| | In English I love writing in English, but I dont get paid to do it nearly often enough. These samples are essays, lectures and interviews. On Frozen Thought Lecture for ISFIT International Student Festival, Trondheim March, 1997 The Odd One Interview with painter Odd Nerdrum, Scanorama (1998) The Culture of Greed Essay about Norwegian culture and economy (1998) (Note: First Scanorama scandal. All was going just fine with this article until somebody in SAS board of directors happened to read it. Unpublished for reasons of policy.) Honky Tonk Man Interview with piano virtuoso Leif Ove Andsnes, Scanorama (1999) Also published in some Midwest US newspaper. | Try a Little Tender Ness Interview with chef and Bocuse dOr winner Terje Ness, Scanorama (1999) Built for Speed Interview with Olympic champion downhill racer Lasse Kjus, Scanorama (2000) (Note: This story caused second Scanorama scandal, with war-type headlines in domestic media like I Hate Norway!. Lasse, who was somewhat lazy about checking his quotes, later said that this incident was the blackest moment of his life. I liked the guy and enjoyed doing the piece, but will think twice before interviewing an athlete again.) The Pleasure and Pain of Modernism Speech at Innotown, lesund, about my novel Pynt (2000) On the Top Interview with Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, Scanorama (2001) Chemicals and Creativity Speech at Innotown, lesund (2002) On oysters. translation of a chapter from Farlig godt/Matters of Taste, 2004. The Politics of Emptiness Essay about Pynt (The Decorator) for the Russian edition of Architectural Digest (2005) |
