Siegessäule - English

Oct. 31, 2016 – Willkommen in Berlin is the title of the handbook I received at the Ausländerbehörde after my asylum procedure was concluded in September 2014. That moment...

Oct. 24, 2016 - Over the past decades, the anonymous accessibility of the internet has eroded the need for many public spaces where pornography could once be found. Thirty...

Oct. 18, 2016 – Black Cracker is known first and foremost as a rapper, but he's also a poet and producer, and in the last couple years has branched out into theater as well. Now,...

Oct. 11, 2016 – Since founding the Creamcake party in 2011, Daniela Seitz and Anja Weigl have proven a curatorial talent that's ahead of the curve,...

Oct. 4, 2016 – Late last month, American artist Isaiah Lopaz began an online series of portraits titled Things you can tell just by looking at him. Some Berliners already...

Oct. 2, 2016 – Hey you Americans in Berlin: regardless of whether you plan on ever returning to the States – you know that this presidential election will have huge effects...

Sep. 26, 2016 – All my life, wherever I have lived, I’ve had this weird neighbor. Goes by the name of Society; first name, Western. Society seems a pretty fickle type,...

Through sheer force of Facebook demand, the original fast and frightening rockers Donita Sparks, Suzi Gardner, Jennifer Finch and Dee Plakas of L7 returned from a 14-year hiatus...

The radical queer Wagenplatz Kanal and the International Women's Space are aiming to connect and empower women, trans*, people of color, migrants and refugees with a three-day...

Aug. 9, 2016 – During the summer lull, the Tanz im August festival dependably steps in as kinetic counterbalance. This year, it features 26 productions spread across eight...

Jul. 30, 2016 – What’s your longest relationship? Me, I’m coming up to my biggest-ever anniversary. Nine years. That’s how long Berlin and I have been going at it. I’ve...

Aug. 2, 2016 – Continuing a 25-year career, Japanese critical theorist and music producer Terre Thaemlitz (a.k.a. DJ Sprinkles) is a champion of cultural resistance. Her...

Jul. 26, 2016 – Last month, cult German-Norwegian duo Easter released the long-awaited second part to their album New Cuisine with a simultaneous...

Jul. 19, 2016 – For most expats and tourists, Berlin is a queer paradise, so it’s easy to forget that the Hauptstadt is a bubble within a country creeping toward the right –...

Jul. 14, 2016 – The horrible bloodbath of Orlando, where 49 people, mostly gays and lesbians, were killed; the upswing of racism and homophobia in the center of German...

Jul. 14 , 2016– The most important Pride events are of course the CSD parade (Jul. 23), the lesbian/gay street fair (Jul. 16-17) and the Dyke* March (Jul. 22), but there are...

Jul. 12, 2016 – This spring, Saleem Haddad made an impressive debut into the literary world with Guapa. Born in Kuwait to an Iraqi-German mother and a Palestinian-Lebanese...

Jul. 5 – With “High School Never Ends”, Mykki Blanco and Berliner director Matt Lambert delivered one of the most exciting queer music videos of the year. In...

Jun. 28 – I’m not perfect. There, I said it. I have a fucking loud mouth and when I get drunk, I tend to shoot my mouth off, often just to see what I can get away with. You...

Jun. 21 – This year, because of the UEFA European Championship, Berlin's main Pride parade (CSD) has been shifted to July. But the radical queers aren't letting some sports...