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New York Times Magazine cover story brings memories of Ronald Niedermann
The New York Times Magazine devoted its cover story on November 18 to the struggle of Ashlyn Blocker, a teenage girl in Georgia who has a congenital condition that makes her insensitive to pain. Congenital insensitivity to pain (also known as … Continue reading
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Denise Mina, Graphic Novel Adapter of Stieg Larsson’s Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Shares Her Insights about Lisbeth Salander
The well-respected Scottish crime writer and playwright, Denise Mina, who recently adapted The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo for DC’s graphic novel version, was recently interviewed by Casey Burchby for Publisher’s Weekly. The interview revealed some interesting insights into Lisbeth Salander and … Continue reading
The Emancipation of Lisbeth Salander…a guest blog post.
We are pleased to present a guest blog post by Jill Yesko. We welcome these kind of commentaries from readers of The Tattooed Girl blog. The Emancipation of Lisbeth Salander By Jill Yesko Throughout the Millennium Trilogy, Lisbeth Salander unequivocally … Continue reading
Those bloody Scandinavians
People have pointed out that Nordic Noir says a lot about social issues in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland; about the dark reaches of the mind, in detectives and criminals alike; and even something about a world culture that’s so … Continue reading
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Tagged economics, Nordic Noir, The Economist, The Tattooed Girl
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Lisbeth Gets Yet Another Makeover: A sneak peek at ‘The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo’ graphic novel
To whet our continuing appetite for all things Stieg Larsson, DC Vertigo Comics has released a five-page prequel to their soon-to-come interpretation of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. The Fincher movie was an adaptation. The teaser for the graphic novel hints … Continue reading
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Tagged David Fincher, Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, graphic novel, Lisbeth Salander, Vertigo
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What’s wrong with this picture?
The connection between literature and food is a long and important one and is certainly a notable thread throughout the Millennium books. Given our own appetites for both we perked up when we came upon a blog post calling attention to a photo series entitled Fictitious … Continue reading
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Tagged Dinah Fried, food, Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Moby Dick, Oliver Twist, photography, Pizza, The Catcher in the Rye
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“The Poet of the Space Age”: In Memory of Ray Bradbury
In the commentary that follows, John-Henri Holmberg, co-author of The Tattooed Girl, longtime friend of Stieg Larsson’s, and expert on science fiction, shares some of his thoughts on the recent death of Ray Bradbury, who passed away at 91. As … Continue reading
Lisbeth, Graphically Yours
As we previewed last October and this January, DC Entertainment’s Vertigo imprint will publish a graphic version of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo this coming November. Just released is the comic book world’s equivalent of a trailer: a free 24-page special edition preview … Continue reading
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Tagged Arts, Comic book, comics, DC, dragon tattoo, Free Comic Book Day, Girl With Dragon Tattoo, graphic novel, Lisbeth Salander, Vertigo
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The Expo Files: A New Book of Nonfiction Journalism for Stieg Larsson Fans
A new book has been published in English in the UK called The Expo Files, which anthologizes some of the best of Stieg Larsson’s journalistic pieces for Expo, the Swedish political magazine that he wrote for and edited for the last … Continue reading
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Tagged Antisemitism, book review, Expo, Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Independent, journalism, Larsson, Millennium series, Stieg Larsson, Stockholm
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New Music from Sweden: First Aid Kit
We have recently been enjoying the music of a pair of sisters from Sweden who call themselves First Aid Kit: Johanna and Klara Söderberg, who are aged 21 and 19 respectively, and have just released a terrific new album called … Continue reading
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Tagged Emmylou Harris, First Aid Kit, Fleet Foxes, Gram Parsons, Johanna Soderberg, June Carter Cash, Klara Soderberg, Stieg Larsson, Sweden, YouTube
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