Published by Swedish News. Volume 145 No. 14, November 1, 2017. Price per copy $3.50.
Real? What is
A Swedish classic—dark rye Coming to your living room bread “kavring” ideal for fall soon: A heightened reality
A Swede’s memories of America of the 1950s
Short pants and big steaks, clean shirts, nice smells and bigger cars ... “I grew up in Sweden when it was still a duck pond. The continent was a day by train and a ferry ride from Stockholm. Just visiting Copenhagen was an invigorating international experience to most. It was a country where men went to work in the same suit for years and changed their shirt, at the best, once a week ...” Did things change a tiny bit? Story /P15
Bread, in all its forms, is the most widely consumed food in the world. Maybe this is a good time to be reminded of a Swedish way to allow ourselves panem et circenses, bread and circuses. While the political circus offers more (questionable) entertainment than most of us would like, this issue brings you a classic Swedish bread with a similarly classic spread you won’t find in your next door deli but can easily make yourself. / P12 Page 4
Though many people may not think of it this way, we are all in some ways accustomed to alternate realities, if not through fiction, drama or movies, then through digital data output, via our smartphones. Alternate realities are related to direct or indirect views of an environment or sensory input such as sound, video, graphics or data. And they’re not just for video games, but so much more, and they’re catching on at warp speed in every industry. / P20 Apple CEO Tim Cook visited Sweden, planted some pine trees and finally revealed a great secret/ p5 We have a Swede - a female - to thank for the invention of vodka/ p5 Swedish America knows it’s not too early to kick off the holiday season /p6
Photo: Henrik Trygg/imagebank.sweden.se
Swedes know a good thing ... / p4