imomus

I don't think all the creative outlets are going to wither away. My income comes from projects in New York, Vienna, California, Oslo, Frankfurt, London, Tokyo, even Berlin itself. Some of these projects have been hit by the recession -- I'm quitting my New York Times column, for instance, because they've halved my fee. But even if my overall income is reduced, Berlin is still the best place for me to be, because basic commodities (and particularly rent) are cheapest here. And this current recession means that the city isn't going to get more expensive any time soon.