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March 30, 2005
Spring thaw has revealed a bag with body parts in Central Stockholm's waters. I ran by there unawares yesterday. Wasn't looking, though. Do the bad guys in Stockholm make a sport of imitating Henning Mankell novels?Posted at 08:10 PM
If you need to get anyone over from New York to Stockholm cheap this Spring, SAS'll do it for $289. Return. That's 2000 Kr. Return. Now how about getting us to New York for that price? (Via MUG. Check out their Stockholm dossier.)Posted at 07:44 PM
Icon magazine's choice for most influential taste-maker in the world today: Ingvar Kamprad.Posted at 07:38 PM
March 29, 2005
Have you considered studying "abroad" recently? Do you have an opinion about European education? Would you like to win an iPod? Then head on over to the ACA's brand new student survey.Posted at 01:11 PM
The world's oldest painting of Antarctica has been found, hiding underneath an idyllic landscape [PDF] of New Zealand by William Hodges. Sounds like he was not nearly as enamored of Antarctica as Rhian was.Posted at 05:59 AM
March 23, 2005
"In 1998, when Dandanell and seven friends got together for a malt-drinking session, the idea for a Swedish whisky was born in a haze of alcohol. But even after sobriety set in, 'some of us just wouldn't give up the idea'." Enter Mackmyra, made from 100% Swedish peat, water, barley yeast and juniper. It's made-for-quirky-article fodder. (via)Posted at 08:51 PM
March 21, 2005
We know the Mayans were master astronomers because of a rare and remarkable document, the Dresden Codex, which is available as a PDF here. Gorgeous.Posted at 08:23 PM
New Scientist lists 13 things that do not make sense. Note that two of them might imply a variable fine structure constant — once as a possible explanation for the Pioneer Anomaly. (via)Posted at 12:21 AM
March 20, 2005
From The Onion's Irish-Heritage Timeline: "1939—James Joyce reads the first couple of pages of Finnegans Wake, then returns the novel to his shelf with the intention of finishing it sometime soon."Posted at 12:08 PM
For Louis de Bernières, Greece is a field full of bees and cruelty to cats. But that's not all.Posted at 11:08 AM
March 09, 2005
A brand new addition on my to-do list for this life, if only to visit the spot on the map labelled "Where the Pig Fell Off."Posted at 10:14 PM
March 07, 2005
FishbowlDC's blogger Garrett Graff gets his White House press pass, and the line between macro- and micropublishing keeps on getting blurrier.Posted at 07:11 AM
New York Magazine runs an exposé on the last big unregulated business in America. Felix salmon spells out why that description fits.Posted at 06:20 AM
March 04, 2005
He is one of Europe's most popular writers, but unknown in the US. Is Henning Mankell too bleak for American sensibilities?Posted at 01:29 PM
March 03, 2005
Quietly, before this information gets out, before the panic buying starts, go get yourself some safety goggles. You know, just in case.Posted at 12:13 PM
March 02, 2005
Oh look, a list of Belgian Expat and immigrant blogs. Reminds me of that Woody Allen joke...Posted at 05:41 PM
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