bryn stole
@brynstole.bsky.social
berlin correspondent @afp. midwesterner in germany, and occasional writer at various places. “...whenever it is a damp, drizzly november in my soul....”
american soft power persists (grocery store, berlin)
August 14, 2025 at 9:03 PM
american soft power persists (grocery store, berlin)
published alongside this inspiring blurb about the rotting corpse of the newspaper that once made me fall in love with newspapers.
June 27, 2025 at 8:07 PM
published alongside this inspiring blurb about the rotting corpse of the newspaper that once made me fall in love with newspapers.
was twitchingly addicted to this for like two months
June 27, 2025 at 8:07 PM
was twitchingly addicted to this for like two months
what a world we live in
May 23, 2025 at 2:53 PM
what a world we live in
“…Florence seems to him dull, drab, provincial. Those who know Florence a little often compare it to Boston.” (Mary McCarthy, The Stones of Florence)
March 8, 2025 at 4:33 PM
“…Florence seems to him dull, drab, provincial. Those who know Florence a little often compare it to Boston.” (Mary McCarthy, The Stones of Florence)
Yep, that about sums things up the situation for Berlin.
February 25, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Yep, that about sums things up the situation for Berlin.
Die Linke won among first-time voters in both West **and** East Germany, per ARD figures this morning.
February 24, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Die Linke won among first-time voters in both West **and** East Germany, per ARD figures this morning.
Donald Trump hails German Christian Democrat Friedrich Merz's victory in the "VERY BIG AND HIGHLY ANTICIPATED ELECTION" in a post over on Truth Social.
February 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Donald Trump hails German Christian Democrat Friedrich Merz's victory in the "VERY BIG AND HIGHLY ANTICIPATED ELECTION" in a post over on Truth Social.
February 19, 2025 at 11:15 AM
December 7, 2023 at 10:33 AM
germany’s döner price index shows berlin nudging upward despite the intense competition—18 döner shops per 100k residents—while lovely bremen remains the budget king (from der spiegel, 2022 data).
November 10, 2023 at 12:18 PM
germany’s döner price index shows berlin nudging upward despite the intense competition—18 döner shops per 100k residents—while lovely bremen remains the budget king (from der spiegel, 2022 data).