Drones: Eyes From a Distance
Part of Disruption Lab's series on hactivism, art and disruption, this two-day event discusses drone use, its social implications and political repercussions. Featuring a former US drone operator,...
View ArticleDisrupting drones
INTERVIEW. Technological marvels turned spy and killing machines, they've become America's counter-terrorism weapon of choice. Disruption Network Lab hosts a two-day conference this weekend...
View ArticleWhat is a "cyborg", anyway?
INTERVIEW. Disruption Network Lab partnered up with Kunstraum Kreuzberg Bethanien for a conference on May 29 and 30, all about the meaning of the word “cyborg”. Cyborg and transgender activist Helena...
View ArticleCrossing the line
How far would you go to help a refugee? These Berliners (all names changed) were willing to do whatever it took – even if it meant breaking the law.
View Article"Berlin sagt danke": What's free this weekend?
To "say thanks" to Berlin refugee supporters, the city's offering a veritable buffet of cultural freebies on Sunday, January 31 – and whether you've been lending a hand or not, you can get on board....
View ArticleHacktivists need care too: Jérémie Zimmermann
After years of jet-setting digital activism on a global scale, disillusioned burn-out Jérémie Zimmermann has found a new cause: hacker wellness.
View ArticleAnimal testing: it’s a propaganda war!
Thanks to animal rights activists and their graphic campaigns, we’re all prone to seeing animal research as outrageously wrong. What’s the actual situation in Berlin labs and what are the alternatives?
View ArticleThe Berlinale Blog: Packing a punch
Raoul Peck's Oscar-nominated documentary I Am Not Your Negro packs a punch and pyscho-thriller Berlin Syndrome fails to impress on Day 7 of the Berlinale...
View ArticleWladek Flakin: See you at G20!
Wladek is off to the barricades in Hamburg to protest against Donald Trump and friends.
View ArticleNew (English) mags with a cause
Two new boutique Berlin-based English-language magazines, "Panta" and "Nansen", promise to open their fellow young creatives’ eyes to the fascinating hidden lives around them.
View ArticleThe EXB news briefing: June 28, 2018
In the German papers this week: Vexing and perplexing news stories from Berlin and beyond...
View ArticleThe EXB news briefing: July 5, 2018
In the German papers this week: Vexing and perplexing news stories from Berlin and beyond...
View ArticleThe EXB news briefing: July 12, 2018
In the German papers this week: Vexing and perplexing news stories from Berlin and beyond...
View ArticleThe EXB news briefing: February 28, 2019
In the German papers this week: Vexing and perplexing news stories from Berlin and beyond...
View ArticleThe EXB news briefing: March 7, 2019
In the German papers this week: Vexing and perplexing news stories from Berlin and beyond...
View ArticleThe EXB news briefing: March 14, 2019
In the German papers this week: Vexing and perplexing news stories from Berlin and beyond...
View ArticleThe EXB news briefing: March 21, 2019
In the German papers this week: Vexing and perplexing news stories from Berlin and beyond...
View ArticleThe EXB news briefing: March 28, 2019
In the German papers this week: Vexing and perplexing news stories from Berlin and beyond...
View ArticleOUT NOW! Our APRIL issue!
As Berlin kids are joining the global strikes for climate justice, what's the rest of Berlin doing to save the planet? From idealistic club owners to ingenious startups and sustainable architecture,...
View ArticleThe EXB news briefing: April 4, 2019
In the German papers this week: Vexing and perplexing news stories from Berlin and beyond...
View ArticleOUT NOW! Our JUNE issue!
No shit! EXB is another year older and dedicating its anniversary issue to the lucky, yucky and fertile topic of poop. From real shit workers to the many faeces of German history, from anal douching to...
View ArticleThe EXB news briefing: January 30, 2020
In the German papers this week: Berlinale to suspend Alfred Bauer Prize amid Nazi allegations, Berlin Mayor will not seek re-election, rough sleepers solidarity, CDU going potty over marijuana,...
View ArticleThe EXB news briefing: February 20, 2020
In the German papers this week: Arrest after Tempodrom shooting, BER airport hits turbulence again, BVG installs cashless-only ticket machines, Kita crisis compensation, activists occupy planned Tesla...
View ArticleOUT NOW! Our XL Special Edition!
We're back on the magazine rack! Time to explore life beyond Corona with 25 in-depth conversations and interviews with some of the city's most original minds, plus photography, illustration and more....
View ArticleUN Rapporteur on torture: “Julian Assange is a political prisoner.”
We launch our coverage of Assange’s extradition trial by speaking with Nils Melzer, a UN official and professor of law who’s outlined the inhumane treatment the WikiLeaks founder faces.
View ArticleRemembering David Graeber
The author’s untimely passing followed years of influential writing on capitalism and bureaucracy. Jason Kirkpatrick reflects on filming Graeber in Berlin eight years ago.
View ArticleTadzio Müller: “I’m afraid of a Corona society.”
We spoke to the climate activist about sexual politics post-lockdown, the physicality of resistance and why the left needs to catch up with the Greta generation.
View ArticleRed Flag: There’s no real humanitarian eviction
As temperatures drop to -10°C, Lichtenberg’s local government closed an Ostkreuz homeless camp and brought its residents to shelters. But, as Nathaniel Flakin wonders, was this all for realty speculators?
View ArticleRed Flag: What would Berlin’s socialised housing look like?
The campaign to nationalise the city’s biggest landlords runs until June 25. Nathaniel Flakin predicts what might happen if a referendum eventually succeeds.
View ArticleRed Flag: Berlin healthcare workers on strike
Workers at Berlin's two biggest hospitals, Charité and Vivantes, are on strike. This isn't a normal fight for slightly higher wages. They want better healthcare for everyone.
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