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What, moi? Another month at the top of the world rankings!

Denmark the product of 14,000 years of immigration HISTORY HCA statues: from Central Park to centrally perky

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New report on ‘Danish’ genetics follows confirmation that almost 4,300 people were expelled from the country last year CHRISTIAN WENANDE

situation, and now the majority of the foreigners illegally in Denmark have left the country again,” said Inge Støjberg, the immigration and integration minister.

HE RECENT influx in refugees and asylum-seekers flocking to Denmark led to an inordinate number of people being expelled last year. According to a report from the immigration services Udlændingestyrelsen, almost 4,300 people were forced to leave Denmark and return to their home nations in 2015.

Skeletons don’t lie IMMIGRATION has always been a part of Danish history, a team from the Centre for GeoGenetics at the Natural History Museum confirmed last month. Looking into the DNA of ancient skeletons, their report ‘The Genomic History of Denmark’ confirms there have been numerous waves.

Extraordinary times SOME 2,778 were done so administratively, while 1,520 of the cases followed a conviction. As of April this year, 2,763 had left. “We were in an extraordinary

Even before the Turks … THE REINDEER hunters who arrived 14,000 years ago were followed by settlers from the Middle East in around 4,000 BC, and then the Yamnaya people from the Caucasus region a

millennium later. “People think the first foreigners coming to Denmark and northern Europe were the Turks in the 1960s,” Eske Willerslev, the head of the project, told Videnskab.dk. “Well, they can think again!” Au pairs in debt IN RELATED news, every fifth au pair coming to Denmark is forced to pay huge sums to recruitment agencies at home and arrives saddled with debt, according to the Radio24syv radio station. And a children’s centre, Børnecentret Tullebølle on Langeland, has been shut down due to incidents of violence, threats and vandalism, along with an accusation that two female employees sexually violated one or more young male asylum-seekers.

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Worst winter ever? DENMARK is bracing itself for its coldest winter since 201011 and possibly for a century! Initially sceptical about the often-unreliable DMI’s prognosis, many are reeling after a warning from Judah Cohen, an advisor to NASA, that Siberian air will turn Denmark into an ice-block. The first frost fell on October 25 and the first snow was expected on November 2.

Under cyber-attack SOME 90 percent of Denmark’s municipalities have endured a cyber-attack within the past year – 47 out of 54 questioned by DR. The hackers’ preferred method is to lock files and demand a fee to reopen them. Meanwhile, a YouGov survey has revealed that un-necessarily ‘replying all’ is the nation’s worst email habit, followed by CCing in your boss.

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ONLINE THIS WEEK Drug-free, still shooting

New hotel and museum in the works, but can it save Strøget?

A MAN WAS shot in the leg in front of the Spiseloppen restaurant in Christiania on October 23. However, gang activity is not suspected by the police. Meanwhile, cannabis sales in the free state have fallen to less than 10 percent of what they were before Pusher Street was closed. Nevertheless, police expect the dealers to return when the weather gets colder.

OR WHAT seems like years, all we’ve heard about is bridges … new Tivoli rides … and don’t forget the eternal Metro extension construction! But these past three weeks have revealed a number of exciting new ventures: a new global UN museum and the renovation of one of the city’s most historic buildings into a lavish hotel.

All that she can bear COPENHAGEN Zoo is weighing up replacement options as it has become clear that its polar bears don’t like each other – or rather ‘er indoors has had enough. She spends the entire time pacing back and forth – a bad sign in any household! In related news, one of the zoo’s rare duiker antelope has been killed and eaten by a city fox.

Improved city brand THE NEW museum will be a physical and virtual communication centre designed to enlighten the public about the work the UN carries out around the world. The Danish-Icelandic artist Ólafur Elíasson will be involved in its design, and should the plans for the museum go ahead, it is scheduled to open its doors to the public in 2022.

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Could open in 2020 THE HISTORIC three-storey Copenhagen Postal Terminal on Tietgensgade next to Copenhagen Central Station will be turned into an upscale hotel in the future. The protected building, erected in 1910, will become a 25,000 sqm hotel with 380 rooms operated by Nordic Choice Hotels, which has purchased the building from the pension company Danica. It is expected to open in 2020 and will target quality-aware business guests and tourists. Foul souvenirs and burgers BY THAT time, the new hotel might need to advise its guests to avoid Strøget, the city’s main walking street. Noise, garbage and a boom in souvenir shops and fast food restaurants have led to increasing numbers of smaller shops and specialty merchants abandoning it. Arne Vejrum, the owner of Randers Handsker, a glove shop

ONLINE THIS WEEK Acquitted of all charges COPENHAGEN City Court has acquitted four people charged with helping 17 refugees travel from Denmark to Sweden by boat in September 2015.

Youth homeless success AN INITIATIVE to house homeless youth in Copenhagen appears to be working. In the last 18 months, Borgercenter Voksne has found homes for 31 youngsters. Post past, posh future

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that has been on the street since 1956, told DR that Strøget – particularly the stretch near City Hall – is “run-down, poorly maintained and sometimes foul”. Carl Christian Ebbesen, the deputy mayor for culture and leisure, told DR he intends to discuss the problem with the city’s municipal council, and that resurfacing the street and offering free parking could be a possibility. (CPH POST)

CITY CENTRE shoppers were stunned on the afternoon of October 12 when a young woman jumped off the Round Tower. Witnesses were offered counselling.

Housing for poor HELSINGØR Municipality is offering accommodation in shared housing co-ops to citizens in the lowest income bracket – those who cannot afford to pay rent of over 3,000 kroner per month.

Fred breaks his neck

Urged to exercise their ‘democratic’ right!

PRINCE Frederik will wear a neck brace for the next 12 weeks after sustaining a spinal fracture whilst using a trampoline.

HAS THE new age of the bar crawl begun? An app developed by students at Copenhagen Business School is going down a storm with frequenters of bars in Copenhagen and Aarhus. Heaps Drinks entitles subscribers to get a free pre-midnight drink once a day at over 40 locations – all for 49 kroner per month. It already has 5,000 subscribers.

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Appeal for foster families COPENHAGEN Municipality is seeking foster families. Around 100 children are allocated new families in the capital every year, but at the moment there is a noticeable shortage.

Unis on top THE DTU has been named the most innovative Nordic university by the news agency Reuters. It ranked #53 in the world, with the University of Copenhagen (KU) at #75. KU, meanwhile, has been ranked 22nd in the world in the NTU Rankings – the annual performance ranking of scientific papers for world universities.

A survey revealed earlier this year that only 4 percent of Danes would vote for Donald Trump in the US presidential election. So perhaps it was no surprise to see that left-wing party SF took out an ad on a city bus to remind Americans in Denmark to vote. The ad made cunning use of the bus’s wheels to give Trump googly eyes. However, a piece on cphpost.dk by American academic HC Robinson questions whether the Danes would think differently if they had America’s political system

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Denmark might have a high antidepressant consumption rate, but the Danes are pretty content about it HANNAH CONWAY & ALYSSA ASHLEY

WO RECENT incidents spring to mind. The first was a comment by a British friend via Facebook. “Second highest consumers in the world of antidepressants,” he wrote, echoing thousands made by internationals in Denmark. The second was the time my Danish friend let me rummage through her purse for gum. Sorting through the salted liquorice stuck to silver kroner coins, I found a packet that looked like what I was searching for. Only it wasn’t, it was Prozac! Not as big a taboo THE FIRST incident drew attention to how internationals are tired of reading about how happy Denmark is. Regularly number one in the world, the evaluation is based on scores given by Danish survey respondents, they contend. “And besides: chewing all those meds, no wonder they’re happy.” The second was a reminder that while taking antidepressants is pretty common in Denmark – 8 percent of the over-12 population do so; placing it in seventh place among the 28 OECD countries – it is not as taboo a subject as in other countries. A dismissable offence A RECENT survey of US employers revealed that half would be reluctant to hire someone with a psychiatric disability and almost a quarter would dismiss someone who had not disclosed a mental illness before being hired. According to surveys cited by the Guardian, around 40 percent of British employers would likewise not employ someone with a mental health problem, and a third of Brits believe someone with a mental health problem can not be trusted to be responsible in the workplace. Worldwide, it is clearly a big concern among employees. A Lancet report in 2013 that covered 15 countries revealed that 79 percent of people with depression had experienced discrimination in the previous

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year, and that 71 percent tried to conceal their depression. Different in Denmark HOWEVER, Denmark’s socialised healthcare system has revolutionised the way people talk about and treat mental illnesses. All treatments are recorded through the Danish Psychiatric Research Register. Therefore, the conversation surrounding depression, anxiety, OCD and other mental illnesses, has shifted from the rhetorics of taboo to the legitimacy of physical illness. Celebrities a good example SOCIAL stigma still plays a role, but a positive one – contends Meik Wiking, the CEO of the Happiness Research Institute in Copenhagen, to the CPH POST – when famous people lead by example. “We had a big leap forward in Denmark when celebrities

started talking about their depression, anxieties and other mental disorders they were suffering from,” he said.

“I think that more understanding can go a long way towards removing a stigma that keeps some otherwise able people out of the workforce. “And if your friend is open to him or her having a depression and getting treatment in terms of psychotherapy and antidepressants, would you not be more open to seeing someone if you were suffering from depression? I think many countries need to have a better public discourse about mental illness.” Increased understanding PHILIP Tees, the former busi-

ness editor of CPH POST, talks about his own mental illness in his column on page 11. Tees cites two role models for inspiring him to lead a normal working like: humorist Stephen Fry and psychologist Kay Redfield Jamison. “They increase the understanding of their conditions among everyone else,” he writes. “I think that more understanding can go a long way towards removing a stigma that keeps some otherwise able people out of the workforce.” Seeing beyond the label “ONE OF the problems about any stigma is that you end up seeing the label instead of the person,” he writes. “This may be especially true when the label applies to the person’s mind. It’s not inconceivable that being labelled as mentally ill could cost you a job.”

ANTIDEPRESSANTS • Denmark is currently ranked seventh out of 28 OECD countries for antidepressant consumption. • Iceland had the highest rate in the OECD: 11.8 percent of the population. The US, which is not in the OECD, has an 11 percent rate. • Approximately 38 percent of Danish women and 32 percent of Danish men will receive medical treatment for mental illness at some point in their life. • The prescription rate of antidepressant prescriptions to Danish children rose 60 percent between 2005 and 2012. • According to the WHO, 350 million people suffer from depression worldwide, and 27 percent of adults suffer from it in the EU.

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DF under the cosh Under pressure over misuse of EU funds

S PART of its ‘Messer-shit’ series, Ekstra Bladet has published evidence that appears to prove that Kristian Thulesen Dahl, the leader of Dansk Folkeparti, was warned about Morten Messerschmidt’s misuse of EU funds on 10 October 2015. The warning came from Rikke Karlsson, who earlier this year reported Messerschmidt to the police for identity theft, prior to her resignation from the party – claims that the EU’s anti-fraud unit OLAF is still investigating. Case of sloppiness THULESEN knew funds were spent on financing DF’s summer camps in 2014 and 2015, but rejects any responsibility. In total, the EU-sceptic

alliance MELD, which Messerschmidt chaired, misused 500,000 kroner, reports Politiken. “I have no reason to believe it was deliberate cheating, but a case of sloppiness,” Thulesen told DR.

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No end to Messer-shit ON OCTOBER 18, it was announced that Messerschmidt is stepping down from the party’s senior leadership team, following on from his resignation as leader of the DF delegation in the EU Parliament in August. DF has said it will pay the EU back no more than 300,000 kroner, according to Anders Vistisen, the new leader of the DF delegation in the EU Parliament. Meanwhile, another Ekstra Bladet report claims MELD paid for a trip for Peter Christensen, the defence minister, and his girlfriend to Strasbourg in 2013. (CPHPOST)

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All set for Estonia

Commuters taking action

AROUND 200 Danish soldiers will be part of the NATO battalion deployed to Estonia in 2017 or early 2018. Denmark will take an active role in the military effort’s leadership group, and Peter Christensen, the defence minister, is confident the set-up will enable the involved countries to “continuously rotate and relieve one another” over a long timeframe.

SOME 565 Øresund commuters are demanding 25 million kroner from the Swedish state in compensation for their lost income due to its ID border controls. Meanwhile, the government will oppose any EU directive to reopen its border controls (in place since January 4) on November 12. Germany, Sweden, Norway and Austria back Denmark’s stance.

Active in Iraq

Fighting the pirates

DANISH F-16 fighter jets have been supporting the Iraqi-led offensive aimed at driving the IS out of the city of Mosul in northern Iraq, dropping 15 bombs on October 25. Meanwhile, the government will extend the deployment of its mobile radar and set aside 333 million kroner as part of a three-year regional stabilisation package for Iraq and Syria.

THE GOVERNMENT has allocated 13.3 million kroner to a new EU program anchored in strengthening maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea off the coast of west Africa – a region afflicted by piracy. As part of the program, Denmark will also send a maritime advisor with a military background to the Nigerian capital, Abuja.

Islanders sign protocol

Clowns worse in Sweden

THE FAROE Islands and Greenland have finally signed a UN protocol relating to the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, taking an important step to improving children’s rights – 16 years after the UN added the clauses to its convention. Denmark ratified the protocol in 2003.

VISITORS to Malmö should be warned that the number of ‘killer clown’ incidents has been much higher in Sweden than Denmark so far. A young man was superficially stabbed in Varberg north of Helsingborg on October 14. However, there were an increased number of sightings in Denmark during the build-up to Halloween.

Dane arrested in Kenya

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A WOMAN from Denmark was among three people arrested in Kenya in midOctober suspected of recruiting and radicalising youths on behalf of the terror group al-Shabaab. She was reportedly arrested along with a Kenyan woman and a British man, and police found items of a jihadist nature during the raid.

THE LAST vehicle inspections in Greenland were carried out in 1999, according to the Transport Ministry. “Greenland has chosen not to repatriate the responsibility,” it noted to Parliament. In Denmark, cars over four years old are inspected every 24 months. Greenland’s attempt to establish a similar system in 2012 failed.

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Empathy with all the losers

ONLINE THIS WEEK Lazier in the sticks

DANISH men aged 65 can expect to have 11 years of good health after thewy retire, and women 12.8 good years, according to Eurostat. The EU average is 8.6 years of good health. In related news, the number of single elderly people living in Copenhagen and Frederiksberg has fallen by almost half from 56,000 to 31,000 over the past 30 years.

DANES in rural areas do less exercise than those in the cities. Just 34 percent of people in their 20s exercise in towns with a population of below 2,000, compared to 67 percent in the cities. In related news, a female jogger lost her case that her knee injury should be covered by her insurance. The court ruled it was not an accident.

Crime remains low

Bomb caller arrested

CRIME in Denmark remained low in 2015. One in seven Danish citizens fell victim to a crime compared to one in four in 1987. Last year, just 10 percent of Danes experienced theft, 4 percent fell victim to vandalism and 1.3 percent were exposed to violence. Some 2 percent of women have experienced sexual violence in the past five years.

