Notes from a Bitter Baker: Swedish Cinnamon Rolls
Real Swedish cinnamon rolls: They’re small, they don’t have frosting, and they’re not for breakfast!
Tagged: Sweden
07 Sep
U.S. places second in Internet usage, girl bloggers and how to fix a pothole Russian style
Sweden beats out the U.S. at using the internet Sure, the U.S. is home to tech giants, media moguls and weird internet memes, but we come in second to Sweden in using the Internet to improve people’s lives. The World Wide Web Foundation ranked 61 developed countries by criteria like number of broadband connections, political [...]
31 Aug
Tacoma man faces steep prison term in Nicaragua, eye-controlled TVs and Uganda’s first little league team
Tacoma man awaits verdict for 22-year sentence in Nicaragua Jason Puracal, from Tacoma, WA, is awaiting a sentencing from Nicaraguan judges that could lead to a 22-year prison term. Purcal, a realtor and former Peace Corps volunteer, has spent the last 23 months on trial for drug trafficking and money laundering. A UN working group reviewing [...]
04 Jun
The visitor brings the sharpest knife
Telling the stories of others is a fraught endeavor. It’s hard enough when you’re doing it in your own city or community, but interpreting cultures and places that are not your own is especially problematic. International journalists and travel writers take (often deserved) criticism for superficiality, ethnocentrism or exoticizing their subjects. Not a day has passed since [...]
13 Mar
Stockholm sisters’ tribute to Fleet Foxes arrives in Seattle
We’ve all heard a sweet, drooling mouthful from American critics about the unique harmonies of Seattle band Fleet Foxes. But their modern take on traditional folk music has made them particularly popular in Northern Europe, especially so with Swedish sisters Johanna and Klara Söderberg. In the summer of 2008 the teen sisters, who form the band [...]
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