THE BERLINER Ausgabe 253 Oktober 2026

ISSUE 253 OUT NOW!
Here’s how things are going to change in Berlin for you, me and AI.

We biked along to Free the Nipple, the protest about desexualising toplessness, Kimchi expert Olya Tarasyeyeva on fermentation workshops, architecture takes centre stage in lake-laden Schwerin, Avélina de Ment interviewed her mum about her sense of style, ROSA has built a permanent home for the kink scene, Brooke Cheney walked the Ringbahn, the cuts to German integration programmes are impacting those who want to live and work here, Bernd Böttger used a self-made amphibious scooter to escape the DDR, Berlin is a whopping 49% green space – how did it get there? Event highlights and your guide to art, music, stage, literature and film.