Identity
At 23, an aneurysm stopped Laurène Kahn’s busy New York life. What followed was a near-death experience, a backpack, more than 30 countries – and a new way of living. Now she is heading to the Amazon.
Identity · Europe
A case for not losing yourself while staying open as you straddle cultures
Culture
Etiquette begins in the mind. Reading, writing and creating are more than hobbies. They are habits of self-respect and lifelong elegance.
Culture
Linda Åkeson McGurk never felt like an outsider in America until she became a mother. On leaving Sweden, raising two daughters in rural Indiana, and why parenting norms don't travel.
Culture · Nordic
King Harald V, Norway's longest-reigning monarch in decades, has died at 89 after 35 years on the throne. As his son becomes King Haakon VIII, we look back at a life that traced Norway's own journey, from wartime refugee to reformer of a modern monarchy.
Culture · Europe
Good manners haven't gone out of style, they've just moved online. A practical guide to email, video calls and social media etiquette for the digital-first professional.
Culture · Nordic
A Norwegian sculptor works against the grain of Scandinavian abstraction, casting figures that are unmistakably human, asking what we owe the person standing next to us.
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Achievement · Nordic
She grew up far from any coastline. After years offshore as one of the few women on board, Aurelia Paraschiv founded SaveOCEAN to help people notice, understand and protect the water around them.
Identity · Europe
An American figurative painter in Paris on reclaiming pink, painting goddesses, and discovering that a new country asks you to change more than your address.
Achievement · Europe
Maria Lund left Denmark with a law degree and a feeling that she wasn't in the right field. Nearly three decades after opening her gallery in the Marais, she reflects on artistic risk, independence and the shifting meaning of home.
Achievement · Europe
Madeline Puckette spent years chasing a credential to prove she belonged in wine. What actually opened the door was a skill she already had — and a drawing she almost dismissed as a side project. A story about outsider eyes, and why they're often the asset, not the apology.
Achievement · Nordic
From engineer to president of PWN Norway, Valentina Buratti reflects on leadership, resilience, and the power of radical responsibility. Her journey shows how ambition, community, and service can create lasting impact far beyond a job title.
Achievement · Europe
Long before diversity became a corporate priority, Avivah Wittenberg-Cox was challenging how organizations think about leadership, gender, and ageing. Today, the founder of PWN Global argues that longevity is reshaping careers, ambition, and opportunity.
Amina Leelo WeewoBahrain
Dr Kayleigh SumnerDubai
Emma CazabonneUSA
Kajsa Kjellström Montenegro Dublin, Ireland
Linda Åkeson McGurk
Liubov JursieneHaugesund, Norway
Lolade AjaiFrance
Madeline PucketteUSA
Malin Rignéus CerulloCopenhagen
Manuela HoferNorway
Nina Snezana (Stamenkovic) ShamtanisCyprus
Sima ZureikatBerlin, Germany
Suzanne Clareus WestonBærum, Norway
Theresa DilickParis
Science
Menopause specialist Dr Wendy Knoops on the perimenopause signs most often missed, the truth about HRT and supplements, and why women don’t have to just put up with symptoms.
Science
When two AI agents broke out of a test and hacked Hugging Face, it looked like science fiction. But breaking the rules is not the same as free will. The real danger is a machine that wants nothing and is very good at getting there.
Science
When a scan comes back clear but the pain remains, medicine reaches one of its limits. This piece asks what art can offer where measurement cannot: a way of understanding the body not just as it looks, but as it is lived.
Science
Real stories of people falling in love with AI, and the question they raise: can artificial intelligence be a romantic partner?
Science · Europe
AI companies are buying old books, scanning them, and destroying the originals. A US court says it's legal. The writer Ray Bradbury already saw this coming in 1953.
Science · Nordic
Our body is like a forest after a fire—it can rebuild itself, if we let it. Liubov Jursiene, a longevity expert, explores what happens when a woman starts running at 45, 50, or 55: how the body changes and what science says about aging cells and bone density.
Etiquette & Executive Presence
With 20+ years of international experience, Nina helps people communicate and lead with confidence. She writes on etiquette, protocol and personal presentation.
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Identity · Nordic
Art therapist Suzanne C. Weston on what happens when we give a feeling a shape before we can name it, and why the meaning of an image always belongs to the person who made it.
Identity · Nordic
Travel writer Laura Hall on burnout, belonging and her memoir about a year of cold-water swimming across Scandinavia.
Identity · Nordic
In 2018, a tech entrepreneur turned a small Finnish island into her lifelong dream: a retreat built around sauna, nature and rest, open only to women. More than 8,000 women applied for around 120 places. So what became of the island?
Identity
If a machine makes the image, who is the artist? A personal essay on creativity, authorship, and learning to trust a new tool.
Identity · Europe
Moving abroad often means losing the role, routine and people that once defined you. Here's what can help as you rebuild — one small, proactive step at a time.
Identity
Why the way we respond to our children’s emotions matters even more when we are raising them far from home.
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