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Berlin Corona Diary #28 – drama inside and out
July 2021 At last the cinemas re-open their doors, and keep them open (wide) until the main feature starts. At least that was my experience of my matinee visit to see a new German film, Nebenan (Next Door) at Babylon … Continue reading
Posted in Berlin, cities, Climate Crisis, Corona, COVID-19, Film, housing, observation, psychogeography, socialism, the politics of the everyday, travel
Tagged Climate Crisis, Lina Braake Bank
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Berlin Corona Diary #27 – spaces and people
June 2021 The streets are still empty in the centre of the city in a month they’d normally be thronged. But slowly emergence is happening. The statue that was still behind boards in March, is now to be seen again. … Continue reading
Posted in Berlin, cities, Corona, COVID-19, culture, housing, ideology, observation, psychogeography, socialism, the politics of the everyday, travel
Tagged Laura Tibor, Protest Oper, Vaccination posters
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Berlin Corona Diary #26 – Pushing through
May 2021. Now this is more like it. The infection numbers start going down, albeit slowly. The blossom comes in abundance and the sun shines more frequently. Spring is startlingly brief in Berlin but always spectacular. Too late for the … Continue reading
Posted in Berlin, cities, Corona, COVID-19, culture, housing, ideology, observation, psychogeography, the politics of the everyday
Tagged Deutschlandfunk Kultur, Ira Hadžić, radio, sound-art
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Berlin Corona Diary #25 – Open to question
Question mark fence, Prenzlauerberg April 2021. In the early part of the month, the weather stayed cold, the branches bare. Progress felt slow to non-existent. When I posted in relief that I’d been able to get a vaccination, instant frantic … Continue reading
Posted in Berlin, cities, Corona, COVID-19, housing, psychogeography, socialism, the politics of the everyday
Tagged campaign, Mietendeckel, renting
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Berlin Corona Diary #23 – The more we are together…
Mid to late February, a fortnight of two seasons. When the snow came again mid month it felt like a blessing, especially as it came for a while. Though the days were still dark and monochrome, the thick bright whiteness … Continue reading
Posted in Berlin, cities, Corona, COVID-19, housing, observation, psychogeography, socialism, the politics of the everyday
Tagged activism, Berlin, cities, community, Corona, February 2021, solidarity
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Berlin Corona Diary #22 – windows on the world
January and first week of February. The snowiest, coldest spell so far in this pandemic saga, curtailing outdoor trips unless accompanied by a rare shaft of sunlight. The lockdown is officially extended into the middle of February but most likely … Continue reading
Posted in Berlin, cities, Corona, COVID-19, culture, housing, ideology, observation, psychogeography, socialism, the politics of the everyday
Tagged Berlin, campaigning, Corona, COVID 19, housing, Pandemic, psychogeography, rent, snow, Tempelhofer Feld, windows, winter
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Berlin Corona Diary #20
30th July 2020 Are we still in Corona time? Can this still be a Corona diary? To both questions, sadly yes. To hope that the virus has been a curious phase set only in a passing season is unfortunately wishful … Continue reading
Posted in Berlin, cities, Corona, COVID-19, Film, housing, observation, psychogeography, socialism, the politics of the everyday
Tagged Berlin, Berlin Airlift, Corona, COVID-19, political resistance, Tempelhofer Feld
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