CPH Post Newspaper: 8 December - 12 January 2022

Cherished, captivating and celebrated the world over, the Danish Xmas is truly unique! Come on! How many other countries have their own songs for dancing around the tree?

Denmark are out of the World Cup, and they can take little consolation from their insipid performances. One goal, two losses and a hundred things that went wrong in Qatar NEWS

Pyrus the legendary TV julekalender nisse has been cancelled, or at least the show in which kids were black-faced and dressed up as ‘negerboller’. Yes, it’s as bad as it sounds

DANISH

RICHEST AND POOREST UNCOVERED

Hellerup residents tend to earn almost three times as much as those living in Nordvest

BEN HAMILTON

HELLERUP is the richest district in Greater Copenhagen, and Nordvest the poorest, according to a KøbenhavnLIV study that mainly focused on the capital, but also included a few nearby municipalities.

Based on data from Danmarks Statistik, it established that Hellerup dwellers earn an average 851,500 kroner a year, and people in Nordvest just 324,000.

Nordhavn (798k), Copenhagen city centre (496k), Dragør (479.5k) on Amager and Frederiksberg (472k) completed the top ve.

Vesterbro catching up

ANTHROPOLOGIST Ayo Wahlberg was surprised that Vesterbro (436k) is on the verge of catching up Østerbro (441k).

“I would have thought it would be closer to Nørrebro (332k),” she said.

“This shows that Vesterbro's gentrication has had a major e ect.”

MEANWHILE, another set of Danmarks Statistik gures show that the gulf between rich and poor reached an all-time peak last year when Denmark’s Gini coefcient – a measure of income inequality in a country – reached 30.2, which was up from 29.7 in 2020.

In a country where everyone is eco-

nomically equal (like some communist states), the gure would be zero; if one individual controlled all the revenue (again most likely in a communist state), the gure would be 100.

Economists attributed the increase to a rise in the value of many Danish people's property and share portfolios.

IS CHRISTIANSHAVN BECOMING VENICE?

Soon the only way into one of the district’s biggest islands will be via the canals!

BEN HAMILTON

ALARGE part of the canal-saturated Copenhagen district of Christianshavn faces a prolonged period in which it won't be accessible to road vehicles due to the closure of a critical bridge.

With the bridge out of play, only bicycles and boats will be able to visit the island of Bjørnsholm – where Nordatlantens Brygge and the Broens Gadekøkken food court across the water from Nyhavn are located.

Christianshavn is steadily turning into Venice!

Weight limit in place

THOUSANDS of cyclists and motorists cross over Wilders Bro in Christianshavn every day, but many are unaware the bridge is badly creaking under the strain.

Some 119 years old, a driving ban on vehicles weighing more than eight tonnes has been in place since November 11 –

retrucks, for example, can no longer pass. And now plans have been announced to renovate the bridge.

Capital’s top burger

THE BEST-RATED burger in Copenhagen is the Fully Loaded version served by Grillen Burgerbar, according to Wolt, while the most popular outlet is Louis Burger. However, preferences vary according to the region. While Copenhageners are crazy about brioche buns, folk in Esbjerg prefer their burgers with chili cheese.

End of the roll?

DENMARK’S premier smørrebrød family are still looking for new premises 18 months after closing Restaurant Ida Davidsen, their outlet on Store Kongensgade and home for 47 years, due to fears they might go bankrupt. The Davidsen Family, which have been serving the open sandwiches since 1888, fear the economic climate for restaurants is “not looking so good”.

Public housing pledge

SOME 40 percent of the new residences at Svanemølleholm, a 1.589 billion kroner housing project on a 38,000 sqm plot owned by By & Havn in Nordhavn, will be public housing. In Nordhavn, the current public housing share is just 11 percent. Since 2001, 40 percent of all public housing in Copenhagen has been built on land belonging to By & Havn.

New park for Amager

SUNDBYØSTER Plads in Amager has opened following a huge development. Located just o Amagerbrogade, a few hundred metres from popular pub The Hop House, it has been reimagined as a 3,500 sqm green urban space. Previously it was an abandoned tram hub.

New innovation centre

KU LIGHTHOUSE, an innovation centre in Nørrebro belonging to the University of Copenhagen, has o cially opened at Tagensvej 16A. Geared towards green innovation, it will help entrepreneurial students and researchers to develop business plans. Furnished with recycled furniture, it is the country’s rst public sustainability-certi ed building.

Fined for not taking cash

ORIGINAL Co ee has been ned 40,000 kroner for refusing to accept cash. The Consumer Ombudsman reported the chain to the police for violating the Payments Act, which stipulates all establishments must accept in-person cash payments between 06:00 and 22:00. Original Co ee cited the pandemic, a lack of change and the risk of being robbed as justi cation.

Another wedding gimmick

COPENHAGEN has launched yet another wedding concept in a bid to cement its standing as one of the marriage capitals of the world. ‘Vie i det fri’ (‘Wedding in the Open’) gives prospective couples a choice of 29 locations to get married outdoors, including on a jazz boat on the canals of Christianshavn. Prices range from 950 to 4,000 kroner.

Tree’s lights to be dimmed

FOLLOWING the illumination of the lights on the Christmas tree in Rådhuspladsen by a Santa armed with a welding torch on November 27, it was con rmed that due to the energy crisis they will be lit for fewer hours than normal: from 16:00-22:30 every evening (Fri & Sat: 23:30) and 06:00-09:00 each morning.

Handbrake o at Christiania

BETWEEN September 1 and November 21, Copenhagen Police arrested 17 individuals aged 1518 for selling cannabis on Pusher Street in Christiania, according to Berlingske. A police inspector told the newspaper that somebody “has released a handbrake, as in the past, Christianites would have intervened and shouted at them”.

High Gini coe cient

High-end Hellerup, although you wouldn't know it looking at its shops

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What's next? Pedalled-powered water taxis? Guttural-sounding gondoliers?

Highest increase for 14 years confirmed for mid-January

LOÏC PADOVANI

FROM JANUARY 15, public transport prices will be largely increased. Bus, train and Metro tickets will rise by an average of 4.9 percent, according to Din Offentlige Transport, which oversees transports companies DSB, Metroselsk abet and Movia.

"Like everything else, the cost of providing good public transport is also rising significantly at the moment. This comes after several years of keeping prices steady, but now it is necessary to let them rise on average," explained DOT chair Marlene Holmgaard Friis.

Due to the energy crisis

THE 4.9 PERCENT increase is the biggest in 14 years. Rising fuel and electricity prices are mostly to blame.

Nevertheless, some ticket prices will fall next year in line with a strategy to encourage more people in the suburbs to use public transport. For example, a one-way ticket for three zones will reduce from 36 crowns to 30 crowns.

FIRST THE WRECK, NEXT THE MOVIE?

It remains to be seen whether the story of three ships at the bottom of the Baltic will be adapted for cinema. Or whether any mysterious jewels resurface

THERE WILL probably never be a point in human existence when we stop finding shipwrecks – but three in one day! That's up there with the discovery of the wreck of Titanic in 1985, surely!

The Baltic Sea, the home of many maritime graveyards over the years, has yielded three well-preserved ‘ghost ships’.

They are situated 150 metres below sea level and believed to be 300 years old, according to Sea War Museum Jut land, which has used robots to examine the vessels.

Ghost ships

“THE WRECKS were almost as they were on the day they sank hundreds of years ago – like they’ve been abandoned,” enthused the museum director Gert Normann Andersen, the leader of the mission that discovered the fallen vessels.

“I have dived all my life and examined

hundreds of wrecks, but I have never seen anything like this. It was fantastic to see the wrecks appear on the screen when we sent an underwater robot with a camera down to the seabed.”

The excellent condition of the ships is

attributed to the acidic conditions on the seabed where oxygen is in short supply. The kinds of worms that feast on wood simply can’t survive down there.

Two of them Dutch SOME 27 people took part in the expe dition, including personnel from Danish JD-Contractor, which provided the un derwater robots and other advanced technology.

Two of the wrecks are believed to be Dutch cargo vessels, while the third, and largest, appears to be Scandinavian.

Reports that an octogenarian woman threw some kind of diamond necklace into the water are unsubstan tiated, though. (BH)

Another two years

THE HIGH Court has increased the sentence handed out to a 25-yearold man, convicted of terror charges at Frederiksberg Court, from 10 to 12 years. Additionally, Abdullah Ak bulut will be stripped of his Danish citizenship and deported. Akbulut was arrested in a Copenhagen carpark trying to obtain a gun and ammunition from PET officers.

Bunker up for sale

KLH ERHVERV has put a former Cold War bunker in Tønder Mu nicipality in southern Denmark up for sale. Some 206 sqm in size, the copper-walled bunker was re served for the police, emergency services and mayor. It still has an EMP data security room. However, a buyer will not be able to live there. It is best suited for storage – wine is the most obvious choice.

Colder and mouldier?

CHURCHES are cancelling ser vices to save money on heating bills, but at the risk of damage to their wooden fixtures and mould, warn experts. The dioceses of Lol land-Falster, Aarhus and Viborg have all given their priests permis sion to cancel services with small attendances. Transport is being organised to take parishioners to services in bigger churches.

Diabetics’ fears

THE DIABETES Association is con cerned its members could miss out on Novo Nordisk medicine Ozem pic since its success as a diet drug was championed by the likes of Kim Kardashian. Tests demon strated it can be effective against obesity, and Danish doctors, be tween April and June, prescribed 63,000 packages – up from 13,000 during the same period in 2019.

Using less water

WATER consumption fell in Den mark during 2021 compared to the previous year. Some 965 cubic metres was used, with households accounting for just over a quarter with 245 million. Industry account ed for the rest, with aquaculture (42 percent) and agriculture (37) taking the lion’s share – 569 million cubic metres between them.

Better this time?

OVER HALF of the 4,252 applicants who took the biannual citizenship test on November 23 will fail if the last two results are anything to go by. In November 2021, only 40.7 percent managed it, and in June 2022 just 47.3 percent – the only time since June 2017 that the pass rate has slipped below 50 percent. The results are due out in three weeks’ time.

DF leader’s ongoing trial

charged with the forgery of documents and fraud in connection with obtaining EU funds of almost 100,000 kroner, is ongoing. The de fence will in total present ten witnesses and audio files in a bid to completely clear Messerschmidt's name.

More coercion in psychiatry

SOME 21.1 percent of all children and young people hospitalised and placed into psychiatry during the last two years have been subjected to force, according to Sundhedsstyrels en. Examples of force include being forced to eat or take medication or being restrained. Between 2011 and 2013, it was just 15.3 percent.

Winter coming in

DENMARK had its first snow of the year on November 19 – nine days later than average, but earlier than in 2020 and 2021. It is thought the winter weather might have been to blame for an accident at a busstop near the Helsingør Motorway. A 51-year-old woman was killed when she was struck by a car after a male motorist lost control.

Top for tourists

DENMARK ranks as the world's seventh most popular tourist des tination according to Condé Nast Traveler, whose readers praised its cuisine, museums and architecture. The top five were Portugal, Japan, Thailand, Singapore and India.

Bold drug policy

MODERATERNE would like to see the possession of all drugs decriminalised, providing they are for personal use. Selling drugs would still be an offence. The prospective government party maintains the penal system should be reserved for prosecuting those that harm others, not themselves.

Boys more likely

ACCORDING to a survey carried out by Wilke for Rådet for Sikker Trafik, boys aged 16-19 are more likely than girls to cycle when very drunk: 34 to 26 percent. The safety council is accordingly launching a campaign to encourage youngsters to look out for one another and stop each other from cycling whilst drunk.

Fewer hoods are vulnerable

THE NUMBER of neighbourhoods on the government’s annual parallel so ciety list has once again fallen: from 20 to 17, Formerly known as the stig matising ‘Ghetto List’, it counts the number of vulnerable neighbour hoods in which at least 50 percent of residents have non-western back grounds and are either unemployed or have criminal records.

THE TRIAL of Dansk Folkeparti leader Morten Messerschmidt, who again stands

Try this for a train of thought: maybe it's time you started cycling

SEA WAR MUSEUM JUTLAND

Elderly lady alert. Looking for a jack in the carpark, apparently

SOURCING THE SPRING OF SOLIDARITY

ONLINE THIS WEEK

Restoring the reef

A PROJECT called 'Super Reef' in Denmark is underway to help re-establish 55 km of reef off the Danish coast – at many different locations, including in Copenha gen Harbour. Over the last 100 years, 8.3 million cubic metres of Danish reef has been lost – at great cost to the surrounding ecosystems.

