HEIST (Page 10)

Sign in Subscribe

Featured

"Not Just Recognition, but Shame": Abdulrazak Gurnah on Berlin's Colonial Past

Features Interview Books

"Not Just Recognition, but Shame": Abdulrazak Gurnah on Berlin's Colonial Past

Nobel laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah talks to HEIST about colonialism's afterlife in Berlin, museum basements and the story of Bayume Mohamed Husen.

Aug 31, 2026

More Features

New Gods in Köpenick: The Rise of FC Union's Women's Team

New Gods in Köpenick: The Rise of FC Union's Women's Team

The 1. FC Union women’s team is pulling big crowds. Can the fans create a culture with staying power?

Aug 21, 2026

Dagmar Herzog on the "Sexy Racism" of the AfD

Interview Books AfD

Dagmar Herzog on the "Sexy Racism" of the AfD

In her book The New Fascist Body, historian Dagmar Herzog has provided one of the most clear-eyed analyses of the German far right.

Aug 14, 2026

Latest

Media Turns on Die Linke Over Anti-Israel Sentiment at Campaign Event

News Die Linke Elections

Media Turns on Die Linke Over Anti-Israel Sentiment at Campaign Event

The CDU wants other parties to rule out a left-wing coalition, while some newspapers can't resist a racist dig of their own. But what really happened in Neukölln on Saturday?

Aug 31, 2026

More News

Meet Hendrik Holt: The €10 Million Fraudster Who Just Escaped Berlin Prison

Meet Hendrik Holt: The €10 Million Fraudster Who Just Escaped Berlin Prison

The fraudster was sentenced to nine years in prison for tricking energy companies out of €10 million. Now, he's posting on Instagram "Greetings from Moscow, it's very nice here, the caviar is fantastic."

Aug 28, 2026

Unexploded World War II Bomb Forces Mass Evacuation in Neukölln

News Police Neukölln

Unexploded World War II Bomb Forces Mass Evacuation in Neukölln

Thousands of people had to temporarily leave their apartments as the WW2 bomb was defused just a few streets away from Sonnenallee.

Aug 27, 2026

Is an Unknown AI Buying Up Rare Berlin Books, Then Destroying Them?

Is an Unknown AI Buying Up Rare Berlin Books, Then Destroying Them?

A Canadian company placed repeated automated orders at Berlin antiquarian shops. The books were shipped to Chicago. Experts suspect AI training.

Aug 26, 2026

HEIST

TheHEISTPodcast

HEIST podcast headphones

Berlin stories, told by the people who reported them. New episodes fortnightly.

Listen now All episodes

Recent Interviews

"Not Just Recognition, but Shame": Abdulrazak Gurnah on Berlin's Colonial Past

Features Interview Books

"Not Just Recognition, but Shame": Abdulrazak Gurnah on Berlin's Colonial Past

Nobel laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah talks to HEIST about colonialism's afterlife in Berlin, museum basements and the story of Bayume Mohamed Husen.

Aug 31, 2026

Dagmar Herzog on the "Sexy Racism" of the AfD

Interview Books AfD

Dagmar Herzog on the "Sexy Racism" of the AfD

In her book The New Fascist Body, historian Dagmar Herzog has provided one of the most clear-eyed analyses of the German far right.

Aug 14, 2026

"If there's a pipe, something is changing in the city"

Interview Art Construction

"If there's a pipe, something is changing in the city"

A new photo series is documenting Berlin's beloved pink and blue pipes.

Aug 4, 2026

Read more

Browse by Topic

Police Politics CDU Protest Palestine Elections Health LGBTQ All Topics