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Herwarth Walden’s 1923 Call for a ‘United States of Europe'
"Berliners have their own language.... The Berliner Dialect is only spoken by real Berliners, who are found all over the world — but not in Berlin."
May 20
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The strange, mystifying iconography of Siegbert Porada
I was happy to find it on exhibition at Berlin's Aid Organization for the Blind
May 13
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Execution Invoices for ‘Uncle Emil’
Neighborhood Resistance Leader Ruth Andreas-Friedrich Learns of Her Fallen Comrades.
May 6
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April 2024
'The Cripple' by Karl Wittfogel
Based upon "Der Krüppel" by Karl Wittfogel, this brief drama (rendered in English verse) originally was performed as street theater in Berlin, 1919.
Apr 29
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The Bauhaus Canteen (1919-1930)
This radical, new commons-for-all quickly functioned as a creative workshop.
Apr 22
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Cold War Military Intelligence Listening Post on Berlin 'Rubble Mountain'
The NSA Berlin Field Station on Teufelsberg: A "Berlin Stories" Photo Gallery
Apr 15
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I don't usually get into 'spot news,' but....
Yesterday's Berlin "police action" against would-be peace-makers crossed a line.
Apr 13
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German Satirist Erich Kästner
Below the paywall: His satirical anti-war song, "Prince Carnival"
Apr 8
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Umberto Eco on Writing ‘Politically’ as a European
‘There is no rule… only the risk of contradiction.’
Apr 1
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March 2024
Russian Writers Escape War-at-Home, Fleeing to Berlin, 1917-1938
City stirred (then shaken) by the distant October Revolution
Mar 25
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Sense of humor not required in dealing with German authorities...but it sure helps
This is a "Berlin Story" 'pitch': I’m asking readers for assistance…
Mar 21
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Manufactured Hate & Fear of Environmental Greens Goes Back to Unification
To the lingering Cold/War policy of German conservatives.
Mar 18
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