Monthly archives for April, 2012
Is It Me or Has My World Become Small...
It’s Sunday night and I’m leaving. The boat hits the dock and my dad lifts my sport bag from the boat. Hugs to both my parents, then I’m on the road and they stay starting the boat’s engine. When crossing an enormous bridge (there used to be a ferry boat for years crossing this water, [...]
Gardening the Urban
Imagine a cosy cottage with an apple tree or two standing on the yard providing a welcome shade from the hot summer sun, talking to your neighbours about the development of this year’s strawberry crop, then go inside and cook those delicious home-grown new potatoes to go with the smoked salmon – after which you [...]
The Reputation of Antichrist
The Reputation of Antichrist Antichrist, a film by the Danish director Lars von Trier, was hugely controversial and divisive as soon as it was released back in 2009. At its center, Antichrist is about a couple dealing with the tragic death of their only son. Besought with grief, the mother begins to undergo therapy at [...]
DERP: An Introduction
Better Than Sliced Bread sits down with the founder of SUB’s new role-playing club, DERP.
Travel Sights
This time around, the BTSB staff decided to look into sightseeing and here’s our selection of sights in Europe! Il gelato di San Crispino, Rome, Italy Some years ago The New York times chose San Crispino as the best ice cream bar in Rome. Situated on a narrow street near Fontana di Trevi, it’s easy [...]
BTSB and Vappu
I never thought much of the Eve of First of May or First of May until I moved to Helsinki. In my small town, these days consisted of seeing more balloons than usual and going to a special lunch with my parents where some people wore their student caps, but that was it. So when [...]
