Edda, a publisher in Norway, now makes employees at its newspapers work for both the paper and Web versions. It’s a strategy that has helped […]
Year: 2011
Norway Power Plan Upsets Nature Lovers
Critics of construction plans in Norway say pylons would mar majestic mountain landscapes. Read more CompleteNorway Power Plan Upsets Nature Lovers
‘I Curse the River of Time,’ Per Petterson’s Lost Soul
The Norwegian novelist Per Petterson’s new novel doesn’t have the same historical sweep as his best seller “Out Stealing Horses,” but it is just as […]
Chinese Separatists Tied to Norway Bomb Plot
Officials said one of the men was a Chinese Uighur, and all three arrested supposedly belonged to a group that advocates separatism in China. Read […]
Iranian Lawyer Says He Fled to Norway
A lawyer who defended a woman facing death by stoning in Iran said he fled to seek protection from his country’s authorities. Read more CompleteIranian […]
Icelanders Challenge Thinking on Ancient Lewis Chessmen
Two Icelanders have challenged traditional scholarly thinking about the 800-year-old Norse Lewis Chessmen, suggesting they were made not in Norway, but in Iceland. Read more […]
The Stigma of Being a Housewife
When the Swedish journalist Peter Letmark tried to track down a housewife for a series on 21st-century parents in the newspaper Dagens Nyheter recently, he […]
Norway Says July Detainees Planned Reprisal for Muhammad Cartoons
The three men, detained in July, had been planning an attack on the Danish newspaper that first published cartoons lampooning the Prophet Muhammad. Read more […]
New Website Launched!
Welcome to the new site. Hope you like it! We’re still ironing out some bugs, though we still welcome your comments and feedback. Please head […]
Scandinavian Book Club
Friday, 25 March 2011, 7:00pm – 9:00pm Scandinavian Book Club meets at Cafe Denmark, 36 Austin Street, Newstead at 7 pm Location: Cafe Denmark, 36 […]