Arctic greenery study

Brain breakthrough

UNIVERSITY of Copenhagen re searchers have discovered that a specific enzyme connecting brain signals turns randomly on and off, sometimes taking breaks that are hours long. Reported on the cover of ‘Nature’, the discovery not only changes how we think about the brain but may prove hugely significant in developing new medicines.

Data loss grant

SAM CLEM-WHITING

IN A RECENT study, researchers at Copenhagen Business School es tablished a tangible connection between how people behave in their daily lives and their solidarity with those suffering tragedy.

Take, for example, the world's reaction to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Across the globe, sympathy moved people to raise a flag that was not theirs to support the plight of a country thousands of miles away.

It's intuitive that solidarity with those suffering can have other, even more

meaningful effects on how people be have. The researchers sought to define and document this kind of solidarity.

How is solidarity created?

"WE ARE the first researchers to have investigated and defined what soli darity with a place like Ukraine really is," explained CBS professor Alexander Josiassen.

"We have documented that solidarity actually exists, and we have measured that compassion and sympathy have an effect in practice."

The researchers defined the phenom enon as "an individual's compassion and sympathy with a place, as a result of an observation of relative suffering".

Greater inclinations

THE SURVEYS that informed the study took place in the USA, but the ten dencies studied are basic enough to be applicable in Europe or elsewhere, ventured Josiassen.

Among the findings, the surveys showed that people have a higher will ingness to pay for air travel that does not rely on Russian energy, a greater desire to visit afflicted countries, and an inclination to show a higher degree of hospitality for Ukrainian visitors.

Companies, countries and NGOs may now use a simple eight-question survey, which uses a program called AMOS 28, to measure people's inclination to act on the solidarity they feel with a particular situation or cause.

USING data taken from 64 Arctic locations between 1924 to 2021, a team of researchers, including some from the University of Copen hagen, have been assessing how vegetation growing in the region affects global warming. The pres ence of more plants means more radiation is absorbed, heating up the region.

CO2 firm captures contract

AN IRISH carbon capture and stor age company, Kent, has won the contract for 'Project Greensands' in Denmark. It will aid the cap ture, transportation and storage of CO2, thereby reducing CO2 emissions.

Water improvement

LAST YEAR, some citizens living in Korsør were found to have high levels of fluorine substances (PFOs) in their blood. However, tests in the Capital Region in 2022 have found that the region’s 50 purifi cation plants are doing a good job at filtering away the contaminated water.

AN ASSOCIATE professor at Copen hagen Business School has been awarded a 15 million kroner grant from a European research council to investigate data loss. Over the next five years, Nanna Bonde Thyl strup's project 'DALOSS' will aim to learn more about what it means when data disappears and what personal and ethical decisions may be involved.

Surge in burn victims

RIGSHOSPITALET has reported a surge in burn victims this autumn due to the improper use of flam mable liquids such as bioethanol. The hospital reminds people not to bring outdoor heat sources (such as patio heaters or grills) indoors.

Chlamydia a huge problem

WITH MORE than 30,000 cases last year, chlamydia has never been as commonplace among people aged 15-29. Both the re gions and municipalities are now actively trying to slow down the spread of the STD with informa tion campaigns.

Corona situation stable

STATENS Serum Institut predicts that the number of corona patient hospital admissions will remain stable this winter. The mix of jabs and previous infections has provided a good immunity for those aged 20 to 59, it explained. However, its projection is based on the assumption there will not be any new virus variants over the next couple of months.

Surge in blood poisoning

THERE was a new record number of blood poisoning cases in Denmark in 2021, according to Statens Serum In stitut. The number has been steadily climbing by 4 percent every year since 2012 to 2,512 cases last year. Mostly, it is the elderly population who are affected – the mortality rate among over-80s is almost 40 percent.

Flu jabs advised

THE SUNDHEDSSTYRELSEN health authority recommends that all health workers get vaccinated against influ enza due to the possibility there will be a sharp rise in cases. Should many staff get infected, there is the risk there could be a complete healthcare breakdown. As of mid-November, only one in five had been jabbed.

Understanding preservatives

A TEAM of researchers at the University of Southern Denmark are investigating how food rots – especially products containing Natamycin, which significantly ex tends a food's shelf life. So far, it has been deduced that Natamycin's effectiveness deteriorates when exposed to light.

Fewer antibiotics prescribed

DOCTORS have prescribed 6.7 percent fewer antibiotics to treat infection since the start of the pandemic, according to Statens Serum Institut. On average, 279 prescriptions for antibiotics per 1,000 inhabitants were issued in 2021.

Study suggests that compassion has a strong influence

No flag has brought more people together in 2022

DENMARK BLAZES COP27 TRAIL

BEN HAMILTON

AHEAD OF the 2022 UN Climate Change Conference in Egypt in November, the example set by Den mark and Scotland – with their pledges to donate ‘Loss and Damage’ funds to the developing countries most affected by climate change – was always going to play heavily on the delegates’ minds.

And by the time COP27 ended on No vember 20, plans were in place to ensure Sharm El Sheikh will go down in history as the summit where the wealthy historical polluters finally listened to the argumenta tion of bodies such as the Alliance of Small Island States that they must compensate.

“This outcome moves us forward,” proclaimed Simon Stiell, the UN climate change executive secretary. “We have determined a way forward on a dec ades-long conversation on funding for Loss and Damage.”

Five-year program in place

GLOBAL Environment Facility funds, thanks to 105.6 million US dollars already pledged, will facilitate the climate adapta tion needs of low-lying and low-income

countries – part of a new five-year pro gram to promote climate technology solutions in developing countries.

A ‘transitional committee’ will now make recommendations on how to car ry out the new funding arrangements ahead of further agreement at COP28 next year. It will first meet in March 2023.

Along with Denmark and Scotland, Sweden, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Slovenia, Switzerland and the Walloon Region of Belgium also backed the plans.

Huge Danish delegation DENMARK might not be a green super

power, but its heroics in the build-up to COP27, and then at the summit itself, underline its status as a green trailblazer.

This was the biggest ever Danish par ticipation at a summit, with over 300 individuals and more than 24 Danish companies and organisations in attend ance – including the likes of State of Green, COWI and Dansk Industri.

Loss and Damage financing was part of the COP Agenda for the first time ever, and now there is a clear roadmap ahead that Denmark has played a large role in drawing.

GREENLAND’S clocks will not turn back an hour next winter, mean ing that its capital Nuuk will only in future be three hours behind Co penhagen. However, it also means it will be three hours ahead of the east coast of the US, not two, as it is currently. Greenland has three time zones, but most of the population live within the central zone.

Minister condemns trial

NICHOLAS Ella, the Nigerian foreign minister, demanded an apology from Denmark ahead of the trial of an alleged pirate at Copenha gen City Court last week. Instead, he wants Danish navy personnel onboard the 'Esbern Snare', who last year killed four of the man’s friends during a firefight in the Gulf of Guinea, to be prosecuted.

Faroes still working with Russia

A NEW FISHING quota agreement signed by the Faroe Islands and Russia has ruffled feathers in EU circles. First agreed in 1977, agree ment was reached in November to extend the contract despite the EU imposing sanctions after Russia's invasion of Ukraine more recently.

AIR INDIA is reopening its route between Copenhagen and Delhi in March 2023. The direct flight was stopped in March 2020 shortly af ter the pandemic started. Air India's Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner will depart from Copenhagen on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 19:45.

Norwegian’s 12 new flights

NORWEGIAN has announced 10 new flight destinations from Co penhagen this summer – Bologna, Palermo, Naples, Madrid, Tenerife, Bordeaux, Manchester, Porto, Pula and Vilnius – and two from Aalborg: Alicante and Barcelona. Meanwhile, it has confirmed its Delta Air Lines daily flight from Copenhagen to JFK Airport in New York City will continue all winter.

IS mother sentenced

A MOTHER of five with Islamic State ties, who was one of three women brought back to Denmark in October 2021 from a prison camp in Syria, has been sentenced to three years in pris on. The 35-year-old was charged with promoting terror. The three women’s fate, and of their 14 children, was a major talking point in Denmark last year. The other two await sentencing.

Pre-summit pledge to donate ‘Loss and Damage’ funds plays a key role in procuring agreement from wealthy nations to compensate low-lying and low-income countries most affected by climate change

Greenland an hour closer

Air India resumes route

Denmark's top dignitary at COP27 was floating minister Dan Jørgensen

3 GAMES, 2 LOSSES, 1 SWIFT EXIT

Choosing Denmark

SIX OF the Danish players taking part in the 2022 World Cup could have represented other national teams due to their ancestry: Kasper Schmeichel (Poland), Alexander Bah (Gambia), Pierre-Emile Højb jerg (France), Thomas Delaney (US), Yussuf Poulsen (Tanzania) and Mar tin Braithwaite (Guyana). Robert Skov could have played for Spain, as he was born there.

Vying for top honour

THERE are some big names vying for the 'Årets Sportsnavn' award. Among the 15 nominees are tennis star Holger Rune, Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard and world number one badminton player Viktor Axelsen. The winner will be announced in January.

Were TV2 chancing it?

BEFORE the game between USA and Wales, Christoffer Peder strup, a Danish football fan, was denied access because he was wearing rainbow socks. However, former Danish PM Helle Thorn ing-Schmidt had no problem at Denmark's game against Tunisia where she wore a blue dress with rainbow-coloured sleeves.

Kyrgios coming to København

ON MAY 24, two tennis stars with 'colourful reputations', Denmark's Holger Rune and Australia's Nick Kyrgios, will play an exhibition game at Copenhagen Royal Arena. It will be their first meeting.

MPs backed WC boycott

Denmark leaves the 2022 World Cup in Qatar following a dismal loss to Australia. In total, their campaign yielded just one goal

BEN HAMILTON

THERE WERE some unfamiliar play ers in the line-up for Denmark against Australia. And the sad truth is that none of them stepped up to reward the faith shown in them by coach Kasper Hjulmand.

Entrusted with attacking roles, Mathias Jensen, Andreas Skov Olsen and Jesper Lindstrøm all started bright ly, but quickly faded.

On another day, their youthful in dustry might have provided an early breakthrough, as Denmark were dom inant in the first 20 minutes.

And they were not helped by some poor decision making from more ex perienced players like Christian Eriksen and Martin Braithwaite. Still, Australia

barely made it into the Danish box once, so the threat was minimal.

Denmark hits an iceberg WITH DENMARK going nowhere in the early exchanges of the second half, Hjul mand was forced to bring on two of his talismen from the side's Euro 2020 heroics: Kasper Dolberg and Mikkel Damsgaard.

And that's when disaster struck. Dolberg, with his first touch, lost pos session in the opponents' box, and Australia pounced to score on the counter with a brilliantly taken goal.

Australia grew in confidence, expos ing Denmark's vulnerability to dribbling – and by the end, even reliable defend ers Joachim Andersen and Andreas Christensen were making routine errors with their distribution.

It was as bad as DR's commentary, which with ten minutes to go suddenly stopped, first to be replaced by some body who sounded like they were on a

Hercules military plane, before giving way to the broadcaster's radio coverage at a rate of 120 words per minute.

Missing key players

DENMARK’S performance in their 1-2 loss to France was far better than their abject showing against Australia.

Who knows how they would have fared had captain Simon Kjær or key midfielder Thomas Delaney been play ing. Injuries in the 0-0 opening draw against Tunisia saw them play no fur ther part in the tournament.

In Delaney’s case, he left the country, but given Denmark’s swift exit, they probably ended up catching up in baggage reclaim.

We’re still waiting to see who will claim ownership for this sorry affair, but given Denmark’s easy qualification and good performances at Euro 2020 and in the Nations League, Hjulmand’s job looks safe for the foreseeable future.

SOME PUBLICANS feel cheated by TV2 after being asked to pay extra to show World Cup games. Pubs with a capacity of 200 needed to pay 20,000 kroner, but Gus Brown, the landlord of The Dubliner, ques tioned the legal justification. “We might have stood a chance of fight ing their charge had we clubbed together, but half the bars quickly paid it,” he told CPH POST.

Big screens denied games

MANY BIG screen venues were told they couldn’t show Denmark vs France because they could not get permission from TV2. It turned down Brøndby Hallen, which had intended to pay surplus proceeds to charity, and Forum because it was too close to preferred TV2 ven ue Bella Arena. But karma struck back, as TV2 had the rights to show Denmark’s last-16 clash.

