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 I’m often a bit behind in reading The Sunday Times. It is not always that you can devote an entire Sunday to the devouring of The Times. So this morning while I was having breakfast, I read the Culture section. After an interesting article about Baz Luhrmann’s new film Australia (see trailer here), I got […]

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Yesterday was the Times, today it is the BBC. Another love of my life - if you’ll allow me to go a bit overboard. On TED talks the creator of BBC online, Jonathan Drori, tells us quite a few things we thought we knew…
Why is it hotter in the summer than in winter?
See the video, […]

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The Sunday Times is unbeatable. There is no better Sunday paper - at least not of all the English, Swedish and Danish language newspapers I’ve tried over the years. It’s conservative, it’s snobbish, it’s eh, for want of better word, British… But it’s wonderful! We timed it today - a very lazy day indeed. We’ve […]

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Slate, New York Times, The American Prospect, Megan McArdle and a lot of sites that they’re linking to discuss the Obama speech. They seem to agree that it was a good speech, but not fantastic. He is an oratory master and has made so many good speeches during his brief career, that he’s made it […]

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I’ve had this Internet directory on my roll for quite some time, but it’s not really until today that I’ve found anything other than curiosities on it. When I looked through it today though, there seemed to be a lot more substantial stuff or maybe I just haven’t paid close enough attention earlier.
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It’s Dane up there in the trees!
The Times and quite a few other media have the story today about a study made by GE Money Bank. The study shows how we spend much more money on boys than on girls. The boys’ sports gear and electronics cost a lot more than the odd bangle, […]

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Now, what kind of idiot does a thing like this? Thank you to Capac for the pointer.
I’m always going on about TED (Technology Entertainment Design). As the happy owner of an Iphone I have taken podcasts to a higher level and sit on buses, trains and airplanes etc. and LEARN things in a very entertaining […]

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A reporter from The New Yorker went to Samsø recently to learn about the island’s status as “Denmark’s Renewable Energy Island” and how they’ve actually had considerable success in renewing their energy sources so as to leave less of a carbon footprint. So Samsø is now energy selfsufficient. Well done!
Where they have not succeeded, the […]

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I’m going to admit something to you. I don’t dig entertainment on TV and usually don’t watch any of it. Honestly! But when we first came over here I was forced to watch a show on TV called Britain’s got Talent. Forced! (Gotta blame it on someone, haven’t I)…
But, nobody’s forced me to watch every […]

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From Marginal Revolution this about Icelanders being the happiest people on earth.
From the New Yorker a bone-chilling recount of Nixon’s presidency and why that period is still very relevant to America today.
Kottge.org links to this incredible collection of legs as used in book- and magazine covers…
Puzzled as I am as to what this really is, […]

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