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en ufrivillig mimrerunde (opens the original)
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This section, "sidespor", will be written entirely in Norwegian. Everything else—including my main newsletter and 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time, will remain in English. If Norwegian isn't your thing, feel free to unsubscribe from sidespor. No hard feelings.I år brukte jeg deler av sommeren på en skikkelig trip down memory lane. Man skulle tro det var fordi jeg plutselig innså at: “hjelpes! Jeg blir jo snart 40!” Men den gang ei.Nei, jeg har brukt sommeren på å grave meg gjennom hele bildebi
stories of old (opens the original)
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A face!A fleet!A war!A man!A thought!A trip!Ancient stories have a tendency to linger with us. The veil of time and space seems to disappear completely when stories of old are told again and again and again. The Odyssey is no different, it is just the latest ancient story that has reached a new peak in popularity. It seemed like the entire world had one mission this past weekend: get themselves to their nearest cinema and watch this epic tale unfold on the big screen. To say I
the count and I: a summer fling (opens the original)
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Tell me one thing.Why is it that revenge stories are so unbelievably attractive?Is it the injustice suffered by the protagonist? Is it the villains? Is it the hope, the desire, that they will pay for what they have done?The desire for revenge. Oh, I bet we’ve all felt it. I know I have. In reality, it usually stops with the daydreaming. All those scenarios playing out in your head while you quietly go on with life.Except one time.I’ve only acted on a desire for revenge once, and it wasn’t even f
det var en gang et språk (opens the original)
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This section, "sidespor", will be written entirely in Norwegian. Everything else—including my main newsletter and 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time—will remain in English. If Norwegian isn't your thing, feel free to unsubscribe from sidespor. No hard feelings.Subscribe nowDet var en gang da nesten alt innholdet jeg konsumerte var på engelsk. Til tider er det fremdeles sånn. Det meste jeg leser, hører, ser på eller oppsøker, er fortsa
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