Barneblad: The season of høst, autumn, or fall
Heidi Håvan Grosch Sparbu, Norway In American English this time of year is called fall. In British English it is called autumn. In Norwegian it is called høst. This season was originally just called...
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Capturing the aurora with Hurtigruten
Dennis Mammana shares tips for photographing the northern lights and invites you to join him on a Hurtigruten voyage for the experience of a lifetime Molly Jones The Norwegian American There’s a wish that...
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Norway selects “Thelma” for Foreign-Language Oscar nomination
News from the Norwegian Film Institute Each year the Norwegian Oscar Committee selects a Norwegian film as the country’s Oscar nomination for the Best Foreign-Language Feature award. Last year’s selection, The King’s Choice (Kongens...
Kai Robert tours the Midwest
The Upper Midwest’s favorite Norwegian trumpeter, Kai Robert, presents another musical extravaganza from Østfold Leslee Lane Hoyum Rockford, Minn. Trumpeter Kai Robert Johansen, making his 14th tour of the Midwest, is bringing musical artistry...
Aurora secrets probed
Joint Norwegian, American, and Japanese research looks into the northern lights M. Michael Brady Asker, Norway The aurora, the colorful displays of light in the sky seen at high latitudes, have been studied since...
Employees benefit from digitalization
Jennifer Vessels Next Step—Silicon Valley & Oslo, Norway While robots that vacuum the carpet, mow the lawn, or deliver lunch are cute time savers, their possible entry into the workplace can be scary. Employees...
CD review: “Last Leaf” is fresh
Melinda Bargreen Everett, Wash. This is the recording you’ve been looking for: fresh, gorgeous, and unmistakably Nordic. The Danish String Quartet, famous for unusual programming and folk influences as well as unimpeachable technical chops,...
Diary of a Guidebook Writer: Launch and promotion of Moon Norway
David Nikel Trondheim, Norway After 18 months of work and more than a year of these columns, Moon Norway is finally on the shelves. Just before I sat down to write this article, the...
Profiles of Norwegian science: Northernmost conferences
Ilan Kelman Agder, Norway Longyearbyen, Svalbard, boasts numerous northernmosts. Kindergarten, school, and higher education institute. Blues, rock, and jazz festivals. Tourist office, dentist, and police station. Scientific conferences do not sit on this list....
Flat as a flounder
A fishy metaphor shows the loopy linguistic journey taken by a family of flat fish M. Michael Brady Asker, Norway The flounder is a flatfish native to the bottom zones of waters off the...
The Norwegian American crowdfunding updates
Emily C. Skaftun The Norwegian American It’s been about four months since we ended our second Indiegogo campaign. We did it (for those of you just tuning in) because we lose money making this...
Who taught Norway to smelt iron?
An NTNU professor may have solved the mystery of Norway’s iron-age smelting Steinar Brandslet NTNU For centuries, people in today’s mid-Norway Trøndelag region made large amounts of first-class iron out of bog ore for...
A salad for the changing season
Chanterelles and figs signal a transition, saying goodbye to summer and hello to fall Daytona Strong Taste of Norway Editor There’s a moment when summer and fall intersect, the slowly fading warmth of the...