DBU considering FIFA exit

HALF OF the political parties in Denmark, from both the red and blue blocs, called for an official po litical representation boycott of the 2022 World Cup.

EU condemns FIFA

THE EUROPEAN Parliament criti cised FIFA for allowing the World Cup to take place in Qatar in light of the oil-rich state’s terrible human rights record. The EU has called upon a compensation fund for the families of the estimated 6.500 migrant workers who died during the build-up to the tournament.

Criticised over armband call

THE LGBTQ+ community criticised the DBU football federation for cav ing in to FIFA and deciding not to display the One Love captain’s arm band. FIFA warned it could result in a player getting suspended.

Harder faces long lay-off

Women win curling title

DENMARK has won its first curling title in 28 years following an 8-4 win over top-ranked side Switzerland in the final of the Women's European Champion ship in Östersund. Madeleine Dupont, Denise Dupont, Mathilde Halse, My Larsen and reserve Jasmin Lander led the team to their surprise title.

Smaller audience

LESS THAN a million Danes watched the national side's opening game of the 2022 World Cup. An early kickoff at 14:00 CET meant that many were still at work, their studies or carrying out family chores. An audience of 983,000 tuned in compared to the 1.5 million who watched the opening Euro 2020 game against Finland last year.

Nadia Nadim suffers tragedy

DANISH international Nadia Nadim among the pundits on British channel ITV was among the pundits when Denmark played Tunisia. But tragically she had to cut short her appearance after finding out that her 57-year-old mother had been killed in a traffic accident. Nadim emigrated from Afghanistan to Denmark as a child after her father was killed by the Taliban.

THE DBU football federation has confirmed it is considering pull ing out of FIFA. “We have been discussing it in the Nordic region since August,” confirmed DBU chair Jesper Moller. Denmark was one of four nations to oppose the re-election of FIFA president Gi anni Infantino on November 17, but there were no rivals to chal lenge him.

DENMARK and Chelsea striker Per nille Harder is expected to be on the sidelines for a significant period of time after suffering a serious leg injury that will require a hamstring operation.

Still winning at 52

MAGNUS Ditlev, 52, has qualified for the World Ironman Champion ships in Hawaii in October next year thanks to victory in a race in Mexico.

Rainbow warriors

Not only has TV2 withdrawn one of his julekalenders, but it’s done its best to smear his whole back catalogue with blackfacing and racism claims

BEN HAMILTON

TV2 HAS DECIDED not to show its classic julekalender 'Alletiders Jule man' this year because it contains scenes about 'negerboller' that could offend viewers.

'Negerboller' (literally 'black buns') are more commonly known today as flødeboller – the chocolate-covered, cream-filled children's favourite.

It will be replaced by another juleka lender starring its central character, the enduring nisse Pyrus.

Pyrus universe creator Martin Mie he-Renard is not happy. “I think we’re

all being a little too sensitive,” he said.

Jokes about the Chinese

LAST TIME, it was screened, there were two complaints.

One viewer alleged there was ‘black facing’ in a scene in which three children dressed up as 'negerboller' and had their faces painted dark.

“They are three small white children playing flødeboller,” said Miehe-Renard.

“You have to be quite rigid to allow your self to be offended by it.”

And he was equally dismissive when another viewer complained about the show’s depiction of 'Den Store Bastian', one of the short stories in Heinrich Hoffmann’s 19th century German mas terwork ‘Der Struwwelpeter’ – err, ‘The Story of the Inky Boys’ in the English-lan guage version.

Media have also pointed out that Pyrus’s jokes about Chinese people are a little risque for modern audiences.

A safer nisse tale IN RELATED news, the main julekalender show this year, 'Julehjertets Hemme lighed' on DR, is a magical tale set in the 19th century about a friendship be tween a 12-year-old girl and an ageing nisse.

Partly filmed at Frilandsmuseet, the open air museum well known for its historic buildings, it will be screened nightly from December 1-24 at 19:30.

That’s a good fit for Dad, as it shouldn’t clash with any World Cup football, even if some of the games go to extra time.

And the story won’t end on Christmas Eve, as a sequel, 'The Secret of the Troll's Heart', will be screened next Easter.

THEY’LL like Roskilde because it’s in the countrrrry! If you hadn’t guessed it, legendary Britpop band Blur are returning to Roskilde next year as part of 35th anniversary cel ebrations, which will also include appearances at Wembley and the Primavera festival in Barcelona. They join the likes of Queens of the Stone Age, Japanese Breakfast and Tove Lo.

Huge coup!

ØSTRE Gasværk Theater will in Sep tember 2023 stage an adaptation of Pink Floyd’s ‘The Wall’ – the first time the album has ever been performed as a piece of musical theatre. The lead role will be filled by Magtens Korridorer frontman Johan Olsen. After a run in Copen hagen, it will switch to Aarhus.

Metallica weekend

METALLICA will play at Parken on June 14 and 16, but there's a catch!

Fourth best for Xmas markets

COPENHAGEN is the fourth most popular destination for Christmas markets in Europe, according to a study of TikTok hashtags carried out by DiscoverCars.com. It was only beaten by Edinburgh, Stras bourg and Esslingen in Germany. In total, Germany had four entries in the top 15.

Will artefacts be returned?

IT REMAINS to be seen what will happen to five African artefacts on display at the National Museum in Copenhagen following a London museum's decision to return 72 such items to Nigeria. Around 5,000 artefacts were looted by the British from southwestern Nigeria in 1897, but with the help of a database, the treasures have been located across the globe.

Unknown work Jorn finally shown

A 1932 PAINTING by the world-famous artist Asger Jorn has made its first ap pearance at Museum Jorn in Silkeborg. Representing a farmhouse in the Silke borg area, Jorn painted it when he was 18, making it one of his first oil paintings. The painting has been part of the mu seum's collection since 1972, but not shown to the public before.

Xmas market plaudits for Tivoli

TIVOLI Christmas Market at Tivoli has been hailed as the 17th best in the world by Big Seven Travel. “Think thousands of twinkling lights, steaming pots of mulled wine and cheese-laden hot potatoes: the ultimate lesson in hygge,” purred Big Seven. Meanwhile, CNN has named it one of the world’s best on its own list.

Netflix deal finally struck

CREATE Denmark has finally reached an agreement with Netflix to resolve an ongoing payment dispute. It is its third individual deal with a streaming service. In 2021, the streamers contributed 1 billion kroner, but this year hardly an ything. More than 50 titles have been forced to stop during development or production.

The concerts will not be the same: with different setlists and special guests each night: Architects and Mammoth WVH; and Five Finger Death Punch and Ice Nine Kills respectively. Metallica are accord ingly selling two-day and one-day tickets.

Royal spinster’s tiara sold BRUUN Rasmussen’s auction house last week sold a sapphire tiara pre viously owned by Princess Thyra of Denmark – a daughter of King Frederik VIII who died a spinster in 1945. It fetched 650,000 kroner.

Palads designs revealed NORDISK Film and the design studio Cobe have presented three sketch proposals for the redevelopment of the iconic cinema Palads, which is located near Vesterport Station in Copen hagen. The cinema, which is more than 100 years old, desperately needs a revamp according to visitor reviews.

Another ‘Matador’ star dies

JENS ARENTZEN, who played young Ulrik Varnæs in ‘Matador’, has died at the age of 64 of cancer. As a director, one of his films, 'Lille John', was notable for giving Lars Mikkelsen his first lead role.

Blur to headline Roskilde

"No, Captain Birdseye, Pyrus is cancelled, not you. You're free to keep on offering your fishy fingers to all the kids who'll take them"

FOREIGN STUDENTS AN UNDOUBTED BOON

New survey confirms they have contributed an average of more than 2 million kroner since 2007

SANTIAGO SEBASTIAN

DENMARK benefits financially from foreign students, accord ing to a major analysis carried out by Damvad Analytics on behalf of the Ingeniørforeningen engineers association.

Together they contributed 26.7 billion

kroner to the nation’s coffers between 2007 and 2020, with technical and natu ral science courses, such as engineering, accounting for 12 billion.

Over the same 13-year period, each foreign graduate has brought in an average of more than 2 million kroner.

A serious mistake

IN A BID to reduce the SU stipend paid out to all EU students, Danish MPs backed plans to place a cap on the number of foreign students entering

the country’s universities, but Ingeniør foreningen chair Aske Nydam Guldberg thinks it made a serious mistake.

“The ceiling on foreign students is really bad business, because they are an investment in both making Denmark richer and smarter. We are in urgent need of manpower,” he com mented.

Denmark faces a shortage of 13,000 graduates in 2030 in the fields of engi neering, technology and IT, according to Guldberg.

Maersk settles with women

MAERSK Line has reached settle ments with two women who sued the shipping company after being subjected to alleged sexual viola tions onboard its ships. One of the women preferred to remain anony mous throughout the proceedings, and the nature of the settlements will remain undisclosed.

Great international scope

DENMARK has ranked fourth on the Global Expansion Index – a list compiled by Remote of the coun tries that do the most to support the international growth of their companies. It assessed how they provide brand exposure, invest ment opportunities and hiring opportunities, as well as taxes, zoning laws and regulations. The top three were the US, Singapore and Ireland.

Separate finances

Ukrainians finding jobs

MORE THAN half of the Ukrainian refugees eligible to work in Denmark are employed. Some 54 percent of Ukrainians want to work, and 6,159 have found jobs, according to Styrelsen for Arbejdsmarked og Rekruttering. Most have taken jobs as cleaners, in hotels or in agriculture.

Shell buys biogas producer

IN A BID to enhance its low-carbon portfolio, Dutch oil and gas giant Shell has purchased Nature Energy, a Danish producer of biogas from or ganic waste, in a deal worth 14 billion kroner. Established in 1979, it runs 14 biogas plants with plans to set up 30 more in Europe and North America.

Another Novo expansion

Mortgage rise expected

MORTGAGE loans will rise steeply on January 1. For example, 13,000 borrow ers at Totalkredit will see the interest on their flexible interest rate mortgages shoot up when the loans are adjusted. It is believed it will result in the high est interest rate increases ever: up from between 3.11 and 3.15 percent to over 6 percent.

Another SAS strike?

SAS COULD again be hit by another major strike – this time by Norwegian cabin crews – if an agreement cannot be reached with their union Kabinansattes Forbund, which has around 500 mem bers. As part of SAS Forward's recovery plan, the company must make savings of 7.5 billion Swedish krona – part of which must be found by reducing wages.

Rosier than Sweden

IN THE latest OECD global forecast for 2023, Denmark’s economy will increase by 0.1 percent and Sweden’s will shrink by 0.6 percent. However, Sweden is expected to increase by 1.9 percent in 2024, while Denmark will only rise by 1.1 percent. Denmark is struggling with increasing supply disruptions and persis tent labour shortages, reports the OECD.

IT IS BECOMING increasingly com mon for couples to have separate bank accounts, according to a YouGov survey for Nordea. In 2017, 23 percent of Danish cou ples had their income in separate accounts, but that figure has now risen to 30 percent. A sociologist explained that more women are seeking monetary autonomy and liberation in general.

PHARMA giant Novo Nordisk will spend 5.4 billion kroner on expand ing its plants in Bagsværd, some 12 km northwest of Copenhagen. In 2021, it earmarked 17 billion kroner to similar work at its Kalundborg plant, where the site can now con vert surplus heat into district heating.

Oil and petrol prices dipping

THE PRICES of oil and petrol continue to fall since peaking in the summer. Petrol is now the same price as it was at the start of the year. Oil demand has fallen as a consequence of fears there will be a worldwide recession.

Hang on, didn't she intern with CPH POST in 2009? So where's our cut from her 2 million?

WHEELS down, Aarhus-bound. I’ll skip the bridge but the Storebælt still needs navigating. I sprint to the boat.

Dark skies greet the ferry as the cars spill out into the great Jylland city. I’m on moderator duty for a gathering of Danish and German organisations fusing electronics, satellite and drone data with state-of-the-art AI.

But rst food. I hit the Glad Café for some splendid spinat pandekager med ærtedip.

room out. We’ve got startups, SMEs and larger corporations. And we’re touching on robotics and drones, so we’ve de nitely got the University of Southern Denmark. No-one is pushing product around this room. Sharing and learning is the name of the game.

The percolator of progress

WE CYCLE through a whirlwind tour of the latest combinations of tech and partnerships that are rapidly transforming agriculture at scale – by automating eets and aggregating data across entire industries.

