Category: Arts & Entertainment

John Smistad writes that Three Wishes for Cinderella, a film that reimagines a classic tale in a Nordic landscape, is streaming online now.

Editor-in-chief Lori Ann Reinhall reports on Sissel Kyrkjebø’s latest CD called Winter Morning that features the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.

Crime Corner’s Jerry Holt recommends curling up next to the fireplace with some eggnog and Jo Nesbø’s “Christmas crime read,” The Redeemer.

Geir Mæland writes about the classic 1976 movie, Reisen til julesternen (Journey to the Christmas Star), enjoyed by Norwegians every year on TV.

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art presents new exhibition, “Scandinavian Design and the United States, 1890-1980” through Feb. 5, 2023.

Christine Foster Meloni reviews Sigrid Undset’s Olav Audunssøn: Crossroads, translated into English by award-winning translator Tiina Nunnally.

Mary Jo Thorsheim writes about the bronze sculpture of explorer Otto Sverdrup by Per Ung, its history, and its arrival in Minnesota in 2022.

Geir Mæland reviews the documentary, Jesus Lives in Karmøy, about Svein Helge, who wants to preserve the old prayer-house culture in Norway.

John Smistad reviews
Trapped, a mystery series from Iceland where two police officers work to
solve murders that happen in a small town.

Jerry Holt writes about finding kindred spirits who love crime novels like he does while teaching in Bergen, Norway, as a Fulbright scholar.