Can we still give peace a chance?

In the face of the rapid escalation of the war in the Ukraine, tens of thousands come together in Berlin to protest for peace People at the anti-war demonstration near Berlin’s Brandenburger Tor express their opinion of Putin’s aggression. Photograph:...

No future for Zukunft am Ostkreuz?

Zukunft am Ostkreuz, a much loved arthouse cinema and cultural venue, has not been able to renew its lease. Its demise would represent a huge loss to the local community as well as the city of Berlin Entrance (before opening hours) to Zukunft am Ostkreuz, mid-January,...

Rebels with a cause

January stage roundup in ExBerliner magazine Matthias Brandt in ‘Mein Name sei Gantenbein’ at the Berliner Ensemble. Photograph: Andi Weiland Alienation and raging against the machine has been a virulent reaction to the Covid-19 pandemic. A number of shows...

The Ghost of Ballyfeckit Hall

The literary spirit in a writers’ retreat can move people in strange ways MARIUS pushed himself up from his desk and sighed. Maybe another cup of coffee would help. He’d already had seven today, and it was only 11.30, but didn’t writers do everything to excess?...

Turmoil in Thuringia

Image tweeted by die Linke leader in Thuringia, Bodo Ramelow: “Hold your head up, not your hands!” With the shock election of a minority party member to the position of minister president of Thuringia with the help of the AfD, Germany’s political landscape...

Mysterious crossbow killings in Bavaria

Police are baffled at a spate of macabre deaths in the historic and otherwise peaceful city of Passau Screenshot from Süddeutsche Zeitung’s website A CRIME in the Bavarian city of Passau has horrified as much as mystified the police – and the general...