INNOVATION

WINNIE TANGO

IN WINNIE'S WORLD

There are business opportunities everywhere for expats in a new country, as we all have different backgrounds and skills to stand out: all you need is a crazy gut instinct to discover the gap in the market. Winnie’s real estate business is testament to how one can succeed. Follow her on LinkedIn at ‘Winnie Tang Tango’.

Where problems cease to be REFUELLED. Back on track. The gathering starts. We’re talking solving serious industrial and agriculture challenges, increasing crop yields and recycling waste water. Easy to type, complex to scale. Unless you have access to thought-leaders and doers, like this crowd.

To solve the kind of challenges put forward, you need to spin up partnerships from organisations of all shapes and sizes. Scope this

WHILE I was watching the World Cup yesterday, I saw the Adidas slogan: “Impossible is nothing”. It reminded me of my time in Denmark, although I would expand it slightly to: “If you want something, nothing is impossible!”

Seven digit result!

MY OWN journey to Denmark began in 2017. Despite a year-long visa and custody rights battle for my daughter, I was keen to start my own business.

Back then, all I heard from everybody was how hard it was to make it in Denmark – especially if you are a foreigner.

Believing that nothing is impossible, I laid out the foundations of my business in 2019 and, when advisers told me to wind it up during the pandemic, I kept on ghting!

Today I am the CEO of a business with post-pandemic revenue in excess of seven digits!

Only the beginning TO SEE revenue exceed a million after such crazy corona times is a

Then it’s a sharp left into scaling drone deliveries in healthcare.

The ideas pour out, and new possible partnerships begin to percolate. They don’t grow on Powerpoints or spreadsheets. Real partnerships are born out of deep discussion and give and take. By getting out into the eld.

Ploughing new partnerships AS THE evening begins to draw in, we’re still deep in Danish and Ger-

blessing. The last two years have not been easy, with many big and small stones on the path. The biggest restriction was on my revenue at a time when I badly needed it to pay my xed costs. It made me both stressed and impatient.

But I came out the other side. In the third quarter of 2022, my turnover increased 40 percent more than expectations. Throughout 2022, I have been constantly pushing my targets higher and higher each month.

Seven digits is not a huge gure, but it's important for a startup like mine to permit itself a little celebration. I know this is only the beginning. I have made a commitment to myself to keep on raising the bar: setting one goal after another.

A learning experience

TODAY, I am proud that I faced all the challenges of the last two years. It was a fast learning experience that made me explore many more avenues of the business world.

Soon they'll all be robots at this rate

man innovation possibilities. I get absorbed by the insights and lose control of the agenda as we blow past the after event drinks item.

The bottles of wine sit there at the back of the conference room unopened, seemingly oblivious to our ploughing of new partnerships.

Eventually the lights in the building begin to dim and we take the hint. The gathering begins to disperse back to Zealand, Funen and south to Germany.

Last round in the chamber

THE NEXT morning I grab the boat and hit Copenhagen. A pitstop at the British Chamber of Commerce to lm an interview with the CEO, Gareth Garvey. Green screen, lights, camera, action, and a discussion on building technology consortia across the EU.

Time is ticking so I bail out of the BCCD and hit Kastrup. Wheels up at 19:15, Helsinki-bound. I’ll be back.

As long as you sow with passion, you'll reap!

Here is a summary of what I learned:

Can do attitude – an absolute must in starting your own business.

Persistence – it is always easier to give up and not take on the challenges. But there are always challenges; you must be prepared for that!

Action – don’t become preoccupied with the problems! Your

focus must be on how to navigate, solve and be successful.

Positivity – leave the worrying to the pessimists who only point out your problems.

Hopes and dreams – never give up believing. Remember that if you want something, nothing is impossible!

Wishing you all a merry Christmas and fantastic new year!

PATRICK HALFORD OUTSIDE

Pat Halford is VP of Digital Industries at Spinverse building EU consortia across electronics, healthtech and smart cities. He’s on advisory boards at Nordic Drone and AR startups, and an advisor at a Nordic space VC. He’s also the author of the new Danish thriller ‘Tilda & Lærke’ and the Icelandic thriller ‘North to Akureyri’. He’s half-Scottish and 100 percent European.

OVER FIVE weeks ago we had a general election that established an unusual balance between the red and blue blocs of the Danish Parliament.

Mette in the middle

IN THE middle, former PM Løkke Rasmussen tinted his new party Moderaterne a shade of purple to become a stepping stone between the blocs. However, his e ort came one seat short of being decisive.

Now PM Mette Frederiksen, who triumphed as a Socialdemokratiet but lost in her e ort to consolidate the red bloc, is sitting in her ivory tower receiving supplicants who want to join her middle-ground government – the sort of which we have not had for decades.

It mainly depends on Venstre, a centre-right blue bloc party that struggled in the election and is still coming to terms with losing key pro les and experience.

Lars left out

WILL THIS be solved before Christmas? Nobody can tell. However, they are still talking, and inevitably they will soon be drafting the white paper that will pave the main road to a new-look government in o ce.

Primarily, it will consist of Venstre and Socialdemokratiet, along with a few other parties in support – most likely Radikale and SF. Konservative has lost interest in joining the government, and Moderaterne will not be invited, leaving Lars Løkke Rasmussen on the opposite side of the middle-ground government he so strongly advocated for.

While we are waiting, it is all peaceful around Christiansborg. The tradition is that Parliament, until a government can present itself with no majority against it, is on (to use an ice hockey term) 'in the penalty box'.

Climate on agenda again IN THE meantime, other alarm

bells have been silenced. Petrol prices are almost back to normal. Natural gas remains expensive but is readily available. Firewood is on the market at normal prices. In ation is high but has stopped accelerating.

That means that when we return to being governed, we can expect something to be done about the real problems.

Climate change has not gone away and must be addressed.

COP27 saw a funding pledge from rich countries – ones whose development was aided by lots of CO2 emissions – to the poorer countries most likely to su er from the climate anomalies. We have not seen the money yet, but facing the problem is at least something.

And Ukraine too

THE OTHER major issue is security in Europe. The Ukrainians are ghting bravely, and the Russians are encountering dire problems at the front and increasingly at home. Now we will see what e ect the Ukrainian winter has.

Historically-speaking, armies have a habit of underestimating the impact of winter. The Ukrainians have already survived so much, and their western friends seem determined to support them.

So apart from a miserable football performance in Qatar, which we will soon forget, we wish you all a merry Christmas and a happy new year.

IWONDER as I wander” say the words of the carol and I do the same as I stroll the streets of Copenhagen this Christmas time. It is my fth year here and yet I still long for the light in the enveloping darkness of winter. I am not used to it.

As I wander I wonder … admiring the twinkly little lights dispelling the darkness, gathering people together and showing the way. It is the season of good cheer and I notice the joy, the friendship and the revelry. I wander the streets in Advent with hope and joy.

Tough times ahead

THIS YEAR many are wandering the streets of Europe looking for shelter, safe passage and hospitality as they ee horrendous con ict and hardship.

In the season of Advent we journey from darkness into light as we prepare for the celebration of the coming of the Messiah at Christmas. Nowhere in our continent is the darkness more obviously experienced than in Ukraine.

On Christmas Eve or Christmas Day it will be 10 months to the day since the Russian invasion began. Now for many hours each day. Whole cities are thrown into literal darkness as a result of the frequent power cuts caused by Russian attacks.

Living Faith

Born in India, adopted by Wales and England, Smitha (chaplain@st-albans.dk) is the priest of St Alban’s Church. Recently appointed Honorary Canon of the pro-Cathedral in Malta for outstanding work in Copenhagen and for bettering the cause of racial justice in the Church of England, she has travelled widely, working in advisory and advocacy capacity on matters of liturgy, vocation and social justice

The Light which no darkness can overcome entered human history 2,000 years ago.

It is his birth we celebrate. And his name we give to the festival: CHRISTmas.

On December 7 and every Wednesday during the season the people of Europeare gathering to pray for Ukraine.

People wander through virtual space, meeting across 42 countries of the Diocese in Europe to hold those experiencing unnatural darkness in the light.

Make them feel welcome!

THE BIBLE reminds people that the coming of Jesus Christ in history was to herald a reign of peace and justice, of the laying down of weapons, of the lack of fear for tomorrow. It speaks of unimaginable comfort where disparity and disadvantage are levelled, because people come to God’s justice, mercy and peace.

The Bible calls us to forgive our enemies, to plead that God would change hearts and show mercy on those ghting in a war they did not choose and do not understand – not just in Ukraine but in Myanmar, Ethiopia and elsewhere.

People are wandering the world on account of war, ood, famine and climate change in search of peace, in search of livelihood, security and dignity. Life is pre-

carious and the travels enable people to rebuild their lives somewhere safe.

Migration can enhance host communities’ job prospects. It boosts the economy. It allows migrants to help themselves, help their children and become active citizens of a country that they feel part of.

We need to counter the huge prejudice against those who wander – refugees, asylum seekers, economic migrants and the fear that they evoke. It is damaging and degrading.

Moving between countries in search of a better life is completely normal. After all, very few of us live in the house that we were born in.

Greatest journey ever told I INVITE you to wander through Scripture this season – to open a virtual advent calendar which o ers a window on the lives of people in Europe – to learn of the stories of hardship and hope, wanderings and wanderings, hostility and hospitality, vulnerability and security. They can be found via europe.anglican.org.

There is no journey greater than the God who left the heavens to journey as a vulnerable baby born as a refugee child – without shelter or safety.

Let us pause and unwrap the real story and the harsh reality.

Ejvind Sandal

REVD SMITHA PRASADAM

That's

PIXABAY

To be perfectly Frank

Born in 1942 on the Isle of Wight, Englishman Frank Theakston has been in Copenhagen for 41 years. Frank comes from a di erent time and a di erent culture – but which values are the right ones today?

TO PEE OR not to pee: that is indeed the question in Copenhagen these days. Whether ‘tis nobler … etc, etc … to soldier on in the search for a public toilet (bathroom, rest room, comfort station – take your pick) or to follow your nose to the nearest dark recess for blessed relief.

Follow the yellow lit code “COME ON Frank,” I hear you chorus. “It can’t be that di cult to hold out long enough to nd a public toilet.” Well, actually, when you enter the advanced age of the enlarged prostate it really is a matter of urgency in all senses of the word.

I was recently out in town with my son for a beer or two and a meal, and we found ourselves on Strøget when the call came. Now I know the locations of a few public loos in Copenhagen, and we’d already been past most of them, so the search was on.

With no luck initially, and the possibility of a secluded niche becoming more attractive, we found ourselves at Gammeltorv in front of a large, bright yellow sign with an arrow pointing along Vestergade and the words “TOILET, open 24 hours”.

Behold the Promised Land CONVINCED that the lack of any other information on the sign indicated that the promised land must be very close, we set o with renewed optimism, only to end up at Rådhuspladsen. I thought I’d try a well-known burger joint, only to be told that their toilet was “closed” (closed to those who hadn’t bought anything I suspect; it was still early evening). But I was assured that there was a toilet at the Metro station!

Nearly half an hour later, I had investigated all three levels of the station in minute detail but had failed to nd a toilet, or any sign to one, or indeed any indication that one even existed!

It was only upon leaving the station by another staircase to the one I had entered by that I saw a sign, hidden behind the ubiquitous construction rubble dominating the square and not visible from the road. And, lo and behold, there was indeed a large, brand new facility occupied by just one woman and a cleaner. Having established that I was actually in a unisex toilet, I was then shown the door to the pissoir room and relief at last!

The ugly truth

A FEW DAYS later I talked to a friend who works in the city centre and is very familiar with the odours that greet her each morning. It was clear to me that the large yellow signs are a desperate attempt to lure revellers away from peeing on the streets to the underused public loos. And I suspect they do not give the location of these loos on these signs, as that would simply reveal to people how far they actually are from the nearest toilet!

There are several interesting factors involved in this situation. Danes are known to be reluctant to set up ‘ugly’ signage when it can be avoided or done in a discreet way. They are presumably also concerned with the potential unsightliness of public toilets and have taken great trouble of late to bury them underground.

So how do you square the obsession with ‘good design’, expressed here by the discreet placing of public loos and signage, with stinky streets? And the constant unsightly construction sites too, though that’s another matter.

An Actor's Life

FRANK THEAKSTON

PIXABAY

MANY PEOPLE often ask me how I got my first job in the fashion industry?

Besides obtaining professional qualifications from a fashion school and interning at a fashion company, here are my five tips for finding an opening in the fashion industry and surviving in its circle.