A 31-YEAR-OLD was arrested on October 17 in Slagelse in west Zealand and charged with making at least 14 hoax bomb threat calls that led to the evacuation of Roskilde and Aarhus airports and two shopping centres. He also targeted several hospitals and universities. Police said the man is struggling with psychological issues.

Taxation from the air THE GOVERNMENT plans to use aerial photographs for its property tax assessments. Around 350,000 Danish homes will be assessed using the high-flying snapshots. Karsten Lauritzen, the tax minster, dismissed fears that mistakes would be made, pointing out it will save billions of kroner spent on arranging onsite visits.

Kids to serve alcohol THE GOVERNMENT wants to allow 15-year-olds to serve alcoholic drinks in restaurants, providing there is an adult supervisor. Currently, the minimum age is 18. In separate news, the number of mentally-vulnerable teens placed in secure institutions together with criminal youngsters more than tripled from 34 in 2010 to 114 in 2015.

Cremation the norm SOME 90 percent of Copenhageners and 76 percent of Jutlanders want to be cremated, according to Danmarks Statistik. Social media is becoming a more popular place to remember loved ones. Denmark and Sweden have comparable rates (about 80 percent), while Norway (39), Finland (48) and Iceland (28) are lower.

“We’re the best at being us!”

Denmark spends another month topping rankings

IGHT NOW in Stockholm, Singapore and San Jose there are probably provincial journalists preparing copy about how their country has spent another month top of the charts, looking down at the other saps from a great height. Because surely it can’t be only Denmark, right, which tops every list? And this past month was no exception with the country finishing top for sustainability of national energy systems, and third for quality of life and fourth for empathy.

tfor obesity rate (84), suicide rate (84), religious tolerance (49) and freedom of religion (58). Sustainably fab DENMARK is the top nation in the world when it comes to the sustainability of national energy systems, according to the 2016 Energy Index from the World Energy Council – up from sixth last year. It ranked first in the ‘Energy Security’ category, sixth in ‘Environmental Sustainability’ and tenth in ‘Energy Equity’ for an overall first-place finish out of 125 nations. Switzerland, Sweden, the Netherlands and Germany completed the top five.

the study concluded the top performers also “had higher levels of collectivism, agreeableness, conscientiousness, self-esteem, emotionality, subjective wellbeing, and prosocial behaviour”. Eastern European countries dominated the low end of the empathy rankings with seven nations in the bottom ten.

Empathy for all DENMARK was the only European nation in the top 10 in a US study that evaluated how empathetic a country’s citizens are. Ecuador finished top, followed by Saudi Arabia, Peru, Denmark and the UAE. Using data from 104,365 adults in 63 different countries,

Less good on gender HOWEVER, Denmark is struggling in the area of gender equality. It fell from 14th to 19th in the World Economic Forum’s 2016 Global Gender Gap Index. Denmark remains top for educational attainment, but since 2006 has fallen considerably in other key indicators, such as economic participation and opportunity (from 19 to 34), health and survival (76 to 106) and political empowerment (13 to 29). Meanwhile, the rest of the Nordic countries are soaring. Iceland topped the index, followed by Finland, Norway and Sweden. (CPH POST)

Legal aid trickier

Naughtiest names

Sued for satire

IT’S BECOME increasingly difficult for the average Dane to acquire legal aid from the public sector to pay off legal bills, according to a new report from the Justice Ministry. In 2006, over 8,000 cases in which a citizen was granted legal aid were tried in Danish city courts – a considerably higher number than the 2,000 cases in 2015.

LARS, Sigurd, Mette and Michael are the naughtiest names in Denmark, according to erotic webshop Sinful.dk – or at least they bought the most sex toys from its site over the last 100,000 orders. Sinful.dk founder Mathilde Mackowski noted it tended to be “typical names from the mature generation” topping the list. Randi finished fifth among the ladies.

MOHAMMED cartoon artist Kurt Westergaard, whose depiction of the prophet wearing a bomb in his turban sparked outrage in 2005 and 2006, is suing Uwe Max Jensen for 100,000 kroner for breach of copyright. Jensen used the image to touch up a famous pic of a Syrian girl playing with a Danish policeman, and is also being sued by its photographer.

Quality of living SOCIAL Progress Imperative has listed Denmark as third on its Social Progress Index – which ranks countries based on the quality of life they offer – behind only Finland and Canada. It finished top for basic human needs, fourth for foundations of wellbeing and eighth for opportunity, while it fared badly

Risk of poverty ACCORDING to Eurostat, the percentage of Danes at risk of poverty or social exclusion increased from 16.3 to 17.7 percent from 2008-2015. The figure is the highest in the Nordic region, well ahead of Norway (15.0 percent), Sweden (16.0), Finland (16.8) and Iceland (13.0).

Smoke ban – even at home SOME 85,000 employees at 15 of Denmark’s 98 municipalities are banned from smoking at work – even if it is at home, reports Politiken. The other 83 still allow smoke breaks. “What comes next?” asked Mads Samsing from the workers’ union HK. “Will employers also interfere in what employees eat or how much they sleep at night?”

Gang gun crimes shoot up COMPARED to 2014 and 2015, the number of gang-related shootings across Denmark in 2016 has shot up considerably, although the police have not yet confirmed by how much. Last year, there were 17 gangrelated shootings that led to five fatalities, while there were 16 shootings and no fatalities in 2014.

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Shipping sector’s sinking ONLINE THIS WEEK Industry on course to lose a fifth of its revenue in 2016

But she will have been dismayed by a difficult month in which the irresponsible, dangerous beachside scrapping practices of many shippers in countries such as India and Bangladesh came under the spotlight.

Difficult month STEFFENSEN was happy to note more ships were sent to the scrapyards this year compared to the number of new ships ordered – since 2010, the world’s fleet has grown by 50 percent.

Maersk in a maelstrom MAERSK, particularly, has been accused of not doing enough to address the issue. It has since confirmed it will no longer sell its decommissioned ships and that it will take responsibility for getting them scrapped in adherence with the new EU rules from 2017 that ships flying European flags will have to use approved salvage yards. Shipping accounts for 200 billion kroner of Denmark’s exports – around 20 percent in total – and about 100,000 people in Denmark are either directly or indirectly employed by the industry. (CPHPOST)

N EXPECTED 20 percent downturn in Danish shipping’s total revenue this year – its worst since a 28 percent fall during the financial crisis in 2009 – has confirmed what many are thinking: the sector needs to evolve, and quickly. “The global economy hasn’t developed as expected. We are seeing political scepticism regarding free trade, while new technology can disrupt old business models,” said Anne Steffensen, the head of the Danish Shipowners’ Association, which made the projection.

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Airport flying high

High driving rethink

No ban like Sweden’s

COPENHAGEN Airport the seventh best in the world (CN Traveler) and one of the best for route development (World Routes). Recently it opened an express security check for domestic passengers and it intends to build a direct bridge connection from its Metro station to security control and Terminal 2.

THE TRANSPORT Ministry is preparing a bill to lessen punishments for those caught driving with small traces of THC, the active ingredient in cannabis, which can remain in the bloodstream for three months.

VENSTRE has ruled out a ban on petrol-driven cars similar to the one planned by Sweden from 2030. It said any change would need to be consumer-driven, and that it would continue to support the production of electric cars.

Worse than the street

Yacht a big one

DESPITE its new ventilation system, air pollution is still rife at Nørreport Station, where it is three times worse than the busy capital road H C Andersens Boulevard, according to Det Økologiske Råd.

THE 90-METRE masts on Russian billionaire Andrey Igorevich Melnichenko’s yacht will affect air traffic at Copenhagen Airport when they pass through Danish waters later this year.

War against homeless NATIONAL railway operator DSB has hired guards to enforce a ban on homeless people sleeping on its property. According to homeless organisation SAND, most of the offenders are foreign.

Signalling delays

BANEDANMARK’S signal upgrades on S train and nationwide Fire in station lines are behind schedule and FIREFIGHTERS put out an won’t be completed until 2021 ablaze passenger train at Odense and 2023 respectively. They will Central Station on October 20. cost more than originally budgNobody was hurt. eted and more testing is needed.

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Pharmacy increase OVER 100 new pharmacies have opened in Denmark since the regulations were changed in July 2015, which allow up to seven new branches of a chain to be located within a radius of 75 km. Danmarks Apotekerforening, the pharmacies association, believes the increase reflects an overall improvement in customer service.

Blood oil in Denmark TWO PUBLICLY-OWNED heating plants in north Jutland and Funen are recipients of Colombian ‘blood oil’ from Drummond, a US-owned mining company and supporter of paramilitary groups in the South American country where it has operations. The municipalities in question blamed their Swedish supplier Vattenfall.

Perfectly timed? JUST DAYS after the Copenhagen gypsy brewery To Øl announced it had developed a non-alcoholic powder that creates beer when mixed with water, Palcohol, the creator of the world’s only powdered alcohol product, confirmed it intends to auction its product in Denmark and 129 other countries from January 1.

Darwin challenged RESEARCHERS from the Center for Ocean Life at the DTU have challenged the 150-year-old Darwinian taxonomy tradition that the animal kingdom should be divided into species. Based on their ressearch on water fleas, they argue it is more simple and beneficial for biological research to look at what organisms have in common across species.

An amour of organic food French can’t get enough Danish apparently

HE FRENCH are going ‘bananes’ for Danish organic food products, importing to the tune of 118 million kroner in 2014 – up from 70 million kroner five years earlier. The rise has been attributed to the widespread consumption of organic food in France – around 90 percent of the population ate it in 2015, and 65 percent do so at least once per month. More organic farmers THE FRENCH interest might explain why more Danish farmers are going organic. Over the

coming year, some 1,130 farmers are expected to convert 40,000 hectares into organic farmland – an increase of 34 percent. In 2015, the sale of organic goods in shops increased by 12 percent to 7 billion kroner, and over the first half of 2016, it has shot up by a further 18 percent compared to 2015. Gluten-free surge IN RELATED news, the sale of gluten-free food products has also increased significantly over the last decade. In 2005, Coop stocked only 20 gluten-free products, selling 40,000 items in total. Ten years later, the chain offers about 200

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‘KNÆK CANCER’ (Crack Cancer), a nationwide fundraiser that culminated in a show on TV2 on October 29, raised 163 million kroner – its highest ever total. In related news, a tumour-targeting cervical cancer treatment developed at Aarhus University Hospital has been adopted abroad, including in the US and Canada.

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HE NUMBER of potential treasure troves found by metal detector-wielding amateurs has never been higher. Some 9,756 items have been submitted for evaluation in 2016 – up from 5,556 in 2013.

But the actual number of items of historical interest could be much higher, which explains why the Association of Danish Museums has launched a new database, DIME (Digitale Metalfund), for amateur archaeologists to register all their finds.

Mysterious map AMONG the most recent finds

Teen tackling food waste A 17-YEAR-OLD Dane from Korsør in west Zealand has taken Facebook by storm with a food waste concept that has now spread to 40 towns in Denmark. Rasmus Erichsen started his ‘Stop spild af mad i Korsør’ (‘Stop food waste in Korsør’) Facebook group to appeal to people with surplus food to give it to others.

Switching on Tanzania Only the finest will do

specialty products and sales have escalated to 1.2 million. (CPHPOST)

New database for finds Amateur archaeologists can now register their potential treasure troves online

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was a mysterious stone found in a ditch on Bornholm by archaeology students during the summer, which has proven to be a 5,000-year-old map. At first it was thought it might show the sun’s rays, but experts are now confident that it displays the topographic details of a piece of nature on the island from about 2900 to 2700 BC. (CPHPOST)

Supermarkets taking action Coop Danmark phasing out 12 groups of substances and chemicals

and allergenic scented substances and preservatives.

welfare the farm animal enjoyed before being slaughtered.

UPERMARKET owner Coop Danmark is phasing out 12 groups of substances and chemicals from its own products by the end of 2017, which it believes are harmful to health and the environment. The so-called ‘dirty dozen’ list includes PVC and phthalates; suspected endocrine disruptors;

Welfare label for meat IN RELATED news, the government has unveiled a new label for supermarket produts that it hopes will improve animal welfare as consumers are afforded more transparency when shopping for meat. The new label, ‘Bedre Dyrevelfærd’ (‘Better Animal Welfare’), has three hearts that are filled out in relation to how much animal

Tomato overtakes potato WITH NO need for any label is the tomato, which is now the nation’s best-selling vegetable (even if some will argue it’s a fruit) It has overtaken the potato in Coop’s sales figures. For every 100 kroner of tomatoes it sells 97 kroner of potatoes. Completing the top five are cucumbers, (bell) peppers and carrots. (CPHPOST)

Pneumonia epidemic

Parasite killing birds

Cunning piggy back

DENMARK experienced a mycoplasma pneumonia epidemic in October. The contagious respiratory infection was most prevalent at Capital Region and the Region Northern Jutland hospitals, where 24 percent of the patients tested positive. Symptoms included a dry cough, chest pain and fever. It is only treatable with antibiotics.

A PARASITIC flatworm has caused the deaths of at least eight water-fowl in a capital region lake since July. The symptoms of schistosoma, commonly known as blood-flukes, include weight loss, damage to the liver and kidney, and blood clots. If contracted by humans, the blood-flukes can cause a mild rash known as ‘swimmer’s itch’.

A PIG FARMER from Djursland in Jutland has developed an unusual product: a cart for hauling dead pigs out of stables. A hit in both Europe and Japan, the cadaver carts help farmers when space is too limited to squeeze in lots of lifters. A rope is attached to the animal and then a hand-operated winch does the rest.

DANISH energy company MPAYG has launched an initiative in Tanzania that will enable locals to access electricity via their own solar power panel for 34 kroner a month. Once they have paid for 36 months via mobile banking, they will own the panel outright and continue to use it for free. Only 6 percent of Tanzanian rural homes have electricity.

More grief than reef? BY THE end of November 3, the organisers of a stone collection for an artificial 300 x 40-metre reef in Limfjorden will know how much local approval it has. The reef is expected to improve the fjord’s water quality over the next five years, but there are concerns about the effect the stone removal might have on local habitats.

Rethink on conception? PARLIAMENT is making moves to change legislation that a child must be genetically linked to at least one of its parents. MPs conceded that couples struggling to conceive will go abroad for treatment. Around 33 percent of Denmark’s frozen fertilised eggs are not used for assisted reproduction and destroyed or used for research.

Lucrative rubbish THE AMOUNT of foreign waste being burned at Danish power plants has increased fourfold over the last three years. In 2015, 340,000 tonnes was burned, helping to heat 30,000 homes and earning the state 139 million kroner. The biggest supplier is the UK, where it is more expensive to dump it in landfills – 800 kroner a tonne compared to 400 to burn it in Denmark.

