Exberliner

The many shades of open love

Love triangles sound exciting, but can they be sustainable? And what happens when kids are involved? We talked to polyamorous Berliners about the highs and lows of open relationships.

Are the good days gone?

Finding a flat in a decent neighbourhood is becoming increasingly difficult. Unless you’re ready to pay big bucks. What happened to Berlin’s legendary affordable housing? And how did we get here?

Germany's so-called 'integration courses' are supposed to teach new arrivals the basics of local language, life and culture to help them find a job and become active members of their adopted society. But why aren't these classes working?

Kippa your hands off

Is antisemitism back in Germany, this time as an “imported” Muslim prejudice? In the wake of April’s “Berlin kippa attack”, the international media was prompt to resurrect the taboo of no-go zones for Jews in the German capital.

The Sugar Babes

Being a sugar baby may sound easy – you just have to show up and look pretty – but in reality, it is a harsh, competitive world of high expectations and hard work. Yet many millennials across the world choose to make a living by it. We spoke to two of them in Berlin.

Exit Wilmersdorf

For the past two years, the old town hall building in City West functioned as an emergency refugee shelter for over 2000 people. Now, the building is closing down. Fear, mistrust and anger run high among the residents, while officials swear they’re doing their best and helpers preach patience. An explosive situation?

Berlin's promised land

Settlers from Israel are flocking to Charlottenburg, where they find synagogues, certified kosher shops and restaurants, a secure environment and many fellow Jews.

Hungary: Populism in power

What would it look like if the AfD won? Where will Trump’s America be in four years? Hungarians have an idea – and it’s not pretty.

Getting your fix at the pharmacist

Eye drops as heroin substitute, anyone? In Berlin, pharmaceuticals are increasingly abused by addicts and recreational users alike. We spoke to a helpless pharmacist and an industrious "legal" dealer.

Prescription pot!

While pharmaceuticals are being used illegally, there's some good news: everyone's favourite illegal plant will finally be covered by health insurance. But not that easily.

Unhappy kangaroos

After Exberliner published an article about the exploitation of food delivery workers, a couple of Deliveroo riders contacted us to set the record straight: their situation is becoming even worse.

The refugee home hunt

Over the last two years, some 75,700 people applied for asylum in Berlin. About half of them received it. Where do they live now? What does the future hold for them?

A home for the night

Over 7000 people are homeless in Berlin, but there are a lot more without a proper home to go to on a cold winter night. We met some of them at one of the busiest homeless shelters in town. EXTRA: How you can (easily) help out the shelter.

Is Kotti burning?

Kottbusser Tor’s never been boring. But recently, a rise in gang activity, assault and petty crime have led to the media dubbing Kotti a “no-go zone”. What’s going on in Berlin’s most volatile Kiez?

Selling yourself the easy way

You don’t have to be a prostitute to make money off your body. The next time you want to afford one of life’s little luxuries, do what these Berliners did and use what nature gave you.