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  • Double Fault

    Something special happens when people come together for no reason other than to master the motor skills of a difficult sport.

  • False Ends and Grand Finales

    When Bob Hund walked on stage at Zinkensdamm , I knew in my bones it was the last time. I wish I were wrong, but I don’t think I am.

  • Shameless

    Interesting how shamelessness can be so corrosive in one context, yet so liberating in another.

  • Threatening

    Swedes across the political spectrum have exceedingly thin skin; it’s very easy to hurt our delicate feelings.

  • Good Grief

    I never thought I’d find myself in a march again.

  • Commitment Issues

    A certain gym chain is currently running an ad campaign in my city, asking whether locals have “commitment issues”. If so, not to worry: expensive-looking personal trainers stand ready — subcontractors in the department of willpower. I thought of that as I finished Lena Andersson’s third and final book about Ester Nilsson. The series never…