Snakker ikke Norsk, sunday 21st of March

We are off to a long Easter break, but we are going to keep you entertained with the best from our archives. Our last show before the break was filled to the brim:



Aneta reported on the Thriller dance record that takes place in Prague, Czech Republic, later this year. For more information, join the facebook group.



Maya invited two members from the Norwegian Azerbaijani Youth Organization, who arranged a special spring equinox concert in Oslo this week. Here, we also heard a piece of Norwegian music, Anitra's dance from Edvard Grieg's Peer Gynt Suite, performed on a tradtional Azerbaijani instrument, the tar.



Ioana went to Blå to dig into the illustrious history of Oslo's biggest quartet, Frank Znort Quartet. Every sunday Frank Znort Quartet puts their very special spell on Blå and its audience with their mix of jazz, swing, blues and world music. But there is far more to the band than meets the eye.



Finally, Nurallah sought out an academic perspective on Norwegian society and sat down to talk to UiO researcher Thomas Hylland Eriksen about some hard questions: Norwegians oil - blessing or curse? Are immigrants a problem? And what exactly are the Norwegian core values?

If you missed our show today, catch the rerun on monday 12-13, or listen to our show as often as you want at www.radionova.no.


HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!

Celebration of nerdy-ness

I forgot to mention on the show that today is Pi Day! March 14, 3.14—get it? I guess it only works in America because we write the date with the month first and the day second. In my high school Calculus class we celebrated by bringing various kinds of pies to class and chowing down. My favorite is apple, but there are so many other possibilities: blueberry pie, blackberry pie, cherry pie, pumpkin pie... Mmm. Happy Pi Day everyone! Five years until the mathematical celebration of the century...March 14, 2016. 3.1416. It will be madness!

--Emily

Pulse, 14.3.2010

The big day in Oslo's cultural life next week is wednesday. Three worthwile events take place on this day alone.

1. In Parkteatret on Grünerløkka you can watch the American Oscar-winning documentary "Hearts and Minds". Released in 1974, the movie takes its title from a quote by former US president Lyndon B. Johnson who said that the outcome of the Vietnam War would depend on winning the hearts and minds of the Vietnamese people. Since the Vietnam War is long over, the movie may now be watched in the context of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
"Hearts and Minds" screens at Parkteatret on wednesday the 17th at 6.45PM and tickets cost 80 NOK.

2. The second event taking place that wednesday is a debate titled "Iran and the West at a Crossroad". The debate is arranged by the "Culture and Debate Society" at Chateau Neuf who also are in the process of establishing an all English section. This debate, although arranged by the Norwegian branch, is in English as well and sports a five man panel consisting of journalists, researchers, an Iranian human rights activist and the Israelian ambassador to Norway. The debate takes place at Chateau Neuf on wednesday the 17th at 7PM. The entrance is free.

3. The third event to kick off on wednesday is the "Eurodok" film festival which takes place at Cinemateket the movie theatre of the Norwegian Film Institute in Dronningensgate. And if you already decided on one of the other wednesday events - don't worry: The "Eurodok" film festival lasts for five days, from wednesday the 17th until sunday the 21st. Topics range from Iceland to pianos to homeless people to homosexuality to Burma to -- well, check out the full program at eurodok.no.
There are more than 6 hours of movies every day, tickets for individual movies are 80NOK -- 50 if you buy a membership for Cinemateket -- or 200 NOK for the entire festival.

4. Finally, already on tuesday you can watch a movie which not only is pure fiction but is firmly rooted in a genre that could not be more rich in cliches: The Western. Chateau Neuf's own filmclub, Cinema Neuf, screens the Italo Western classic "The Good, the Bad, the Ugly". Director Sergio Leone redefined the visual style of westerns, Clint Eastwood plays the nameless, squinting hero and Ennio Morricone wrote the unforgettable soundtrack. "The Good, the Bad, the Ugly" is a tale about gold, war, betrayals, big explosions and one of the most memorable showdowns in western history. The movie screens at Chateau Neuf tuesday the 16th at 7PM and tickets cost 60NOK, 40NOK if you are a member of the student society.

International branch of the Culture and Debate Society

In last Sunday's show, we talked with Dunja Cetkovic and Janet Holdcroft who are CEO and press officer of the new international branch of the culture and debate society at Chateau Neuf (CEO and press officer is exaggeratedly formal, they're both down to earth people really).

As mentioned, everything is still in a start-up phase. A facebook group is coming soon; a first event on international criminal law on April 11 is already in the works. Members of the International Students' Union will be invited to the new group as soon as it established. To join ISU on facebook go here.

Meanwhile, the Norwegian branch of the culture and debate society, simply called Kulturutvalget, already offers some lectures and debates in English. To read more, visit their webpage or join them on facebook. The first upcoming events in English are a debate on Mexico 100 years after the revolution (Wednesday, March 3) and a debate on Iran and the West at a crossroad (Wednesday, March 17).