Cop-enhagen: Memories of the Danish police

Kenn Nakata Steffensen Recent media reports of Danish police brutality brought back memories of my student days in “wonderful Cop-enhagen”. Some days ago, the police there arrested almost a thousand mostly peaceful and law-abiding marchers and were only able to charge a dozen with any offences. All had their hands tied and were held for [...]

Is existentialism nationalism?

Kenn Nakata Steffensen Is existentialism nationalism? The “turbulent priest” and Danish People’s Party parliamentarian Søren Krarup argues that it is. The following is a translation of an article he published in Politiken on 10th November 2009. He draws on Kierkegaard to argue that a change of system has taken place in Denmark, and that the [...]

Singhsbury’s Superstore, London NW6

I came across this shop today and found it quite original and amusing. It´s in Salusbury Road, London NW6. I hadn’t had lunch and was going to work in a recording studio next door to it, so I went in and bought some samosas from Mr. Singh(sbury). The shop seems to have existed for some [...]