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Sweden

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2012

    Donuts Are The Cause of America's Problems

    ​It is true that America is home to the Luther Burger. It is true that America invented greasy fast food, and continues to love its Burgerdonalds and McKings with heart-stirring (and -stopping) patriotic ardor. It is true that our prolonged prosperity in the 20th century, our early adoption of ref ... More >>

  • Film

    December 22, 2011

    It's Feminist Revenge in "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"

    ​It is true that America is home to the Luther Burger. It is true that America invented greasy fast food, and continues to love its Burgerdonalds and McKings with heart-stirring (and -stopping) patriotic ardor. It is true that our prolonged prosperity in the 20th century, our early adoption of ref ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2011

    Booze Commercial With An Ironic Twist

    Drink responsibly this season. ​The commercial starts as the usual 30 second spot for booze. Soft music plays as some liquid silk of a libation is pored into a perfect glass. A narrator with a soft burr (Swedish? Scottish?) says that "for six generations the house of Taman has created an exceptio ... More >>

  • Dining

    November 3, 2011

    Broward County Is Taco Heaven! Jo-Jo's Tacos in Lauderdale-by-the Sea, El Jefe Luchador in Deerfield Beach, and Taco Beach Shack in Hollywood

    Drink responsibly this season. ​The commercial starts as the usual 30 second spot for booze. Soft music plays as some liquid silk of a libation is pored into a perfect glass. A narrator with a soft burr (Swedish? Scottish?) says that "for six generations the house of Taman has created an exceptio ... More >>

  • News

    December 23, 2010

    Top Movies to Watch Out for in 2011

    Drink responsibly this season. ​The commercial starts as the usual 30 second spot for booze. Soft music plays as some liquid silk of a libation is pored into a perfect glass. A narrator with a soft burr (Swedish? Scottish?) says that "for six generations the house of Taman has created an exceptio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2010

    Living Room Theaters Boca Raton Needs Work, but It's Already the Best Movie Food Around

    Photos by Eric BartonIt's less Florida Atlantic University campus and more Stockholm.​There's something that feels foreign about the lobby/restaurant at the new Living Room Theaters in Boca Raton. The sparse tables and chairs look straight from Ikea, and the minimalist touches feel like the design ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2010

    Reindeer: It's What's For Dinner

    Finnish tourist board​Despite rumors that Bojangles, North Carolina's fast-food underdog, was finally rolling out their revolutionary reindeer nuggets this month, that has not come to pass.However, other restaurants are disregarding convention (and the cries of children) as they opt to roast Rudol ... More >>

  • Film

    October 28, 2010

    "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" Leaves Little to Buzz About

    Finnish tourist board​Despite rumors that Bojangles, North Carolina's fast-food underdog, was finally rolling out their revolutionary reindeer nuggets this month, that has not come to pass.However, other restaurants are disregarding convention (and the cries of children) as they opt to roast Rudol ... More >>

  • Film

    July 8, 2010

    "The Girl Who Played With Fire" Is a Grim and Bloody Adaptation

    Finnish tourist board​Despite rumors that Bojangles, North Carolina's fast-food underdog, was finally rolling out their revolutionary reindeer nuggets this month, that has not come to pass.However, other restaurants are disregarding convention (and the cries of children) as they opt to roast Rudol ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2010

    Bluejay's Cafe to Open Tuesday in Himmarshee, the Culmination of a Ten-year Love Affair

    Photos by Eric BartonJeremiah and Zandra met when he was an exchange student in Sweden.​Jeremiah Buchanan and Zandra Lindgren met about ten years ago when he went to Sweden as an exchange student and stayed with her family. "I knew right then he was the guy I was going to marry," Zandra recalls.Th ... More >>

  • Music

    February 4, 2010

    Alexi Delano and Camea

    Photos by Eric BartonJeremiah and Zandra met when he was an exchange student in Sweden.​Jeremiah Buchanan and Zandra Lindgren met about ten years ago when he went to Sweden as an exchange student and stayed with her family. "I knew right then he was the guy I was going to marry," Zandra recalls.Th ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 28, 2010

    The Other Big Game

    Photos by Eric BartonJeremiah and Zandra met when he was an exchange student in Sweden.​Jeremiah Buchanan and Zandra Lindgren met about ten years ago when he went to Sweden as an exchange student and stayed with her family. "I knew right then he was the guy I was going to marry," Zandra recalls.Th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2010

    In Super Bowl Hypefest to Come, High Stakes for Foreign Football Players

    Photo courtesy USA FootballChris Merritt, the Miami coach leading the USA Team​It's liable to get lost in the avalanche of pregame media coverage, but on January 30, Fort Lauderdale's Lockhart Stadium will host the first-ever Junior World Championship, pitting 45 of America's best football players ... More >>

  • Film

    July 23, 2009

    New in Film for July 24, 2009

    Photo courtesy USA FootballChris Merritt, the Miami coach leading the USA Team​It's liable to get lost in the avalanche of pregame media coverage, but on January 30, Fort Lauderdale's Lockhart Stadium will host the first-ever Junior World Championship, pitting 45 of America's best football players ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2009

    Nine U.S. Restaurants Make World's 50 Best List; Ramsey Strikes Out

    Once again, S. Pellegrino has ranked the 100 Best Restaurants in the World, and nine of the top 50, including Momofuko Ssam Bar, which made the list for the first time this year, are in the United States. But we South Floridians are going to have to travel (and pay!) if we want to sample the best. ... More >>

  • Film

    April 9, 2009

    Camera Ready

    Everlasting Moments looks great, but it's ultimately a missed photo op.