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A little baffled

New boxing champ

THE US State Department did not approve the filming of ‘Jeg er ambassadøren fra Amerika’ featuring US ambassador Rufus Gifford, reports the Wall Street Journal. But there is no suggestion he faces a rap on the knuckles, even though some officials were a little “baffled”.

DENMARK has a new European champion in boxing following Dennis Ceylan’s split decision victory over British fighter Ryan Walsh in Frederikshavn on October 15. The Aarhus-based featherweight is undefeated in 19 bouts.

Creeping to Aarhus RADIOHEAD are headlining the 2017 NorthSide Festival in Aarhus from June 9-11. Tickets went on sale on October 28 and cost 1,545 kroner.

Men-only yoga please! MORE MEN will attend samesex yoga classes than mixed ones, given the chance, and it has nothing to do with the promise of spandex! Idræt i Dagtimerne in Vejle saw its numbers jump from 2 to 25.

Mags future in doubt KEVIN Magnussen’s Formula 1 future is in doubt following Renault’s acquisition of Nico Hülkenberg from Force India for next season. It is already being speculated that the drivers could swap places.

Lord out for six weeks NICKLAS Bendtner sustained a nasty ankle injury on October 14 playing for Nottingham Forest, not long after he had earned an assist. He is expected to be back playing in December.

DENMARK won two golds at the 2016 UCI Road World Championships in Doha: Jakob Egholm’s in the men’s junior race and Amalie Dideriksen in the women’s elite road race.

100th NHL goal

AARHUS has promised a creative tour de force ahead of its year as the European Capital of Culture. Its British CEO Rebecca Matthews told the media that “rethinking” will be a major theme. The official program guide is 500 pages long. The first event is on January 21.

VANCOUVER Canucks’ Danish ice hockey star Jannik Hansen, 30, has scored his 100th NHL goal. He now has 223 points since making his debut in 2007. The record Danish points scorer is Frans Nielsen, with 352 points.

System in Hell US HEAVY metal band System of a Down are headlining next year’s Copenhell festival, which is being held from June 22-24 in Refshaleøen. Tickets went on sale on October 22.

Woz back in top 20 CAROLINE Wozniacki’s victory at the Hong Kong Open on October 16 has helped her to climb to number 16 in the world. Before the US Open in September, she was ranked #74. It was her 25th career WTA title and her second in three weeks.

Aarhus “rethinking”

Big acts in town DEPECHE Mode and Drake are among the acts coming to Denmark next year. Depeche Mode are playing Parken on May 31 while Drake is Royal Theatrebound on March 7.

Churchill’s last stand ONE OF Denmark’s premium restaurants, the innovative Michelin star Grønbech & Churchill, closed its doors for the final time on October 31. Founded in 2011 by Rasmus Grønbech, the eatery was among just 20 restaurants in Denmark with a Michelin star.

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sion of leagues across European borders is a theme we are actively participating in,” Anders Hørsholt, the CEO of FC Copenhagen, confirmed to BT. “Danish football needs a place at the table where the future of football is being discussed if we want to remain competitive.”

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T THE time of going to press, FC Copenhagen had every reason to feel confident about making it through to the last 16 of the Champions League, even if they were to lose to group leaders Leicester City at Parken on Wednesday night. Barring a major mishap against pointless Club Brugges, the Lions will surely start their final game, at home to FC Porto, knowing that a win will see them qualify.

ON THIS day in 1906, Nordisk Film was founded by the Danish filmmaker Ole Olsen. Today, 110 years later, it is the third oldest studio in the world and the oldest continuously active film studio in the world. Last year alone, it generated around 3.7 billion kroner in revenue.

Originally a 2000 idea TEAMS from the Netherlands, Scotland, Norway and Sweden are also involved, but Brøndby declined. Back in 2000, both teams were involved in the original talks to create an Atlantic League. However, the plans were eventually dropped in 2008 – partly in response to UEFA’s creation of the Europa League and the guarantee of more games.

Lesser nation league HOWEVER, things might not be as easy in the future, as UEFA recently voted to approve the automatic qualification to the group stage of the top four nations’ leading four teams. This will leave even fewer places available for the likes of Portugal, Belgium and Denmark, and there is now talk of new attempts to form an Atlantic League contested by Europe’s lesser footballing nations. No specifics yet “IT’S TOO early to talk about specific models, but the discus-

A fortress for some FCK’S 1-0 loss in Leicester on October 18 ended a 22-game unbeaten streak going back to May, which included eight games in the CL. Ominously for the Foxes, they remain unbeaten at Parken since August 2014. The same can’t be said of the national team. Their 0-1 loss to Montenegro in their latest World Cup qualifier leaves them fourth in the group. Their next opponents are Kazakhstan, again at Parken, on November 11.

Finally found the way

Cut off from Germany!

NOVEMBER 13 WHAT WE ALWAYS KNEW

A DECADE ago the national football association DBU and TV2 confirmed what all Danes already knew: that Michael Laudrup is Denmark’s best ever football player. Laudrup, who dazzled fans and pundits alike during his illustrious career, was given the award at the FodboldGalla 2006 event in Copenhagen.

NOVEMBER 21 SPEED OF THOUGHT

ON THIS day in 1676 – 340 years ago – the Danish astronomer Ole Rømer presented the first quantitative measurements of the speed of light – a discovery that eventually led to scientists being able to calculate the exact speed. Today, the Ole Rømer Medla is awarded annually in recognition of outstanding research.

Leading light lost

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FRENCH football club Paris Saint-Germain has signed Danish gamer and former FIFA world champion August ‘Agge’ Rosenmeier, 20, to its eSports team. The elite gamer plays real football for fourth-tier Danish side, B1908.

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Double gold

But how easy will it be to make the group stage next year?

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PSG recruits gamer

Last 16 beckons for FCK

Denmark’s great escape

Sun reflection gives it away

He mastered everything he did

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have found the remains of Denmark’s longest ever prison escape tunnel. Dug under the courtyard of Horsens State Prison in Jutland, by the burglar Carl August Lorentzen in 1949, the 18-metre escape route was found more than two metres underground. Lorentzen worked on the tunnel for almost 11 months before he finally escaped, leaving a note saying: “Where there’s a will, there is a way!” The tunnel will now be restored for visitors to the prison, which was closed in 2006 and converted into a museum. (LR)

IMAGES of a tourist attraction near the town of Hobro in north Jutland are going viral quicker than it would take to circumnavigate the world. No, not the 80 days managed by Phileas Fogg, but the 80 seconds achieved by visitors to Verdenskort (world map), a flat replica of Earth carved out of man-made islands and water. Measuring 45 by 90 metres, the map is made to a scale of 1 to 41.1 million. Water separates Jutland from Germany, which is apt as Søren Poulsen started work on the map during the German Occupation. (BH)

“MARTIN was the embodiment of artistic energy, managerial brilliance and political savvy,” lamented Stuart Lynch, the headmaster of Københavns Film & Teaterskole, upon the sad death of Martin Tulinius, 49, the artistic director of Republique theatre, following a long illness. “Martin Tulinius had an energy that was powerful, forward-facing and based firmly in the present and future. He moved with grace, charm and skill though the artistic, political and social landscape and will be sorely missed.” He was buried on October 19 in Nørrebro. (SL)

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ONLINE THIS WEEK Divesting their SAS stakes

Work more routine ACCORDING to EU analysis agency Eurofound, work in Denmark has become 30 percent more routine-orientated compared to 20 years ago – the second highest increase among 15 nations. The change is most apparent in jobs not normally associated with routines, such as management. The unions argue that routines cause stress.

Netto doubles 24/7 stores NETTO has doubled the number of its 24/7 stores to 30, with an emphasis on more locations in smaller towns. Since November 1, stores in Solrød, Næstved, Vejle, Roskilde and Nykøbing have been open around the clock. The first 24/7 stores opened on a trial basis in 2014 in Copenhagen and Aarhus. Netto has 465 stores in Denmark.

New urn-er for postman? POSTNORD, the owner of Post Danmark, continues to lose money – 75 million kroner in Q3 as 17 percent fewer letters were sent – but help could be at hand from an unlikely little urn-er. More Danes are sending the ashes of their loved ones by post – one out of every 85 cremated each year. The practice has been branded as disrespectful and borderline obscene.

DuPont scoops award AMCHAM Denmark has named DuPont its ‘Foreign Company of the Year’. Its jury commended the US chemical conglomerate’s investments in research and production facilities for “demonstrating a strong conviction in the capabilities of the Danish food cluster”. DuPont, which acquired Danisco in 2011, has over 1,200 employees in Denmark.

An all-out Asian sensation Denmark never stops sending out delegations – this time to South Korea, Vietnam and Lebanon ZACH TAN

EVER ONE to turn down a chance to improve bilateral relations, Denmark has been thriving of late in Asia, where there has been good news in a number of different countries, including Iran, South Korea, Singapore and Lebanon. Lars is a Seoul man DANISH PM Lars Løkke Rasmussen visited South Korea as part of a business delegation from October 23-25 in an effort to develop strategic partnerships between the two nations – focusing particularly on energy, food and health. Rasmussen was joined by representatives from Danish universities, business organisations and companies, and also Copenhagen Mayor Frank Jensen. “There is a lot of interest in the Danish society model in South Korea,” he said. “We can export Danish solutions and also benefit by attracting knowledge to Denmark from areas in which the South Koreans are leaders.”

Thriving in Tehran DANNY Annan, the Danish ambassador to Iran, has revealed that Danish exports to the western Asian country jumped 66 percent in the 17 months ending 31 May 2016 – which was in line with expectations following last year’s lifting of US and EU sanctions. Some 54 percent of the exports are pharmaceuticals. Novo Nordisk is investing $80 million to build a factory in Iran, and there are high hopes for the future – particularly in the areas of water tech and food production. However, hurdles remain. Denmark does not buy Iran’s

ONLINE THIS WEEK Top for business DENMARK remains the top country in Europe to do business in according to the World Bank’s ‘Doing Business 2017: Equal Opportunity for All’. Ranking third in the world behind New Zealand and Singapore, it saw off Nordic rivals Norway (6), Sweden (9), Finland (13) and Iceland (20).

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SWEDEN and Norway are looking to reduce their SAS stakes from 21.4 to 17.2 and 14.3 to 11.5 percent respectively. Denmark owns 14.3 percent. In related news, SAS’s fast-speed Wi-Fi will be ready to use in the second half of 2017, and it is opening 15 new routes next summer – including one from Copenhagen to the Faroe Islands.

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More inward investment

Seoul by no means the sole destination

biggest commodity: oil. And banking relations between the two countries are far from perfect yet.

for Danish experts to present workshops regarding waste management, anti-radicalisation and city planning.

Singaporean sizzler A DELEGATION from Singapore recently visited the Technical University of Denmark to cement a co-op deal and learn how Denmark uses sustainable and energy-efficient building design. Both countries want to establish themselves as leaders within smart city solutions. The delegation was particularly interested in gaining an insight into Danish expertise in integrating water, waste and energy production into intelligent buildings and infrastructure.

Happy times in Hanoi NOT TO be outdone, the perennial globetrotter and foreign minister Kristian Jensen, the foreign minister, recently visited Vietnam to promote Danish business. About 130 Danish companies are active in Vietnam. Bilateral trade between Vietnam and Denmark has increased significantly since 2011 and interest among Danish companies continues to increase.

Bringing it to Beirut FRANK Jensen has had a busy month. As well as his trip to Seoul, he joined a Copenhagen business delegation visiting Beirut. The Danish capital will provide its Lebanese counterpart with experience and knowledge in establishing sustainable green solutions. The delegation has arranged

Chinese crackerjack FINALLY, the Danish brewery Bryggeriet Vestfyen looks to have a bright future as it has this week landed a monumental one-year deal with the Chinese stateowned food processing holding company COFCO. The agreement will see its Vestfyen, Støckel and Willemoes beers become available in 20,000 shops in China.

Entrepreneurship classes

Oh my eyes!

Apple not lying down

SOME 16 percent of Denmark’s schoolchildren were taught entrepreneurship during the 2015-16 academic year, according to the Danish Foundation for Entrepreneurship. Over half of the country’s schools now teach the subject – namely the process of designing, launching and running a new business.

‘BE MY EYES’ has been awarded the European Youth Award in the category ‘Healthy Life’, while another home-grown effort, ‘Fresh.Land’, has won the ‘Go Green’ gong. Launched in 2015, ‘Be My Eyes’ has 370,000 remotely-located volunteers registered from 149 countries who assist 28,000 blind people.

APPLE has decided to countersue after the consumer complaints board, Forbrugerklagenævnet, ruled the Danish owner of an iPhone 4 was entitled to 8,300 kroner after two of his phones failed while still under warranty. Apple claimed the second phone did not qualify because it was recycled and not factory new anymore.

INTERNATIONAL investment in Denmark increased for the second year in a row in 2015, according to Danmarks Nationalbank – by 29 billion to 684 billion kroner. Dansk Industri said it “reflects that the politicians have focused on bettering the conditions for the business sector”. Danish investment abroad, meanwhile, rose 79 billion to 1.163 trillion kroner.

Crowdinvesting launched LANDMAD, an operator of food shops that aims to curb industrially-produced food by delivering local farm produce to customers in more urban areas, recently became one of the first Danish companies to raise funds via crowdinvesting. Investors (via crowdinvest.dk) receive shares in the company as opposed to a reward of some sort.

Taking on Tesla BACK-FROM-THE-DEAD car designer Henrik Fisker chose Halloween to unveil his new electric car, the ‘EMotion’. Taking a swipe at Tesla on Twitter, the Dane said his car can go 650 km on a single charge – “the longest range of any electric car in the world … from Aarhus to Copenhagen and back”. Its cost is expected to be less than 300,000 kroner.

Swapping out Swipp NORDEA’S customers in Denmark and Norway are being offered the chance to ditch the mobile payment system Swipp in favour of Danske Bank’s more popular app MobilePay. The news is a blow to NETS, a collaborator on Swipp, which in separate news warned last month that 100,000 Danish credit cards were at risk from fraudsters.

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DANISH CAPITAL IN 2016 Neil is a Scottish-educated lawyer with 15 years’ experience in corporate structuring and general commercial matters. Based in Copenhagen, he primarily advises on international deals. Out of the office his interests include sport and politics. His column explores topical international financial and economic issues from a Danish perspective.

Embrace the benefits FACED with this challenge, what should free traders do? Firstly, remind everyone of the advances that have been made thanks to free trade. Consumer products are (as a percentage of an average wage) cheaper now than ever before and our supermarkets are full of all sorts of exotic products.

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PHILIP TEES PERSONAL BUSINESS Philip is a copywriter at a technology company and the former business editor of the Copenhagen Post. He has a law degree, but prefers to play with words than Westlaw. Follow @currently_pt on Twitter and email holla@philiptees.com about writing projects.

