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Germany's Fateful Day

by LAUREN STOKES, EDITOR EMERITUS | 11/17/2009

Berlin’s happiest memory isn’t really one that it can celebrate with a good conscience. I went to the twentieth anniversary party of the fall of the Berlin Wall, took some pictures of people’s umbrellas, and came back to a Kristallnacht remembrance around the corner from where I live. More

  • Settling In, Coming Out

    by LAUREN STOKES, EDITOR EMERITUS | 10/19/2009

    Your October Break was the first week of classes at the Free University of Berlin for 31,000 students, 415 professors, and one Lauren Stokes. It was also my first week selling tickets at the Gay Museum of Berlin. More

  • The Social-State Utopia Is Only Getting Gayer

    by LAUREN STOKES, EDITOR EMERITUS | 9/28/2009

    Germany just had an election, I have health insurance, and here's a stab in the dark at what it all means. More

  • Welcome Back to Deutsch... kei?

    by LAUREN STOKES, EDITOR EMERITUS | 9/14/2009

    Because I just can't tear myself away, I'm writing another column about my adventures (and misadventures) in Berlin as a Fulbright Fellow this year, thinking about Germans, Turks, and the ever-present past. More