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Weekend April 13-15th

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Concrete Jungle

At Bolsje Fabrikken (Candy Factory), there is a big show with the newest in Jungle, Dubstep and Deep Bass. A great line up with UK, Dutch and local bands and DJ´s. Shouldnt be to difficult to find something to smoke either. So there´s a great dance party for you. https://www.dukop.dk/events/3861?locale=da

Becoming Animal.

Is a exhibition that friends of mine har recommended. It tells the story of how animals are metaphors in our daily life. Go and see it and get a provocative, thougtfull, sometimes brutal experience. http://denfrie.dk/en/exhibition/becoming-animal/

Waving the flags

Monday April 16th is the Queen of Denmarks (Margrethe II) 78th Birthday, and at 12
o´clock noon, she will appear at the balcony at Amalienborg Palace and all the kids, will be standing with flags, the Royal Guards will be there in red Galla Uniforms, and the band will be playing, and if you have this idea that Denmark is such a nice ”hyggeligt”, country, this is where it will be confirmed.

Picture is the Grey Hall in Christiania. Not so grey any more 😉 

Architecture, Festivals and The welfare state

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Architecture

Copenhagen has for many years had a profile of houses that are only up to 18 meters or maximum 6 floors. But the latest years have seen a rise in tall buildings. We are not talking about Ras El khalif in Dubai, but over 30 floors. And everytime there is a lot of debat. The newest thing is that investors want to raise a 300 meter tall building in the area of Nordhavn. A lot of the people of Copnhagen thinks it is a bad idea. Tall buildings brings long shadows and strong winds.

The investors thinks that it is too much that the tallest houses in Scandinavia is in Sweden, The Turning Torso in Malmø, Which is visibel from Copenhagen. But We – The People – feels that houses should be for the multitude, not the elite.  (Picture from the entrepraneurs)

Roskilde Festival

Is the biggest festival in North Europe, with more than 130,000 people, living in tents at the capm site. The final program has been released and the line up is fabolous. Eminem, Nick Cave, Bruno Mars, Nine Inch Nails, Gorillaz, are at the top of the poster with 160 names. Ticlkets are selling out fast, so if you want to join the crowd, you better book it now. Check it out

The welfare state

Bernie Sanders, and the US left wing, has for a long time been talking about Denmark and the Scandinavien Countrys, as an example of a better social system, with free healthcare, free education, maternal leave – and higher taxes. In this article from The Washington Post, the writer is describing the system, and why she thinks it is difficult for the USA. The key word is ”Social Trust”.
Read it here