The stalker came again and rang the bell at the house door for a long time. I sat silently at my desk in case someone let him in and he came...

Berlin stories

Anna Winger is launching a one-hour programme of Berlin Stories for NPR; the first episode aired yesterday.  I was one of the people she int...

God is good

The years go by.  One goes on a daily basis to the supermarket.  One comes home with a one cent coin, a two cent coin; one rarely remembers ...

There is much more of interest here . I would describe this as a major, still uninternalized lesson of the recent crisis, with its roller c...

It's 2.29 am. My landlady is out in the street meowing loudly to call her cat home. MEOOOW. MRROOOWWW. MEEEEOOOOWWWW.

I got a text message last night from Jeff Treviño , a musician living in Berlin, suggesting I meet him and a friend at Nollendorfplatz. Tir...

wha-?

The Schöneberger Kiez is not the prettiest part of Berlin. In fact, you could say it's downright ugly. The streets are full of betting ...

café life

I've been in Berlin for four years, and I still don't really get the tipping system. My friend Ingrid explained a while back that it...

I am a doughnut, oder?

There's a post on the NY Times book blog, Paper Cuts , about Kennedy's famous speech and alleged howler, including a YouTube clip of...