So Very Close to Hockey Glory

A beautiful late May evening. We’re playing on a pitch that’s wedged between a power plant and the city freeway, lovely. Tillman has come along to watch the old guys. But, we’re having a great game. The defence is really clicking. After the other team came running at us for the first half, we’ve settled…

Rocking the History Revolution

As some colleagues who have visited recently know, I like a walking route through downtown Berlin that I call the “seats of power”. It is all about the layers of imperial, National Socialist, divided Berlin, and unified Berlin history that can be traced with a “nice, easy walk” of no more than three hours. Das…