DUMMY is a Berlin-based magazine that covers pop culture, music, film, and the arts with the irreverent intelligence that the city itself embodies. The name suggests a prototype, a test version, a work in progress — which is exactly how Berlin likes to think of itself, and how the magazine approaches its subjects. Nothing is finished. Everything is being tried out. The interesting part is the process, not the product.
The editorial voice is witty, opinionated, and allergic to pretension. DUMMY writes about culture the way Berlin talks about it: seriously when it matters, irreverently when it doesn't, and with an instinct for the genuine that cuts through the noise of the city's relentless cultural production. The magazine has been a fixture of Berlin's creative scene for years, trusted by readers who want their cultural commentary smart but not solemn.
In a city that produces more cultural content than almost anywhere else in Europe, DUMMY serves as the filter — the editorial voice that tells you what is worth your time and, just as importantly, what is not. The magazine is Berlin's test run for culture, and the results, issue after issue, are consistently worth reading.