Word: nordicism
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...ruffly white dress she might have worn to her prom smiles happily, her hands poised, ready to clap when her elderly companion finishes his song. At another table a man dressed in a white V-neck sweater and cream-colored golf pants is flanked by two big-boned Nordic women. In halting English, he regales them with tales of how much his hotel accommodations cost on a recent trip. "Very much expensive," he repeats, as they dutifully nod. Across the room a powerfully built man in his 30s - displaying the latest Tokyo gangster style with his buzz cut and loud...
...potential trouble spot, beginning with "fyrom," the initials of the awkward circumlocution - Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - meant to assuage the Greeks' opposition to the use of the very name Macedonia. Then there was unprofor, the United Nations Protection Force - later unpredep, for U.N. Preventive Deployment - which put a Nordic battalion and an American task force along Macedonia's northern and northwestern borders from 1992 until 1999. There was the OSCE - the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe - and its presciently named Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje. There were dozens of worthy initiatives to bolster democracy, promote understanding...
...great, the food is overpriced and the capital city is a windswept collection of multicolored concrete boxes, and turn it into one of the world's hottest winter vacation spots. How does Iceland do it? By touting its reputation for swinging nightclubs packed with platinum-haired babes and hearty Nordic men, its unspoiled natural wonders and, not least, the low-priced winter deals offered by Icelandair, which enjoys a monopoly on air service to the 40,000-sq.-mi. North Atlantic island. Off-season round trips from the U.S. to Reykjavik can be had for as little...
...stereotype, these musicmakers are far from one-dimensional. "Their influences are so varied that you get all kinds of songs," says Polydor exec Colin Barlow. So while some producers are prone to allegations of pop prefab, others seem more like musical artisans. Here's a look at some Nordic talent that's changing - for better or worse - the sound of music...
...Stargate credits Cheiron with introducing Nordic talent to the world. But the trio isn't exactly following in Cheiron's footsteps. Call it pop if you like, but Stargate's sound is more hip-hop influenced, the legacy of a musical wave during...