The Norwegian butter crisis of 2011, when Norway ran out of butter.
In this video essay, I explore how a bizarre shortage turned into an international media spectacle, and what the coverage tells us about how the world sees Norway.
What happened during the Norwegian butter crisis, and how did international media cover the story?
A video essay about Norway’s famous brunost brown cheese. This cheese from Norway offers a unique taste sensation, more akin to caramel than traditional cheese, and is a staple in any Norwegian food tour. I encourage anyone to try this traditional Norwegian food with an open mind, as it’s delightful.
Curious about Norway’s crazy Russ graduation celebration? In this video, we explain the traditions and festivities of this unique Norwegian tradition.
This beautiful frozen mountain village next to a glacier in Norway was the filming location used for the ice planet Hoth in Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back during a blizzard in 1979.
About how I was interviewed by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation NRK about lost media. In particular, the Norwegian version of Sesame Street, Sesam Stasjon. But also, other television shows and video games that are no longer available.
Have you noticed that Norway keeps popping up in big budget Hollywood blockbuster movies lately, as either a filming location or even as part of the story?
While there there used to be very few references to Norway in English-language films and television shows, you’re now much more likely to see Norway appear in American or British pop culture.
There used to be a phenomenon in Norway where the title of a lot of American and other international comedy films were translated into Norwegian as “Help, Something Something”. I thought it might be funny if I translated these titles back into English.
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Norwegian co-production of Sesame Street, I made this short documentary about the history of Sesam Stasjon. I’m very excited to tell you about Alfa, Bjarne Betjent, Max Mekker, Leonora Dorothea Dahl, O. Tidemann, and Py, who all live and work at a small train station in Norway.
On November 10th 1969, the children’s series Sesame Street premiered on PBS in the United States.
It became incredibly popular, and soon it’s influence started to reach beyond America’s borders. Over the years a large number of international co-productions of Sesame Street was produced.
This is a video essay adaptation of my Advent Calendar TV Shows article.
In Scandinavia we have a tradition where each year the television channels air shows with a Christmas theme, that has a new episode each day between December 1st and December 24th.
This is a video adaptation of my The Art of Theodor Kittelsen article.
The Norwegian artist Theodor Kittelsen is my favorite painter. During his career as an illustrator he defined the look of trolls, Norwegian folklore, and The Black Death in Norway. The video includes some of his best paintings, and explains what makes his art so great.
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For this year’s Easter holiday, I and my girlfriend Renate visited Flåm, Norway.
Flåm is a small town located in a fjord in Hordaland county, just a few hours from our home city Bergen.