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Nov 2, 2026
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6 min read
Berlin's trash problem, Spiegel's Eralp notes and Deutsche Bahn's fewer-trains plan.
Oct 26, 2026
8 min read
Berlin's flats and new Airbnb rules, fake meetings and KiezScore.
Oct 19, 2026
7 min read
Ashtrays, Knast and contactless: smoking bars, a prison hotel and BVG's card-only future.
Oct 12, 2026
A €2.5B terminal, a tunnel nobody can staff and beavers that need their own tunnel.
Oct 5, 2026
Poor but sexy, the sequel: Europe's best club, a €5B budget hole and a pricier Deutschlandticket.
Sep 28, 2026
42 kilometres later, and I am glad it’s over: the hardest part was probably carb loading.
Sep 21, 2026
I felt very good walking to the school and voting; it just felt special that I could vote in a foreign country thanks to the EU.
Sep 14, 2026
5 min read
Hello dear ghostbusters, the sirens off the Warntag caught me in the middle of the run, and I was thinking.
Sep 7, 2026
Wow, this was a long and very productive newsletter break...
Aug 3, 2026
🌊 I am pleased to announce that this is the last newsletter until September. This will be the longest break in the history of this venture