Writer, translator, design historian, public speaker, academic, educator, all things Danish (and Scandinavian), art, design and music lover.
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People whining because Ron Howard criticized their Führer and trying to cancel Kacey Musgraves because she supports Talarico in Texas. Some people just ain’t gonna goose-step. So sad.
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A Swede, a German, and a Dutchman walks into a bar.
The bartender asks: "Where's the Norwegian?"
"Still in the World Cup"
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Maybe Vance doesn't know this history because it's in one of the books his administration banned.
The difference between Watergate and now is that back then, Republicans actually did something about a law-breaking president. Today, they only roll over for their cult leader.
One great thing about the World Cup is seeing other cultures represented in the US (which we need more of and less myopic isolationism and mindless versions of patriotism). Watching Norway’s fans performing the "Viking Row"; seeing the Croatian parade in Dallas. ⚽️🌎⚽️🌍⚽️🌏⚽️
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Scott Pelley responds to Trump saying he doesn’t care about the country: “I’ve never worn the uniform, but I’ve been in combat for this country. In Afghanistan, and Iraq, Kuwait. Been shot at. Spent nights in foxholes filling up with water in the desert. I’m not aware that the president has ever done any of those things for his country. You become a journalist because you love the First Amendment, you love the country. While all the other descriptions the president used about me might be applicable, not that one”
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At an aquarium in Japan, after closing time, some clever little otter pups help their grandpa tidy up their toys. As a reward, he gives them ice cubes
This.
As a Catholic, I find it abhorrent that the President of the United States would publicly attack the Successor of St. Peter. Donald Trump is flailing. His war in Iran has led to the death and injury of American servicemembers and the death of Iranian children. He will attack anyone or anything to try to protect himself, even the Church that millions of Americans find faith and comfort in every day. The American people deserve a president who understands the consequences of his words and takes responsibility for his actions.
Nordics doing a much better job running their countries than the US, now run by a sheister.
Kelly is right.
Observations From The Munich Security Conference -
It took a World War and eight decades to build the strongest alliance that this world had ever seen. It took less than a year to practically destroy it. When Secretary Rubio said the “old world order was dead” during his speech in Munich he was right. It’s dead because Donald Trump blew it up.
It wasn’t perfect, and there were opportunities missed to improve it, but Donald Trump only knows how to break things, not fix them.
He thinks this somehow benefits us. He is wrong. Our allies no longer trust us. It was obvious in the more than a dozen meetings I had with Presidents, Prime Ministers and Defense and Foreign Ministers. And if you’re Denmark and Greenland, a “loss of trust” is a generous characterization of our new relationship. China is now more popular in Denmark than the United States. In Poland, the U.S. is 21 percent less popular than it used to be.
This means these countries are looking elsewhere for trade and security — that makes you poorer and less safe.
It will be incredibly hard to build what comes next, but we have to figure out a better path forward. Make no mistake, China is rising. Our ability to keep up with them and prevent a conflict depends on trusted, reliable alliances. So does ending the war in Ukraine in a way that keeps Putin from moving on to his next target. And so does growing our economy and protecting American workers in the age of AI.
I know there was celebration at the end of the Munich Security Conference. Unfortunately the champagne corks were popping in Beijing and Moscow.
In my first publishing job, we were working on an immigration series. The introduction mentioned people coming from different continents. My senior editor (incompetent, eventually fired) complained that they “forgot Antarctica.” The Penguin Americans. Always dressed formally.
Now would be a good time for a lot of people to read Carsten Jensen’s The First Stone. The novel—which I spent six months translating—tells the story of a platoon of Danish soldiers, fighting alongside American and British forces, in Afghanistan.
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Writing about Maija Isola and Ellsworth Kelly right now.
➤ 3 marzo 2001 | Muere Maija Isola
➤ Pintora y diseñadora textil 🇮, creadora de mútiples diseños, como Unikko . Sus atrevidos y coloridos hicieron famosa a la compañía de diseño Marimekko en los 60´s
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Just to be clear. It’s the John F Kennedy center legally.
Just like it’s still the department of defense
