6 p.m. is the new 6 a.m.Kinder Rave: when techno starts a familyDJs, a dance floor and children in tow. In Berlin, nightlife is changing its opening hours and its audience. “A party for parents where children are also welcome – not the other way round,” say the organisers. InterviewbyRaffaele Rossi26 SEP 26
The analysisWhere Elif Eralp won. The (unfeasible) proposals for a Berlin where everything is more expensiveThe Linke politician has staked her claim to the post of metropolitan mayor of the capital. However, her programme is considered unworkable: expropriating large property developers to guarantee a home for everyone at an affordable price. The Merz government is already taking action against this proposal.byDaniel Mosseri23 SEP 26
IN GERMANYIn the Berlin election, Die Linke has its own Mamdani to defeat the CDUIn the capital, the AfD is not making as big an impact as it did in the regional elections. The Socialists of Die Linke and the Christian Democrats of the outgoing mayor, Kai Wegner, are vying for the mayoral seat, with both parties neck and neck at 20 per cent in the pollsbyDaniel Mosseri18 SEP 26
Vincenzo Latronico’s novelSomething is rotten in Pomerania"A splendid ruin": the property- and relationship-related misadventures of a couple renovating a house (or rather, a manor house) in the former GDRbyMichele Masneri15 SEP 26
