Some time ago, we wrote about one of the most successful Norwegian comics of all time – Pondus. At the time, Pondus had been translated and published in several languages, bar English. But now it seems that the English-speaking world has finally caught the Pondus fever. It turns out that the Australians are the first [...]

Let’s face it – Halloween is a fairly new celebration in Norway and is still trying to establish itself in Norwegian culture. But Norwegians love to adopt holidays, especially if it’s for the kids or involves food. The celebration seems to have started with Americans in Norway wanting to keep up their traditions (but stay [...]

I am constantly amazed at how many TV shows and movies refer to Norway. The Simpsons mentioned that a Norwegian exchange student knocked up Bart’s fiancé. In the reality crab-fishing series The Deadliest Catch, the crew were gloating over their pile of crabs ‘This is Norwegian money’. In Total Recall, the robot cabbie is whistling [...]

“A sport without a ball is for questionable people!” One reason for this comic’s popularity is that Pondus says what most Norwegian guys think.