Aug 29 2019
A couple of Sundays ago stand up comedy in Linköping went underground. Well, into an underground carpark at least.
The original plan was to put the show on with the audience lounging around on picnic blankets outside Stadshuset, sipping white…
Jul 30 2019
It’s the end of an era. L‘Orient has closed its giant wooden doors for the last time and headed east. I went to the final couple of live events there and amongst the drinking and music there was a sense…
Jul 21 2019
It's raining. It's mid-July. And I remembered that I have a blog. I guess I'm suffering from that mid-summer malaise of the freelancer. This is the point in the summer, usually when the rain is falling hardest, where you realise…
May 21 2019
It was a funny old week last week, in more ways that one. I went to see some politicians from the culture department speak about their vision for Linköping’s kulturliv. The event came to me as a bit of a…
Dec 30 2018
As 2018 draws to a close, here's a quick look back at the year that was.
Like most years, when you sit back during those strange, long-weekend-like days between Xmas and New Year, it’s hard to remember what…
Dec 23 2018
It's almost Xmas. I'm exhausted. My defences and usual cynicism have been gently eroded over an intensive month. I've been holed up, writing until my fingers bleed. On the few occasions I have ventured out into the real world…
Oct 30 2018
Just a quick one to say that I am on my way to New York to attend the Nordic International Film Festival (NIFF) where we'll show a few scenes from the film, which is now called 'Big in Sweden'…
Oct 22 2018
I need to start this blog post with a warning and a caveat.
First the warning: This is about Linköping’s cultural life, so perhaps appeals to a very small group of readers. If you have any sense and…
Aug 28 2018
Do you do sport? Sport, we are told, is good for you. If you do do sport, good for you.
Sport is great. There's the getting sweaty and the bonding with other sweaty people. There’s the balls and…
Aug 21 2018
In a few weeks, it’s election time in Sweden. What I have learnt over the years is that local politicians don’t really do a lot. There’s a lot of scratching of balls and drinking of coffee, with the occasional clipping…