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BLY’s Tips at the Berlinale 2019 – And How to Buy Tickets

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It’s been an electric time at the 69th annual Berlinale. It’s Berlin’s iconic film festival, with pretentious showboaters and film journalists and hungry auteurs roaming through your favorite glittering modern jolt of horror, Potsdamer Platz, since roundabouts last week. For this writer, hopping from film to film with my cell phone on airplane mode has … Read more BLY’s Tips at the Berlinale 2019 – And How to Buy Tickets

An Illustrated Children’s Book about Berlin Loneliness

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Keir Edmonds’ Mr. Flamingo Goes to Berlin sees a flamingo struggling to make friends and “fit” into our weirdo, oftentimes bleak city. Berlin can be a formidable place. The winters are long, the clouds tight overhead—a prison from the sun, from memories of anything bright and alive. And what’s more, if you’re an expat or … Read more An Illustrated Children’s Book about Berlin Loneliness

Rethink Your Xmas Gifts with Moabit’s Gütermarkt this Weekend

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Handmade gift stands, up-cycling Xmas workshops, interactive art installations, live music, food and much more. December 8-9 2018 at ZK/U, Siemensstrasse 27, 10551 Berlin, Germany GÜTERMARKT Xmas Special is the perfect place for you to prepare for the holiday season without falling into the overly tempting Xmas consumerist craze. Its ethos: hand-made and DIY gifts VS. online … Read more Rethink Your Xmas Gifts with Moabit’s Gütermarkt this Weekend

Alicja Kwade’s ENTITAS: Sculptures to Question Reality

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Berlin-based artist Alicja Kwade deconstructs time, space and the very fabric of the universe in her exhibition ENTITAS. Going up König Galerie’s concrete steps, surrounded with its cold walls and brutalist structure, always creates a kind of suspenseful build-up. The gallery was once St. Agnes, a church of the Christian faith; now, it operates as a … Read more Alicja Kwade’s ENTITAS: Sculptures to Question Reality

Basics of Photography – An Intensive Weekend Workshop

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Interested in learning the basics of photography? Professional photographer Loris Rizzo is running a two-day workshop. ‘Basics of Photography’ is a two-day workshop for anyone wanting to learn the very basics of DSLR photography, with a special focus on shooting in Manual Mode, learning how to shape your photos to match exactly what you have … Read more Basics of Photography – An Intensive Weekend Workshop

Historisches Berlin Shows You Berlin, Then and Now

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Who living in Berlin isn’t fascinated by the city’s past? With events such as the Berlin Wall still having an impact on the character of our city today, we constantly come into contact with reminders of the past during our day-to-day lives. Whether it’s the bump you feel as your cycle over the Mauerweg cobblestones or … Read more Historisches Berlin Shows You Berlin, Then and Now

Vintage Shopping in Berlin’s Unique Nooks and Crannies

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A particularly illuminating singer-songwriter, named, of all things, Kevin, once versed: “The past is a grotesque animal.” However, us and things, we must all move on. Which is why we turn to vintage: taking from the past, and finding new ways to beautify it. Here are some of my favorite vintage places in Berlin. Trash-Schick … Read more Vintage Shopping in Berlin’s Unique Nooks and Crannies

Opera for the Unwashed: Kiez Oper’s Händel

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Kiez Oper aims to convert Berlin’s clubbers into opera fans. After a few years’ hiatus, Kiez Oper is back performing a four-night run of Händel’s ‘Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno’ (The Triumph of Time & Truth) at Alte Münze between 27th-30th June. The idea is simple: bring opera back to the people with … Read more Opera for the Unwashed: Kiez Oper’s Händel

Confessions in a Darkroom: Cruising Scenes by Rory Midhani

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Rory Midhani is an explorer into the world of the Berlin darkroom. His drawings, murals and cardboard scenes take an affectionate, comedic peek into Berlin’s darkrooms, shedding light on that “grimy” unknown that outsiders discuss with excited reverence and ignorance. His pieces are a celebration of Queer cruising culture and the minutiae of Berlin’s unique … Read more Confessions in a Darkroom: Cruising Scenes by Rory Midhani

Life Drawing Class in Neukölln with Burnt Sienna Berlin

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It’s easy to disconnect from yourself in Berlin. Time is seamless and brews are cheap. But when was the last time you nourished your soul with something actually reflective of your mind or your inner, creative side? It’s not too late to craft this idealistic artistic retreat. After all, it’s Berlin. It’s where the artists … Read more Life Drawing Class in Neukölln with Burnt Sienna Berlin

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