“The terrible becomes commonplace.”That’s what Olof Palme said when he was elected leader of the Social Democrats in October 1969 – the same month I was born.Today the observation seems almost macabrely timeless.Seventeen years later I, like many other Swedes, became part of the collective memory that forever binds us to a place in time. I was sitting on the bus on the way home from a school trip to the Alps and my girlfriend was crying on the way to Munich. Then I remember the funeral, an indifferently cold March day, as the white coffin traveled through Stockholm while…
Author: Raymond
“A meal begins with someone putting a seed or a plant in the ground, watering it, cleaning it, dealing with the weather, grating, harvesting and washing the crop. Then it is packaged and sent somewhere where we who want to eat it can go shopping, digitally or in person. Then we think about what to combine the crop with, how it should be prepared, cooked and served. Then the table has to be set – for one or more people – and then the crop is eaten.”Knowing how things are made, the craftsmanship and effort behind it increases respect for…
Ingredients.Pasta with garlic, wasabi, elderberry and pangrattato2 servings4 fresh whole garlic cloves1 bag of fresh pasta, 250 g½ dl elderberry vinegar (or white wine vinegar + 1 elderflower)50g butter1 teaspoon wasabi1 dl Pangrattato, see belowolive oilSalt, freshly ground black pepperPangrattato:4 slices of day-old bread1 clove of garlic½ dl rapeseed oila pinch of sea salt1. Preheat the oven to 150 degrees hot air.2. Pangrattato: Mix bread, garlic, oil and salt into crumbs. Place on baking paper and toast the breadcrumbs for 10-15 minutes until golden brown.3. Cut the green part of the garlic into smaller pieces. Take out the wedges.4. Bring…
Ingredients.Baked carrots and tomato sauce with parmesan and herbs4 servings20 summer carrots with a bang1 yellow onion, sliced30 g cold butter, gratedTomato sauce with parmesan and herbs:250 g canned cherry tomatoes1 tbsp red wine or sherry vinegar1 dl finely grated Parmesan cheese2 sprigs of mint, leaves picked2 sprigs of oregano, leaves pickedSea saltSalt, freshly ground black pepper1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees hot air.2. Scrub the carrots thoroughly. Cut the stream and rinse. Place the Blast on a baking tray as a base. Top with carrots, onions and butter. Salt everything lightly with sea salt and fold the baking…
Ingredients.Dill-glazed new potatoes with chanterelles and rainbow salmon4 servings600g new potatoes, scrubbed3 stalks of dill100g butter½ lemon, squeezed juice150 g chanterelles1 yellow onion, finely chopped400 g rainbow salmon, preferably from Gårdsfisk1 bunch of radishesoil for fryingSalt, freshly ground black pepperpicked dill1. Put the potatoes in a pot. Pour boiling water over it and add the dill. Salt and simmer covered until the potatoes are almost cooked, there should still be a little core left. Remove from heat and let the potatoes cook.2. Strain the potato broth and remove the dill. Mix about 5 dl of the broth with 3-4 large…
In the yellow Avicii Arena with a whopping 9,364 spectators, Sweden failed to defeat favorites Estonia on Friday evening. The final score of 77-88 means that Sweden will most likely not advance from this first World Cup qualifying group to the Qatar 2027 championship.A big question mark before the match was who would replace star Simon Bigander in the center position. He resigned before the meeting. Riipinen opted for Kenny Pohto, but it was Zaba Bangala who impressed with eight points in the first period, which ended 22-22.In the second period, the lack of taller players under the basket in…
This is a comment text. The author is responsible for the analysis and positioning in the text.There was a decision this week that triggered emotions: the Dental and Pharmaceutical Benefits Agency (TLV) refused to subsidize the weight-loss drug Wegovy. In other words, patients must continue to pay the full price for their medications.Behind the decision lies an economic reality that most of us rarely think about.Every time, man When you pick up a prescription medicine, you usually only pay part of the price. The rest is covered by high-cost protection, which is financed by the regions with tax money and…
This is a comment text. The author is responsible for the analysis and positioning in the text.Is ex-Prince Andrew considered a “broken man” these days? I recently claimed it myself in a text in DN (20/2), referring to Reuters photographer Phil Noble’s widely circulated image of the former prince sitting in the back seat on the way from the police station.But nothing in Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s life has trained him in the art of being like most people or prepared him for situations in which he must apologize.The historian and author In any case, Andrew Lownie claims that he was probably…
This is a review. The author is responsible for the opinions in the text.Facts. Oscar’s Bar & BrasserieRating: 3.Rating scale: 0 to 5.Address: Narvavägen 32, Stockholm.Contact: 08-26 26 87, info@oscarsbb.seOpen: Tue-Sat 4:30 p.m.-11 p.m., Sun 4:30 p.m.-9 p.m.Price range: Between.Between the star-shaped Karlaplan, inspired by Parisian urban planning, and the stately residence of the French ambassador lies a new French neighborhood restaurant. Scribbled letters invite you into Oscars Bar & Brasserie – now part of a French cuisine group alongside the classic Cassi and the Bar à Vins wine bar next door. We enter a cozy neighborhood pub that, despite…
Facts.Lennart and brother FiskAddress: Tegnergatan 9, Stockholm.Homepage: lennartochbror.seOpen: Mon–Thurs 11 a.m.–10 p.m., Fri 11 a.m.–11 p.m., Sat 12 p.m.–11 p.m.An unmistakable smell of fish spreads within a radius of ten meters in front of the entrance. Through the large window of the restaurant you can see a place in full swing where food from the sea is prepared in such a way that it can be felt with all the senses.For Lennart & Bror, an emphasis on raw materials is an integral part of the brand, just as it was at the restaurant’s original meat deli just a few blocks…
