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Incredibly rare sighting of a live Giant Squid captured by divers off the coast of Japan

This is happening *everywhere*. Housing as speculation by international companies is the #1 global political failing of the modern era and no one with genuine power appears yet able to truly admit this, let alone tackle it. nytimes.com/2025/03/30/bus…

"It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets." - Voltaire 'Dance of Death', Otto Dix, 1917.

Thanks for having me Jonny! Here we discuss a former "wild" concentration camp in the middle of Prenzlauerberg.

It was so nice learning about “Fat Herman” from Alex (@AventuraObscura). What a lovely voice he has, too. This was an especially nice day to record: the official 1 year birthday of Whitlam’s Berlin Tours - we stopped for beers afterwards 😊

The previously disputed land next to wall with the Treehouse has now become Osman-Kalin-Platz 😍 the museum will open in time for what would have been Osman's 100th birthday 🎂

Finally got around to watching MATRIARCH the debut feature by all round good egg @BenSteiner_Film. Loved it, packed full of ideas and definitely going to reward multiple viewings. Looking forward to the next one!

Pre-ordered and waiting patiently to soundtrack strolls around Berlin. Beyond the Wall by @hoyer_kat - I encourage you all to pick up a copy before it's released on April 6th!

#Berlin I'm looking for a male journalist who is comfortable speaking and translating Turkish/German/English for a fun paid project about a local legend of the city. Please share and DM. Danke!

A black goat imitating a human by walking on it's hind legs tricks a chicken into following him into the dark shack.

Klaus Nomi - The Cold Song (Munich, 1982)

The Mermaids, Konstantin Makovsky, 1879.

Any followers who live in Brazil, especially in Sao Paolo or Rio - Send a DM.

My latest documentary podcast for the BBC. About Varanasi, the holiest city in Hinduism, where for thousands of years pilgrims have come to die and have their bodies cremated by Ganges to reach Nirvana. Made in collaboration Jigyasa Mishra @ApkiJigyasa. bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c…

My latest documentary for the BBC, the story of Chiune Sugihara. A Japanese diplomat posted to Europe who went against the wishes of his superiors and risked his life to save thousands of Jewish refugees from the Nazis at the outbreak of WW2. bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c…

Some pals are putting on Berlin's St. Paddy's day this Sunday at Jockel biergarten in Kreuzberg. Live music, 6 Nations rugby and TAPS AFF on the decks later. I'll be there drinking too much guinness and so should you x stpatricksfest.de

Once again, I've been banging on about how the Humboldt Forum sucks, but this time in video form. It was recorded during the midst of my covid infection so you can expect a somewhat 'delirious conspiracy theorist hermit' vibe from this one youtu.be/KGFk-BxEvnc

Here's the podcast link to listen to my first radio doc for the BBC. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3…

Impressions today from the @KopiBleibt trial at the criminal court Moabit. Today they began the process to decide who owns the land, property speculator Siegfried Niels or the 50+ residents of the Wagenplatz who have created a community there for over 20 years. #KoepiBleibt

THREAD: Pleased and slightly freaked out to say my mug caused a minor stir over at reddit. My profile picture here (Taken by Andrea Galad) was drawn by some incredible artists and I'm going to post the work of 33 people here :) Starting with Liz Bland, Brad Gresham and stevearts.