I’m rather fond of cheesy, well-made romantic comedies. But they have to be done right, and have good actors involved in the project to be classed as well-made. (And sometimes, badly made can be just as fun…) I picked up Bride Wars on sale on Amazon.co.uk. I was on the fence, until my sister persuaded… Continue reading Movies: Bride Wars
Category: The Library
Review: Kongen som må ut og hente melk
From time to time, interesting picture books for children pop up on the Norwegian market. Some of the time the subject is the royal family. One such excellent book was Olavs første skitur by Tor Bomann-Larsen. A new one in this category is Kongen som må ut å hente melk by Tora Marie Norberg. (Translation… Continue reading Review: Kongen som må ut og hente melk
Norwegian royals with own YouTube channel
On Tuesday, the Norwegian royal house established their own YouTube channel, following in the footsteps of the British monarchy. The URL The Crown Prince and Crown Princess have had a presence on social web sites, such as Twitter and Facebook a while. And even though joining YouTube is a rather new step for the family,… Continue reading Norwegian royals with own YouTube channel
Harry & Charles
Charles & Harry is a mini series that NRK sent this Christmas. It details the 6-8 months period in the life of Prince Carl of Denmark and Princess Maud of Wales before they became the King and Queen of Norway. It therefore also includes a gallery of the royal family in Copenhagen and King Edward… Continue reading Harry & Charles
The danger of working at the library
Is the cookbook shelf. I keep bringing them home, because I’m so tempted by the covers and the titles… But I don’t know where (or if) I’ll get the time to make all of these recipes that look interesting.
A review: Vivian Seving, etc.
Recently, I was asked to hold a talk on books for some of my colleagues, and the afternoon before the book-talk, I picked up Ari Behn’s latest. The likelihood that someone else had read it was slim, since it’s just come out, and it was thin (unlike the latest tome on the Queen Mother, which… Continue reading A review: Vivian Seving, etc.
Literary cooking: Miss Trunchbull’s Chocolate Cake
For this year’s Halloween bash, it was a goal for us to have a thoroughly gross fare on the table. We borrowed Roald Dahl’s Revolting Recipes by Felicity Dahl and Josie Fison, illustrated by Quentin Blake (in Norwegian) from the library and glanced through it. While a lot of the recipes were decidedly revolting, there… Continue reading Literary cooking: Miss Trunchbull’s Chocolate Cake
Interview with Ari in Massiv
Ari Behn is out with a new book this autumn, Vivian Seving etc. about a girl who marries into the royal family. On that note, he’s given an interview to Massiv. Here are some out-takes from the interview, translated, that particularly refers to the royals. Interviewer is Magnus S. Rønningen.
Fic: Recovery time.
Summary: Barney’s recovery between season 3 & 4 – How I met your mother. Disclaimer: Don’t own the show.