Food 'Three Sisters': Finding Meaning Through Fine Food And Rock'a Billy Tunes by Molly Hannon August 26, 2011 • 104,1's food writer, Molly Hannon, has a review of Three Sisters in Kreuzberg. Though the menu is mainly German, serving a variety of traditional Bavarian style dishes, Hannon says it's not overly patriotic.
Berlin Event Shakespeare In The Park, Berlin Style by Tam Eastley August 23, 2011 • There's nothing British about Shakespeare Im Park Berlin. Goerlitzer Park is the stage for Henry IV, and the production moves in and around it, interacting and entertaining with strange characters afoot. It's a truly Berlin experience: unusual, interactive, bilingual, and absolutely amazing.
Berlin Event A 'Rheingold' For The 21st Century by Rebecca Schmid August 19, 2011 • As Richard Wagner's bicentenary approaches in 2013, the Neukoellner Oper opened a new series on August 18th to explore "worldwide social and economic turbulence" with the premiere of Rheingold Feuerland, with music by Simon Stockhausen.
Berlin Event 'SlutWalk' Comes To Berlin by Jennifer Collins August 17, 2011 • Thousands of scantily clad demonstrators took to the streets of Berlin this past weekend for "Slutwalk," a series of global protests criticizing the belittlement of rape and the treatment of victims of sexual violence.
Food German Bread: The Dark Truth by Molly Hannon August 12, 2011 • German bread is not your usual breed of breads. 104,1's food writer, Molly Hannon, looks into how it's different from other bread, and why it's so good.
Berlin Video What Berlin Always Wanted To Know About Ira Glass by Kingsley Smith August 10, 2011 • "From WBEZ in Chicago, It's This American Life, distributed by Public Radio International, I'm Ira Glass..." He's the host who drops this introductory tease into his opening segment when you least expect it.
Music Music Tip Of The Month: Deutsches-Amerikanisches Volksfest by Anouschka Pearlman August 10, 2011 • For this month's music tip, Anouschka Pearlman recommends the upcoming German American Folk festival. The 55,000 square feet will be offering a fairground for kids, American food, and jazz, rock, country music, and everything in between.
Travel Around The World In A Weekend With Only A Beer Glass by Tam Eastley August 9, 2011 • The International Berlin Beer Festival, which lines Karl Marx Allee, celebrated its 15th year this weekend with sunny weather and countless bottles of beer from over 80 countries.
Music Month Music Tip: Cera Impala And The New Prohibition by Anouschka Pearlman August 2, 2011 • 104,1's music contributor Anouschka Pearlman has a review of the latest CD by the Berlin-based folk band Cera Impala and the The New Prohibition. Month Music Tip: Cera Impala And The New Prohibition Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/138820911/138898037" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Food Like Berlin, 'Weinstein's Wine Bar In Prenzlauer Berg Continues To Evolve by Molly Hannon July 28, 2011 • 104,1's Molly Hannon sat down with the owner of Weinstein's in Prenzlauer Berg to talk about the concepts behind his wine bar and its evolution during the last 18 years in Berlin.
Travel 'Dong Xuan Center:' A Taste Of Vietnam Via Lichtenberg by Tam Eastley July 27, 2011 • The Dong Xuan Center, located on Herzbergstrasse in Lichtenberg, opens up to an immense parking lot and large warehouses, which are home to Berlin's little taste of Asia. Once inside, 104,1's Tam Eastley found row after row of clothing stores, bedding supply stores, grocery stores, and Vietnamese restaurants.
Travel BVG's Commuter 'Touch&Travel' App Raises Privacy Concerns by Jennifer Collins July 25, 2011 • Berlin's BVG recently launched a smartphone app that allows commuters to pay for transport tickets using their iPhone or Android at all AB zone and Potsdam stops. Though quick and convenient, some groups have raised concerns about the privacy of the data collected by the BVG.
Berlin Event German Premiere Of 'Matsukaze' Ends The Season At The Staatsoper by Rebecca Schmid July 22, 2011 • The German premiere of Matzsukaze rounds off the Staatsoper season. It took a force of nature, and a fearless sense of artistic purpose to transform a Japanese art form dating back to the Middle Ages into dance music theater embracing the European avant-garde.
Travel The Colossus Of Prora: Sandy Beach Vacation Or History Lesson? by Tam Eastley July 20, 2011 • About 300 km north of Berlin lies the sandy beaches of Prora. Surrounding the serene vacation getaway is "The Colossus," an enormous concrete building with an infamous past. Tam Eastley recently visited the controversial resort for a take on the ongoing renovations.
Berlin Event The 'New Music Theater' Bug Multiplies At The Staatsoper by Rebecca Schmid July 18, 2011 • The Staatsoper's festival Infektion! continues this month at the Schiller Theater with a revival of Werner Henze's Phaedra.