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HEIST is Berlin's worker-owned, reader-funded English-language magazine. Politics, culture, food and art.

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Blog 2 months ago
Berlin Election: Die Linke Four Points Clear as Wahl-O-Mat Goes Live
We are just under four weeks away from the Berlin elections, and Die Linke are extending their lead in the polls. For the first time, a Forsa poll conducted for t-online shows a clear distance between the frontrunner and the rest, with Die Linke's Elif Er
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Blog 2 months ago
Hand-Rolled Ravioli, Tagliatelle, Gnocchi, Tortelli at Bardele
Their chef stuffs homemade pasta like a true Italian nonna.
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Blog 2 months ago
Buttery, Flakey, Honey-Drenched Baklava at Konditerei Damaskus
For a treat, for a party favour, for an apology.
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Blog 2 months ago
Tornado Hits Brandenburg: "Severe Damage"
Berlin has it all this summer: poisonous caterpillars, parasitic worms, record-breaking heatwaves, a single rogue fox in Reinickendorf that has been murdering local pets. Now, we've also seen a tornado, just outside the city's border. The wind vortex touc
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Blog 2 months ago
New Gods in Köpenick: The Rise of FC Union's Women's Team
There is a ritual at 1. FC Union Berlin, the beloved upstart football team from Köpenick. Whenever an Union player is announced on the stadium speakers, the fans yell "football god" right after their name. From the shiniest superstar to the most unglamoro
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Blog 2 months ago
Activists Disable 20 SUVs in Charlottenburg, Screw Lentils in Tyre Valves
It isn't often that an off-the-cuff remark in a literary periodical sets off a decades-long sabotage campaign, but it was a 2007 article by John Lanchester in the LRB that posed the question:"SUVs are loathed by everyone except the people who drive them…
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Blog 2 months ago
This S-Bahn to BER Is Closed for the Rest of August
If you're flying out of Berlin this month, add some extra time. Since Tuesday, the S-Bahn stretch between Treptower Park and Schöneweide is closed for construction, taking out the S8, S85 and S9 lines - all of which serve the route to BER airport. Replace
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Blog 2 months ago
The Berlin Government Has Been Hacked
If you've been trying to reach the Berlin Senate for anything related to housing, construction, transportation, the environment, or climate protection, you're probably not getting through this week. The Senate Chancellory announced Monday that the Berlin
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Blog 2 months ago
Ägäis is a Pescetarian's First Port of Call
For seafood lovers, this spot dishes up the best fish in town.
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Blog 2 months ago
The Neukölln Arepa Shop Run By a Former DJ
The handcrafted arepas at La Casita finally have a home.
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