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A slow, deep and multifaceted love letter to the German capital
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Images of 19th Century Berlin by the famous (and well-loved) illustrator and satirist Heinrich Zille...whose photography work was less well-known until recently…
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January 16, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Images of 19th Century Berlin by the famous (and well-loved) illustrator and satirist Heinrich Zille...whose photography work was less well-known until recently…
www.slowtravelberlin.com/heinrich-zil...
www.slowtravelberlin.com/heinrich-zil...
Berlin, 1927 — a hairdresser advertises discounts for the unemployed.
Photographer: Röhnert. Bundesarchiv Bild 183-B0527-0001-772
Photographer: Röhnert. Bundesarchiv Bild 183-B0527-0001-772
January 16, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Berlin, 1927 — a hairdresser advertises discounts for the unemployed.
Photographer: Röhnert. Bundesarchiv Bild 183-B0527-0001-772
Photographer: Röhnert. Bundesarchiv Bild 183-B0527-0001-772
We said no more snow photos. But we just found this pic of a snow covered Hinterhof that—back in 2009–still had visible bullet holes / war damage. So, well, we have to post it… 🤷🏻♂️ #berlin
January 15, 2026 at 9:13 PM
We said no more snow photos. But we just found this pic of a snow covered Hinterhof that—back in 2009–still had visible bullet holes / war damage. So, well, we have to post it… 🤷🏻♂️ #berlin
One for the design nerds: @johnkpeck.bsky.social traces the history of Berlin’s public transport map designs…
Read more here: www.slowtravelberlin.com/mapping-berl...
Read more here: www.slowtravelberlin.com/mapping-berl...
January 15, 2026 at 6:58 PM
One for the design nerds: @johnkpeck.bsky.social traces the history of Berlin’s public transport map designs…
Read more here: www.slowtravelberlin.com/mapping-berl...
Read more here: www.slowtravelberlin.com/mapping-berl...
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wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
January 15, 2026 at 1:47 PM
wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
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There are some spots available for my “Rebels & Exiles” literary walking tour for @slowberlin.bsky.social this Saturday, January 17th at 2 pm! Book here: www.slowtravelberlin.com/tours/rebels...
January 15, 2026 at 2:23 PM
There are some spots available for my “Rebels & Exiles” literary walking tour for @slowberlin.bsky.social this Saturday, January 17th at 2 pm! Book here: www.slowtravelberlin.com/tours/rebels...
"In Schöneberg, theatres, cabarets, and clubs catered to homosexuals, lesbians, transsexuals, and sadomasochists of Berlin’s liberated sub-culture..."
Dr. Paul Dijstelberge profiles Nollendorfplatz, one of Schöneberg’s most famous squares…
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Dr. Paul Dijstelberge profiles Nollendorfplatz, one of Schöneberg’s most famous squares…
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January 15, 2026 at 11:56 AM
"In Schöneberg, theatres, cabarets, and clubs catered to homosexuals, lesbians, transsexuals, and sadomasochists of Berlin’s liberated sub-culture..."
Dr. Paul Dijstelberge profiles Nollendorfplatz, one of Schöneberg’s most famous squares…
www.slowtravelberlin.com/nollendorfpl...
Dr. Paul Dijstelberge profiles Nollendorfplatz, one of Schöneberg’s most famous squares…
www.slowtravelberlin.com/nollendorfpl...
“The most revolutionary thing one can do is always to proclaim loudly what is happening.” - Rosa Luxemburg, brutally murdered in Berlin on this day in 1919.
Her words still ring true.
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Her words still ring true.
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January 15, 2026 at 8:50 AM
“The most revolutionary thing one can do is always to proclaim loudly what is happening.” - Rosa Luxemburg, brutally murdered in Berlin on this day in 1919.
Her words still ring true.
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Her words still ring true.
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A good deal of violence against civilians from WWII bombings of cities onward assumes that the will of the people can be crushed and it generally fails. As the piece mentions, partly on the assumption that most people are cowardly and selfish. Mostly we're not.
January 15, 2026 at 2:30 AM
A good deal of violence against civilians from WWII bombings of cities onward assumes that the will of the people can be crushed and it generally fails. As the piece mentions, partly on the assumption that most people are cowardly and selfish. Mostly we're not.
Happy to be finally getting around to this one!
January 14, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Happy to be finally getting around to this one!
“The idea of socialism isn’t a bad one, but humanity isn’t built for it, it goes against its nature. It’s always ruined by power and money, and always corrupted.”
Our interview with GDR photographer Harald Hauswald on his life and work in East Berlin…
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Our interview with GDR photographer Harald Hauswald on his life and work in East Berlin…
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January 14, 2026 at 8:50 PM
“The idea of socialism isn’t a bad one, but humanity isn’t built for it, it goes against its nature. It’s always ruined by power and money, and always corrupted.”
Our interview with GDR photographer Harald Hauswald on his life and work in East Berlin…
www.slowtravelberlin.com/interview-wi...
Our interview with GDR photographer Harald Hauswald on his life and work in East Berlin…
www.slowtravelberlin.com/interview-wi...
