
David Cronenberg and Viggo Mortensen are making plans for a Eastern Promises sequel. More.

David Cronenberg and Viggo Mortensen are making plans for a Eastern Promises sequel. More.

70 years after the Reichskristallnacht it is still a tightrope walk to publish a book about the corporate identity of the National Socialist party. For years designer Andreas Koop looked into this awkward subject and managed to make a factual approach with his book NSCI. Read the interview (German).

Circleculture Gallery Berlin, April 9th.
Filmed from the front of a trolley, this shortfilm evokes what life must have been like in a European country 100 years ago, before automobiles dominated the streets.

Our friends at Keirin Berlin are about to celebrate their 5th anniversary on Wednesday April 1st. Drop by for drinks, music, movies and some surprises. All the best to Mo and Gary.
premiered at MoMA on March 24.
Two producers. Forty bucks. One junk store. One afternoon. One killer track.
Uncute the world with a vengeance: Once again Japan mixed what doesn’t belong together and none dared to. Via

In December of 2006, Mexico’s new President Felipe Calderón declared war on the drug cartels, reversing earlier government passiveness. Since then, the government has made some gains, but at a heavy price: over 9,500 deaths since December 2006 – over 5,300 killed last year alone. More

Nippon Edit showcases a variety of books published in Japan. The titles are consisted mainly of art-related publications, from zines to hard cover titles. Motto has collected a special selection from unique Japanese publishers which are hard to find outside Japan. Saturday March 28 at Motto Berlin.