Connective Visions

Deep sorrow at this weekend’s events in Norway sparks recollection of the multicultural nature of the encounter of nations.

An often overlooked Viking turns an exploratory eye on Philadelphia, past and present.

Small-town news from Norway provides summer relief from the usual media.

Janteloven might be the fly in the soup of contemporary notions of deserving.

The author emerges from the short course in accounting that is U.S. tax time.

Camilla Läckberg’s The Ice Princess is a lesson in why writers still need serious editors and reviewers.

A science fiction anthology’s rise demonstrates the grass-roots potential of IT.

There is no holiday from the headache of running into ignorance.

A trip to a Scandinavian supermarket is a riveting attraction for the touring American.

Summer vacations can also be ventures away from habit – especially when it comes to the U.S. media and the discussions they generate.