This weekend, what with the ice thawed and the temperatures back above zero, we will be running our Prenzlauer Berg and West Berlin literary tours
@marcelkrueger.bsky.social
Please see the link below for more info, prices and contacts — or drop us a DM!
www.slowtravelberlin.com/tours/
@marcelkrueger.bsky.social
Please see the link below for more info, prices and contacts — or drop us a DM!
www.slowtravelberlin.com/tours/
January 14, 2026 at 6:34 PM
This weekend, what with the ice thawed and the temperatures back above zero, we will be running our Prenzlauer Berg and West Berlin literary tours
@marcelkrueger.bsky.social
Please see the link below for more info, prices and contacts — or drop us a DM!
www.slowtravelberlin.com/tours/
@marcelkrueger.bsky.social
Please see the link below for more info, prices and contacts — or drop us a DM!
www.slowtravelberlin.com/tours/
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Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
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November 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
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What will you be doing on Schopenhauer’s 238th birthday? If you want to spend it with me and other Schopenhaurians, you can!
Join me and @ahalder.bsky.social for an @interintellect.bsky.social salon on Schopenhauer’s life and thought. Tickets are free at the link below.
Join me and @ahalder.bsky.social for an @interintellect.bsky.social salon on Schopenhauer’s life and thought. Tickets are free at the link below.
Philosophy's Greatest Pessimist? David Bather Woods on Schopenhauer
To celebrate Arthur Schopenhauer's 238th birthday, David Bather Woods, associate professor of philosophy at the University of Warwick, joins host Alaka Halder to discuss his new book, Arthur Schopenha...
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January 14, 2026 at 2:27 PM
What will you be doing on Schopenhauer’s 238th birthday? If you want to spend it with me and other Schopenhaurians, you can!
Join me and @ahalder.bsky.social for an @interintellect.bsky.social salon on Schopenhauer’s life and thought. Tickets are free at the link below.
Join me and @ahalder.bsky.social for an @interintellect.bsky.social salon on Schopenhauer’s life and thought. Tickets are free at the link below.
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thanks to @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social you can read the greatest work of literature ever written about battling nazis in the freezing cold (among many other things)
Life and Fate
A book judged so dangerous in the Soviet Union that not only the manuscript but the ribbons on which it had been typed were confiscated by the state, Life and Fate is an epic tale of World War II and ...
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January 14, 2026 at 2:28 AM
thanks to @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social you can read the greatest work of literature ever written about battling nazis in the freezing cold (among many other things)
Oranienburger Tor, 1867 -- image by Friedrich Schwartz. Borsig’s factory on Chausseestraße can be seen in the background...
January 14, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Oranienburger Tor, 1867 -- image by Friedrich Schwartz. Borsig’s factory on Chausseestraße can be seen in the background...
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Our next Prenzlberg tour will run this Sunday (possibly Sat too if any interest). Click the link below for more info and to book a place…
Info and contact: www.slowtravelberlin.com/tours/beyond...
Info and contact: www.slowtravelberlin.com/tours/beyond...
January 13, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Our next Prenzlberg tour will run this Sunday (possibly Sat too if any interest). Click the link below for more info and to book a place…
Info and contact: www.slowtravelberlin.com/tours/beyond...
Info and contact: www.slowtravelberlin.com/tours/beyond...
A literary history of Berlin’s most famous boulevard: Unter den Linden
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January 14, 2026 at 11:21 AM
A literary history of Berlin’s most famous boulevard: Unter den Linden
www.slowtravelberlin.com/under-the-un...
www.slowtravelberlin.com/under-the-un...
Postcards from 1970s East Berlin.
January 14, 2026 at 8:03 AM
Postcards from 1970s East Berlin.
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Serious question: Is there a "Pippi Langstrumpf" Ampelmännchen somewhere?
January 13, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Serious question: Is there a "Pippi Langstrumpf" Ampelmännchen somewhere?
On Germania: Hitler’s ‘Welthaupstadt’
@kierandrake.bsky.social traces Hitler’s megalomaniac plans for Berlin as capital of the Third Reich…
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@kierandrake.bsky.social traces Hitler’s megalomaniac plans for Berlin as capital of the Third Reich…
www.slowtravelberlin.com/germania-hit...
January 13, 2026 at 9:36 PM
On Germania: Hitler’s ‘Welthaupstadt’
@kierandrake.bsky.social traces Hitler’s megalomaniac plans for Berlin as capital of the Third Reich…
www.slowtravelberlin.com/germania-hit...
@kierandrake.bsky.social traces Hitler’s megalomaniac plans for Berlin as capital of the Third Reich…
www.slowtravelberlin.com/germania-hit...
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Open letter
Consistent Action Against AI-generated Holocaust Distortions on Social Media Platforms
www.gedenkstaetten-hamburg.de/en/news/news...
Consistent Action Against AI-generated Holocaust Distortions on Social Media Platforms
www.gedenkstaetten-hamburg.de/en/news/news...
Open letter: Consistent Action Against AI-generated Holocaust Distortions on Social Media Platforms
www.gedenkstaetten-hamburg.de
January 13, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Open letter
Consistent Action Against AI-generated Holocaust Distortions on Social Media Platforms
www.gedenkstaetten-hamburg.de/en/news/news...
Consistent Action Against AI-generated Holocaust Distortions on Social Media Platforms
www.gedenkstaetten-hamburg.de/en/news/news...
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January 13, 2026 at 7:37 PM