The picks
One good thing from Europe, every weekday.
Films, series, albums, podcasts, books and products we think deserve a place in your week. Pick a type below, or just scroll.
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Music: Carta de Alforria · Plutónio 🇵🇹
Portugal’s biggest rapper mixes trap, soul and Afrobeat on the most-streamed Portuguese album in a single day.
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Film: Quisling: The Final Days (Quislings siste dager) 🇳🇴
Norway’s most notorious traitor waits for judgment, and one quiet conversation might be the only trial that really matters.
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Music Streaming: Qobuz 🇫🇷
A French streaming service focused on sound quality and fairer pay for artists.
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Book: Settembre nero · Sandro Veronesi 🇮🇹
A boy’s last perfect summer collides with one of the darkest moments in modern history, and nothing after it stays the same.
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Outdoor gear: Salewa 🇮🇹
A South Tyrol brand sourcing wool from native sheep bred a few kilometres from its offices.
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Series: The Man Who Played with Fire 🇬🇧
A British documentary series follows Stieg Larsson’s unfinished investigation into the murder of Swedish prime minister Olof Palme.
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Music: LUX · Rosalía 🇪🇸
Rosalía continues her global dominance by blending avant-garde electronics with traditional roots.
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Podcast: Plastisphere; “The Mysterious Midnight Meeting” 🇩🇪
Behind the scenes of the world’s plastics treaty talks, a midnight meeting changed everything and nobody quite knows why.
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Outdoor gear: Mammut 🇨🇭
Among the oldest technical mountain equipment companies still operating, founded in 1862.
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