Word: scandinavianism
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...YORK CITY Georg Jensen Peruse the Scandinavian company's new store on Madison Avenue when it opens this month displaying an array of ceramic and stainless-steel products...
There's a strong dose of social realism in the novels, in keeping with Scandinavian tradition. Domestic violence is a central theme in Silence of the Grave, which won a British Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger award in 2005. Arctic Chill explores the tensions caused by a recent influx of immigrants to Iceland. But Indridason tempers the sociology with a big dollop of old-fashioned suspense. He's a fan of Alfred Hitchcock, and takes pains to entice his readers with an intriguing first chapter. Hitchcock would probably have relished the first scene of Silence of the Grave: a baby...
...Three Scandinavian countries—Norway, Finland, and Sweden—took top honors among the 130 countries in the study, while Saudi Arabia, Chad, and Yemen were deemed the least equitable, ranking 128th, 129th, and 130th, respectively...
...visited Warren House, home to Folk and Myth, she was struck by how friendly and helpful the faculty and administrators were.“Everybody’s who’s involved with it wants to be there,” said Stephen A. Mitchell, a professor of Scandinavian and folklore and the previous chair of the Folk and Myth committee.The faculty on the steering committee specialize in areas ranging from Germanic, Slavic, Greek, and Celtic languages and literature to archaeology, religion, and art and architecture.“Even though we all come with our intellectual kit bags...
...global standard, one Japanese auto designer is even relying on a mythical serpent to provide the sinuous curves of its latest sports car. The results are edgy yet steeped in Japanese tradition. "You pick up an iPod, and it emanates California cool, just as Bang & Olufsen products feel very Scandinavian," says Tatsuya Matsui, an industrial designer who has created everything from robots to airplane interiors for a Japanese budget airline. "What you see coming out of Japan now are designs that will be loved because they have a feeling of Japanese-ness...