Hobby or career?

THE FIRST important question to ask yourself is: how seriously do you want to work in the fashion industry? Do you see yourself as a hobbyist, a fashionista, or dedicating your entire life to your fashion career? Your objectives and intentions will determine your path.

The fashion industry, with its fast-paced at mosphere and no time to rest mantra, is very competitive. It is not always glamorous. I have seen too many who quit because the reality is different from what they dreamed of.

For those inspired by ‘The Devil Wears Prada’, I am 99 percent certain you will be disappointed. Unless you’re meeting clients every day, cosy sweaters and sweatpants are the norm at the office. Even at big trade events, fashion insiders are rarely seen under the lights – it’s all strictly backstage.

So don’t envisage lots of glitzy events. Most time off from the constant deadlines is spent acquiring as much rest as possible. If you like in stagrammable event photos and wearing trendy fashion items, I would suggest you pick a career in tech and finance.

Don’t pay lip service

VISUALS speak louder than words. Don’t just say I like fashion. Show it!

Initiate your own project to show your pas sion for it – and keep doing it. Whether you are engaged in design, styling or another area, choose the right social media platforms to showcase your work professionally – and with personality. Tell your story and concept to the audience.

For professional exposure, submit your cu ration – for example, a fashion photo shoot – to an online magazine. Wedding Sparrow and Magnolia & Rouge are the renowned on line platforms we want to be named by in my wedding field.

Networking made easy

THE IMPACT of social media has been enormous. When I started my fashion career 10 years ago, the lines of Instagram and LinkedIn had not yet fully bloomed. Today, they are an essential tool for tracking down direct contacts. It’s so easy to DM somebody who you admire as an artist or a mentor – particularly in Denmark.

STYLE STIL

Sheryl is the fashion and bespoke wedding dress designer at her own Copenhagen-based atelier, @sheryly ipbridal. Her designs have been worn by hundreds of brides around the globe.

Passionate about couture and customi sation, she believes dressing well-fitted to personality and body-figure is the strongest fashion statement. Following her relocation from Hong Kong in 2019, Sheryl lives in Copenhagen.

I have met a lot of talented artists via Insta gram, and this has enabled me to offer lots of different curated photo shoots to a wide range of potential collaborators.

In Denmark, it is common to set up a coffee meeting with someone in the industry, either via a referral, community networking, or a direct approach via Instagram or Linkedin. You may get the chance to visit their workplace and to talk to their colleagues too.

I met my current production assistant via a Facebook community and quickly planned for her to visit my atelier after an online meeting. After all, geographical complications are no longer a concern if you want to meet someone.

Know the ecosystem

WHEN WE are drawn in by a mannequin dressed in flattering garments in the window display, or a model in a commercial or on the catwalk, it’s all part of a much bigger picture that involves so many different industries. So what departments are involved in the ecosystem? And which area appeals to you the most?

Although I have always been a fashion de signer at heart, my role has never been limited to just designing. I have explored many different fields – most particularly those with strong links to my own expertise.

For example, production, sampling and styl ing are closely related, so it’s been invaluable to have a good understanding of what’s involved. This helps you to communicate better, minimise interdepartmental conflict and smoothen the workflow.

After all, I liaise with them every day; it’s es sential for good teamwork. Learn their ‘language’ and consider their perspective. Meanwhile, the all-round skills you acquire will be fruitful when you encounter challenges.

Go where they go!

IF YOU want to be a designer, you can’t just look up the seasonal trends. To be a trendsetter, you have to go where they find inspiration. When you know how to get one step ahead, you get closer to being in the circle.

Visit museums, galleries, fabric tradeshows and insider exhibitions. Top tip: travel to Pre miere Vision in Paris, where you’ll see what the upcoming fabric the top international designers have in collections six months ahead.

And plan a visit to CIFF and Revolver during Copenhagen Fashion Week. They are the buyer tradeshows where you’ll get to know how the wholesale market works.

Check if your favourite fashion brands are organising any store in-store events. Besides the salespeople, you’ll be able to meet the PR manager, designers, or even the CEO.

SHERYL YIP

CLAIRE TSANG

TASTE-BUD

Claire Tsang (clairesmile.com) was born and raised in Hong Kong, moved to the UK in her late teenage years, and then moved to Copenhagen to finish her ed ucation in visual communication, where her spontaneity has earned her the title ‘Slasher’. Not only is she a graphic design er (@clairesmile_dk), but she also works as a party planner, Zumba instructor (FB: Zumba Fun Claire) and podcaster (@omg_itsstillwednesday).

CHRISTMAS can be a sentimental holiday for most. It’s the day we celebrate the joy of Santa’s big day with family, and even some aunties and uncles you don’t really like, whilst crazy kids high on sugar scream bloody murder. Such joy!

Hong Kong gooey

GROWING up in Hong Kong, Christmas was always fun because we were off from school! It was never a family thing – more like a time for gathering with friends for food and to exchange presents.

Even though we were under British rule for such a long time, we had more influence from the USA, with extravagant Christmas light decorations on the skyscrapers that looked like ginormous Christmas cards. All hotels would hold Christmas buffets, and man how Hongkongers love buffets! Turkey and hon ey-glazed ham would be the main characters on the table.

Like that certain song

FOOD IS just like music: when you hear a certain song, it will take you back to a certain time and bring up all different kinds of memories. It’s like how the Danes go nuts when you play Whitney Houston's ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’ at every house party!

Well, even if one is not homesick, certain kinds of food do remind us of the feeling of being in our hometown, and Christmas-time reminds most people of being with their loved ones.

Being expats, we do try to make wherever we stay our home away from home. So, how do we cope with being homesick with food during the holiday season?

American pie and the rest

MOST AMERICANS are quite frustrated that they can’t get whole turkeys here. Turkey is not that commonly served at Danish dinner tables, besides some cold cuts in small packages.

Most British and American people admit to only eating turkey because it’s a festive thing, as often it comes out dry and tasteless.

So I was quite amazed how the Midwestern Diner (see factbox) made it tender and moist using both the white and dark meat of the turkey, and the gravy … I could have drunk every drop, even though I’d had a whole bowl of roasted cauliflower soup as a starter.

Ending the meal with the pecan pie was very comforting. OH! And I finally tried eggnog!! Now I wonder why there aren't eggnog fountains like you see in the movies … yep! I can just keep drinking that thing!

Italy’s festive winner

CLEARLY the pecan pie activated my sweet tooth because days later I found myself craving ‘Panettone’ – that big round cake in a box!

No-one can make anything into a bigger fuss than the Italians, right? The passion of having a Panettone at Christmas time is like the Americans with Black Friday sales.

Personally, I’m not a big fan of dried fruit cake, Mi scusi … but then I found out La Trinacria – Taste of Sicily (see factbox) does it with chocolate as well!! And with PISTACHIO cream as a topping or filled inside!

Brazilian stomach samba

IN ONE week I visited expats from the USA, Italy and … last stop … Brazil! Somehow, I’d made a connec tion on Instagram with an account called Baked by Cris, whose owner relocated to Denmark from Brazil with her husband, Julio, three years ago.

Like many of us, hers is a familiar story: she started to cook more when she left her home country to recreate the food she missed, and then she started a baking business.

Cris is an architect, but when she talked about baking her eyes went starry and bright, with a genuine smile across her face.

She was so sweet she offered me food whenever I like, although she might just regret it, as I live literally five minutes away.

MIDWESTERN DINER

Sam and Lulie, a lovely American couple, own the Midwestern Diner at Kultorvet – an old school American eatery serving old favourites to Copenhagen.

They serve everything from hash browns and milkshakes, to pancakes and the pie of the season. And, of course, they have a Christmas menu with turkey and gravy as the main course!

They have a little kids area and the upstairs is very spacious. I can totally see company Christ mas parties being held there and having an awesome time.

They are closing on the 19th for the Christ mas holidays, so go grab that turkey before it’s too late!

LA TRINACRIA – TASTE OF SICILY

Located at Hyskenstræde 14 in Copenhagen city centre, La Trinacria – Taste of Sicily is a tiny Italian cafe run by Rina, a true ‘one woman band’.

Rina, who is half-Italian and half-Ethiopian, has brought everything Sicilian to this petite cafe. Ac cordingly, goodies from the island line the walls!

Around Christmas time she serves up a Panettone with pistachio cream all the way from Sicily!

Enjoy a big piece of it with a warm cup of coffee, whilst covering yourself with blankets in the cosy little backyard, for just 60 kroner.

Perfect if you fancy just a slice, instead of having to buy a whole Panettone.

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In her lovely home Chris served me food like she was back home in Brazil.

I was expecting a meat stew with beans be cause that’s what my Brazilian friends usually invite me for, so it came as a surprise that she also made Panettone – a must-have in Brazil at Christmas due to the European influence.

Comparing Cris’s Brazilian panettone to the Italian one I tried, the Italian one was more cake-based, and the Brazilian one more sweet with a bread-like texture.

It reminded me a lot of the fluffy sweet buns sold by Hong Kong bakeries, so yeah, it remind ed me of ‘home’!

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Building Green Habits SRUTHI SURENDRAN

THE TIME is now for the European Union to show leadership and to put forward – with maximum fanfare – a peace plan between Ukraine and Russia that would absorb both nations as full members of the EU.

Proven peacemaker

AT FIRST blush, the very idea of the EU extending from Galway to Vladivostok would seem preposterous to those who believe the union has already expanded excessively.

Liberal-minded Europeans have second-guessed allowing former Communist Bloc nations into the EU – what with their more conservative leanings on social issues, as well as e orts by the governments of Hungary and Poland to bend the media and judiciary towards the ruling parties.

Nonetheless, the EU, for all its shortcomings, has been remarkably successful in two major goals of statecraft: preventing violent con ict among its member states, and lifting the economic fortunes of its poorest members.

Attractive proposition

THE PEOPLE of both Ukraine and Russia know they are under-achieving economically.

Prior to the war’s beginning in February 2022, all EU nations save Bulgaria enjoyed a higher per capita GDP (measured in purchasing power parity) than Russia, despite Russia’s gargantuan advantage regarding natural resources.

Moreover, Ukraine remains substantially poorer than all EU members and indeed poorer than Russia itself. How could the peoples of Eastern Europe – who remain outside the EU – nd the status quo at all attractive – even during peacetime?

Strict, sensible terms

THE PRECISE terms the EU should o er will necessarily be detailed, comprehensive and complex,

but the terms should be based on a core of ve large objectives:

1/ All Russian and Ukrainian combatants would return to lines of control as they were held prior to February 2022.

2/ After the EU has certi ed that the necessary troop withdrawals have been completed, both Russia and Ukraine would be granted simultaneous provisional membership. At that juncture, visa-free travel rights and the right to work within other EU member states would be granted to the citizens of the two new member states. (EU citizens from other member states would enjoy a reciprocal right to travel and work in Russia and Ukraine.)

3/ Both nations would be required to enact protections for freedom of information, religion and speech to their respective legal systems within six months. Likewise, state media and the courts will have to be guaranteed a measure of independence broadly consistent with the practice of other EU member states. Like all EU members, use of the death penalty must be terminated.

4/ Given widespread corrupt government practices, both new members must allow a somewhat intrusive degree of EU monitoring to ensure that criminality, particularly money-laundering, bribery, and extortion are left in the past.

5/ Neither Ukraine nor Russia shall be admitted to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, unless both nations are o ered admission on similar terms.

Risk of doing nothing

UTOPIAN? Perhaps. But war should give us all focus. The people of both nations are every day having their bodies ripped apart by bullets, shells

So after I nished the movie, I deleted all my social media accounts. The main reason I did it, I guess, is because I felt so distant from the world, and social media was only taking me further away from reality.

I knew I had to be in the real world. And social media isn't real. It is a fake reality and it is inhumane.

Completely unessential

MANY PEOPLE may think that social media is a fundamental technology of the 21st century and, to live without it, would be like riding a horse to work. According to Dr Cal Newport (TedTalk ‘Quit social media’, 2016), that isn't true. Social media is not a necessity, but simply a form of entertainment.

and rockets. Homes and infrastructure that took decades to build have been reduced to rubble. Civilian nuclear facilities in harm’s way mean all of Europe is at risk of another Chernobyl-like catastrophe.

The war itself has caused supply shocks and shortages, contributing to in ationary pressures worldwide. The impact of refugees in EU frontline states – Hungary, Poland, and Romania – has been anything but negligible. And the con ict itself may spread.