Don’t ask, don’t tell A LOT OF people suffer from mental illnesses – at least 27 percent of adults in the EU, according to the WHO. But many, like me, are inclined to keep it quiet. There is a stigma about mental illness that for physical illness just isn’t there. One of the problems about any stigma is that you end up seeing the label instead of the person. This may be especially true when the label applies to the person’s mind. It’s not inconceivable that being labelled as

Address the problems THERE must also be more focus on dealing with problems caused by globalisation. One of the major discussion points in the Brexit debate was the idea that immigrants were squeezing locals out of public services.

No, not what it looks like – definitely a little pinkie (unlike page 19)

From a financial point of view this made no sense – academic analysis showed that immigrants were a significant net positive for the UK. Therefore, it is crucial that spending on public services matches population increases in an area – otherwise, immigration will continue to get the blame for governments’ lack of investment.

In the 1930s, policy-makers followed stagnant growth by invoking tariffs and coming off the Gold Standard to gain a strategic comparative advantage. Their decisions made a depression ‘great’. So let’s hope this generation of decision-makers learn from the lessons of history and make globalisation work.

mentally ill could cost you a job. Open to change BUT I’VE always admired people who are open about their mental health. Many people have successful careers, despite openly suffering from a mental illness. Two of my role models are Stephen Fry, one of my all-time favourite humorists, and Kay Redfield Jamison, a psychologist and author who has written extensively about her own condition, both academically and as compelling literature. But as well as inspiring fellow sufferers, these people increase the understanding of their conditions among everyone else. I think that more understanding can go a long way towards removing a stigma that keeps some otherwise able people out of the workforce.

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HERE’S a romantic notion that a bit of mental illness is a prerequisite for a writer. But when I was first coming to terms with having a mood disorder and thought about how this would affect my work life, I instinctively decided to keep it secret at all costs. I carried this secret as if it were a criminal conviction I was hiding from prospective employers.

This is a real increase in our quality of life, not just for the elite, but for most consumers – indeed the worse-off benefit proportionally more from free trade. On top of this, the free movement of capital allows capital to flow efficiently to find the best possible use. On the other hand, free trade has been blamed for a huge number of changes in the labour market – many of which are actually caused by automisation and digitalisation. Investing in quality education and training is the key to ensuring that those whose jobs are under pressure as a result of these changes can quickly retrain.

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T SEEMS unlikely that Donald Trump will end up in the White House, but proponents of free trade, open borders and liberal values cannot simply relax. Trump’s candidacy, combined with Bernie Sanders’ unexpected appeal, Brexit (with new British PM Theresa May railing against “citizens of the world”) and the continuing success of anti-establishment, nativist parties across Europe (including Scandinavia) have made 2016 the year when the free trade liberal consensus came under serious pressure.

Nothing’s impossible with a positive outlook and good role models

In my own case MOST OF the time it would be difficult to know that I have a disorder, even for myself. Then

there are times when it is allconsuming. My changes in mood have affected my work life, but not to the extent I feared they might when I was starting out. I have occasionally missed exams or work because of depression, but I am proud of my contributions

to the workforce and pursue a satisfying career. I sometimes imagine what it would have been like if people such as Fry and Jamison were prevented from doing their jobs because of stigma. If ignorance wins over understanding, then society loses.

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The puzzle facing the PM

A firm conviction WITH THE gigantic enigma that was the refugee crisis left behind in 2015, Rasmussen launched his plan with a daring self-confidence based upon a firm conviction that nobody wanted a general election. He reasoned the other parties would want to find solutions – anything but actually meet the voters and have to explain why none of the country’s serious problems have been resolved since the last election. A changed landscape SINCE then, a new party has entered politics. Ny Borgerlige, a right-wing nationalist party with uncompromising anti-foreigner policies, mainly consists of former Konservative and Dansk Folkeparti followers. Already in the polls, it looks on course to win more than a handful of seats. DF, meanwhile, finds itself in a shitstorm. Its golden EU representative, Morten Mess-

‘Mere te’ Vicar?

erschmitt, is suspected of foul play in regards to how he spent EU funds. He has been loudly defending himself, and voters don’t like hypocrites. Liberal Alliance has been in the ascendancy, bold enough last month to issue the government with a ultimatum to remove the top 5 percent tax bracket, and its leader remains steadfast on this mission impossible. The red side is not much better off. Socialdemokratiet is doing well, but is still not in line with its traditional ally, Radikale – especially on austerity measures towards immigrants. Looking promising THE PM has now realised the big solutions are not here yet, so he has turned the puzzle upside down and called for cooperation on the national budget for 2017. The first reactions have been positive. With already implemented reforms on the SU study allowance and capping the unemployed allowance, it seems that it is possible he could land a majority in favour of his budget – even though it’s in bits and pieces. The big plan however is still a puzzle that will have to be solved by dealing with the pieces bit by bit. The Danish political picture is still not who will gang up with who, but who will not gang up against you. (ES)

As the Irish-born vicar of St Alban’s Anglican Church, Darren has a congregation of over two dozen different nationalities (st-albans.dk). Celebrating diversity and building inclusive community are his divine aspirations. And yes – he enjoys a nice cup of tea.

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WO MONTHS ago, PM Lars Løkke Rasmussen launched a big plan. His 2025 vision encompassed the important issues likely to dominate the political horizon for years to come if they are not dealt with. He invited all the parties to join him in the task of making a lasting effect, which would also be considerate to national spending, taxation and welfare.

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The pillars, pews and pulpit of integration

T ST ALBAN’S Anglican Church (known affectionately by many locals as ‘the English Church’) we are preparing for one of the most significant events of the year: the annual Remembrance Day service on Sunday 13 November at 10:30. Remembrance for all THE CEREMONY is, in many ways, typical of the Remembrance Day services one finds in many countries throughout the world. We will remember those who died in conflict and war – especially the two terrible World Wars of the 20th century – and pray for peace. The well-known words of the Ode of Remembrance will be read (“They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old …”), followed by the Last Post, then two minutes silence, and finally the bugler will play the ‘Reveille’. However, while the ritual may seem unchanged for decades, the congregation at St Alban’s continues to grow and evolve. There are now 27 different nationalities worshipping regularly at the church – English is our common language, not our shared nationality. For example, I, the priest, am Irish, the organist is Norwegian and one of the churchwardens is

a Kiwi. On any given Sunday you will find people from every part of the globe in the pews – Iranians and Indians, Germans and Ghanaians, Americans and Australians – all of them coming together as one family of faith. Recalling the brave THIS CHANGING context will be reflected in this year’s Remembrance Day service. For the first time in the church’s long history, one of the lessons at the November ceremony will be read by the Irish ambassador to Denmark, Cliona Manahan. It’s worth recalling why this is so significant. 2016 is a landmark year in the history of my home country of Ireland. It is the centenary of two events that shaped the course of recent Irish history: the 1916 Easter Rising and the Battle of the Somme. The Easter Rising – an armed insurrection against British rule – was the first step towards independence for most of the island of Ireland. In the Republic of Ireland the leaders of the 1916 rebellion came to be regarded as national heroes. The Battle of the Somme was an equally seismic event. Not only was it one of the bloodiest battles of the First World War, but over 3,500 Irish soldiers

were killed fighting for the British Army against the Germans, and many more were wounded. Indeed, 2,000 men from what’s now known as Northern Ireland died in the first few hours of fighting alone – a catastrophe that became seared into local folk memory. Reconciliation a century on HOWEVER, they – and the almost 50,000 other Irish who died in British uniforms – were largely written-out of the subsequent ‘official’ history of the Republic. As Irish President Mary McAleese said in 1998, the memory of these men “fell victim to a war for independence at home in Ireland. In the history of conflict that has blighted my homeland for generations, respect for the memory of one set of heroes was often at the expense of respect for the memory of the other.” My hope is that this year’s Service of Remembrance will also be a moment of reconciliation. By including in our remembering a group who have often been ignored, we will be committing ourselves to widening the circle of our remembrance – an imperative for any truly multinational and truly Christian community.

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ART G2 INOUT: THE COPENHAGEN POST | CPHPOST.DK ongoing, ends Jan 15, Tue-Fri 11:00-22:00, Sat-Sun 11:00-18:00; Louisiana, Gl Strandvej 13, Humlebæk; 115kr; louisiana.dk ZACH TAN

TARYN Simon’s photo series, An American Index of the Hidden and Unfamiliar sheds light on realities hidden or ignored by most. Looking into the inner workings of American society, the photographs on exhibition draw us into the underbelly of American consciousness, showing the banal, hidden and surprising sides behind a series of places that are inaccessible to the general public. From the abstract expressionist art hanging in the CIA’s hallways, to a death row outdoor recreational facility, Simon’s pulls back the veil surrounding US culture: presenting the unseen

SEASIDE AND FIGURES ongoing, ends Dec 9, Tue-Fri 12:0016:00, Sat 11:00-16:00; Prince Gallery, Hauser Plads 16A, Cph K; free adm; princegallerycph.com DANISH painter Johannes Sivertsen revisits the past to demonstrate that our contemporary view of our environment is formed by other pictures – ones we have

seen before, which we become attached to. Taking his starting point in a fusion of two paintings by Picasso from his Blue Period, Sivertsen repeats the same motif over and over again to create seven different versions, each marginally different from the original. The repetition reiterates not only the archetype it represents, but also inconsistencies and distortions that are present in Picasso’s original paintings. (DS)

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DARK WHITE & GARGOYLE ROOM ongoing, ends Nov 19, Wed-Fri 12:0018:00, Sat 12:00-16:00, closed Sun-Tue; V1 Gallery, Flæsketorvet 69-71, Cph V; v1gallery.com V1 Gallery’s first floor is showing Swedish artist Sara-Vide Ericson’s Dark White, her second solo exhibition with V1. Consist-

Bruce Nauman ongoing, ends Dec 22, Tue-Sun 11:00-18:00, Thu to 21:00; Copenhagen Contemporary, Trangravsvej 10-12, Cph K; 50kr, cphco.org American artist Bruce Nauman actively seeks to engage viewers, challenging and provoking thought through a collection of multidisciplinary forms. (ZT)

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Søren Jensen Nov 4-Dec 3; Galerie Mikael Andersen, Bredgade 63, Cph K; free adm, mikaelandersen.com Continuing his trilogy Profan Theatre (first exhibited in 2013), Danish artist Søren Jensen brings part 2-3 with an ensemble of costumes, word signs, theatre props, and two video installations. (ZT)

ing of 18 paintings and one large drawing, Ericson’s paintings explore the deep, ritualistic connection of humans to nature. Descending a floor, we find Danish video artist Katja Bjørn’s Gargoyle Room, an audio-visual experience that depicts human sensuality and lust. Set in a small room, two videos switch between depictions of masked characters engaging with each other’s bodies, and blurry close up shots that triggers our imagination. (ZT)

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Moharamat Nov 3-30; Nordvest Bibliotek, Rentemestervej 76, Cph NV; open daily from 08:00, free adm Angélique Sanossian projects Aleppo’s destroyed buildings onto the female body to protest against the destruction of cultural heritage. Don’t miss her Q&A on November 9 at17:00. (BH)

foundations of American everydayness. Going where few have been, Simon takes us into places like the Bureau of Engraving and Printing at the US Department of Treasury in which she displays a scene where millions of dollars are oddly housed by infrastructure that lags far behind in value. The layout of the exhibition is impressive. The photos, although depicting different subjects, come together seamlessly in the wide, open space in which they are housed. The descriptions beside each photo are deliberately small, forcing us to participate in a disjointed process of information gathering and observation – much like the divide between public information of these places and their realities. Fundamentally, the vision of the exhibition is one that investigates the nature of transparency and asymmetrical information. And Simon does a brilliant job at that.

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Rita Ackermann ongoing, ends Jan 22, Mon-Sun 11:00-17:00; Malmö Konsthall; free adm, konsthall.malmo.se Ackermann explores the gradual disintegration of the human figure through chalkboard paintings: inviting the viewer to contemplate the invisible spaces between what is visible. (ZT)

On being an angel Nov 5-Mar 19, Tue-Sun 11:0019:00; Moderna Museet Malmö; free adm, modernamuseet.se Engaging with themes of sexuality, the body, and its representation, Francesca Woodman (1958-1981) invites the viewer to form an intimate bond with her pictures and images. (ZT)

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PROOF ongoing, ends Nov 19, Mon-Fri 20:00, Sat 17:00; Krudttønden, Serridslevvej 2, Cph Ø; 165kr, teaterbilletter.dk THAT THEATRE Company founder Ian Burns continues to make stunning choices for his biannual productions, and David Auburn’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 2000 play Proof – a compelling

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story about fathers and daughters and the nature of genius – is no exception. A father dies, leaving behind a mathematical formula for his daughter that could be a game-changer, conceivably scribbled during his dementia. That Theatre regulars Sira Stampe (Act of Carnage) and Rasmus Mortensen (Marathon) join Burns and newcomer Isabella Orlowska, with Claus Bue at the helm. Check the five-star review online. (BH)

ongoing, ends Nov 19, Mon-Fri 20:00, Sat 17:00; Teatret ved Sorte Hest, Vesterbrogade 150, Cph V; 180kr, whynottheatre.dk BACK BY popular demand, Why Not Theatre first performed Eileen Atkins’ play in 2011 – a production that really got them noticed by the Danish media. Nathalie Johnston, a co-founder of

the group in 2007, plays the role of Vita Sackville-West, the married socialite who falls in love with the equally married novelist Virginia Woolf (who else but Sue Hansen Styles) in 1920s and 30s Britain. With this city’s premier Englishlanguage director Barry McKenna at the helm of this tale of forbidden love, expect the success story to blossom. Check out our five-star review online. (BH)

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SHAKIN’ UP SHERWOOD Nov 5-Jan 12, Mon-Sat 19:30; Tivoli Glassalen, Cph K; 150-375kr, billetlugen.dk AS A REGULAR in the city since the early 1980s, for many the Christmas period wouldn’t feel the same without a visit to watch Vivienne McKee and her chums deliver another dose of daft, innuendo-laden cheer.

Svante’s Happy Day Dec 6-23, Tue-Fri 20:00, Sat 15:00 & 20:00; Nørrebro Teater, Ravnsborggade 3, Cph N; 100-435kr, nbt.dk For the final 18 days of its run, this Danish-language poetic comedy about a melancholic man will be performed with English and Arabic subtitles via an app (which can be borrowed). (BH)

ongoing, ends Nov 5, 20:00; Baltoppen LIVE, Baltorpvej 20, Ballerup; 205kr, baltoppenlive.dk THE ACCLAIMED English dance company Motionhouse presents Scattered, a mind-blowing spectacle in which performers interact with multiple projections of water-related scenes on a huge curved floor.

