The one Berlin building seen best in wet weather due to its open skylight through which the rain can fall and make patterns on the… Read More »Picture Quiz #4: National Guard
I heartily recommend the 2017 Berlin-Jerusalem co-production ‘The Cakemaker’ (Ophir Raul Grazier). Without wanting to give away too much, it’s a sensuous powerful love story… Read More »Movie Recommendation: The Cakemaker
Who knows what the new chocolate sculpture at the amazing Rausch store (formerly Fassbender & Rausch store: you’ve definitely been there with me if you’ve… Read More »Picture Quiz #3: Christmas Edition
This month, let’s meet Karlrobert Kreiten, a German-born pianist who held Dutch citizenship. Considered one of the most promising young musicians in Europe in the… Read More »Introducing: Karlrobert Kreiten
If you’ve taken a Cold War tour with me, you’ll already have heard this recommendation, but it’s worth repeating that Anna Funder’s ‘Stasiland’ is a must-read for… Read More »Book Recommendation: Stasiland
Good morning from Berlin! Today’s history mystery: by whom was a famous speech given from this building in 1963? Highlight the blank space below to… Read More »Picture Quiz #1: Thanksgiving Edition
This month’s hero is the lawyer Hans Litten, who represented political dissenters during the Nazi dictatorship. In 1931, Litten subpoeanaed Adolf Hitler as a witness… Read More »Introducing: Hans Litten