Scandinavia
We Met the Canadian Chef Taking Over One of Copenhagen's Hotspots
Six years after Relæ opened in Copenhagen, there is a changing of the guard as chef-owner Christian Puglisi hands over control of his restaurant to the Canadian chef Jonathan Tam.
Listen to Summer Heart’s New, Hazy, Dream Pop Track “The Forbidden”
Our favourite lo-fi Swede is back and lighter and floatier than ever.
A New Danish Supermarket Chain Will Sell Only Dented or Expired Food
Food will cost about 30 to 50 percent less than at a regular supermarket. And yes, it will be safe to eat. Sometimes age ain't nothin' but an expiration date.
Louis Petri's Heavenly New House EP is Whatever You Need It To Be
Seriously. Find something that "Easy" doesn't make way better. We dare you.
AURORA Wants to Make You Cry in Public
We asked the 19 year-old Norwegian singer what it's like to deal with the hype and make people cry.
A Danish Town Is Requiring Its Businesses to Serve Pork
The pork order has led to a full-on “meatball war” that has raised questions about religious tolerance in the historically homogenous Christian country.
Sweden's Controversial Snow Penis Rises Again
After a mysterious giant penis appeared in the snow in the Swedish city of Gothenburg, authorities rubbed the drawing out. Now, outraged Swedes are standing up for their freedom of artistic erection.
Protestors Blocked Trains Over New Anti-Refugee Restrictions at the Sweden-Denmark Border
Sweden and Denmark have introduced tight new border checks to stop the number of refugees coming to Scandinavia, and some left-wing and pro-refugee groups are upset.
Meet GKR, the Kid About to Put Icelandic Hip-Hop on the Map
He raps in Icelandic, but the turn up is universal.
Until the Light Takes Us: Reflecting on the Film That Captured Norway's Ruthless Black Metal Scene
Murder, suicide, church burnings and blast beats.
Frozen Norwegian Archipelago Might Provide A New Home For Syrian Refugees
The sparsely populated islands of Svalbard, where polar bears outnumber people, might provide a safe harbor for refugees fleeing war and conflict in Syria.
Cod Tongues Have Always Been a Part of Me
I would spend summers as a child in Newfoundland on the wharf with my grandfather, splitting and gutting fish and—because they would be thrown away otherwise—I cut out the cod tongues and sold them to tourists as a local delicacy.