Inconsiderate gestures are annoying and make many people’s life difficult. DW columnist Gero Schliess has noticed several ways Berlin could show it cares more for others.New York, Wall Street corner Water Street: Instead of gazing at the rocketing skyscrapers or noticing the bankers hurrying back to the office after their lunch break, I am studying …
Berlin is a world city – say the Berliners. No way, says DW’s columnist Gero Schliess. When it comes to cash, Berlin still lives in the Stone Age – and the best arguments won’t convince it otherwise.”Singing in the Rain” is a wonderful musical set in Paris. But I never thought that I’d be performing …
Some Berliners blame an influx of newcomers from south-western Germany for gentrification in their beloved city. But DW’s Gero Schliess says a truce has been found in the capital.Believe me. Berliners used to hate it that so many Swabians had taken over their city, but the war between the “gentrifiers” from Germany’s Southwest and the …
Iconic Berlin theater directors Peymann and Castorf leave – and predict the end of theater. Nonsense, says DW’s Gero Schliess, who looks forward to Chris Dercon’s first season at the helm of the Volksbühne theater.”Rascals, would you live forever?” Frederick the Great’s rage was notorious, even though he had formally been thought a reluctant soldier. …
What happens in Berghain stays in Berghain. But there are exceptions to that rule. DW columnist Gero Schliess went to a rare art event at the famous techno club – and got to know a totally new side to it.Off to the Berghain! Yes, I admit that I’m looking forward to spending a night in …
The Holzmarkt in Berlin was once the home of a legendary club: Bar 25. Now, the former owners opened a chic village in the same spot. But instead of a hippy utopia, it’s all about business, says columnist Gero Schliess.It started with a board and a nail. Then came another board and nail. Finally, Bar …
Since construction projects are a disaster in Berlin, managers should at least apply readily available strategies to improve their image, says DW’s Gero Schliess.An opera house without an opera? That would be like a chancellery without a chancellor. Yet that appears to be a probable scenario in Berlin – for the opera, I mean. The …