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The Pillars of the Earth ongoing, ends Dec 4, Wed-Sat 20:00, Fri-Sun matinees; Østre Gasværk Teater, Nyborggade 17, Cph Ø; 125-595kr, gasvaerket.dk 12th century England is the setting for this ambitious Danish three-hour musical adaptation of Ken Follett’s historical novel. Watch it with English subtitles via an app. (BH)

Exploring the integral importance of water to us all, seven dancers will take us on a journey through oceans, tides, currents and the icy depths of the Arctic, contemplating the utter majesty and savagery of H2O. Audiences in the UK were left spellbound by this aquaspective – a unique visual experience performed to an original score composed by Sophy Smith. (BH) KGLTEATER.DK

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Teater Tapas Nov 27, 16:00-20:00; Teaterøen, William Wains Gade 18, Cph K; contact carlos@teateroen.dk to perform This event invites artists to stage 15-minute performances of any style or genre in English, Danish or without words. November’s theme is ‘endings’. And yes, tapas are served. (BH)

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The Danes have taken McKee to their hearts, and she rewards them with topical gags, returning favourites, interactive horseplay and a rollicking good time. It’s a little like panto, but strictly for grown-ups. In a year in which Britain left Europe, how could McKee resist her country’s most famous hero, Robin Hood, who in this adventure will take on a sheriff of Nottingham directing proceedings from Rump Tower. (BH)

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La Boheme Nov 5, 9, 11, 13, 16 & 18 at 20:00; Opera House, Ekvipagemestervej 10, Cph K; 125-895kr, kglteater.dk As one of the world’s most popular operas, performances of this Puccini classic never fail to elicit heavy emotion, so bring a spare hankie! Elisabeth Linton is in the director’s chair this time. (BH)

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Giselle Nov 10 , 12 ,15, 17 & 19 at 20:00; Gamle Scene, Kongens Nytorv 9, Cph K; 95-595kr, kglteater.dk Silja Schandorff and Nikolaj Hübbe’s version tells the intensely dramatic and romantic story with an abstract and modern vernacular, while the set design is inspired by the work of Caspar David Friedrich and Sally Mann.(BH)

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FOR THOSE whose mystery-detective inclinations have not yet been satisfied by the likes of Robert Langdon or Sherlock Holmes, Danish creative entrepreneurial company Mystery Makers has created an interactive experience that puts you at the centre of solving cryptic historical puzzles through the corridors of Christiansborg Palace. Mystery Makers focuses on implementing interactive events that foster teamwork through puzzles and brainteasers. Their newest interactive game ‘The Secret of Power’ combines elements of history and entertainment to create a collaborative learning experi-

CPH IRISH FESTIVAL Nov 4,18:00-01:00, Nov 5 15:00-01:00; venues TBA; 210-415kr, billetoo.dk ‘START early, end late’ is the motto of this festival. Spend an evening (or two) enjoying traditional and modern Irish music at double concerts performed by the likes of legendary singer Tommy Sands and

award-winning band Connla. If you want to make some music of your own, open jam sessions will be held before and after the concerts. Guests are welcome to bring and play along with any Irish instruments! And don’t miss the traditional Irish dancing. It’s open to everyone regardless of experience – the more skilful will lend a helping hand! (SK)

Indoor Flea Markets Nov 5, 11:00-17:00; Oksnehallern, Halmtorvet, Cph V; free adm Nov 6, 10:00-17:00, Kulturhuset Pilegården, Brønshøjvej 17, Brønshøj; free adm Both flea markets are moving indoors to inspire you with ideas for Christmas presents, oceans of second-hand garments and more. (DG)

CPH: PIX ongoing, ends Nov 9, various times and venues; cphpix.dk COPENHAGEN’S annual film festival is back with more screenings, concerts and events – some 600 in total. A major shake-up in 2009 saw the birth of CPH: PIX from the ashes of the city’s former festival, and this year it

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Healing drum-making course Nov 5, 10:00-18:00, Nov 6, 10:00-14:00, Istedgade 108 st tv, Cph V; 2,900kr Build your own authentic shaman drum under the guidance of Ari Kuivalainen, a master shaman drum maker who is journeying here from the middle of the woods in Lieksa, eastern Finland. (DG)

is merging with Buster, the film festival for children. Programs for schools and families will run during working hours, whilst the CPH: PIX “line-up of alternative mainstream, edgy arthouse and genre films” will air in the afternoons and evenings. Look out for the premieres of local feature films such as David Noel Bourke’s Bakerman. (SK)

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Mystikkens Univers Nov 4-6, Fri 12:00-18:00, Sat-Sun 10:00-18:00; Østerbrohuset, Cph Ø; 90kr Enjoy post-Halloween eeriness at this exhibition dedicated to the mysteries of the world. Learn more about palmistry, hypnotics, witchcraft and tarot cards – along with the usual candidates: aliens and crop circles! (BH)

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Julebryg Dag Nov 4; various venues; carlsberggroup.com Start the holiday season the Danish way by celebrating the release of Tuborg’s Christmas beer at 20:59 on the first Friday of November. Nobody should miss this night on the town drinking free beer and getting into the festive spirit. (SK)

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ence, shifting the public’s role from one of passive observer to active participant. Though no magnifying glass is needed to participate, teams are able to interact with Danish history by treasure hunting through the Royal Receptions room, decoding the secrets of the queen’s library and solving detective puzzles. By using the palace as the backdrop for the game, the objective is that participants will harness their creative abilities to learn about the complex history of power in Denmark. In doing so, they will also discover unconventional stories about past kings that often go untold in history textbooks. The mystery hunt is suitable for up to 100 people, though one hunt contains material for a team of ten. The detective journey lasts for 1.5 hours, and will be available to play in English on November 1!

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Hubertus Hunt Nov 6, 10:00; Dyrehaven, Klampenborg; free event; hubertusjagt.dk A tradition dating back to 1900, this annual fox hunt includes more than 100 horse riders. The event is now symbolic of the traditional hunt, with the fox replaced by two experienced riders. (DG)

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Nov 19-Jan 22, open 10:00-18:00; Rundetaarn, Cph K; over-15s: 25kr, under-15s: 5kr DAVID GOMES

DROP BY the Round Tower and discover what it looks like when broken hearts donate their belongings of sentimental value and stories to an exhibition. The artists have created a space where everyone is offered an opportunity to overcome an emotional collapse through art and creation by contributing to the collection items such as love letters, photos and even old underwear. Conceptualised in Croatia by Olinka Vištica and Dražen Grubišić in 2006, the museum has since toured

ENNIO MORRICONE IN CONCERT Nov 27, 19:30; Royal Danish Playhouse, Sankt Annæ Pl 36, Cph K; 120kr IF YOU like western movies or Quentin Tarantino, odds are you have come across Ennio Morricone’s timeless music.

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CPH Int Organ Festival Nov 10-14; various venues; dkdm.dk/coif Together with a two-day conference at Danske Musikkonservatorium (Nov 10-11, from 9 am each day) are 20 organ recitals over just five days at venues such as Garnisonskirken, Skt Petri Kirke and Copenhagen Cathedral. (BH)

DK OPEN BELLY DANCE Nov 11-13, open Fri 16:00-19:00, Sat 09:3022:00, Sun 10:00-18:30; Glostrup Hallen, Stadionvej 88, Glostrup; 100-250kr, billetlugen.dk; danishopenbellydance.dk IF YOUR idea of fun is watching beautiful women dancing in dazzling costumes to enchanting music, you should not to miss this event!

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Copenhagen Book Forum Nov 11-13; Bella Center, Center Boulevard 5, Cph S; 55-325kr, kids: free adm; bogforum.dk This year’s biggest book-related event holds a host of author interviews, signings and discussions. However, be warned, there isn’t much English-language content, and there are hordes of MPs. (BH)

Expect amazing performances by 60-100 belly dancers competing to be this year’s winner. In total there are 13 workshops and five competition categories: Oriental Fusion (Friday), Tomorrow’s Stars (Sat), Group (Sat), Grand Diva (Sun) and Soloists (Sun). Denmark is a hotbed of talented belly dancers so don’t be surprised if the Danish Open Belly Dance produces a few home-grown winners! (LAB)

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Danish Music Awards Nov 12, 20:00; Forum, Julius Thomsens Pl 1, Cph F; 170615kr, billetlugen.dk This year’s show promises performances by the cream of Danish music. Presented by Burhan G and Rasmus Bjerg and screened live on TV2, expect gracious recipients making speeches overrunning into next week. (BH)

The nature of genius... ...the power of love

PROOF by David Auburn

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ACTORS Isabella Orlowska Sira Stampe Rasmus Mortensen Ian Burns

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And perhaps peculiarly, given that the great man is performing on December 2, the Royal Theatre is staging a concert with a live orchestra and actors silently performing on stage. Go on a fateful walk through the desert with music from For a few dollars more, Once Upon a Time in the West, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and more. (DG) Y BISWARUP GANGULY

Led Zeppelin IV – 45th birthday Nov 8, 20:00; Zeppelin Rock Bar, Vesterbrogade 45, Cph V There will be a whole lotta love at the Zeppelin Rock Bar as it celebrates the 45th anniversary of the release of Led Zeppelin’s classic album with a celebration that includes discounts on their Zeppelin beer and a happy hour from 10-11 pm. (BH)

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internationally in cities as far-flung as Mexico City, San Francisco and London, amassing an amazing collection. Although often coloured by personal experience, local culture and history, the artists explain, the exhibits form universal patterns offering us to discover them and feel the comfort they can bring – particularly to the contributors who have said their donation has enabled them to finally move on. Hopefully they can also inspire our personal search for deeper insight and strengthen our belief in something more meaningful than hopeless suffering. The exhibits on display at the Round Tower were donated at libraries in Copenhagen, Aalborg, Aarhus, Sønderborg or Rønne in September and October. So you have been warned, just in case!

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Eddie Izzard Nov 19, 20:00; Falconer Salen, Falkoner Alle 7, Cph F; 395kr The quirky Brit is retouring Europe with Force Majeure: Reloaded, which he took to Aarhus in 2013. Denmark is one of 28 countries he’s performed in so far, deriving laughter in an impressive four languages: English, French, Spanish and German. (BH)

19 Oct – 19 Nov VENUE Krudttønden Serridslevvej 2 2100 København Ø TICKETS Teaterbilletter.dk 7020 2096

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Nov 9, 20:00; Vega; 480kr YURI YUDELEVICH

AFTER more than 20 years since their formation, the emblematic rock & pop band continue to amaze us with their music. This year they released their sixth studio album Strange Little Birds, which has been widely acclaimed by critics and fans. The material escapes from their obsessive perfection-seeking recordings (specially found in Beautiful Garbage, 2001, and Bleed Like Me, 2005, and centres much more on a back-to-the-origins kind of spirit. Garbage are currently on a worldwide tour that will take them to the US,

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Nov 6, 20:00; Falconer Salen; 320kr BERLIN-BASED Danish singer-songwriter Agnes Obel grew up torn between different musical worlds. Heavily influenced by classical piano, jazz and the trip-hop alternative band Portishead, the artist developed a unique style of music. In October, Obel released her third

and latest studio album, Citizen of Glass. Distancing itself from her first two piano/ voice-driven recordings, this new production offers more experimental and complex material, combining strings, electronica, piano and her usual sad-elegant vocals. As part of her busy European tour, Obel is stopping by Denmark, where she has not performed in over two years, for what promises to be a night to remember. (YY)

Michael Kiwanuka Nov 5, 22:00; Koncerthuset; 250kr British soul singer-songwriter Michael Kiwanuka is coming to Copenhagen to present his latest studio album, Love & Hate. With a smooth-retro sound, this is a show not to be missed. (YY)

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Nov 7, 20:00; Amager Bio; 310kr WITH AN energetic blend of ska, jazz, funk, gypsy swing and latin sounds, the Australian-based group have become major live festival regulars across the globe. Currently in Germany on a European tour, the band are scheduled to visit Aarhus

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Radical Face Nov 13, 21:00; Pumpehuset; 195kr For indie rock-pop lovers, Radical Face is one of the best current artists to see. This American acoustic song writer will take you through a magical musical experience. (YY)

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Tom Odell Nov 19, 21:00; Vega; 260kr Strongly influenced by a wide range of singers – including David Bowie, Bob Dylan and Jeff Buckley – this UK singer-songwriter will impress you with his emotive vocals and keyboard-driven songs. (YY)

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on November 6 before heading here. In March this year, The Cat Empire presented their latest album, Rising with the Sun, becoming the band’s second Australian number one album upon release. Concert-goers should expect a highly energetic onstage performance, with quick-tempo rhythms and a diverse mix of music styles. It’s a show that will for sure satisfy every musical taste. (YY) CECIL

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Steve Gunn Nov 4, 20:00; Huset-KBH; 95kr The Brooklyn-based singer and songwriter is on tour in support of his latest studio release, Eyes On The Lines. He’s a solid performer who will offer a purist and energetic presence on stage. (YY)

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Europe, and all the way to Australia and South America. In Denmark, they will perform two shows: in Odense and Copenhagen. After a long eight-year break (during which the members decided to undertake personal projects), in 2012 Garbage got back together. And with a renewed energy, they went back to the studio to record their fifth album, Not Your Kind of People. The release served as a grand comeback, and even more than with Strange Little Birds, the material combined elements of the band’s 90s alternative rock landmark sound. This highly-renowned Scottish-American band offer a unique mix of rock, electronic pop and Shirley Manson’s emotive vocals. With a complete setlist, fans can be sure to be spoilt for choice with a perfect balance between their classic and new material.

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Bastille Nov 22, 22:00; Falconer Salen; 360kr Bastille promises to get the crowd hyped up from start to finish. Known for their energetic onstage performances, this London’s indie-electronic band will sure make an impact. (YY)

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Nov 19-Jan 3; Tivoli Gardens, Vesterbrogade 3, Cph V; 99kr; tivoli.dk. Dec 1-30: ‘The Nutcracker’ at Tivoli Concert Hall, 195-595kr, billetlugen.dk KRISTINA LIEBUTE

NOT AFTER the last Halloween pumpkins have transformed into golden carriages and the scary witches have flown away, Tivoli will begin its Christmas season. Enjoy enchanted walks under the countless fairy lights, get carried away by cheerful Christmas carols, visit a market bursting with festive treats and, if you did not eat too many honey-roasted almonds, take a jolly ride

A CHRISTMAS CAROL Nov 13-Dec 18, Mon-Fri 09:30 & 11:30, Sat & Sun 13:00 & 15:00; Open Air Museum, Kongens Lyngby; 40-165kr; natmus.dk IT’S SURPRISING so few Danes are familiar with the Dickensian classic A Christmas Carol, but all that is changing thanks to this annual production by the Bernhard Olsen Teater.

