Safta och sylta

Back when restaurant menus were still printed on paper, and wearing a mask-or not-was a decision made mostly on Halloween, David Sedaris spent his time doing normal things. As Happy-Go-Lucky opens, he is learning to shoot guns with his sister, visiting muddy flea markets in Serbia, buying gummy worms to feed to ants, and telling […]

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE AUGUST PRIZE 2023 I’m fizzing. I love not being his son. Yes. I can feel it in my whole body. A great thrill – as if an adventure has begun. As if I’m the boy in a book about a boy who finds out his dad is the king […]

Har ni träffat världens sötaste viking någon gång? Är guldfisken en jävla borgare? Vilka var det egentligen som alltid sa hora? Det här är frågor som granskas under luppen i Nanna Johanssons seriealbum….

“Ställ det ena benet framför det andra. Luta överkroppen så långt ner det går och låt armarna hänga. Detta ska vara bra för ryggen har jag hört. Jag har bara gjort det själv en gång och det var när jag hjälpte en kompis flytta och fick skitont i ryggen efter att ha burit ett gigantiskt […]

In collaboration with IKEA, this inspirational study explores how to live more sustainably and well based on the experience of both ordinary and extraordinary lives, showing how small changes at home will work positively towards sustainability for our planet. Ever since the 1950s, IKEA retailers have visited homes all over the world to find out […]

From rooftop gardens to flora-laden balconies, flowers and plants bestow warm grace to unconventional and indoor spaces. Private paradises nestled in the backyards of homes. Rooftops that act as community gardens. Edible patches of beauty hidden within city blocks. Evergreen shows the green aesthetic statement that allows city dwellers to bring nature back into the […]

The work of Banksy has captivated generations over the last 20 years. The brilliant comments about politics and the state of the world are thought-provoking for young and old. The fact that we don’t know who the artist is creates a welcome mysterious dimension at a time when most things are just an Internet search […]

I felt very still and empty, the way the eye of a tornado must feel, moving dully along in the middle of the surrounding hullabaloo. Sylvia Plath’s groundbreaking semi-autobiographical novel offers an intimate, honest and often wrenching glimpse into mental illness. The Bell Jar broke the boundaries between fiction and reality and helped cement Sylvia […]