Archive for July 2013

SLOW – The Most Popular TV in Norway

July 15, 2013

Bergensbanen minutt for minutt

A seven-hour train ride, a 134-hour ferry ride — in real time. These are two of the most popular shows in Norway, with huge, record-breaking numbers. It seems that hyperconnected cell phone addicts want peace. But they still want their TV. Whodathunkit? Details here, from NPR’s On The Media. Wikipedia–Slow TV. Clips: Bergensbanen Train  Hurtigruten Ferry.