Suitable for ages six and above, this version has trimmed off the dark elements of the original to present a shorter version ideal for the little ones. For those familiar with the story but challenged by the language, it should be a breeze keeping up. So don’t be a miser and initiate your bilingual offspring into the world of Scrooge. Humbug to one and all! (BH)

MONET’S GARDEN ends Dec 4, Tue-Fri 11:00-18:00; Ordrupgaard, Vilvordevej 110, Charlottenlund; adults: 110kr, kids: free adm; ordrupgaard.dk; ages 3-10 LET ALL your senses explore the world Monet created through his paintings. As a part of their Monet: Beyond Impressionism exhibition, Ordrupgaard Museum

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Night at the museum Sat 16:30 during Nov; Zoological Museum, Universitetsparken 15, Cph Ø; 150kr, billetto.dk Enjoy a unique family tour of the museum after closing time. Catch a glimpse of the museum’s highlights and feel like Ben Stiller in Night at the Museum. (KL)

has recreated Monet’s renowned garden in Giverny, complete with a water-lily pond and Japanese bridge. Kids can immerse themselves in a landscape like the one Monet was inspired by. Surrounded by flowers and willow tree branches made of climbing rope, they can jump, crawl and swing. A station wellstocked with crepe paper and pipe cleaners will also be provided for them to make their own flowers. (SK)

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Children’s workshop Sat-Sun 11:30-16:30; National Gallery of Denmark, Sølvgade 48-50, Cph K; smk.dk This is a place where young creative souls can get inspired and explore their artistic potential with the help of paintbrushes, pencils, paper, clay and glue guns. (KL)

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Sunday narratives Every Sun, 11:00-12:00; Besttellers cafe, Krusågade 25-27, Cph V; 40-110kr, billetto.dk Storytelling company BestTellers is the place to be for quality entertainment. Bring the family with you and let your imagination embrace the adventure. Sunday’s slappe af is guaranteed! (KL)

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Mum & baby yoga Five-week course Nov 15-Dec 13, Tue 11:45-13:15; Studio 1, Allegade 25, Cph F; 625kr Shakti Yoga Copenhagen is running a yoga course in English for mothers and babies dedicated to embracing your inner-calm and bonding with your little one. (KL)

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on one of the gut-wrenching rollercoasters. And while there is no Christmas without Tivoli, there is no Tivoli without The Nutcracker. The classic ballet premiered at the Tivoli Concert Hall back in 2012 with Queen Margrethe as the set and costume designer, and now it is returning to the Tivoli stage to continue captivating both young and old with a unique story set in 1870s Copenhagen filled with nimble-toed sugar plum fairies, glittering Christmas trees and twinkling stars. Follow the protagonist Clara as she is drawn into the world of fairy-tales, get seduced by all the magic, and leave Tivoli completely curled up in the Christmas spirit.

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Nytorv Xmas Market Gammeltorv, Cph K; Nov 18Dec 22 Enjoy Danish favourites such as gløgg and abelskiver and browse through winter clothing, paper arts and wooden toys. Go easy on the pastries, chocolates and Glühwein, or Santa won’t let you sit on his knee. (BH)

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An array of autumnal art from adroit Auguste and the Abruzzi Apennines KATHRINE MARIA AMANN, CPH MUSEUMS AND ATTRACTIONS

HE PALLET was invented in autumn. Shades of brown and grey – is there anything more beautiful that golden leaves on a windswept day?

Well, perhaps Italy’s beautiful landscapes following the course of the Liri river all the way back to its source on the slopes of the Abruzzi Apennines. It’s all there in the Hirschsprung Collection!

Stormy but windless AND DON’T forget the flowing, poetic drawings by the French sculptor Auguste Rodin, and the colourful, expressive and often humorous paintings by the famous Danish artist Storm P. So don’t fall into the couch

this autumn! Immerse yourself in some of the best national and international art while escaping this country’s cold and merciless winds.

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ends Jan 8, open Tue-Sun 11:00-18:00, until 22:00 on Wed, closed Mon; Glyptoteket, Dantes Plads 7, Cph K; 95kr, under-18s free adm; glyptoteket.dk

ends March 12, open Tue-Fri 11:0020:00, Sat-Sun 11:00-17:00, closed Mon; Nivaagaards Malerisamling, Gammel Strandvej 2, Nivå; 80kr, concessions available; nivaagaard.dk

HÉODORE Rousseau (1812–67) stands among the great figures of mid19th century French painting, and this autumn’s major special exhibition at the Glyptoteket showcases Rousseau’s richly varied life’s work, in which landscape paint-

ing became fertile soil for wild innovation. Encounter nature at its most dramatic in Rousseau’s capricious landscapes – an array of natural phenomena and ever -changing lights that turn the mere observation of nature into scenes from the artist’s own unruly temperament. Unruly Nature is the very first largescale presentation of Rousseau in Scandinavia – and the first of its kind in Europe since 1967.

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ends Jan 15, open Tue-Sun 11:00-17:00, until 20:00 on Wed, closed Mon; National Gallery of Denmark, Sølvgade 48-50, Cph K; 110kr, under-18s free adm; smk.dk

ends Jan 29, open Tue-Sun 11:00-16;00, closed Mon; Hirschsprung Collection, Stockholmsgade 20, Cph Ø; 95kr, concessions available; hirschsprung.dk

F YOU CAN’T seem to get enough of the great French masters of art, you simply have to go to the National Gallery of Denmark this season. Here the exhibition Fleeting moments – Drawings by Auguste Rodin presents some of the rare drawings by the French artist August Rodin (1840–1917). Rodin is without a doubt best known for his dramatic, pathos-filled sculptures, which he created from the mid-19th century onwards. Nevertheless Rodin was also a draughtsman. “My drawings are the key to my work,” he once stated. They enabled him to experiment more freely with the human form. Consequently, the sketches work in their own right as expressions of

OBERT Storm Petersen is an essential part of Denmark’s cultural heritage. An astonishingly productive artist who reached a rare level of acclaim and popularity in his time, he is primarily known for his many cartoon drawings and political satires.

Less famous are his watercolour and oil paintings. He painted figuratively as well as abstractly, social-realistically and naturalistically, on paper and on canvas. Storm P was a versatile and multi-talented painter and an important figure in Danish art history. In order to raise awareness of his work as a painter, Nivaagaard’s Collection in collaboration with the Storm P Museum presents the exhibition Humsti Bumsti: Storm P and the paintings, an extensive presentation of Storm P’s paintings.

emotions, desires and vitality flowing through the portrayed bodies.

S THE DARK mornings and long winter evenings creep in, the need for light is all-consuming, which might explain why the Hirschsprung Collection has chosen this time of year to present In the light of Italy, a large-scale exhibition of the Danish-Norwegian artist community formed in the southern European country in the early 1880s. This Scandinavian group of painters became particularly fascinated with depicting the more realistic aspects of everyday life as well as the changing lights and moods of the Italian landscape. While influenced by French Impressionism and the lights of Italy, the artists introduced

a variation of colour in their tranquil Nordic painting. Join the scenic journey to Rome, to the town of Sora set in the beautiful landscapes by the river Liri, up into the mountain of Abruzzi Apennines dotted with olive trees and onwards along winding roads to the charming marketplace in Civita d’Antino. This exhibition sheds new light on an important period in Scandinavian art history, including many works that have not previously been on public display.

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VIVIENNE MCKEE

Crazier than Christmas Vivienne McKee, Denmark’s best-known English entertainer, is this country’s most beloved foreign import. Over the last 34 years, hundreds of thousands of Copenhageners have enjoyed her annual Crazy Christmas Cabaret show at Tivoli, marvelling at her unique, wry Anglo wit and charm.

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N NOVEMBER, December and January every year, 60,000 people come to Tivoli to enjoy the fun of my Englishlanguage Crazy Christmas Show. Many Danes say that it’s not really Christmas unless they have seen it with friends and family. No procedural wildcards THE SHOW has become one of those many traditions that the Danes love, and every year, I am bowled over by their adherence to them – whether it is making speeches at dinners, drinking the first julebryg beer of the season, eating duck on Morten’s Evening, hoisting a Danish flag for a birthday, using Valentine hearts for Christmas decorations or many more. So many Danes say: “We always do this – it’s a tradition in our family.” It is no wonder that the annual New Year’s Eve TV show ‘Same Procedure as Last Year’ is so popular in Denmark. And now the Crazy Christmas Show has become a part of traditional Danish life as well. Doctor’s calling card AS WITH all traditions, it’s

necessary to shake them up sometimes, and as the writer of the show for 34 years, that task falls to me. I have created a few traditions of my own over the years that I would often like to drop, but I can’t because my audiences expect them. So there is always plenty of audience participation, and familiar characters who pop up in unfamiliar circumstances, like the Danish doctor Dr Bent van Helsingør, whose opening lines are so well-known that they are shouted out by the audience. The Dame – a man dressed as a woman – appears each year and provides some of the wildest laughs in the show. Donald’s rump is barred EVERY year I include topical content: usually a joke or two about a Danish politician or a celebrity who has hit the news. This year, with the upheaval of Brexit and the most extraordinary US presidential election in recent history, I realised I had to feature these subjects. Hence this year’s hero, Robin Hood, not only steals from the rich and gives to the poor, but

also provides a haven in Sherwood Forest for immigrants from different countries and backgrounds. They are not welcome in England anymore. Their rotten adversary is the Sheriff of Nottingham whose name is Ronald Rump and he lives in Rump Tower with his latest eastern European wife. He makes the peasants build a wall around Sherwood Forest and his business project is to chop down all the trees and make a golf course for the rich barons. A selection of other wellknown characters who end up in Sherwood include William Tell from Switzerland, Legolas from Middle-Earth and even the British celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay. Yes the show is as crazy as ever, but with a lot more satire than usual. And who knows what the outcome of the US election will be? Rewrites may be essential! But whatever happens, if you want to experience Danish tradition with a twist, don’t miss the Crazy Christmas Show at Tivoli. This year we are really ‘Shakin’ Up Sherwood!’.

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Barely 24 hours has gone by without another embassy celebrating a national day, with the Czech Republic, Austria, the Taipei Representation Office, South Korea and Spain all in the mix. Czech ambassador Jiri Brodsky hosted an affair on October 20 at his residence that included the arrival of a brand new Skoda; Austrian ambassador Ernst-Peter Brezovsky took to the piano to delight his guests at his residence on October 26; William Heng-sheng Chuang, the head of the Taipei Representative Office, welcomed dignitaries to his celebration at Børsen on October 10; South Korean ambassador Young-sam Ma hosted a colourful celebration in Charlottenlund on October 13; and Spanish ambassador Enrique Pastor de Gana greeted guests at his residence in Østerbro on October 12

A well-deserved glass of champagne was in order for Sue Hansen-Styles and Nathalie Johnston of Why Not Theatre company following the premiere of their play Vita & Virginia (see cphpost.dk for our five-star review) at Teatret ved Sorte Hest on October 28. They then (centre left) joined crew and friends, including director Barry McKenna (second left) and Vivienne McKee (second right), to enjoy the rest of the evening. The play runs until November 19 – the same day that the cast of That Theatre’s ‘Proof’ will take their final bow. Following their premiere on October 19, the cast (centre right: left-right) Rasmus Mortensen, Isabella Orlowska, director Claus Bue, Ian Burns and Sira Stampe gathered for a team shot before heading to the bar to greet friends – the same friends in some cases! It’s a small world after all

KUKS organised an International Exhibition of World Heritage at City Hall on October 24. Among the dignitaries in attendance were Chinese ambassador Liu Biwei and Carl Christian Ebbesen, the deputy mayor for culture and leisure, whilst among those presenting their countries were (leftright) Cuban ambassador Yiliam Sardinas Gomez, Benin’s ambassador Eusebe Agbangha, Niger’s ambassador Amadou Tcheko, Pakistani ambassador Masroor A Junejo, Iranian ambassador Hamid Bayat and Nepalese chargé d’affaires Ram Kaji Khadka

It was a busy month at Imperial as it welcomed two of Denmark’s top stars. Mads Mikkelsen was in attendance at the premiere of ‘Doctor Strange’, and Sidse Babett Knudsen at the premiere of ‘Inferno’

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Open4citizens to use open data to come up with initiatives to encourage more interaction between foreigners in Denmark and their hosts. The EU-funded project

Open4citizens is exploring the potential of open data – information provided by public institutions such as the mapping of public buildings – to assist integration.

“We think the data available can be used in a smarter way to improve integration” explained Rikke Ulk, the CEO of the consultancy Antropologerne. The classroom at the university

campus in Sydhavnen was not just full of data programmers and IT whizz kids, but also international students, asylum-seekers and people just interested in the topic of KALINKA WEST integration.

fifth recipient of the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award. A ceremony at Odense City

Hall included several performances ahead of Crown Princess Mary handing over the award to Murakami.

Among those also in attendance (centre left) were Jens Olesen, the chairman of the award committee (left),

and the mayor of Odense, Anker Boye (right).

some even in traditional dress. Next up is sampling the wares on offer from the different countries. This year, the US table was done up as a Southern barbecue featuring, among other hearty

treats, a taste of Jack Daniels finest for those old enough to imbibe. The American parents gathered mused that had they been back in Trumpland, every parent in the room would be jailed

for serving alcohol at a school function. Here, there was a tiny tipple to be found at nearly every booth. There were traditional foods, dances and songs as well. Teacher Derek Scott rendered

Robert Burns’ ‘Auld Lang Syne’ using the original, more wistful melody, which far better frames the longing in the lyric than the boozy version belted out at midnight every year. All in all, a fine fete. RAY WEAVER

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Keeping abreast of the statues inspired by the life of HC Andersen First captured by Charles Dickens in the novel ‘David Copperfield’, his likeness continues to be depicted the world over – mostly in bronze or stone KRISTINA LIEBUTE

HERE WAS no mistaking Hans Christian Andersen. He was a long-limbed, tall man with an unusual head and large Roman nose – the perfect subject for a sculpture many would appear to agree. And his likeness continues to inspire. In September, the Hans Christian Andersen Storytelling

HC ANDERSEN’S sensitive personality and ambiguous sexual orientation provided the inspiration for renowned Danish sculptor Jens Galschiøt’s 2012 work ‘HC Andersen i en queer tid’, a collaboration with Pink Cup and Odense Eventyr Golf Club to promote a breast cancer fundraiser. The 2.3 metre-tall bronze sculpture depicts Andersen with a set of female breasts. ‘Miss Andersen’, as it was nicknamed in the media, caused uproar in Odense, dividing visitors between those who admired the perfectly-

Drawn from bony bore NØRGAARD and his ilk draw inspiration from the work of their peers and grainy 19th century photographs, but there is also another excellent source: a written description by one of the finest writers of the Victorian Age. shaped bosoms and others who felt insulted on Andersen’s behalf. Galschiøt is no stranger to controversy, though. Ahead of Copenhagen’s hosting of COP15 in 2009, his statue ‘Survival of the Fattest’ was placed in the city’s habour to draw attention to inequality across the world. It featured a colossally overweight Justitia (the Roman goddess of justice) being carried on the shoulders of a starving African man. CPH POST caught up with Galschiøt in October to find out more about his depiction of Andersen.

HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH THE IDEA?

