Reeves Wiedeman

1989

The award for best Berlin Wall package this week goes to the New York Times, with its series of before and after photos:

It’s cooler than that screenshot makes it look. If you must read and look at more, I’d recommend Esquire on the art of the wall; George Packer on the wall’s replacement (gay clubs, among other things); Magnum Photos on East Germany well before the wall’s fall.