Darknet
Redeeming the darknet in five examples

The darknet is often seen as the Cain to the internet’s Abel, as a hub for weapons and drugs and a paradise for paedophiles and terrorists. But, as it turns out, it’s not really so dark after all.

Ex-Embassy Exhibition
Vestiges of a failed (diplomatic) relationship

The EX-EMBASSY exhibition and text series delves into and beyond Australia’s relationship with East Germany.

Cyber defence
Teutates fights Twitter viruses

Cyberwar sounds like an action film but the reality is much more prosaic. Guarding against cyberattacks is mostly a matter of vigilance. In Germany, a special agency is tasked with protecting politicians, businesses and private individuals from the perils of life online.

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Bicultural Urbanite Luke
English Confessions of a Bicultural Urbanite

Traditionally, the beginning of a new year comes with resolutions. But I’d like to start mine here with a confession. The divulging of a dirty little secret I’ve been harbouring and trying my best to forget. It could compromise my prized status as a bicultural urbanite, and it has to do with my bilingual abilities. Though ‘abilities’ would be a generous term here.

Bicultural Urbanite Brianna
FLAT WHITE IS THE NEW BLACK

Coffee shop owner and Australian expat Garth Gregory has been keeping Berliners caffeinated since 2004. I had a chat to him about starting a business in Germany, gentrification and the perils of third wave specialty coffee.

Guest blogger Felicity
Navigating new beginnings times six

After facing a few years of adversity, a family of six embark on a rock’n’roll international move, braving the Berlin bureaucracy, language barrier and only eight weeks of summer a year, to live a whole new life filled with wonder and curiosity.