Siegessäule - English

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. 8 – Mal auf Englisch! As part of Pure.fm's "Love and Pride" program continuing throughout the month of July, SIEGESSÄULE is presenting a two-hour episode every...

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...

June. 18 – For almost the past six years, I’ve been living half my life here in Berlin and the other half in the United States, in Ohio to be exact. With my partner and a...

Jun. 14 – bangiebangs (real name Angie, age 34) is a community organizer with Femme Hive and previously as part of the Salon 4 at Vierte Welt. She is currently involved with...

Jun. 7 – The hotly anticipated Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art returns. One of Germany’s most prominent art events since its 1998 inception, each Biennale is defined by...

May 31 – “If Trump gets elected, I’m moving to Berlin.” When I read it on Facebook I had a flashback to 2006, around the time Neukölln had started to become an outsourced...