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Overthrow the Kaiser in Red Echoes: Berlin, a Weimar-era turn-based strategy game in the style of Suzerain

Red Echoes: Berlin is a narrative-driven turn-based strategy game in which you take charge of the German "November Revolution ...
The Forward

Café Culture in Weimar Berlin

In the 1920s, Yiddish was more than just a lingua franca for East European Jewish émigrés; it was also a language of high culture, as demonstrated by a brilliant new book, “Yiddish in Weimar Berlin: ...
The Forward

A new look at the Yiddish literature that flourished in Weimar Berlin

The brief but lively and productive Berlin period in the history of modern Yiddish culture is a special source of interest for contemporary researchers. Out of a melting pot of various languages, ...
BroadwayWorld

TOSOS Presents Lavender Songs; A Queer Cabaret In Weimar Berlin

2 Video: Karl Josef Co sings 'Finishing the Hat' from Sunday in the Park with George at 54 Below! 3 Video: Jon-Michael Reese sings 'Last Midnight' from Into the Woods at 54 Below! TOSOS (The Other ...
The Irish Times

A new Berlin audience embraces its lost theatre past

For a city so rich in culture, and drowning in history, it is surprising to experience first-hand Berlin’s long cultural history drought. The ruptures of war, and the postwar suspicion of anything ...
Vogue

From Burlesque to Bauhaus, Here’s Where to Find the Roaring ’20s in Berlin Today

Babylon Berlin is a new TV drama set in the artistically rich, if louche, pre-World War II Weimar-era Berlin. With lavish song and dance numbers and a fantastic soundtrack, it quickly became a hit in ...
The Local

Where to go in Berlin for a taste of the Weimar Republic

German film star Marlene Dietrich in 'Der blaue Engel' (1929). Photo: DPA With the arrival of the TV series 'Babylon Berlin' comes a wave of nostalgia for the golden 20's - think cabarets, flapper ...