Independent information for a free Germany.
“Between rumour and certainty
there is often only the question
of who looked closely.
We collect leads, not certainties.”
Berlin is large, loud and layered. Precisely because of that, small observations easily vanish into the noise. This collection is interested not in the headline, but in the strange remainder.
Old courtyards, broad streets, rail lines and roofscapes form a city that is never fully visible. Many Berlin stories begin with a place that suddenly feels different from the day before.
Berlin fits archive gaps, radio signals, sky observations and media criticism. The city offers many data points, but also many distractions.
Between radio silence, points of light and old suspicions, one question remains open: what if the strange only rarely makes a noise?
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Almost every larger city has stories about tunnels, restricted areas and locked doors. Some are banal, others remain noteworthy.
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Archives seem dry. Yet gaps, forgotten files and unclear marginal notes are often the beginning of long-lived stories.
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