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Greenland establishing a truth and reconciliation commission on Denmark's forced contraception of indigenous Inuits – experts failed to agree on whether the scheme constituted "genocide"
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Beseech – Hesitation (2026)
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The flat-pack skyscraper in Brumunddal, Norway – how wood can shape the cities of the future
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mycketforvirrad LinkJapan enlists 1,800 people to drag a 360-tonne castle keep using ropes and rollers The Guardian – Gavin Blair – 25th August 2026Japan enlists 1,800 people to drag a 360-tonne castle keep using ropes and rollers
To chants of “so-re, so-re”, about 1,800 people came together in northern Japan over the weekend to pull a 360-tonne castle keep a little more than two metres closer to its original resting place as part of ongoing renovations.
Rotating teams of 80 people heaved on 30-metre ropes as the keep of Hirosaki Castle in Aomori prefecture edged closer to its destination. On Saturday participants towed the building – which has been set on rails – 1.13m, while on Sunday it was shifted another 1.09m.
The Guardian – Gavin Blair – 25th August 2026
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Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news
Tildes is a very serious site, where we discuss very serious matters like dolly parton, tim curry and algorithms. Tags culled from the highest voted topics from the last seven days, if anyone was...
Tildes is a very serious site, where we discuss very serious matters like dolly parton, tim curry and algorithms. Tags culled from the highest voted topics from the last seven days, if anyone was topical.
But one of my favourite tags happens to be offbeat! Taking its original inspiration from Sir Nils Olav III, this thread is looking for any far-fetched
offbeatstories lurking in the newspapers. It may not deserve its own post, but it deserves a wider audience!9 votes -
Iceland has almost no homicides, yet crime fiction is its favourite literary genre – that means writers face a challenge: making murder feel believable
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Besvärjelsen – Accelerating Hearts (2026)
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Viking FK appear in the main draw of the UEFA Champions League for the first time ever, after an entertaining 3-1 second-leg qualification play-off round victory over GNK Dinamo Zagreb
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Norway is planning to clamp down on the use of smart glasses and similar devices in response to concerns over privacy issues
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If Iceland joins the EU, where does that leave Norway?
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Ontos | Gameplay reveal trailer
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Midweek Movie Free Talk
Warning: this post may contain spoilers
Have you watched any movies recently you want to discuss? Any films you want to recommend or are hyped about? Feel free to discuss anything here.
Please just try to provide fair warning of spoilers if you can.
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European Sleeper's first night train route into Scandinavia to begin April 2028 – will connect Brussels and Amsterdam with Copenhagen and Malmö
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10,000 people rallied in Stockholm to demand stronger action on climate change, weeks before Sweden's general election
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Norway will continue developing its oil and gas resources in the Barents Sea regardless of the European Union's support for a moratorium on Arctic hydrocarbon supplies
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An accidental breakthrough in Iceland revealed how to tap into magma itself, potentially unlocking geothermal energy at scales previously thought impossible
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Finland tried to end homelessness. What can we learn from its runaway success – and recent failures?
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Fejd – Nifelheim (2026)
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