Unscene Berlin

The other day, I came across a report that the FBI released in 2002. It described a wave of deadly and random public attacks by 'lone wolf' shooters that had spread across the U.S. during the 1990s . The report had found that all these attacks had had several features in common:     •     They were rarely sudden, impulsive acts.     •     Most attackers did not threaten their targets directly prior to advancing the attack.     •     There was no accurate or useful profile of [people] who engaged in targeted violence.      •     Most attackers engaged in some behaviour prior to the incident that caused others concern or indicated a need for help.     •     Many attackers felt bullied, persecuted, or injured by others prior to the attack.     •     Most attackers had access to a...

Daily Stormer discussion circa 2016 Rotten to the Grassroots Twenty-sixteen was probably the worst year for online hate speech to date: a year when a loose network of neo-fascist trolls known as the Alt Right finally managed to overwhelm many online discussion platforms in the West, after years of trying. Posing as members of an outraged, but otherwise ordinary public, these trolls flooded Facebook, Twitter, and many major news websites with hateful posts like the ones above. It seemed clear that they were striving to mould a new popular consensus of contempt for minorities everywhere... and by extension, a consensus of contempt for any social justice movement that stood in their way.  And, to a degree, they succeeded in altering the public's perceptions about everything from the new Star Wars movie, to the Brexit, to Hilary Clinton’s state of health, not to mention the election campaign of President Trump.  Maybe it would be more correct to call their...

Photo via Manic Panic Website You know it's full-on summertime in Berlin when every weekend is suddenly exploding at the seams with hotly-anticipated events.  Even if you're picky (like yours truly) you may feel the need to create a few clones of yourself in order to keep up with it all! But there's no need to get burned as you pursue the heat of the action : just read our shortlist to find the hottest places to go manic or fight the summertime panic in the coming weeks. Christopher Street Day (CSD - Saturday July 23rd   Why is it manic?  Well it's the largest gay pride march in Europe, and it's happening in one of its most liberal cities , so Berlin CSD is massive, mad and saucy fun. And this year's motto ('Thanks for Nothing' ) is sufficiently tough and timely to appeal to our surly alter egos, too. Tresor's 25th birthday party - Friday July 22 to Monday July 2 5  This will be a marathon of mania,...