When I first got to Copenhagen, on Christmas Eve, I was surprised to find the city really quiet. There were some people in cafés, sipping 45 kroner coffees, which is roughly nine Canadian dollars. To get an approximation, you multiply by two, and divide by ten. Indeed, at first I thought that everyone stayed in due to the high prices that come with abundant social programs, but after Christmas had passed and people came back from their homes, Scandinavia or the Jutland*, Copenhagen was crawling with people once again.
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The band known as ‘Unreal’ who became ‘El Mo’ in a 1999 junior high school are now Still Life Still, and the outfit has come out with its second full-length album, four years since their debut Girls Come Too. Drop the needle on a Still Life Still record, and you can tell they’re from Toronto just by the guitar’s style and the drum arrangements.
The holidays are a time to come together as a family, not only to celebrate the J-man’s birthday, but also to rejoice in each other’s company. The children squeal in delight with their new toys in hand, your uncle makes inappropriate comments as he hands out drinks, and your aunt can’t stop laughing.
