Ground Broken for New Pagan Chapel in Iceland
byImmediately following Monday’s solar eclipse, Iceland’s Nordic Pagan religion broke ground on its new chapel and headquarters in Reykjavík. Ásatrú, which is registered as…
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Russian Leaders Doing Interesting Things
byFrom Vladimir Putin’s participation in a NASHI Youth pan crushing competition to Leonid Brezhnev’s naked late night phone calls to Finnish President, Urho Kekkonen:…
Kremlin Threatens to Target Danish Warships With Nukes: Danish Media Report
byThe Copenhagen Post reports that Russian ambassador to Denmark, Mikhal Vanin, said that Danish warships will “end up as targets for Russian nuclear missiles…
KIWA: ESTONIAN HIPPIES WITHOUT ACID IN NYC
byEstonian multidisciplinary artist KIWA gives a rare New York performance and lecture, “HIPPIES WITHOUT ACID – in memory of A. Hoffmann”, on Tuesday, March…
March 16 Rolls Round Again in Riga
byAs another March 16 prepares to roll around, exactly the same sequence of events as usual is set to unfold – hopefully. Because any…
Canadian Trans-Atlantic Sauna Dub Comes Home To Tallinn
byInspired by the tranquility of remote lakeside saunas, the ambiance of a northern Ontario forest in summertime and distant Estonian-Nordic culture, Heiki Sillaste has…
Nendo’s Rolled Paper Interior For Stockholm Camper
byJapan’s Nendo has unveiled a new retail space designed for Camper, the shoe company based in the Spanish island of Mallorca. Following the initial…
Icelandic Banksters Getting Luxury Prison Treatment?
byHreiðar Már Sigurðsson, former CEO of Kaupþing Bank, may have begun his prison sentence at the small detention center on Skólavörðustígur in central Reykjavík,…
The Queen of Estonian Underground
byAlthough on her album she sings of ebony towers and intergalactic romances, she is currently dealing with rather mundane issues – settling down in…
Finnish Museum of Contemporary Art, Kiasma Reopens Friday
byAfter half a year of renovations, the Finnish Museum of Contemporary Art in Helisnki, Kiasma, will reopen its doors to the public on Friday…