Names tell a story. This becomes clear when you read “First Names in Sweden,” published Wednesday by the Institute of Language and Folklore. The new edition is an expanded and updated version of the institute’s previous name dictionary from 2004. The linguist Katharina Leibring wrote the new parts and is convinced that names are of fundamental importance for our culture.- It’s a kind of label and a way of organizing the world, she says.The institute’s name lexicon contains a brief history and statistics of all first names carried by at least 400 Swedes, as well as the names found in…
For a few weeks now, the stacks of review books that have been received by publishers have been noticeably modest. It’s an old tradition that most people believe has something to do with book sales. I’m having a little trouble seeing causality; It’s hard to imagine that in February, everyone in the book industry and everyone involved, from publishers and authors to the guys in the print shop outside Tallinn, would be loading up pallets with last year’s cookbooks and special editions of Love Poems Through the Ages for the ladies and Hemingway for the men, printed on recycled toilet…
A materialist philosopher enters a bar… He sits down amidst the deafening noise and drinks his lager, feeling the nicotine of the first cigarette of the evening coursing through his body. Then it happens. He is overwhelmed, can no longer defend himself and has to surrender. He pushes himself out into the rain and lets it stream down his face with his eyes closed. “I knew I wasn’t a zombie; I was a thinking, feeling human being and I could no longer deny my own consciousness.”The philosopher was the British shooting star Philip Goff and this confession is reproduced in…
How many training miles have you completed on skis?- There was a lot of staking up until the New Year, it snowed a little here in Stockholm. But in the end it was fantastic, that is, absolutely wonderful. I was at Nacka Golf Club and Ågesta…we were very lucky. I think it was more like 30 miles.- Then now you get nervous before the race and think, “Ah, but I should have done more.” But I ran the Engelbrektsloppet just under a month ago, four and a half miles, and it worked, so I think it’s a good value.Are you…
This is a comment text. The author is responsible for the analysis and positioning in the text.The story of Sweden’s biggest bankruptcy of all time now begins a new chapter.Tentative title: The Resurrection.A small American startup, Lyten from California, has taken over the huge battery factory in Skellefteå and the development facility in Västerås after a long delay.The goal is to restart production as soon as possible. In the longer term, battery production will also take a new direction.Is there hope this time?Two basic things distinguishes Lyten’s setup from its predecessor.Northvolt’s method was to destroy big targets and – with…
In connection with the American president’s invitation to invite the gold medal-winning men’s team to the White House, he added that he also had to invite the women to avoid being “accused.”Several players laughed at the joke, but now Boston star Charlie McAvoy, among others, regrets it.- I’m definitely sorry for how we reacted at that moment. But things happened very quickly there, he says.Matthew Tkachuk, who is in Florida every day, points out how close the two teams are.“We love the women’s team and the women’s team loves us,” he said.The ladies later thanked her No to the invitation.Team…
This is a comment text. The author is responsible for the analysis and positioning in the text.For a long time, FIFA press releases were emails that you could skim and quickly delete from your inbox. There were new sponsorship deals with fast food chains and legendary five-a-side football games to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the title rescue.No longer. Reading this winter was like being on the road to madness.Last Friday there was a statement from Fifa’s communications department that, in a sensible world, would of course have been a fake.“FIFA and the Peace Council begin a strategic collaboration to…
In the letter, the sender, who calls herself “Maria Andersson”, sharply criticizes the way parts of the university of applied sciences function. It is claimed that in practice the system enables training with very limited teacher-led instruction, while at the same time allowing large training providers to receive significant government subsidies, which DN has previously reported on.The submitter describes this as a system error and describes the use of tax funds in parts of the university very harshly.The letter refers to: Another reason is that, according to its own guidance documents, the authority does not check the extent of teacher-led…
This is a comment text. The author is responsible for the analysis and positioning in the text.”The Murderer’s Son”Tabaré Cortés Severino is the main character in “Son of the Murderer.” Photo: Johanna BratelDirector: Sebastian Peña Rojas, Jesper Klemedsson SotomayorHe was a small child when his father was arrested and sentenced to life in prison for a heinous, brutal double murder in Malmö in the 1990s. The mother was also convicted of aiding and abetting. Tabaré Cortés Severino and his sister were sent on a multi-year journey between various unsuitable foster homes with elements of violence and abuse. Understanding, forgiveness and…
Twelve years ago they made their breakthrough with the Nick Cave film “20,000 Days on Earth,” a poetic hybrid documentary that blurred the lines between fact and fiction. Now directing duo Jane Pollard and Iain Forsyth are back with a new, original portrait of an iconic artist. “Broken English” is an attempt to capture the essence of artist and actress Marianne Faithfull rather than ticking off a biographical timeline.- We wanted to create a nuanced image of an older artist looking back on his life and meeting his former self. “Broken English” focuses on her artistry and persona – and…