Jan Johansson receives Outstanding Contribution to Bluegrass Music Award

Milton Harkey and Jan Johansson at the Granite Quarry Fiddlers’ Convention – photo © Sandy Hatley Jan Johansson was honored at the 59th annual Granite Quarry Fiddlers’ Convention on Saturday, October 11, at East Rowan High School, near Salisbury,...

Artists Kris Andrew Small and Micke Lindebergh list colourful Surry Hills apartment

Colour first, questions later – that’s how Kris Andrew Small and Micke Lindebergh turned a standard Surry Hills warehouse apartment into a vibrant home that mirrors the suburb’s creative spirit. While some homes demand months of planning and an...

Classical Music Playlist, October 16, 2025

Wilhelm Peterson-Berger in 1905 For over thirty years Wilhelm Peterson-Berger was Sweden’s most feared music critic. One violinist was known to have said he wouldn’t even begin his performance until Peterson-Berger left the theater. Being so...

Can’t Buy? Steal! Our Cheat Sheet to the Art Heist in Film, Literature, and Beyond

Josh O’Connor in Kelly Reichardt’s The Mastermind. Image courtesy of Mubi.Historically, art and precious artifacts have always been part of the spoils of war, but it wasn’t until the establishment of museums as we know them (many of which were...

UMass Lowell roundup: Devin Moreau, Georgia Brooks run well in New Jersey

The UMass Lowell men’s cross country team ran hard in an 8K event at the Princeton Fall Classic in Princeton, N.J. In front for the River Hawks, senior Sean Kennedy-Wonneberger (East Haddam, Conn.) ran his way into the top 25, earning 25th after...

Sweden orders $110M Hanwha Modular Charge Systems for its Archer 155mm howitzers

Hanwha Aerospace has secured a 110 million dollar order from Sweden’s Defense Materiel Administration for 155 mm Modular Charge Systems under a new three-year framework. The agreement strengthens Nordic artillery readiness and underscores Europe’s...

Swedish Mill Creek evacuated due to suspicious package

Update Two hours later, Washington State Patrol Bomb Squad determined the package held no suspicious items. EVERETT — The Swedish Mill Creek Campus was evacuated for more than two hours for a “suspicious” package that later proved to be safe....

EUROPE Guitarist JOHN NORUM Signs With FRONTIERS MUSIC SRL For Tenth Solo Album

EUROPE's founding guitarist and solo artist John Norum has signed a record deal with Frontiers Music Srl. He will shortly enter the studio to record his tenth solo album, marking an exciting new chapter in his career. John's distinctive singing...

Arts fest Luminaria to light up San Antonio’s St. Paul Square this weekend

A colorful installation towers above a previous Luminaria festival. Credit: Jaime Monzon The 15th annual Luminaria Contemporary Arts Festival will hit St. Paul Square this Saturday with hundreds of visual artists and performers augmenting the...

Online fashion: Between polarisation and the challenges of desirability

On Thursday, Zalando held its "Partners Day" in Paris, bringing together 280 executives and representatives of the platform’s French brands and partners. The event offered an opportunity to take stock of French online apparel sales, as well as...

Marchand vandalizes Dahlin’s helmet after Panthers-Sabres scuffle

After the Florida Panthers forward got into a scuffle with the Sabres defenceman Rasmus Dahlin, Marchand decided to make some "adjustments" to his opponent's helmet. Things initially got heated between the two when Dahlin checked Marchand from...

Sweden’s FMV extends contract with Saab for future fighter studies

The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has extended its contract with Saab for the continued conceptual studies for future fighter systems. The contract extension is valued at approximately Skr2.68bn ($280m). It is an extension of a...

For Halloween, the Museum of the Moving Images Offers Nine Films Featuring ‘Dark Magic’

A senior curator at the Museum of the Moving Image, Michael Koresky, has teamed up with an Oscar-winning filmmaker, Jeff Reichert, to organize a run of pictures peculiar to the fall season, “Dark Magic: Hexes and Haunts for Halloween.” The program...

After The Hunt Almost Had A Much Bleaker (And Much Better) Ending

The following contains spoilers for After the HuntAfter the Hunt almost had a very different ending, with the original idea being a more effective conclusion to the movie. After the Hunt is heavily dependent on an ambiguous tone, with Alma (and...

Stream It Or Skip It: ‘To Cook A Bear’ On Hulu, Where A Pastor In 1850s Sweden Tries To Solve The Murders Of Young Women

When we looked at the description of the Swedish series To Cook A Bear, we groaned when we saw that it took place in the 1850s and featured a pastor that made fiery speeches about temperance. But we were pleasantly surprised when we saw that the...

Swedish singer Meira Omar expresses deep admiration for Shah Rukh Khan

Swedish singer and influencer Meira Omar has expressed her deep admiration for Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan. Meira, who is currently in India for the upcoming Sweden Day reception, spoke to ANI and expressed her thoughts on Indian culture, music,...

Sweden boss explains why Tottenham star Lucas Bergvall was subbed off at half-time

Spurs attacking midfielder Lucas Bergvall was subbed off at half-time against Kosovo Sweden boss Jon Dahl Tomasson has explained his decision to substitute Tottenham attacking midfielder Lucas Bergvall at half-time of their 1-0 World Cup...

The Gaza Strip, in Filmstrips

“Israel Palestine on Swedish TV 1958-1989,” the archival documentary by Göran Hugo Olsson, is as expansive as its title suggests. For nearly 3½ hours, it chronicles the Israeli occupation of Palestine as told on Sveriges Television, Sweden’s...

Arteta can drop Gyokeres by unleashing Arsenal star who's emulating Haaland

Last January, there was total bewilderment that Arsenal didn't sign a centre-forward. The Gunners headed into 2025 needing someone new to lead the line, someone to aid Kai Havertz's cause. When Gabriel Jesus suffered a heartbreaking ACL injury in...

Sweden contracts Saab for further KFS future fighter studies

An artist's rendering of a future fighter design concept that Saab is working on for Sweden's KFS/FCAS programme. (Saab via Gareth Jennings) Saab has received an order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (Försvarets materielverk: FMV)...