Häme Medieval Festival: A feast for a timeless romantic
14-16 August 2020, Hämeenlinna, Finland Coming from Germany and having experienced themed high-end events at renowned Gothic castles throughout Europe,
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editorial lifestyle travel stories
FAME: Heavy Metal as museum-material?
In Finland, where Metal is mainstream, you can indeed get surprised. For example during a visit to the National Museum
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The Finnish Metal Civilization’s dynamic duo
All those who are interested in Finnish Heavy Metal and how it developed – this is the film for you:
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Net-activism: Where are the Metalheads?
Brilliant and subversive activism, which also involved K-Pop fans (see e.g. here https://www.motherjones.com/2020-elections/2020/06/k-pop-stans-tiktok-trump-tulsa-rally-campaign/ ) and it’s also a powerful statement
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Welcome to pandemic life-style
My attitude might be old-fashioned – “only write&publish when you indeed have something to say”, quite unlike this social media
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Miss Sassy Fierce: Be nice to yourself
The people who follow her Social Media accounts know that Burlesque performer and alternative Model Miss Sassy Fierce truly owns
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Nicole’s Art: Daydreaming of super heroes and pirates
Anyone who has already been to the Fantasy in Basel will have noticed Nicole’s Art stand. The big picture of
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Bonsart Bokel: Recreating the history that never was
Dutch Steampunk activist, blogger, writer, columnist, actor, model: Bonsart Bokel is the artistic pseudonym of a prominent figure in European
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Severn A. Lee: Whacky author in Fantasy land
Due to current events, Fantasy Basel was postponed from May to November (November 13-15): three days of cosplay, fantasy, games
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Steampunk fair in Bochum
February 15th, 2020, Jahrhunderthalle, Bochum, Germany The fair in Bochum is actually a two-week-long festival of antique and retro funfair
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