HC Andersen’s biography is often researched from that queer

In his novel ‘David Copperfield’, Charles Dickens’ physical description (see factbox) of antagonist Uriah Heep was based on Andersen, a houseguest of his family’s in 1847. The fictional character is noted for his sappy humility, insincere flattery and falsity, and who knows, perhaps Dickens’ description was more than skindeep as the visit was overlong and awkward. Even though his family kept dropping subtle hints, Andersen stayed for five weeks instead of two. He was nicknamed “a bony bore” by Dickens’ daughter Kate, perspective. And I thought that this approach could be very interesting to reflect in sculpture.

HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH THE STATUE’S DESIGN?

I decided to merge two sculptures together: the ancient classic ‘Venus de Milo’ and a depiction of HC Andersen’s head by Danish sculptor Vilhelm Bissen, back in 1864. So it was as though the sculpture goes back in time, but features a modern contemporary creation as well.

WHAT WAS THE PUBLIC’S REACTION?

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It was very diverse. The sculpture was presented at Magasin in Odense along with great festivities, and the fundraiser was successful. But after the statue was placed next to the Odense Eventyr Golf Club, some members complained and the club chairman asked for it to be withdrawn. This caused a big fuss in the media and even polls asking the public to vote for or against the breasts. The chairman was eventually forced to bring back the statue.

WHERE IS THE STATUE NOW?

At my gallery in Odense. It stood for a few years next to the Radisson Blu HC Andersen Hotel, and it has participated in a number of exhibitions.

WHY DID YOU FIND HC ANDERSEN INTERESTING TO SCULPTURE?

I like his fairy-tales. They tell a story on so many levels simultaneously and are therefore a great inspiration. Many of them include social criticism, which is also present in my sculptures.

while the English author himself stopped all correspondence between them after the disastrous stay. Influential tales ANDERSEN’S stories have also influenced sculptors. Copenhagen’s iconic ‘The Little Mermaid’ is the most famous example, but just this year, another of his tales has played a part in the ongoing US presidential election. The US anarchist collective INDECLINE drew inspiration from ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes’ to unveil nude depictions of Donald Trump across America.

DICKENS ON ANDERSEN

He was high-shouldered and bony; dressed in decent black, with a white wisp of a neckcloth; buttoned up to the throat; and had a long, lank, skeleton hand. But oh, what a clammy hand his was! As ghostly to the touch as to the sight! I rubbed mine afterwards, to warm it, and to rub his off.

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NAME: HC ANDERSEN I EN QUEER TID LOCATION: ODENSE UNVEILED: 2012 SCULPTOR: JENS GALSCHIØT

Center in New York concluded its 60th anniversary season to mark the unveiling of his famous statue in Central Park. And other works continue to pop up – for example, Bjørn Nørgaard’s work, which was unveiled last year and can be seen at Tivoli Hotel.

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NAME: DIGTEREN HC ANDERSEN LOCATION: COPENHAGEN CITY HALL SQUARE UNVEILED: 1961 SCULPTOR: HENRY LUCKOW-NIELSEN

GALSCHIØT’S feminine Andersen is not the only sculpture in Odense with suggestive overtones. Based on a fairy-tale by Andersen, ‘The Darning Needle’ was apparently supposed to depict a simple thread and needle, but that isn’t what visitors tend to see at first glance. Its creator Frede Troelsen has passed away and it remains unclear whether the sculpture’s uncanny resemblance to a man and woman’s private parts was intentional. Locals – or at least some international students based in the city – call it the ‘penis and vagina statue’. Ironically perhaps, it’s a favoured meet-up point, but maybe not for first dates.

ONE OF Andersen’s best-known fairy-tales, ‘The Emperor‘s New Clothes’, this year inspired members of the American anarchist collective INDECLINE to depict Donald Trump naked, placing statues in public spaces in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Cleveland, Seattle and later Miami. Some of the statues were quickly removed by the authorities, and others destroyed, while one has already been sold for a figure believed to be 20,000 US dollars. As was observed in the Big Apple: “NYC Parks stands firmly against any unpermitted erection in city parks, no matter how small.” The weirdly-shaped statues were made out of clay and silicone with veiny skin and no testicles. The statues suggest that Trump is more of a ruler than a revolutionary and make fun of authoritarian leaders’ tendency to honour themselves with large monuments.

COPENHAGEN has a handful of statues dedicated to Andersen. One of the most famous in the city, and also in the world, is at City Hall Square. The bronze statue features Andersen sitting and holding a book while facing HC Andersen’s Boulevard, the capital’s busiest road. In all fairness, he would have probably hated the frenetic location. As a man of many phobias, he packed a rope on his neverending travels just in case he needed to escape a burning building.

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NAME: THE EMPEROR HAS NO BALLS LOCATION: VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN THE US UNVEILED: 2016 SCULPTOR: INDECLINE

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NAME: THE DARNING NEEDLE LOCATION: ODENSE UNVEILED: 1988 SCULPTOR: FREDE TROELSEN

NAME: HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN LOCATION: CENTRAL PARK, NEW YORK UNVEILED: 1955 SCULPTOR: GEORG JOHN LOBER

MOST ANDERSEN statues tend to take the top hat and book approach. However, Danish artist Bjørn Nørgaard took a less conventional route when he created a four metre-high bronze of just Andersen’s head, with various characters from his fairy-tales dancing on top of it. The sculpture was erected last year at the Tivoli Hotel. Andersen was among the guests who first visited Tivoli after it opened in 1843 and that visit inspired him to write ‘The Nightingale’. Nørgaard cited inspiration from the giant heads of the Olmecs and on Easter Island, among others. Andersen himself believed his head was unusual and was obsessively fixated by it when he was photographed.

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NAME: HC ANDERSEN LOCATION: TIVOLI HOTEL UNVEILED: 2015 SCULPTOR: BJØRN NØRGAARD

NAME: NUMEROUS LOCATION: EVERYWHERE UNVEILED: EVERY YEAR SINCE 1875 PROBABLY SCULPTOR: HUNDREDS, MAYBE THOUSANDS IT HAS been over 140 years since HC Andersen died, but the author and his works still echo across the world. Along with themeparks in countries such as Japan (pictured), his likeness can be found everywhere, from Chicago and Solvang (a city founded by Danish immigrants) in the US, to Sydney in Australia, Malaga in Spain and Bratislava in Slovakia, to name just a few.

PERHAPS Andersen’s most famous tale, ‘The Ugly Duckling’, was the inspiration for the world-famous sculpture in Central Park in New York. Commissioned by the Danish-American Women's Association to commemorate the 150th anniversary of his birth, it depicts Andersen seated upon a granite bench, reading his fairy-tales to a little duckling. During the summer, children flock to the statue for its storytelling program, which over the years has featured some household names, including Denmark’s very own Victor Borge. Copenhagen has itself contributed two 19th century street lamps to the setting, and in turn, New York reciprocated with two of its own, which are still standing at Dantes Plads. The little bronze duckling eternally listening to HC Andersen has actually been stolen a few times, but always successfully retrieved.

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Oceans apart, Danish-bound Americans have every reason to give thanks ISTOCK

The Hard Rock Café isn’t the only place in town to celebrate Thanksgiving, but at 250 kroner a head it might very well be the best value for money

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Højbro Plads 5-7, Cph K; open daily 11:00-24:00; children’s menu: 59kr (main and soda), milkshakes 59kr, smoothies 49kr; tgifridays.dk From November 21 onwards, take advantage of the TGI Fridays Christmas menu, which offers a welcome drink, soft drink refills, an appetiser, a main, a dessert and hot beverage all for 400 kroner. And on Black Friday (Nov 25), the kitchen will be open until 23:00 for the latenight shoppers on Strøget.

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OR AMERICANS, the fourth Thursday in November always brings forward distinctive, comforting aromas reminiscent of strong family traditions. To walk into a kitchen on Thanksgiving morning is to be greeted by the savory smell of pumpkin pie, zesty cranberry sauce, stuffing and seemingly endless maple-spiced desserts with brown butter glazes. But for those who are long distances away from being able to braise their own turkey this year, here are a few suggestions for what to do.

THANKSGIVING AT THE HARD ROCK CAFE

Nov 24, 18:00-24:00; Radhuspladsen 45-57, Cph K; 250kr, reservations advised, call 3312 4333 The Hard Rock Cafe will spend 24 November honoring Thanksgiving classics. The meal will start with pumpkin soup as an appetiser. It will then move on to the main: roast turkey with stuffing, cheddar mash, roasted sweet potatoes, gravy, green beans and cranberry sauce. And finally, it will end with sweet and sticky pecan pie. For 250 kroner, your plate can be filled with a familystyle traditional Thanksgiving dinner that just may satisfy your cravings and relinquish any homesickness.

THANKSGIVING WITH CHUBBY

Nov 24, 18:00-00:00; Hotel Richmond, Vester Farimagsgade 33, Cph V; 695kr; chubbys.dk Fans of slow-cooked meat should look no further this Thanksgiving, as the caterer Chubby Boys Barbecue is laying on a feast at Hotel Richmond just around the corner from the City Lakes. Inspired by the slow, low barbecue methods of the Native Americans, the whole world has fallen in love with the result: moist, tender meat that melts on the tongue, and world menu is packed with delights. Enjoy stuffed roasted turkey, deboned turkey thighs and breast stuffed with apricots, celery and wal-

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nuts, honey-baked ham, roasted glazed ham with cloves, candied yams, butter baked with brown sugar, roast potatoes, chunky thyme roast potatoes, red cabbage with blackcurrant, greens, honey-glazed baby carrots, Brussel sprouts with almonds and sage, buttered green beans in bacon wrap, cornbread muffins, buttermilk cornbread muffins, gravy, cranberry sauce, spiced pumpkin pecan pie and other desserts. Beverages include a surprise pre-dinner drink, Christmas beer, house wine and hot drinks. And then Chubby is laying on the same spread again as a julefrokost on December 8.

AMCHAM'S FAMILY THANKSGIVING DINNER

Nov 20, 15:30-20:00; Marriott Copenhagen, Kalvebod Brygge 5, Cph V; 475kr, under-16s: 275kr, under-6s: 125kr; amcham.dk The Vesterhavet Ballroom at the Copenhagen Marriott will once again provide the backdrop for AmCham’s 15th Annual Family Thanksgiving Dinner on Sunday November 20. In previous years, between 300 and 400 of its guests and members have enjoyed an authentic dinner complete with American wines, musical entertainment, supervised activities and video games for the kids, and the ultimate raffle – and this year will be no different, with AmericanDanish country singer Tamra

Rosanes once again performing. Dinner this year includes roast turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes and gravy, sweet potatoes and pumpkin pie. Learn more about membership options at the AmCham website.

AMERICAN CLUB’S THANKSGIVING LUNCH

Nov 24, 14:00; Grilleriet Dampfærgevej 10, Cph Ø; members 510kr, guests 560kr, register by Nov 18; americanclub.dk The American Club in Copenhagen is once again hosting a Thanksgiving lunch, this time in co-operation with the Rebild National Park Society in Østerbro. The menu includes a welcome drink, grilled turkey breast, drumsticks and stuffing, mashed sweet potatoes and grilled potatoes, traditional sauce, Brussels sprouts with lemon and almonds, pecan pie with sour cream, and hot and cold beverages. Learn more about membership options at the American Club in Copenhagen website.

THANKSGIVING TURKEYS

Lillevangsvej 6, Søsum, Veksø; 2063 6733, persgriseri@gmail. com; pers-griseri.dk This butcher is located about 20km northwest Copenhagen, slightly beyond Ballerup, but we’re reliably informed that Per’s Griseri is the best place to source free-range, organic turkeys should you be making one this

Thanksgiving. However, tracking Per down is no easy feat. If he’s home, he’s open, but as his website says, when you travel there you “tag chancen”. It might be easier to find his van at Farumvej 12 in Ganløse (near Lyngby) from 09:00-13:00 on November 5 (order by 12:00 on Nov 4 to be sure he’s got what you want!). Simon Longhurst, the British owner of fishmongers Fisk & Færdigt (HC Ørsteds Vej 37B, Frederiksberg, info@simon-fisk. dk) who many of our readers might know as ‘The Codfather’, had no hesitation in recommending Griseri, but warned that customers will need to attend one of his one-day markets to snap one up. An 8 kilo turkey will set you back 1,024 kroner.

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Nemlig.com Sourcing special ingredients for a Thanksiving meal can be hard, and in the old days, no table was complete without a backstreet forage in the likes of Vesterbro or Hellerup in your quest for all the trimmings. Fortunately these days, you don’t even need to leave the couch. Just visit Nemlig.com and peruse its 7,300-plus items. Every year in November they expand their range to accomodate Thanksgiving, and they also include a wide range of vegan, gluten-free, organic and locally-produced products, as well as having collaborations

Toftegårds Allé 43, Valby; open Mon-Sat 11:00-19:00; all pies: 49kr, drinks 15-25kr; wildkiwipies.com Celebrate Thanksgiving with one of Kiwi Wild Pies’ special fruit numbers – all for just 29 kroner! Options include Mor’s classic spiced apple, Apple and forest berry pie, and Apple and rhubarb pie, while the Spiced apple and crumble is a recent addition to a mouthwatering team. TOP 3 THANKSGIVING TRIVIA • Celebrated in Canada on the second Monday in October, Thanksgiving used to be celebrated on the final Thursday of November in the US – officially after a proclamation by Abraham Lincoln in 1863 – but Franklin D Roosevelt changed it in 1941 to the fourth Friday to give Christmas more elbow room. • Thanksgiving became an official US national holiday in 1863 thanks to the campaigning of Sarah Josepha Hale, the author of the nursery rhyme ‘Mary had a Little Lamb’. • We have Thanksgiving to blame for the horror that is the TV dinner. When retailer Swanson was left with a surplus of 26 tonnes of turkey in 1953, it sliced up the meat, froze it and repackaged it as the perfect meal to watch ‘I love Lucy’ TOP 3 THANKSGIVING FILMS • Planes, Trains and Automobiles • The Ice Storm • Scent of a Woman

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4 - 24 November 2016

Like gold, frankincense, myrrh: unique prezzies for your chosen one CELINA DANSCHER

T IS A MATHEMATICAL certainty that as Christmas gets closer, more people are looking for presents, so why not start your hunt early and beat the rush? Perfectly timed for this purpose are what we like to call the arty Christmas markets – included here with a few other pretenders this year. Miss them at your peril! The next Faberge STARTING in mid-November – please note that the New Designers’ Market, a fixture over the last eight years, is not taking place this year – a trip to these markets is rarely a wasted one. Among the affordable, unique offerings are gems that could even accumulate in value. So make sure you get the name of the designer, as in a few years’ time, s/he could be the talk of the town, or even the world.

