On episode four, the Alt for Norge reality series had a competition to catch and kill a chicken for dinner. The sequence was done in such a way that the actual clubbing and chopping off of the chicken’s head was not shown. However, this wasn’t good enough for animal rights activists who reported the tv [...]

This week’s show opened with the competitors zooming down a fjord, Nærøyfjorden, in a speed boat.  Their destination –  Gudvangen!  The folk enthusiast twinkled her fingers in the water and popped them in her mouth.  ’I taste my ancestry’, she said.  Gudvangen is where her Norwegian family come from.  She had always seen pictures and [...]

Unfortunately, TVNorge had a finale of a celebrity cooking show that took up the regular time slot of Alt for Norge.  I’m sure everyone has complained to the TV station already as the cooking show doesn’t compare to the success of Alt for Norge.  The show, Four Star Dinner, is a try-hard reality show with [...]

Thanks to all who voted for the top five stories in our bunad giveaway. The votes have now been counted and the winner, with 69 votes, is: La Rêveuse! Congratulations! For the victory lap, here is La Rêveuse’s story again: OK, so here is my story. It was often told to me by my mother. [...]