In February I finished up four fiction books (I’ve got a couple non-fiction still in progress): The School For Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan : I...

On 18 February, Fotografiska in Stockholm opened its doors to the museum’s major spring exhibition; окна featuring images by the Russian photographer Elizaveta Porodina. With her experimental, dreamlike and occasionally surreal photography, she invites us to merge the past and the contemporary – a journey through time and space. Experience the Russian star photographer on display in […]

Scandinavia is renowned for its long, cold, dark winters.  Getting through these requires mental and physical strength.  It’s therefore hardly a surprise that Scandinavia is also renowned for its emphasis on self-care.  Scandinavian spas have long played an important role in this. Here is a history of the Scandinavian spas. The original Scandinavian spas For […]

In Södertälje near Stockholm crows are being trained to pick up cigarette butts that are littering the streets. This is a persistent waste problem and the crows are being recruited and rewarded with a small amount of food for every butt they deposit in a bespoke machine. Read more about the crows which are ‘paid’ […]