This was the scene at Sergels Torg, the central square in the Swedish capital shortly after people learned about the death of music legend Michael Jackson.   Fans lit candles, brought red roses, a sequinned glove, photos of the star as well as a copy of tabloid Expressen, whose first page declared “Dead Last Night.”   News travels fast.  Many people in Sweden learned about Michael’s passing  within seconds of people in Hollywood.  I was  drowning in text messages and phone calls all saying the same thing: ”Have you heard? (…)

A major advertising campaign questioning the existance of God has blanketed the Swedish capital all this week. 
In full page-ads in the largest newspapers, on billboards in subway stations and even on bus shelters,  the message is trumpeted: “God probably doesn’t exist”  (Gud finns nog inte.)  The message is accompanied by flag images which symbolize the three main monotheistic faiths: Christianity, Judaism and Islam.  Its been rainy and cold all week, with dark skies and heavy winds:  I guess the man upstairs is pissed off, or not. (…)

One recent graduate of Cybergymnasium had taped birch branches over his whole body so he resembled a walking tree.

My buddy Alex has had two personal encounters recently with Crime Scene Investigation (CSI). (…)

Perhaps it fell off the back of a truck. We found it, at any rate, on a leafy embankment below Västerbron, the bridge connecting the Stockholm islands of Kungsholmen and Södermalm. (…)

Its strange how many places you can go in a single day or two. (…)

Is there any where else on earth where the bus stop shelters get a regular wash down?