Berlin - Uber Cool City

[Lear]

The Hollywood Reporter thinks the German capital is the coolest metropolis on the planet ....

[tdawg]

I would definitely agree that it is one of the coolest. I haven't been back since living there as a kid but I remember loving it.

[Lear]

CNN features Europe's creative hub in a video

[SpongeG]

how cheap is berlin? i've heard artists flock there cause its so cheap to live there so how cheap is cheap?

[muppet]

Basically the city went bankrupt, but it turned out to be the best thing that happened to it - culture went into overdrive, and no longer came under threat from developers and multinationals as in every other city in the world. Berlin went leftfield sprouting myriad underground scenes (urban golf anyone?), and attracting artists from all over Europe and the world (usurping London's scene which had become moneyed, corporatised and expensive) with cheap rents and cheap nightlife. Anything goes, and anything's possible in Berlin.

In short a recipe for accessibility (people can actually afford to party, and have choices - in where, what, and with whom), and thus plurality.

In short it's trendy but still true to its roots, it draws newcomers and creatives by the thousand yet is still affordable - and all while still bucking the Starbucks makeovers - just about the rarest thing on the planet now.

[mthq]

^good explaination, muppet.

Originally Posted by Lear

The Hollywood Reporter thinks the German capital is the coolest metropolis on the planet ....

That's because it is.

[AaronPGH]

Berlin is #1 on my list to visit. I'm a techno head, so Berlin is my pilgrimage. It's the epicenter

[Lear]

Originally Posted by AaronPGH

Berlin is #1 on my list to visit.

The master of the electronica scene...

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[muppet]

www.wayfaring.info, www.floraberlin.de

[Via Chicago]

Originally Posted by SpongeG

how cheap is berlin? i've heard artists flock there cause its so cheap to live there so how cheap is cheap?

Bloomberg rates it 26th most expensive.
http://images.businessweek.com/ss/10..._cities/27.htm

Compared to other Euro cities its probably cheap.

Anyway, that article feels about 10 years late. The fact they're trumpeting all the celebrities who use it as their playground confirms my suspicions that the bohemian "anything goes" days have passed.

[AaronPGH]

Originally Posted by Lear

The master of the electronica scene...

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Love it. This is my favorite as of late:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I7u24Ieluk

Really into the Berghain sound. Prosumer especially.

[Lear]

Originally Posted by Via Chicago

Anyway, that article feels about 10 years late. The fact they're trumpeting all the celebrities who use it as their playground confirms my suspicions that the bohemian "anything goes" days have passed.

The East Coast media discovered Berlin already 10 years ago, correct.
Hollywood did took longer, thats why the article feels not really new.

Anyway, Berlins wealthy districts are still not very dominant in the city as a whole. There is plenty of freedom, liberty, empty spaces and cheap rents guaranteed for the next decade.....

[Lear]

Berlin has also become a major backdrop for many fresh action movies...

Is Germany the New Paris?

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[Lear]

Music and technology:
Berlin is the future - The Economist

[AaronPGH]

Originally Posted by Lear

Music and technology:
Berlin is the future - The Economist

Pretty nuts to read an article like that from The Economist. Wasn't expecting the first three words to contain "Richie Hawtin"...haha. Thanks for posting.

[Lear]

British artists flock to set up home in liberating Berlin

[Lear]

Drawn by creative talent and a young, international workforce,
entrepreneurs are increasingly choosing Berlin as a launching pad for internet start-ups,
companies and industry observers say


kwerfeldein.de

[thepatrickblack]

I visited Berlin five years ago. Lovely city. Amazing history. Make sure you get a walking tour of the city. Tour guides do it for tips and I saw/learned things I never would have otherwise.

[Ch.G, Ch.G]

The city's unemployment rate is something like 15%, no? I've had friends (not from Germany or the EU) try to seek work there only to come back empty-handed a few months later.

[LtBk]

13 or 14% last time I checked.