It's like Disneyland, but for pickled cucumbers. A gherkin museum? Check. Gherkin mustard? Check. Gherkin liquor? Yup. Not to mention gherkin statues, gherkin key chains, gherkin hats and a mind- boggling number of gherkin varieties... your options are endless in the Stadt der Gurken.

Your razor blade’s dulled, so you go to the local pharmacy to pick up a new one. Without think- ing much about it, you grab a pack of pink razors from the women’s aisle. Little do you know you’ve fallen victim to the insidious so-called “pink tax” – not a literal tax, but the tendency for companies to charge women more money than men for the same product.

From utopian commoning to “creative capitalism”, here are 18 ways to swap, borrow, barter, donate and freeload your way through Berlin.

Once, he towered over Friedrichshain’s Leninplatz (now United Nations Square), a 19m testament to Soviet power. Today, he looks at you sideways from a dais in far-northwestern Spandau.

The 2200sqm space in Neukölln's former Kindl Brewery is a mess: no windows, no lights, a few stray tables and a giant pile of rubble in the back.

Have you ever wanted to work out with Kate Hudson or “the choreographer for Snoop Dogg” on the bridge of the Starship Enterprise? Yeah, I didn’t know I wanted to either until I tried the World of CYBEROBICS. With a large studio right on Alexanderplatz, this brand-new, ultra-futuristic fitness club uses pre-recorded and pre-designed classes displayed on a screen rather than in-person instruction – think a high-end, luxurious Youtube video, played on one of the biggest LED screens in Europe. - See more at: http://www.exberliner.com/sponsored/the-world-of-cyberobics/#sthash.IZgnzHBw.dpuf

It's that time again. The heat is on and your constitution can handle more liquids than solids. And by liquids we mean beer. But that doesn't mean you'll starve either. Berlin's ubiquitous Biergarten have liquid and food on offer. Here's this summer's top five from the classics to a few switch-ups. Your browser does not support the HTML5 Geolocation API. Enter your address in the text field above and try again. You denied permission to use your current location. Enter an address in the text fi

Winged bodies enveloped in ecstacy, anguish or some exhilarating mix between: The Destiny of Men looks at extremes of emotion through dark and polished photographs at Urban Spree from May 13-29.

Berlin’s already got one perfectly good museum dedicated to the Wall (the free- of-charge official Berlin Wall Memorial and documentation centre at Bernauer Straße) and one cheesy one (the confusing privately run Mauermuseum am Checkpoint Charlie). Why build yet another?

Nepalese woman Urmila Chaudhary was just six years old when her parents sold her into slavery. After she eventually escaped the brutal and horrific conditions she faced daily, she became an ardent activist against child slavery in her home country. In her film, German director Susan Gluth tells Chaudhary's story and shines a light on the dark practice. Exberliner will present the Berlin premiere of Urmila – My Memory Is My Power on Thursday, May 26, 8pm at Hackesche Höfe Kino, with both Gluth and Urmila in attendance.

Mitte film lovers rejoice! Exberliner is teaming up with iconic arthouse cinema Hackesche Höfe Kino for a new monthly film series. First up is the premiere of German director Susan Gluth’s poignant, inspiring documentary URMILA – MY MEMORY IS MY POWER.