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Best queer hotel in Berlin? Yes, Axel One
(CW: Personal and unpaid review. Honest reflections ahead.) Before discovering Axel last year, I felt like Berlin had no safe, comfortable hotel options for under €200–300 a night. Axel changed the game. I’ve stayed at both locations multiple times, and their existence inspired me to write this review and share other great spots. As a…
There is no god to save them
(CW: political activism, strong personal opinion) The Requiems project was first performed in Berlin and later in Prague, featuring music created by Bogolepov. Our original idea was to address the “elephant in the room” before the show at Berghain: a stark reminder, first to ourselves, that the war in Ukraine is ongoing and that it’s…
requiems playlist
Est valde difficile ad mundare sanguinem exaruitet magis credere in deo post non est deus salvet te
Shall we finally start learning?
I sometimes wonder: Is the Soviet school system more messed up than the Catholic one? Or is it the other way around? But hey, we’re not here to rate. It’s just the beginning of September vibe still gives me shivers since I am getting the mean school girl out. If you can get to Linz…
Something You Won’t Find on Amazon
CW: (flea market announcement) The most important news: This Saturday, all day at Boxhagener str. 73, you can finally buy my handmade candles and other one-of-a-kind items — and every single cent will go to support Ukraine. If you’re an artist and would like to donate your work, you’re more than welcome! Please contact me…
Waking up
(CW: alcohol addiction, strong personal opinion) For around 10 years, I lived in a limbo of anxiety and self-doubt. I understood that I was weird. I got that part. And I also understood that it wasn’t always a bad thing. But I still had no idea how to live with it. I moved to Berlin…
Bogolepov at Kantine am Berghain. Credits and first feedback
CW (credits, live event feedback, art and capitalism mentions, words underlined rainbow are links) If you enjoyed our show, please tip the artists with your attention now. (Follow them on social media, buy their art, and tell your friends about them. It all counts. They put in huge, amazing work, yet most of the compliments…
Naked marketing
Surviving Capitalism with Art, Sex, and a Dash of Traffic (CW: politics, sex for sale, marketing, strong personal opinion) As Bogolepov performs at Kantine am Berghainon September 4th, we must address the elephant in the room. Born in Leningrad, she fled Russia after releasing Mother Russia in 2017.Given our stance against Putin’s aggressionin Ukraine, Mother…
We Are Queer, We Are Here – Let’s Get Together!
CW: (5 minutes read time, event description) Updated with q&a 28.08 and performances details TWO more special guests are ready to be announced: Nansea is already on Gene’s page and on the Berghain’s website Nansea (ˈnænsi) is the musical moniker of Berlin-based musician Marek Polgesek. With their music, they create a queer indie/chamber pop sound…
Fate’s Little Dance
CW: (mentoring session review, strong personal opinion) 1314 by bogolepov Last month, I booked an online mentoring session with Her, and it was absolutely amazing and insightful (no sarcasm, I’m deadly serious here). She supported me and said, “Looks like you are all set.” I thought so too. We made a plan. I was supposed…