If this proposal were put into e ect, that would be an outstanding result – not just for the combatants, but for all of Europe.

Can Russia a ord to refuse?

ON THE other hand, if Russia were to reject this proposal, then that would be a good result too. Why? If Russia rejects the proposal, then the EU’s o er will cost it nothing. Russia’s rejection will illustrate to all third-party and neutral nations who, and what, has caused the hostilities to con-

tinue – with all their associated and consequential harms and costs.

And most importantly, the Russian leadership’s rejection will cost Putin and his political allies the support of millions of Russian voters – because the average Russian (and Ukrainian) would like to hold, and would like their children and grandchildren to hold, EU citizenship – with all the obvious bene ts it has already brought to the citizens of Eastern European member states.

Admittedly, what we propose are radical innovations compared to past peacetime practices for EU enlargement. But today is not peacetime – thus, we are called upon to consider extraordinary measures.

SETH BARRETT TILLMAN & ANDREW HIRSCH

Lise is in her third year of upper-secondary school

I’M 19 AND I’VE deleted my social media accounts. Here's why I think you should too.

Something resonated

A FEW MONTHS ago I decided to delete my Instagram account. On vacation with friends I watched a kids’ movie named ‘Bridge to Terabithia’. It was an incredibly authentic, relatable movie; friendship and the simplicity of living were its central themes. I couldn't quite gure out the message behind it, but I just knew it did something to the way I saw the world.

Dr Newport claims the social media companies o er you small treats in exchange for the minutes of your personal data, which can then be packaged up and sold. His opinion reminds me of the quote I heard a while ago in the popular Net ix documentary ‘The Social Dilemma’: “If you're not paying for the product, you are the product.”

I don't pay for Instagram or any other social media. I felt provoked by the meaning of the quote. I most certainly do not want to be a product. I am a human. However, I cannot help but think the quote is on to something.

Turning us into jerks

DR NEWPORT also states that social media is not just a form of entertainment, but an unsavory source of entertainment. His argument is that we know that the major social media companies hire so-called ‘attention engineers’ whose only job is

to make us addicted to social media.

Some people may think it doesn't matter that much if they get addicted, as they can easily control it and so on. But the risk of addiction in itself is not the only problem, it is more about what it is we are addicted to.

Jaron Lanier, an American computer expert and author of the book ‘Ten arguments for deleting your social media accounts right now’, raises concerns about the way it manipulates the truth and can turn some social media users into a jerk.

Causes many mental problems

IT HAS been proven by several studies that social media contributes to loneliness, anxiety, depression, FOMO, stress, bad moods, overstimulation, lack of concentration etc. And to top it all o , a 2021 study by a psychiatrist and brain researcher, Dr Caroline Leaf, states that digital media is

ruining our brains.

We are simply getting dumber, and our ability to think rationally is decreasing. It is frightening to think that so many of us still use it when there are so many sources o ering scienti c proof of how insane social media actually is.

There are multiple other sources, platforms and documentaries that document the pitfalls of social media. The arguments that I've listed here are only the tip of the iceberg.

No regrets!

HOWEVER, the point is that since I deleted my social media, I have become happier and more con dent in myself as a person. I know with certainty that I have made a sensible decision.

Accordingly I think more people should at least consider moving away from their social media. I am certain it will result in a positive outcome!

LISE FYNBO LARSEN

Seth Barrett Tillman is an associate professor at the Maynooth University School of Law and Criminology, and Andrew Hirsch is a journalist based in the US state of Washington

It would move the heart of the EU to Russia

These aren't the missing pieces of anything, least alone your life

CAN WE LEARN from history? Imagine a Pu tin-like crocodile in murky waters awaiting its window of opportunity to snatch a juicy wildebeest out of the herd.

If that were me, I would choose my moment to strike just as he did when he sent his army to conquer Ukraine in (what he hoped would be) a swift Blitzkrieg.

In a Western fantasy bubble

LET’S BE honest. From the outside, the Western democracies must have looked weaker than ever. A chaotic, almost circus-like political game was

the norm – especially in the US and UK. Public opinion was almost entirely concerned with de bates on subjects like gender identity, the effect of vaccines, structural racism, animal rights, gun rights, sexual harassment etc.

Our societies were busy erasing history by rewriting classic literature and tearing down statues that reminded us of a distant past. We were having endless discussions about whether or not it was offensive to sell standard pig-skincoloured band-aids as ‘skin-coloured’.

The problem is certainly not that these subjects are unimportant. Of course, they are important! The problem is that we – in our ea gerness to become the most morally-advanced civilization in the history of humankind – forgot about unpleasant realities outside our Western fantasy bubble.

It was as if a pink veil of fairy dust clouded our collective judgment.

Not only did we ignore, but we denounced the necessity of adequate military strength to meet real-life challenges to our idea of eternal peace, love, and harmony. I am, of course, thinking of challenges like rogue Russian dictators invading their neighbouring countries.

We’re a moral superpower!

IN SWEDEN, where I live, politicians got to the point where they announced they were actively working on turning Sweden into a “moral super power”. At the same time, they were dismantling and scrapping most of our military. They obviously believed in eternal peace.

They must have thought that any future con flict could be solved using a feministic approach of love, sense and dialogue. It is undeniably a beautiful thought, but we all got a rather loud wake-up call in February.

It is a somewhat cynical fact that a Patriot missile is far more effective at stopping a Russian

cruise

Asleep during history classes

DID WE forget history lessons because very few of us can remember the harsh realities of war? I sound like a grumpy old white man (and I am), but I cannot recall any examples of significant warlords with ambitions to conquer the world being stopped by dialogue.

My Danish grandparents (may they rest in peace) lived through World War II. They strug gled every day for five years to get through the raw deal. People in their generation risked their lives to rescue Danish Jews from certain death at the hands of the (actual) Nazis. Others got killed fighting against oppression.

These days we are whining about butter prices. Many among us advocate that we let the Russian invaders keep conquered terrain in the hope they will refrain from escalating the war (thus driving the butter prices up). These people actually rec ommend we appease the crocodile by throwing an entire nation into its wide-open jaws.

I can only presume my grandparents are ro tating with disgust in their graves and would be terrified if they saw how soft and naïve we’ve become. Are human beings truly capable of drawing any lessons from the past, or are we doomed to let it repeat itself forever?

1864, 1940, 2022 …

BY THIS point in history, we should have realised that evil forces are always lurking in the muddy waters, ready to strike at an opportune moment for a juicy reward. But we have failed miserably to do so. We were unprepared. And now we are in it up to our necks. Again.

Human beings may only be able to truly learn when we get burned ourselves and carry the scars on our bodies and minds for the rest of our days. If so, we need a reminder to keep us alert every 75 years or so.

It’s depressing, but burning our own fingers may be the only true history lesson that we can fully grasp. Had Putin waited another 10-15 years, we would probably have softened so much that we would not have resisted the crocodile at all.

JULIA GRÄSSER

Julia Gräßer, the founder of Warrior Princess Yoga, is a yoga, breathing and meditation teacher and yoga teacher trainer who is pas sionate about helping people to lead less stressful lives. Find out more about its classes, including the Office Yoga option, at warrior princessyoga.com

CHRISTMAS is here, and with it a lot of stress. We owe it to ourselves to tackle stress , early before we have a burnout or need to take sick-leave. So, here are six top tips for de-stressing your Xmas.

Get stuff done early

If you haven’t booked catering, booked flight tickets or bought presents, start now! It will feel great if everything is done in good time, and you can then enjoy cosy evenings with friends and family instead of running around like a maniac up and down busy shopping streets.

Talk to family about gifts

Sometimes we assume they want something, but in reality they already have a lot of material stuff. Think sustainability too: do we buy something

just to give, or can it create value beyond the giving. Think outside the gift box (pun intended). Think gift cards for an experience or some selfcare, like private yoga, breathwork or a massage (hint, hint … email me to learn about my gift cards). Or maybe make a donation to a good cause. The recipient might have a charity that is close to their heart, but if not, how about the Earth Child Project, which enables you to gift a child in a township a year of weekly yoga. You will touch more than one heart with this.

Break the routine!

Dance, shake, laugh or do a breathing exercise (yes we want to break our often bad breathing patterns too). Stay with your mindfulness, fitness or yoga routine. This is what we often compro mise first when it gets busy. But really, you need to make time for it, even if it’s not as long. Don’t compromise on taking care of yourself! If your company does not offer any Office Yoga, consult online options and maybe even make your col leagues accountable to stick with your routine. You can thank me later.

Take it easy on the booze

In Denmark the time of Xmas lunches goes hand in hand with lots of drinks. Take it easy. A hangover does not only cause additional stress on your system, it will also take productive hours from the morning after away from you.

Eat healthily

Uh, Xmas candy. I won’t go into details about why too much candy isn’t good for you. Rather I want to give some ideas: how you can still en joy your sweets, but don’t forget your nutrition. Add plenty of natural plant snacks to your Xmas plate, such as oranges (yeah vitamin C), walnuts

(great for your brain) or dates (fibre feast!). One candy, one fruit. Reduce the sugar crush and go through Xmas full of vitality.

Treat yourself

Join a mindful, relaxing or self-care event. I have two de-stress workshops at Yogaladen coming up. The wonderful Shanelle and I will be hosting an online self-love workshop. Or maybe your local yoga studio is offering some inward focus classes during this hectic time. Again, during hectic times you must find time for yourself. It enables us all to enjoy a calm and relaxed Xmas together.

missile from levelling a Ukrainian play ground than all the best intentions in the world.

JENS ULRIK HØGH

Jens Ulrik Høgh, 51, is a full-time Dan ish freelance writer who has been living in Sweden for the last 18 years. He is a family father with vast travel experience and a keen interest in our world. Over the years, he has participated in the ongoing public debate in most Danish mainstream newspapers.

YOGA

Do they know it's World Cup time at all?

With Yuletide yoga you'll be yodelling the joys of youth again

WORDS: BEN HAMILTON

It was a night of awards: approximately 20, as each of the ten teams who play under the banner of Copenhagen Celtic bequeathed their players of the season and top goalscorers with little trophies to remember their achievements in years to come. The losers had to be content with waking up with only hangovers.

But there was more at stake this time: 2022 marks the 40th anniversary of the founding of the international football club, and Celtic accordingly pushed the boat out (not literally, although they celebrated their 25th on one docked near Nyhavn) and hired Bellahøjgaard – a venue more known for fancy wedding receptions, which was quite apt given how many players, past and present, are married to the club.

Pictured is regular award winner Hrafnkell Birgisson, an Icelander who knows how to find the net – for goals and fish. He only passes if you pronounce his name properly, which may explain his ridiculous goal tallies.

Just in case you’re wondering, the bulk of the club’s members are under 40, but they were conspicuously absent when the official photographer was doing the rounds. Pictured here (left-right) are Mick Carpenter, the first ever player of the season, with 1882 … sorry 1982 team-mate Patrick Brennan; long-time treasurer and manager Stephen ‘Baller’ Ball, current treasurer Dave Kavanagh (nice try, but he’s just turned 40) and 1995 DAI Cup-winning co-manager (with Baller) Stevie Harris; Hrafnkell Birgisson and Roberto Montella, the respective over-45 and over-50 top goal-scorers; and finally the top table with Mick Hayden, the sole remaining player of the 1982 brigade who has played every season since, with Captain Coogan and his trusty lieutenant – his partner of 40 years (hasn’t aged a day) whose body he’s been known to share with many a team-mate. Of course,we’re talking about the bottle of Tuborg.

It wasn’t just an occasion to

the men, but also their long-suffering wives. Of course, most of them

salute

have long cleared off, but a few still remain, including (left-right) Gitte Brennan, the wife of former first-team manager John; Tina Ball, the better half of Stephen; Pia McCoy, ‘er indoors chez Des; and Suzanne Harris, finally pinning down serial table-hopper Stevie.

Among those in attendance were a mix of current and recently retired Copenhagen Celtic legends (left to right) Ray and Ronnie, Stuart and Jonesy, Darren and Simon, and Vernon, a sweeper-cumwinger with a Beckenbauerian instinct for goals who has turned scorey-telling into an artform.

Cometh the hour, cometh the man. In similar fashion to other all-time footballing greats – like Pele, Zico, Jairzinho … err … Motto, Statto – the founder of Copenhagen Celtic goes by just one name: Coogan. In between courses, he addressed the hundred-odd present with a speech that was surprisingly poignant … and sober. Granted, he won’t be around to mark the 80th, but at least he woke up with clear memories of the 40th. Don’t ask him about the 10th, 20th, 25th or 30th.

