Visiting Stockholm 2011
This is several months overdue, but last night I finally got around to putting together a bit of a montage thing from last year’s visit to Stockholm Pride.
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Sverige
For most of my life, I’ve been fascinated by Sweden. It started with ABBA, of course. Then I discovered their approach to how society should operate matches with my mine. Then I visited and discovered the beauty of the place, and the awesome people. Music, literature, film.
Melodifestivalen 2012 #4
Over the last few days I’ve been gripped by the “controversy” in the Swedish newspapers about one of the artists who could represent Sweden at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. … Read the rest “Melodifestivalen 2012 #4”
Fyra år till – Four more years
Having seen Au Pair, Kansas the other day and all of its faux Swedish-ness, it was great to see a real Swedish film, as part of the Mardi Gras Film … Read the rest “Fyra år till – Four more years”
A little bit of Sweden (and Norway) at the Mardi Gras Film Festival
The opening scenes to “Au pair, Kansas” feature a forty-ish woman and her two teenage sons standing at the airport of a small Mid-West American town holding up a Swedish … Read the rest “A little bit of Sweden (and Norway) at the Mardi Gras Film Festival”
Melodifestivalen 2012 #3
If you have any familiarity with Melodifestivalen – the Swedish finals leading to the Eurovision Song Contest – you’re probably aware of Eric Saade who represented Sweden last year. His … Read the rest “Melodifestivalen 2012 #3”
Laleh
I have a new favourite Swedish pop star: her name is Laleh. With quite an interest in Swedish pop music, I don’t know how or why she’s slipped under … Read the rest “Laleh”