…

  • Olympus OM-D: Photography Playground

    The interactive exhibition Olympus OM-D: Photography Playground has been extended until Sunday June 2nd – which is great news, not least because it gave us time to share our impressions before they’re totally irrelevant! Situated in the vast former opera and theatre prop factory which hosted Pret A Diner this year, the playground is a triumph of branding, a…

  • Daily Deutsch Doodle: Schornstein

    by Kaytie Spellman Daily Deutsch Doodles are a series of illustrations based on contributions to the #dailydeutsch Twitter hashtag, aimed at helping people trying to learn German. leave a comment Name: Required Email: Required, not published Homepage: Comment: Cancel Reply

  • Music Montag: The Ocean

    These submerged sludge-metallers are my musical discovery of the year so far: The Ocean. The Berlin-born experimental act recently shook C-Club to its core at their record company’s eponymous Pelagic Fest, even upstaging headliners Cult of Luna – no mean feat! Their challenging sonic brutality, conceptual commitment and obsession with the sea all call to mind Mastadon,…