PHOTOS: STEPHEN BALL (UNLESS STATED)

A large-scale Shincheonji Graduation ceremony after three years

"106,186 new congregation members joined the church”

The Shincheonji Church of Jesus held another 100 000 Graduation Ceremony this year for the first time after 3 years Three themes were identified through this event: "Spreading the Word," "Awakening of the Pastors" and "Safety" The Shincheonji Church of Jesus held the Class 113 Graduation ceremony of the Zion Christian Mission Center at Daegu Stadium in Suseong gu, Daegu on the 20th Nov with a total of 106,186 graduates attending The Zion Christian Mission Center is a Bible Education Institution of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, and more than 522 pastors all over the world were included among the graduates who completed the training free of cost Even though 80,000 people gathered, the event was completed safely without a single safety accident during this day, setting a precedent for a large scale event The graduation ceremony was held under the theme of "Glory in Heaven, Peace on earth, The light of Zion that shines over all the world" and it showed how the number of new believers who joined the Shincheonji Church of Jesus this year reached 106,186 The Shincheonji Church of Jesus also had 103,945 students graduate in 2019, having more than 140,000 students graduate in three years, which shows that the change in the perception of the church is in full swing While the entire Christian churches suffer from a decrease in the number of their saints during the COVID 19 pandemic, the world is paying attention to why the Shincheonji Church of Jesus is growing so rapidly For the past two to three years, the Shincheonji Church of Jesus has repeatedly emphasized the importance of the word and asked the Pastors and believers to check and judge the word themselves by making the elementary, intermediate, and high level (Revelation) lessons of the Zion Christian Mission Center public As a result, not only existing believers but also the general public have increased their interest in the word In other words, the Shincheonji Church of Jesus is making a remarkable contribution to spreading the existence of God and the Bible, given that many of the graduates did not have faith or had other religions The graduation ceremony confirmed additionally that classes for Pastors increased significantly as the education was conducted online after the COVID 19 pandemic. A total of 522 attended the graduation ceremony after completing a year of training at the Zion Christian Center

Pastors who have encountered the elementary and intermediate education seminars, including Revelation, are realizing the value of the word of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, and are applying for a follow up education, and sign MOUs They previously have been reluctant to communicate with the Shincheonji Church of Jesus due to the prejudices and therefore have not attended face to face seminars but now were able to participate in online education and this was a major reason for the increase in the number of pastors graduating In fact, two representative graduates who gave their graduation speech at the graduation ceremony are also pastors They said, "I've studied theology all my life, but I've never realized this," "I learned the word of Shincheonji and realized the history of God's salvation throughout the Bible," and "There's no place in the world that clearly proves the Revelation " Another great achievement of this "100,000 Graduation Ceremony" is that it was held completely safely by the help of Daegu citizens, and the local government enforcements such as the police, and fire stations, amid the high safety concerns due to the Itaewon disaster

On its own, 14,000 safety personnel who completed emergency rescue training were deployed at the event site The Shincheonji Church of Jesus said, "We adjusted the departure and arrival time of buses across the country for four hours to prevent crowds of people, and about 180 medical staff and four ambulances were also on standby in case of an accident "

Furthermore, the Shincheonji Church of Jesus did its best to contribute in revitalizing the local economy and the coexistence with local residents by holding the first large scale face to face event in Daegu since the COVID 19 pandemic In fact, it was made sure that all possible consumption activities, such as transportation, accommodation, and meals for staff, were carried out in the region to help the citizens

The event was wrapped up with the the ending speech of Chairman Man Hee Lee, where he said: "Religious leaders and members around the world, please listen to the revealed word of Shincheonji There is the power of life and recreation in God's words.".

MAGICAL EVENINGS FOR MUSICAL THEATRE LOVERS

SAM CLEM-WHITING

Sweeny Todd to Ursula from ‘The Little Mermaid’, performers fully embraced the wickedness of their characters.

WHETHER you're looking for a good setting for date night, are keen to scratch the old musical theatre itch, or just want to enjoy a few drinks and live music, a night spent with Copenhagen Musical Theater Company (CMTC) is sure to satisfy your needs. At least, that was this reviewer's experience attending their November 10 showcase at Krudt tønden theatre.

Krudttønden's atmosphere on the night could best be described as casual and homey – even hygge. With a fully-stocked bar, the drinks flowed like water throughout the evening, adding to the night's fes tive mood. At some additional charge, early-comers were treated to a dinner of vegan Nepali cuisine courtesy of Lamfuz Madklub.

Lights down IN KEEPING with the casual atmos phere, the show was a rather minimalist affair. When the lights went down, the performers – dressed in black without the benefit of sets – could only rely on their voices, a piano, and their own flair for the dramatic to wow the room.

And wow us they did. The show's theme was Broadway villains. From

In the close, intimate setting, it was easy to forget the lack of stagecraft as the voices filled the room and the performers transformed into their char acters with an eye roll here or a flourish of the hand there.

Who’s who

THIS REVIEWER was blown away by the singing ability of Maria Højrup and Dennisalias Crystallando. They have voices that surely belong on a bigger stage, but any who get the chance should cherish an opportunity to hear them perform.

Kristian Husted and Kristen Flanagan both had incredible stage presence, and they clearly relished letting their wicked side shine through. Their voices and their personality more than filled the stage and the room.

Alexander Bastian Nielsen may have provided the night's most memorable moment when, unbeknownst to the audience, he slipped off stage for the show's only costume change. When he re-emerged in skimpy lingerie, he sent a shockwave through the crowd. He leaned into the sultry song from ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ with a dance to match. Improvised or cho reographed, it was sure to wake any audience who felt the effects of a long Thursday.

Rachel Kador was not only an im pressive singer and performer, but she also MC’d the show. Providing the room with trivia, games and lit tle fun facts, she ensured the show had something for everyone. From musical theatre geeks to those with minimal knowledge of the genre (like myself), she helped the audience discover a new appreciation for the music being performed.

Coming soon CMTC WAS founded earlier this year,

CPH MUSICAL THEATER XMAS CONCERT

Dec 8, 20:00; Krudttønden, Serridslevvej 2, Cph Ø & Dec 17, 15:00 & 19:00, LiteraturHaus, Møllegade 7, Cph N; 95kr, cphmusicals.com

and the November 10 show was its fourth concert to date. This December, they will close the year with a bang with a tribute to Stephen Sondheim. Moving into 2023, the company has ambitious plans to continue bring ing Broadway to Copenhagen and encourages anyone interested to get involved.

"We're capping our first year with a unique kind of holiday concert. We

promise an evening full of Christmas magic featuring music from some of the best songwriters (yes, including Sondheim) that will put everyone in a festive mood (the full bar will also help)," commented Rachel Kador.

'Christmas Songs you're not Totally Sick of yet' will play on December 8 at Krudttønden and again on December 17 at LiteraturHaus. Tickets for the show cost 95 kroner.

WHEN VODKA TALKS, ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN

in at about an hour and a half with no intermission.

FOLLOWING their success in ‘The Clean Room’ and ‘Hap’, it was only a matter of time before Jana Pulkrabek and Vanessa Poole reunited on stage once again – this time for a production of the play ‘Vodka Talks’ by HIT International Theatre Arts, the company they together run.

So not only did they star in ‘Vodka Talks’, but they also produced it and played a major role in translating it. The original German work required a lot of work and, together with its Danish author Arne Nielsen and director Lars Junggreen, the pair worked hard to bring it to the stage.

The results were first enjoyed by au diences at Bastionen Theatre in Malmö, British-born Poole’s hometown and, judging by their reaction, Copenha geners are in for a treat when they perform it at Teatret ved Sorte Hest in late April.

Emotional rollercoaster

WHILE the German version is quite a bit longer, the English adaptation comes

And right from the start, it’s an emotional rollercoaster, as the two sisters take us through a wide range of emotions from anger to sadness and lots of laughter along the way – lubricated with generous lashings of vodka.

Perfect foils

PULKRABEK is touching and sincere as the calmer sister. A large part of her performance is the way she reacts to Poole’s more boisterous shenanigans.

Poole, meanwhile, relishes the chance to snap, crackle and pop in a role that could have been cus tom-made for the actress.

Together, they perfectly present the kind of sibling love/hate relationship we find at the cornerstone of so much of our compelling drama over the ages: from 'King Lear' to 'Succession'!

Highly original staging

THIS PLAY is both extremely funny and poignant. It raises many interesting questions about modern day society and the way humankind is trying to, but failing to control its future.

There is so much to identify with here: everyone will recognise traits true to their own families.

And a big commendation must be given to the original staging. At the beginning of the play, the actresses

share the stage with 50 cardboard boxes, which they do their best to dispose of over the course of the play. Together with some brilliant sound effects, the audience is fully immersed throughout.

LOIC PADOVANI

VODKA TALKS April 20-22; Teatret ved Sorte Hest, Vesterbrogade 150, Frederiksberg; tickets details TBC

The Christmas chorus are coming!

Poole and Pulkrabek ... was this backstage or on?

Frankenstein

Jan 6-28, performances Mon-Fri 20:00, Sat 17:00; Teatret ved sorte hest, Vesterbrogade 150, Fred eriksberg; 180kr, teaterbilletter.dk

Why Not Theatre Company are trying their luck in January for a change with a run of their new take on Frankenstein penned by resident playwright Tanya Mastilo, the winner of the 2020 Reumert Award for her stunning play 'The Cheyenne are Leaving'. Other regulars involved are artistic di rector Sue Hansen-Styles, who would appear to be playing the 'monster' if the promo bandages are anything to go by, and actor Nathan Meister.

Crazy Christmas Cabaret: ‘Don Calzone’ ongoing, ends Jan 14; Glassalen at Tivoli; from 360kr, teaterbilletter.dk; 135 min

This Crazy Christmas Edition will take us away from the dreary Danish winter to sunny 1980s Miami Beach, where the Calzone Family are in crisis again! Most of the team are returning from last year, so expect show creator and London Toast co-founder Vivienne McKee (see page 10 for her column), David Bateson, Katrine Falkenberg, Kevin Kiernan-Molloy and Andrew Jeffers as The Dame. Check out our review on Page 17 (SS)

Christmas at Tivoli

ongoing, ends Dec 31; Tivoli, Vesterbrogade 3, Cph V; standard entry: 145kr; tivoli.dk

The 28th Christmas season at Tivoli begins on November 19 with Santa Claus welcoming the first guests in his new house built on the square overlooking the Christmas village. The candles on the Christmas tree will be lit at the Great Foun tain, accompanied by celebrities, while the Tivoli Gardens Brass Band and the Storybook Theatre elves will also entertain. (SS)

Christmas at Designmuseum Danmark

Dec 9-11, Fri 12:00-17:00, Sat & Sun 10:00-17:00; Designmuseum Danmark, Bredgade 68, Cph K; free adm with museum admission, otherwise: 20kr. With more than 70 designers and profession al craftspeople, this is the chance to pick up a unique gift: from ceramics and glass, to jewellery and textiles. (SS)

Same Shit, Different Planet

Jan 25-Feb 25, performances Mon-Fri 19:30, Sat 17:00; Krudttønden, Serridslevvej 2, Cph Ø; 180kr, teaterbilletter.dk

This is the third part of the trilogy penned by That Theatre Company resident playwright Fergal O'Byrne, the creator of 'Extremophiles' and 'RubA-Dub-Dub'. Set in a Martian dental surgery, it's been described as an emotional, funny, touching, quirky, robotic, thirsty, thought-provoking, dusty comedy. Among the cast are That Theatre regulars Katrin Weisser and Peter Vinding, while artistic di rector and founder Ian Burns is onboard to direct.

Carlsberg Market

Every weekend in Dec, 10:00-17:00; Gamle Carls berg Vej 11, Cph V; free adm Carlsberg is once again holding its Christmas market in the historic surroundings of the former brewery. Sample beer and stroll around the stalls selling Carlsberg products. (SS)

Højbro Plads Market

ongoing, ends Dec 21, open Mon-Wed 11:0020:00, Thu 11:00-22:00, Fri-Sat 11:00-22:30, Sun 12:00-19:00; Højbro Pl, Cph K; julemarked.nu In the heart of the Old Town, the International Christmas Market is based on the typical German Weihnachtsmarkt concept. The wooden huts are imported from Tyrol and many exhibitors come from Germany. (SS)

Globe Christmas Quiz

Dec 15, 19:15; Globe, Nørregade 43, Cph K; 50kr, five per team

The winners get 1,200 kroner. And who knows, the odd rollover has been known to go too. Backto-back quizzes following the cancellation of the September 22 edition.