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2008

    Top Americana Albums of 2008

    Picking the best folk and Americana records of the year isn't nearly as hard as discarding those great records that just didn't feel right stuck in the category. Releases by Calexico and DeVotchKa felt far too worldly to pigeonhole as folk or country, for instance, while Blitzen Trapper's fantastic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2008

    South African Songstress Miriam Makeba Dies

    Picking the best folk and Americana records of the year isn't nearly as hard as discarding those great records that just didn't feel right stuck in the category. Releases by Calexico and DeVotchKa felt far too worldly to pigeonhole as folk or country, for instance, while Blitzen Trapper's fantastic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2008

    Q&A With Yngwie Malmsteen, Performing Tonight at Culture Room

    Picking the best folk and Americana records of the year isn't nearly as hard as discarding those great records that just didn't feel right stuck in the category. Releases by Calexico and DeVotchKa felt far too worldly to pigeonhole as folk or country, for instance, while Blitzen Trapper's fantastic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2008

    Last Night: The Sword and Clutch at Culture Room

    Picking the best folk and Americana records of the year isn't nearly as hard as discarding those great records that just didn't feel right stuck in the category. Releases by Calexico and DeVotchKa felt far too worldly to pigeonhole as folk or country, for instance, while Blitzen Trapper's fantastic ... More >>

  • Music

    August 14, 2008

    Northern Lights

    Looking for fresh new jazz? Try Scandinavia.

  • Calendar

    July 10, 2008

    Welcome to Sweden

    Come for the Meatballs, Stay for the Disco

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2008

    Throwback Tuesdays: Yngwie Malmsteen - "Rising Force"

    Come for the Meatballs, Stay for the Disco

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2008

    Spain Does Reggaeton at Eurovision.... Sort Of

    Come for the Meatballs, Stay for the Disco

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2008

    Interview With Meshuggah

    Come for the Meatballs, Stay for the Disco

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2008
  • Blogs

    February 20, 2008

    Elin to perform at Sandoval's this weekend

    Come for the Meatballs, Stay for the Disco

  • Music

    November 22, 2007

    Too Tough to Die

    New Ramones DVD thrills but lacks the frills true fans crave

  • Music

    May 10, 2007

    Dred Scott!

    Return of the Diva

  • Music

    October 19, 2006

    Heavy Metal Catechism

    Celtic Frost goes beyond mere symbolism.

  • Music

    April 13, 2006

    The Hellacopters

    Rock & Roll Is Dead (Universal International)

  • Music

    February 16, 2006

    Media Hijackers

    NOFX plays with punk politics

  • Music

    February 9, 2006

    The Hellacopters

    Rock & Roll Is Dead (Liquor & Poker)

  • Music

    December 1, 2005

    Swede Emotion

    The Shout Out Louds speak the universal language of pop

  • Calendar

    September 1, 2005

    Ozzy’s Outta Here

    Osbourne parks his tour bus in West Palm Beach

  • Calendar

    March 3, 2005

    Cho Zen

    Osbourne parks his tour bus in West Palm Beach

  • Film

    November 4, 2004

    FLIFF: Kids in Foreign Lands

    Osbourne parks his tour bus in West Palm Beach

  • Calendar

    July 22, 2004

    Honk! Honk!

    The Fish want to pass the Phillies

  • Music

    May 27, 2004

    Gettin' Hers

    Tanya Stephens proves truth is stranger than fiction

  • Calendar

    May 22, 2003

    Attack of the Umlauts

    That Sweden is so hot right now!

  • Music

    May 15, 2003

    Mensen

    Oslo City (Gearhead)

  • Music

    February 20, 2003

    The (International) Noise Conspiracy

    Bigger Cages, Longer Chains (Epitaph/Burning Heart)

  • Dining

    January 9, 2003

    Diet Another Day

    Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we pursue a policy of "regime change"

  • Music

    September 19, 2002

    Division of Laura Lee

    Black City (Epitaph/Burning Heart)

  • Music

    August 30, 2001

    Echo and the Bunnymen

    Crystal Days 1979-1999 (Warner Archives/Rhino)

  • News

    March 22, 2001

    Letters to the Editor

    Letters for March 22, 2001

  • Music

    January 18, 2001

    Backstreet Boys

    Black & Blue (Jive Records)

  • Culture

    August 26, 1999

    Swedish Passion Under a Cuban Sun

    Miss Julie and The Stronger

  • Music

    February 11, 1999

    Short Cuts

    Miss Julie and The Stronger

  • News

    March 5, 1998

    The Straight Dope

    Miss Julie and The Stronger

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