BEST OF THE ARTY MARKETS DESIGN XMAS MARKET

Dec 2-4, Fri 12:00-19:00, Sat & Sun 10:00-17:00; Victoria Ceramic Studio, Vesterbrogade 24B, Cph V; free adm Normally the home of six potters, Viktoria Ceramic Studio will for the sixth year in a row transform into a shopping wonderland where you can purchase goodies such as Copenhagen’s finest ceramics, jewellery, leather, knitwear and more unique items. Source sample products that you will not be able to find anywhere else, including work by designers such as Kasper Kasper and Tina Marie, while CPH Handmade offer exquisite ceramic products. As well as shopping, you can visit their cosy café and enjoy some fresh pastries, hot drinks, and mulled wine.

BAGHUSDK XMAS MARKET

Dec Sat 13 & 14, 20 & 21, 10:00-16:00; Vesterbrogade 107B, Cph V; free adm The Danish furniture, ceram-

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A trip to one of the city’s arty Christmas markets is rarely a wasted journey

ics and jewellery designers at BaghusDK sell prototypes, discontinued goods, samples and exhibition products – all of their own creation. Look out for the discounts in their big Christmas sale and check out their range on the Facebook page.

KADK XMAS MARKET

Nov 29, 10:00-17:00; Philip De Langes Allé 10, Cph K; free adm; kadk.dk/en Every year the students and employees at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts Schools of Architecture, Design and Conservation (KADK) sell their own creations such as sculptures, Christmas decorations, jewellery, ceramics, prints and paintings – stuff they’ve made during their studies. Don’t forget to bring cash.

MARGRETHE SCHOOL

Nov 22, 10:00-18:00; Badestuestræde 1-3, Cph K; free adm At the Academy of Fashion and

And the star rested over the ... hang on, there’s more than one now

Design, students/designers do their own designs and illustrations. If you need a unique Christmas gift, this is a great place to look. And don’t go without trying their gløgg and æbleskiver.

JEWELLERY FOR CHANGE

Venue and date TBC, last year’s event was at Display, Saxogade 92, Cph V; kea.dk Talented design students from KEA are taking over the display shop for their event ‘Jewellery for Change’. Its purpose is to

expand the world’s perception of what a piece of jewellery is about. Expect classy items and a good atmosphere to get you in the mood.

RITA BLÅ’S JULELOPPER

Nov 19, 12:00-17:00; AFUK Foreningen, Enghavevej 82B, Cph V; free adm. Normally held on the five Sundays leading up to Christmas, this market specialises in crafts, design and vintage clothing. Visiting the stalls is like attending a party as the music never stops.

BEST OF THE ONE-OFF MARKETS VESTERBRO XMAS PARTY

Sun 27 Nov, 15:00; Enghaveparken, Cph V Wrap up warm and head over to the park to decorate recycled Christmas trees. Your reward is risengrød bubbling away with festive spirit, music, dancing and, if you’re lucky, Santa might grant you a wish.

CARLSBERG XMAS MARKET

Fri 2 Dec, 10:00; Bryggergård, Visit Carlsberg, Cph V Hop aboard for what is probably the best Christmas market ever arranged for Dad. Sample special beer, stock up your festive brew and tick off the chore of buying a tree while you’re nicely sozzled. And if your kids behave, treat them to a horsedrawn carriage and æbelskiver.

ØSTERBRO’S HYGGELIGSTE MARKET

Sat 3 Dec, 10:00-16:00; Remisen, Blegdamsvej 132, Cph Ø; 10kr Named by Antik & Auktion magazine as one of Copenhagen’s best, the Christmas edition of the well-known flea market will serve up countless possibilities for presents. As the organisers proudly proclaim, it’s the “market where people meet”.

FAMILY XMAS MARKET

Fri 25 Nov, 15:00-20:00, Sat 26 & Sun 27 Nov, 10:00-16:00; Bernstorff Slot, Jægersborg Alle 93, Gentofte Sat 3 Dec & Sun 4 Dec, 10:00-16:00;

Det gamle Grønttorv, Grønttorvet 5, Valby; over-12s 75kr, under-12s 25kr, under-3s free adm The organisers are promising a magical Christmas experience for the whole family – at these prices, it better be! Santa and his elves will be in attendance, along with 90 stalls selling the finest festive crafts, and musicians aplenty. This could be the Danish julehygge experience you’ve been looking for.

FLID’S XMAS MARKET

Sat 3 Dec & Sun 4 Dec, 11:00-17:00; Nørrebrohallen, Cph N; over-12s 30kr, under-12s free adm: flidmarked.com Entrepreneurs, craftsmen and other exhibitors will be selling their one-off knick-knacks. Prints, jewellery and ceramics will heavily feature. Cards and Mobilepay accepted! Check the website for a list of the 100-odd stall holders.

NORWEGIAN CHRISTMAS MARKET

Fri 25 Nov, 14:00-19:00, Sat 26 Nov, 11:00-16:00 & Sun 27 Nov, 12:00-16:00; Sjømannskirken, Ved Mønten 9, Cph S; 10kr Enjoy Norwegian delicacies at this bazaar. The festivities include a performance by the King Haakon Church Choir (Sat 14:00) and a liturgy to mark the first Sunday of Advent (Sun 11:00). Enjoy pinnekjøtt, lutefisk, cookies, waffles and more.

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4 - 24 November 2016

Big girls no match for these little men BEN HAMILTON

T’S GIRL uninterrupted this month! After the feeding frenzy that was the children’s half-term, the kiddies have made way for the ladies, with no fewer than three films with ‘girl’ in the title hitting our screens in the space of a week. But as is sadly the way with the gender divide, they can’t compete with the boys, as November’s most acclaimed film is Little Men (released November 17; Metacritic: 86). LGBT to mainstream DIRECTOR Ira Sachs, a big name in LGBT cinema thanks to films like Keep the Lights On (starring Denmark’s Thure Lindhardt, whose promising career mysteriously nosedived after Fast & Furious 6), will be in high demand following this charming, tenderly observed coming-of-age drama. The film reunites the humane director with Greg Kinnear and Alfred Molina, a brave casting choice in Love is Strange given that his last LGBT role was the murderous Kenneth Halliwell in Prick up your ears – you didn’t quite know whether he was going to beat him off or into a pulp. The cast also includes British actress Jennifer Ehle, who briefly tasted mega-stardom playing Elizabeth Bennet in the 1990s TV adaptation of Pride and Prejudice before taking a decade out to have kids. But now, thanks to a standout performance in Zero Dark Thirty, she’s progressed from playing bag ladies to leading ladies again. But really it’s the lesser players

who are picking up the plaudits: “terrific newcomers Theo Taplitz and Michael Barbieri” (LA Times) as two boys striking up an unlikely friendship. Girls allowed one blip THE STRONG children’s performances continue in Girl Asleep (Nov 10, 68), another coming of age film, this time with a spot of fantasy, but with more adult content that the Narnia books, although they’re thematically similar. An introverted girl dreading her 15th birthday in 1970s Australia and the end of childhood is transported to a parallel universe to escape her fears. Is it our imagination, or are the Aussies finally making good films again? Another starlet to look out for is Sennia Nanua, the eponymous character in The Girl with all the Gifts (Nov 3; 73), a more than satisfactory dystopian British zombie flick. Gemma Arterton, Paddy Considine and Glenn Close lend strong support as the adults living in fear of children – a reality many UK-based school-teachers can easily relate to. Films about commuters have this advantage too, so it’s funny how many tend to derail … well,

a lot like Derailed. Despite the likeable Emily Blunt in the lead, The Girl on the Train (Nov 3; 48) has aspirations to be another Gone Girl but quickly runs out of steam. “The third act of a movie shouldn’t make you feel as though the first two acts were a waste of time,” laments the New York Post. #Black films matter! STILL, it isn’t the worst film heading our way. Distributors Regner Grasten Film have seen to that by facilitating the passage of 37 (Nov 17; 33), the dramatisation of the murder of a young black woman in the Big Apple in 1964 that was apparently witnessed by 37 of her neighbours – a claim New Yorkers have furiously rejected ever since. Following on from the release of the awful African-American drama When the Bough Breaks in September, you have to question whether this country’s distributors have got a #Black films matter agenda going on. Mel’s ‘Hamburger Hill’? MEL GIBSON doesn’t. In 2010 in fact, he famously told his lover (the phone call was recorded) that if she got raped

by a pack of black men (not the actual wording), she would be to blame. Overall he likes agendas: anti-black, gay, Jewish, English – take your pick. So it’s kind of a surprise to see that his new film Hacksaw Ridge (Nov 10; 68) is apparently free of bias. Boasting the kind of name given to cheap Platoon rip-offs in the late 1980s (Hamburger Hill, for example), this is the compelling true story of Desmond Doss (Andrew Garfield), a conscientious objector who fought for the US Army in World War II and never once tried to kill the enemy. As he demonstrated in Braveheart, Gibson might very well be the finest battleground director in the business. Kids happy after all THE BIGGEST cinematic release of the month, Fantastic Beasts and where to find them (Nov 17), is the only film that has not already opened stateside. Set in the Harry Potter universe, it could have featured a cast of unknowns and still scored big at the box office. Nevertheless, Eddie Redmayne and Colin Farrell are on board to give it some big name clout, and David Yates (the di-

rector of films V-VIII) returns to take the helm. And don’t forget that the children’s film festival Buster continues until November 9 as part of CPH PIX. Goodies by the gallon CINEMATEKET has also got the kids in mind as it will be showing 12 films as part of its Disney season (starts Nov 22), and they’re never too young to see classics like Singin’ in the Rain, The Wizard of Oz and Gone with the Wind, which are part of a technicolour season (starts Nov 10). Elsewhere, there are seasons dedicated to Soviet master Sergei Eisenstein (Nov 13-28). And indie horror films since 1968 (starts Nov 17), and also East by Southeast (Nov 10-24), a series of new films from eastern Europe. And there are special events dedicated to War and Peace (Nov 20, 13:00), Cinema Paradiso (Nov 18, 10:30), Grease (Nov 30, 19:00) and Love me Tender (Nov 15, 19:30). Given the November line-up, maybe Girls! Girls! Girls! would have been a better choice to mark Elvis’s Hollywood debut.

UKRAINIAN SHERIFFS DOCUMENTARY OF THE MONTH NOV 11th-17th. The story of a Ukrainian village so remote, the police have given up patrolling it. Instead two local men – the smartest and the strongest – have been appointed to take care of public order. We present some 50 films with English dialogue or subtitles every month. See what’s on at cinemateket.dk or visit us in Gothersgade 55

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4 - 24 November 2016

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HUMANS TV2, NOV 5, 22:55

PICK OF THE WEEK

A WEEK after its season two debut in the UK, Humans arrives in Scandinavia, although the original, Real Humans (literally if you like), has been here before, as it was a 2012 Swedish show. Set in a dystopian future, robots called synths do all the housework, legwork and sexwork, leaving lazy humans to worry about what their children’s generation will think of them and stuff like that.

The other Beatles didn’t know what to think of John’s new haircut

He’s a pussycat compared to exNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-il, who subjected two leading Korean film stars to a life of slavery to indulge his film nerd fantasies – a story told in The Lovers and the Despot (SVT2, Nov 7, 22:15). Will history remember him more fondly than Trump? Two years ago we would have guffawed at US Celebrity Apprentice 2014 (TV3, Nov 7-10, 14-17 & 21-24, 22:50), but now docs like I Love Donald Trump –

Michael Moore in Trumpland (SVT1, Nov 6, 22:50) play like horror films ahead of the US Presidential Election (DR2, Nov 8, 13:45-Nov 9, 18:30). Elsewhere, neither Jesus: The Cold Case (DRK, Nov 4, 18:00) nor Rock poet Jim Morrison (DRK, Nov 11, 18:20) have been shortlisted for the Danish Music Awards (TV2, Nov 12, 20:00 – see page G5) and we’ve got S3 of Treasure Island prequel Black Sails (TV3, Nov 20, 21:00). (BH)

SVT2, Nov 14, 22:15 or SVT1, Nov 16, 23:20 Sour Grapes

And this queen likes to preen

GIVEN the dearth of new US shows – a dip in what has been a stellar autumn – we’re Brexiting to get our fix this month. Or should that be Netflixing via the UK? The US company recently acquired Black Mirror from Channel 4, upping the ante to produce a S3 of six episodes. The first has a wonderfully simple premise that will make you howl

with delight and then fear as you realise it’s a dystopian future that’s already here. From what we’ve seen, all six episodes are packed with great ideas and acting, so don’t hesitate to tune in. The same should be true of The Crown, a new ambitious Netflix series about the early years of Queen Elizabeth II starring Claire Foy and Matt Smith.

COMING SOON

This pope likes a smoke

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And the UK critics have enjoyed Jude Law having devilish fun as The Young Pope, a series directed by Paolo Sorrentino that debuted on C More in the Nordics in late October. You might find the synopsis is required reading before viewing though. Elsewhere, Fleabag (88 on Metacritic) is Britain’s best rated comedy of the year. (BH) DERHEXER

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BOTH 1996 and 99 produced epic England vs Scotland (K6, Nov 11, 20:30) encounters, and Iceland will tell you anything is possible. Sandwiched in between, Arsenal host Spurs and travel to Man Utd (K6, Nov 19, 13:00) in the EPL. Elsewhere, we’ve got the UK Championship in snooker, NFL (3+, Nov 6, 13 & 20, 22:15) and the F1 climax, the Brazilian GP (3+, Nov 13, 15:30). (BH)

With 88 percent on Rotten Tomatoes and some of the highest ever ratings on Britain’s Channel 4, Digital Spy’s ‘Top Show of 2015’ has been acclaimed for its cast (William Hurt, Neil Maskell etc), fearless creativity and commentary on class and racism. Still, there’s also a sense that the casting is mainly looksdriven and that it doesn’t really have the substance to match US shows of a similar ilk like Westworld. BEN HAMILTON GEMMA PURKISS

IT TENDS to be a bad sign when an actor plays a role with his real first name. It’s like we’re being told he’s our friend – and with the heavily-panned Kevin can wait (3+, Nov 6, 21:15), well the title says it all. Like forever. The subject of Sour Grapes also wanted to be everyone’s friend – mostly of the rich and famous, who bought his exclusive wine. This 2016 doc exposes the fraud entailed in Laurent Ponsot’s crimes against the vine.

SPORT OF THE WEEK K6, Nov 11, 20:30 2018 WC qualifier: England vs Scotland

3+, Nov 6, 13:00 EPL Arsenal vs Tottenham

FILM OF THE WEEK DR1, Nov 6, 22:10 An Inspector Calls

DR2, Nov 19, 00:05 You Don’t Know Jack

SVT2, Nov 4, 21:45 Only Lovers Left Behind

Eurosport, from Nov 22 UK Championships

IF SUICIDE is painless to you, you might enjoy An Inspector Calls, which follows the investigation of one, Barry Levinson’s You Don’t Know Jack, which stars Al Pacino as a euthanasia advocate, and Jim Jarmusch’s Only Lovers Left Behind, which follows a bunch of vampires forever considering it. If you need cheering up, Cherry (DR3, Nov 12, 23:00) might do the trick. (BH)

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