The Nutcracker on The Royal Danish Theatre's Old Stage

ends Dec 21, Wed-Fri 19:30, Sat & Sun 13:00 & 17:00; Gamle Scene, Kongens Nytorv 9, Cph K; 135-805kr, kglteater.dk

Enjoy George Balanchine's version of 'The Nut cracker' set to the music of Tchaikovsky at the home of Danish ballet. Going to watch it is a beautiful Danish Christmas tradition. (SS)

New Year Concert

Dec 30, 19:00; Dec 31, 12:00 & 17:45 Operaen, Store Scene, Ekvipagemestervej 10, Cph K; 2051,315kr, kglteater.dk

Enjoy the KGL's year-ending event, Nytårskoncert. The Det Kongelige Kapel never fails to disappoint, whatever genre they're performing. This time the first half is jazz and the second classical!

Rapunzel

Jan 31-Feb 6; Biblioteket Rentemestervej, Rente mestervej 76, Cph NV; ctcircle.dk

For over 10 years now, the Copenhagen Theatre Circle has been delighting international audiences with their take on the traditional British pantomime. Expect comedy, singing, cross dressing and plenty of audience interaction. It's perfect for children and families. Included in the cast this year is CTC legend Frank Theakston, our columnist on page 13, who is making a comeback at the age of 80. What's next? King Lear?

Messiah in the street

Dec 14, 19:00 & Dec 15, 19:00; Niels Hemmingsens Gade 5, Cph K; 160k, billeto.dk

Two street performances of ‘Messiah’ by the Copenhagen Oratorio Choir outside Helli gaandskirken. Among the performers are soprano Signe Sneh Durholm, counter-tenor Stephen Yesata, bass Martin Hatlo, tenor David Danholt and conductor Torsten Mariegaard. (SS)

Christmas in the Cathedral

Dec 15, 19:00; Roskilde Cathedral, Domkirkestræde 10, Roskilde; from 150kr; roskildedomkirke.dk Enjoy a Christmas concert as the Roskilde Cathe dral Boys' and Girls' Choirs put on a performance of ‘Handel's Messia’. (SS)

CPH Musical Theater Xmas Concert

Dec 17, 15:00 & 19:00, LiteraturHaus, Møllegade 7, Cph N; 95kr, cphmusicals.com Expect Christmas show-stoppers galore. (SS)

Kongens Nytorv Market

ongoing, ends Dec 22, open Mon-Wed 11:0019:00, Thu 11:00-20:00, Fri & Sat 11:00-21:00, Sun 12:00-19:00; Kongens Nytorv, Cph K; admission free jul-i-kobenhavn.dk

In the city centre there is a market that brings to gether the Christmas essence of the Danes. Father Christmas will be there for photos surrounded by the smell of hot drinks and sweets. (SS)

HC Andersen Market

ongoing, ends Dec 21; Nytorv, Hulgårdsvej 27, Cph K; free adm, julemarked.co

A fairytale Christmas market in the heart of Co penhagen. All the stalls are named after Hans Christian Andersen's fairy-tales and you can even meet the famous author in person and have your photo taken with him. (SS)

Little Simz

Dec 14, 20:00; Amager Bio, Øresundsvej 6 ,Cph S This British rapper, singer and actress is hip-hop's biggest up-and-comer. (SS)

Dragør Market

ends Dec 18, Sat & Sun 12:00-17:00; Badstuevælen, Dragør; visit-dragoer.dk

Come to the old town of Dragør and discover the Christmas stalls that fill Badstuevælen's central square. Buy small gifts and enjoy sweet glögg wine. (SS)

Anglican Christmas

Dec 24, 12:00 & 23:00; Dec 25, 10:30; St Alban's Church, Churchillparken 11, Cph K; st-albans.dk Celebrate Christmas Eve at the family nativity ser vice at 12:00 or the midnight mass on Christmas Eve at 23:30. On the 25th, the Christmas Day Sung Eucharist starts at 10:30. And in the run-up, don't miss the Carol Service (Dec 11, 16:00 & Dec 12, 19:00). All services are in English. (SS)

Christmas at Bakken

ongoing, ends 22 Dec; Dyrehavevej 62, Klamp enborg; free adm; bakken.dk

The world's longest-running themepark has a market with traditional food. Santa Claus will be there with his singing reindeer to put on shows for the whole family. (SS)

The

Nutcracker at Tivoli

ends Dec 23, Tue-Thu 19:00, Fri 16:00, Sat 12:30 & 16:00, Sun 12:30; Tivoli Concert Hall; 220-690kr, tivoli.dk

Set in Tivoli itself on one Christmas night in the late 19th century, Danish Queen Margrethe II has designed both the set and the costumes for this production! (SS)

Gravens Rand Quiz

Dec 20; Søndre Fasanvej 24, Frederiksberg; entry 30kr Maximum of four per team, it’s 1,000 kroner for the winners and a crate of beer for second. Two beer rounds, and shots for last place!

Christmas at Koncerthuset

Dec 18, 20:00; DR Koncerthuset, Ørestads Boule vard 13, Cph S

Enjoy a whole range of Xmas songs, from Whitney Houston and Ella Fitzgerald to Disney.

KGL Christmas

Concert

Dec 13, 17:30; Gamle Scene, Kongens Nytorv 9, Cph K; kglteater.dk

A traditional show for the whole family including excerpts from Handel's Messiah. (SS)

Blackpink

Dec 15, 19:00; Royal Arena, Hannemanns Allé 20, Cph S

This K-Pop act are one of the world’s biggest girl bands.

HOW LONG BEFORE A HIATUS REQUIRES RESURRECTIONS TOO?

HAMILTON

I’M NOT SURE I can even spell the word ‘hiatus’. Let’s face it, until about 20 years ago we all thought it was some sort of Japanese crisis. Now we know it means sabbatical for lazy privileged bastards. Will Smith recent ly came back from one with the film Emancipation (Apple on Dec 9; 58 on Metacritic), which can literally mean ‘free from social restrictions’. I don’t re member the worldwide memo saying “Welcome back, Punchy”.

Like buses: 13 years then three FOR A LONG time, the hiatus has been the preserve of bands. From the glam rockers of the 1970s, to the boys bands of the ‘90s, they’re welcomed back with open arms – proof our taste in music never changes once we hit our teens. The same can’t be said of the food and drink we liked as kids, but what about movies?

Just this year, we’ve had Hocus Pocus returning after a 29-year gap, Coming to America after 33, and Top Gun after 36. All three smoke the 25 years between The Hustler and The Color of Money, but the gaps feel short er because more of us got old through them. Besides, Fast Eddy finally gets to see what colour the balls are, so a lot more changes visually if you watch them as a pair.

So while the 13-year gap between Avatar and Avatar 2: The Way of Water (Dec 14; Not Released World wide) may strike you as absurd – surely the smart thing would have been to

quickly make a sequel to the highest grossing film in history, instead of wait ing for the entire cast to age by another decade – it then dawns on you that it’s mostly a cartoon. Sam Worthington, whose career quickly sunk to the same plateau he was hoisted from, could have easily been replaced in the main role and the only thing missing would be the slight hint he's Antipodean. In contrast, Zoe Saldaña, the female lead, went skywards with the Avengers to the extent she’s been in three of the five biggest hits of all time.

As the title suggests (surely in Star Wars-style, the first movie should be retrospectively renamed ‘A New Bloke’), this film makes use of the abundant water we saw so little of in the origi nal – trust us, it was there, but those islands preferred to float – and, think about it, they’re called the Na'vi so they must be good in the sea. Sigourney Weaver is back, even though we saw her character deservedly slain, and Kate Winslet has joined the team – to be fair, she rocked green hair in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, so why not. Hope this isn’t a spoiler but she’s not signed up for the third (due out Christmas 2024) or the fourth (Xmas 2026 – yeah, it’s Lord of the Rings all over), but come on … someone’s got to die, even if it is just a Na'vi.

20th century Cronenburg

IT’S NOT the same thing, but Opera tion Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (Jan 5; NRW) took a hiatus before it was even released. Originally slated to come out on March 17, it took a ten-month

breather. We’ll stick with what we said back then: “It has all the ingredients to be another Guy Ritchie howler and … of course Jason Statham is in it.”

David Cronenburg has been on a hi atus, both from directing – eight years – and writing, as Crimes of the Future (Dec 1; 67) is only the second film he’s written this century. Immediately, the trailer is reminiscent of eXistenZ, but I cut it short after 10 seconds in case it spoils any of the fun.

And so has Greta Gerwig – from act ing, as her only appearances since 2016 have been voice roles. She again links up with her France Ha director Noah Baumbach and co-star Adam Driver, the ‘mumblecore messiah’ in his fifth film with Baumbach, for White Noise (Dec 8 at cinemas; Dec 30 on Netflix; 68), a film with no discernible plot. Wait? There’s a train crash? Mumblecore actors don’t run! They just don’t!

Just like Dad … almost COULDN’T help noticing that Emily Mortimer and Alessandro Nivola’s chil dren have roles in White Noise as the kids of their father’s character – a wor rying nepotistic trend in Hollywood. Last year, an entire family was cast in Licorice Pizza, while the actor who played Prince William in The Crown was none other than the son of Dominic West (Prince Charles). It didn’t really add anything.

Other than being a nice little segue to The Son (Jan 5; NRW), the latest film based on a play by Florian Zeller (The Father), with the German again directing a cast that includes Anthony

Hopkins. Apparently it’s not as good, though. Zeller should have remem bered it’s like father, like daughter …

The Bronte sisters got it from Dad. That figures as the only son, Branwell Brontë, ended up being a painter. And Dad, the vicar, ended up outliving them all. Emily (Dec 8; 77) tells part of their story – as the author of Wuthering Heights, it has to be more passionate than any Charlotte biopic – looking good with Emma Mackey from Sex Education in the title role.

Whitney Houston bucks the trend though, as she got her voice from her gospel-singing mama. I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Dec 25; NRW) stars Naomi Ackie, a British actress with an already eclectic body of work. Defi nitely one to look out for.

Also at cinemas, Tom Hanks is the grumpy neighbour whose heart melts in A Man Called Otto (Jan 12); M3gan (Jan 12) is yet another thriller about a creepy doll-like android; and Devotion (Dec 1; 66) is an air force drama set during the Korean War for a change.

On Netflix, we’ve got the sequel Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (Dec 23; 81), the remake Matilda the Musical (Dec 25; 68), the reboot Lady Chatterley’s Lover (Dec 2; 68), and the recently-released GDT’s Pinnochio (previewed last month).

And on Amazon Prime, Something from Tiffany’s (Dec 9), possibly the Xmas romcom you’ve been yearning for if the other Pandora’s not your cup of tea, and Nanny (Dec 16;73), a de cent looking thriller about an African refugee who can’t stop thinking about

Primed to compete

OVER ON TV land, the pickings are not as rich. Returning series include Emily in Paris (S3; Dec 21) and The Witcher: Blood Origin (prequel; Dec 25) on Net flix; Gossip Girl (S2; Dec 1), His Dark Materials (S3; Dec 6) and Doom Patrol (S4A; Dec 9) on HBO Max; Slow Horses (S2; Dec 2), Little America (S2; Dec 9) and Servant (S4; Jan 13) on Apple; National Treasure: Edge of History (reboot of movie franchise; Dec 14) on Disney+; and Hunters (S2; Jan 13) on Amazon Prime.

There are a handful of promising documentaries: Branson (Dec 2; HBO Max), The Case against Cosby (Dec 6; CMore), War in Afghanistan close-up Retrograde (Dec 8; Disney+), and If These Walls Could Sing (Dec 16; Dis ney+), which tells the story of Abbey Road Studios. And for those of you with Crown withdrawal symptoms, we’ve got the first half of Harry & Meghan (Dec 8) on Netflix, with the concluding three episodes on December 15.

That just leaves Riches (Dec 2), black Britain’s answer to Succession; Three Pines (Dec 2), a promising detective vehicle for Alfred Molina set in Canada; and The Rig (Jan 6), a supernatural North Sea thriller that reunites half the cast of Game of Thrones. All three are on Amazon Prime – all part of a Christmas marketing plan, no doubt. The rest of the streamers would appear to be taking a hiatus.

BEN

the family she left behind whilst caring for the children of her new one on the Upper East Side.

Where were all the fish suppers in the original?

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