Poor But Sexy

Poor But Sexy; Germany's capital has fallen on hard economic times. Berliners like it that way.


Berlin's coolest new club, Kubik, hides behind an unmarked gate across from a crumbling house full of squatters in a derelict downtown lot on the river Spree. It's built entirely from refashioned industrial containers emanating a translucent green light. If they seem to be almost alive, it's no accident; thanks to an edgy software interface, they pulsate to DJ Bobby Frohlich's smooth post-techno beats. Amid the occasional sweet scent of cannabis, crowds of twentysomethings party until dawn. Sic transit Gloria Mundi . This weekend the cubes will be taken down ...