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From Nude to Prude: American Sauna Culture Hits Berlin

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From Nude to Prude: American Sauna Culture Hits Berlin

We tried out two textile-mandatory saunas to answer the question: Does Berlin really need this?

May 15, 2026

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How to Stage a Political Assassination: The Neukölln Attack That Never Happened

Interview Politics Palestine

How to Stage a Political Assassination: The Neukölln Attack That Never Happened

Journalist Yossi Bartal on the Al-Mashhadani fraud - part of a growing trend of false claims of political violence among proponents of German Staatsräson.

May 12, 2026

Berlin Atonal Wants You to Sleep in Kraftwerk

Interview Music & Clubs

Berlin Atonal Wants You to Sleep in Kraftwerk

A conversation with the Berlin Atonal curators on their new 30-hour project, The Infinite Now.

May 7, 2026

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Police Arrest 20, Injure 30 At Nakba Day Protest

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Police Arrest 20, Injure 30 At Nakba Day Protest

The police intended to deploy one officer for every protester this year, but the demo drew twice the expected crowd.

May 18, 2026

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Six Months After Closure, Schwuz Is Back

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Six Months After Closure, Schwuz Is Back

The long-running queer club went bankrupt late last year, and is now attempting to find a new home.

May 15, 2026

The AfD Youth Wing Was Shut Down for Extremism. Is The New One Any Different?

The AfD Youth Wing Was Shut Down for Extremism. Is The New One Any Different?

Last year, the far-right AfD dissolved its youth wing after Germany's intelligence agency classified it as extremist. Now comes Generation Deutschland. Has anything changed?

May 14, 2026

Attacks on LAP Coffee Claimed on Far-Left Platforms

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Attacks on LAP Coffee Claimed on Far-Left Platforms

After fresh attacks on LAP Coffee and a high-tech Rewe branch, anonymous people are claiming responsibility online.

May 13, 2026

What are you up to this weekend?

What are you up to this weekend?

We cast our eye across Berlin to provide a short round-up of what's going on from Thursday May 12 to Sunday May 17.

May 12, 2026

Child Finds €6,000 in Berlin Playground, Ruins Perfect Crime

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Child Finds €6,000 in Berlin Playground, Ruins Perfect Crime

A Wilmersdorf child on a Kita outing dug up silver coins, gold jewellery, luxury watches, a gold ingot and €6,000 in cash - and then blabbed to the cops.

May 12, 2026

Hantavirus in Berlin: Cruise Ship Passenger To Quarantine at Charité

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Hantavirus in Berlin: Cruise Ship Passenger To Quarantine at Charité

A German passenger from the ill-fated cruise ship will have to isolate at Berlin's prestigious hospital.

May 11, 2026

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How to Stage a Political Assassination: The Neukölln Attack That Never Happened

Interview Politics Palestine

How to Stage a Political Assassination: The Neukölln Attack That Never Happened

Journalist Yossi Bartal on the Al-Mashhadani fraud - part of a growing trend of false claims of political violence among proponents of German Staatsräson.

May 12, 2026

Berlin Atonal Wants You to Sleep in Kraftwerk

Interview Music & Clubs

Berlin Atonal Wants You to Sleep in Kraftwerk

A conversation with the Berlin Atonal curators on their new 30-hour project, The Infinite Now.

May 7, 2026

The "UFO" that changed our vision of human history

Features Interview History Museums

The "UFO" that changed our vision of human history

A new exhibition in Berlin opens a window into humanity's distant past. Discover Göbeklitepe, the 12,000-year-old site that upends everything we thought we knew about human history.

May 7, 2026

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