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Football What happened to Hertha?
Around this time last year, Hertha was still competing for the title. Now the Berlin Football Club is ranked last in the Bundesliga. Kjetil Rekdal, the former Hertha-player from Norway is likely to have an opinion. Von Espen A. Eik mehr
Mark Espiner Adopt words!
Mark Espiner sings Kraftwerk while driving and wants to introduce some specifically Berlin German words into English. mehr
Espiner's Berlin On finding good coffee in Berlin
I’m not a tea lover. Forget the British stereotype. The leaf is not my brew. It’s the bean. And I’m very fussy about it. mehr
Job prospects for gays Milk 2010: The first homosexual job fair
Europe’s first career fair for homosexuals comes to Munich this weekend. Moritz Honert from Der Tagesspiegel spoke with the founder of Milk 2010 about job prospects for gays and lesbians in Germany. Von Moritz Honert mehr
Castrate the polar bear? Let’s keep our paws off Knut’s balls
Castrate Knut? Overzealous animal rights activists need to keep their paws off Berlin’s beloved polar bear, argues Bernd Matthies. By Bernd Matthies mehr
Mark Espiner CCTV: Invasion of privacy
I tried to work out why I felt physically different in Berlin from in London and it suddenly hit me. By Mark Espiner mehr
Espiner's Berlin Open the major museums to everyone
Museums are churches of knowledge. Why don’t the Germans put pressure on their politicians to make all the major museums open? By Mark Espiner mehr
Espiner's Berlin Snow blues and Bacteriart
I have taken a good look at Berlin and discovered its microscopic beauty. By Mark Espiner mehr
Same procedure as last year? Absolutely not.
I have to admit I really wasn’t ready for your Berlin new year. By Mark Espiner mehr
In English A Just and Lasting Peace
President Barack Obama's Speech at the Acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo. mehr
Sunday Trading Thou shalt not shop
Jost Müller-Neuhof wonders how Germans can criticise Switzerland’s vote to ban minarets on mosques as an attack on religious freedom yet they blithely accept being told by Christian churches whether they can shop on Sundays or not. Von by Jost Müller-Neuhof mehr
Editorial Making the SPD relevant through redundancy
The Social Democrats suffered a resounding defeat in Sunday’s election. Lorenz Maroldt, editor-in-chief of Der Tagesspiegel, believes the beleaguered centre-left party can now deal with the issues it has neglected for too long. By Lorenz Maroldt mehr
20th Anniversary The beginning of the end of East Germany
Twenty years ago this week, East Germany’s communist regime celebrated its 40th anniversary in power while the East German people took to the streets with their fists in the air. Der Tagesspiegel’s Matthias Schlegel reports on the peaceful demonstrations that would help bring down the Berlin Wall. By Matthias Schlegel mehr
Buschkowsky interviewed New child subsidy "will be drunk by parents"
Heinz Buschkowsky, the mayor of Berlin’s multicultural Neukölln district, tells Der Tagesspiegel why he thinks the German government’s plans to introduce a new “home-care” subsidy for children opting out of day care could have disastrous repercussions. Von Interview: Sandra Dassler mehr
20th Anniversary Workers restoring watchtower to stretch of Berlin Wall
As the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall approaches, workers at Berlin’s Bernauer Straße memorial are restoring a long-gone watchtower, Der Tagesspiegel reported on Tuesday. By Patricia Hecht mehr