[LINK] Five links about Berlin and East Germany, before and after the Wall

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• National Geographic considers the largely positive change in reunified Berlin in the past 25 years.


• Bloomberg notes Angela Merkel's statement that the end of mass migration from the former East Germany to the West shows how East Germany has caught up.


• The New Yorker makes the case that, while falling short of complete convergence, East Germany's post-1989 economic history is one of rapid growth and success generally.


• MacLean's describes controversies surrounding popular culture in pre-fall East Germany.


• The Guardian notes the many ways in which elements of East German culture, like daycares and working mothers and careful planning for sports teams, have become incorporated into overall German norms.