If Homer Simpson were in Denmark he’d be saying ‘Doh!’ – as in ‘No Doh-nuts’

Denmark may have their snegles, hanekams and spandauers, but for many North Americans they’re no match for the Boston cream, French cruller, long john or jelly-filled varieties of the US’s most sinfully sweet creation – the doughnut.

While facsimiles of the pastry sensation can certainly be found here, no-one would ever mistake them for being fresh-baked.

Organisers hope to expand festival over the coming years

An ambitious food festival that covered the entire spectrum of culinary experiences proved to be a hit with city residents and visitors, drawing more than 40,000 people, according to the organisers of Copenhagen Cooking.

More than 100 different events and arrangements were featured across the city at this year’s festival, including gourmet tastings, children’s specialties, international food stands and even a Metro train carriage with its own temporary kitchen.

Museum curator believes debate over art’s appropriateness is healthy

Protestors are calling for a controversial exhibition featuring Japanese Manga animation to be banned for depicting children in an overtly sexually manner, reports public broadcaster DR.

The display opens tomorrow at Kunsthallen Brandt’s media museum in Odense. But critics are already blasting the gallery for allowing the series to be shown, saying the works constitute child pornography.

Ten-year-old youth book takes the German market by storm

Janne Teller’s Danish novel ’Intet’, or ’Nothing’, has become a bestseller in Germany over the past three weeks, writes Politiken.

The book was published in Denmark ten years ago to huge acclaim, and at the time scooped numerous awards. It was recently printed in German and is currently the best-selling children’s novel on the German Amazon website.

Supreme Court makes ruling in trend-setting tax case

Singer Lina Rafn from the Danish band Infernal was today told by the Supreme Court that clothes, makeup and hair appointments are not tax-deductable.

The case between Rafn and the Ministry of Taxation refers back to a decision by a lower court from 2007, which deemed that Rafn could not deduct makeup, clothing and hair appointments from her tax liability for 2001 solely on the basis of the nature of her work. The tax authorities had approved a deduction of 5,000 kroner because the clothing and makeup were of such a nature that they could not be used for private purposes, but Rafn was seeking permission to deduct a total of 22,000 kroner.

Danish first as US broadcaster buys rights to remake ‘The Killing’

The Danish TV crime series ‘Forbrydelsen’, which in English is known as ’The Killing’, has been snapped up by the US broadcaster AMC, which will now make its own version for the US market.

A recently-aired pilot of the series in the US was a success, and AMC’s decision means this is the first time a US broadcaster has acquired a Danish TV format to show in the US market.

Catwalks, world records and Liam Gallagher all set to take over the city

Twice yearly, in February and August, the fashion world descends on Copenhagen to celebrate Nordic fashion. Some 60,000 fashion professionals in the form of buyers, designers and press visit what is northern Europe’s largest fashion week.

The week is not just about fun and frivolity, though, as fashion is Denmark’s fourth largest export, and the week is a rollercoaster PR event for the city as a whole.

Homegrown design takes centre stage in opening fashion week act

Copenhagen Fashion Week kicked off last night with 12 designers showcasing their creations on the runway.

Amongst those labels holding shows were Rützou, Bllack Noir, YDE, which had been selected as the the official CPH Fashion Week kickoff show. Also being held were the alternative CPH Vision and Terminal-2 shows.

Thin models still a concern on the Danish catwalks

The national union for eating disorders will introduce an annual health check for models after slow movement to implement the guidelines of an ethical charter on model weight signed three years ago by the Danish fashion industry’s trade union.

As the semi-annual Copenhagen Fashion Week prepares to open, the debate over the health of models has likewise resumed, and the chairman of the national union for eating disorders, Anne Minor Christensen, said: ‘We cannot see that any change has taken place. There are still very thin girls on the catwalk and we would like to see some girls who have more natural curves.’

Those with front row seats for Ricardo Villazón's concert paid 178 kroner per minute

Fans of Rolando Villazón paid between 500 and 1,250 kroner to hear the renowned Mexican tenor sing at Tivoli Gardens last night.

Villazón did sing – three short songs and none of them well. The tenor was suffering from a bad cold, according to Tivoli’s music director, Henrik Engelbrecht, who informed the audience of the situation beforehand.

Denmark’s ‘most beautiful’ music event off to record start

Annual concert event Skanderborg Festival is on its way to a record year, according to organisers.

Known as ‘Denmark’s most beautiful festival’, the event began 3 August and runs through Sunday.

Get-together continues tradition begun by queen mother

Members of the royal family gathered together for their annual summer get-together at Gråsten Palace in southern Jutland yesterday.

A tradition begun by former monarch Queen Ingrid, the gathering has become an important event for Queen Margrethe as a way to pull her growing family together.

Annual Opera Festival turns city into a living concert hall

Yesterday marked the opening act of the city’s Opera Festival, which sees opera step out from its traditional background of concert halls and onto the streets, waterways and metro lines.

For this year’s Opera Festival, organisers said they were determined to use the city’s new and old public spaces to bring the public an art form that they wouldn’t witness in their everyday lives.

European youth in Denmark to participate in a program that promotes racial tolerance in the EU

Despite the fact that Denmark has been an active member of the European Union since 1973, many are skeptical about this relationship due to the country’s opt-outs from EU policies on finance and defence amongst others.  However, a multicultural event taking place during this week in Copenhagen and its surroundings is another step towards promoting the EU in Denmark.

The event is run by a group called Future Kulture - one of the many groups sponsored by Kulture Live working with youth programs around the world, including street games all over Europe and graffiti collections in New York.

In Copenhagen, Christmas comes more than once a year

Santas in all shapes in sizes are spending their summer holiday in Copenhagen again this year as they hold the 52nd annual World Santa Claus Congress at Bakken fun fair in Klampenborg.

The annual tradition was started in 1958 by entertainer Professor Tribini as a way to celebrate Christmas more than once a year.

Copenhagen to have world’s longest catwalk when fashion week starts

Copenhagen’s main pedestrian street Strøget will be converted into the world’s longest catwalk – stretching a dizzying 1,600 metres in length – when Copenhagen Fashion Week opens for business on the 11 August.

Some of the most glamorous models in the world will be strutting their stuff on a giant red carpet which will cover the walking street between the Town Hall Square and Kongens Nytorv Square in front of an estimated audience of 100,000.

Iron Age Danes familiar with sound and shape of World Cup’s buzz item

Love it or hate it, the vuvuzela has been the most talked about topic during this year’s World Cup. And while the noisy plastic trumpet traces its roots back to the 1960s, there is evidence to show that Danes may have been familiar with its buzzing tones as far back as the first century.

A 19th century excavation in the Nydam Bog in Jutland turned up the remains of a wooden horn that had the same blunderbuss shape as the vuvuzela.

Large crowds and warm weather secure strong profits for annual extravaganza

The organisers of the Roskilde Festival expect the annual event to turn over a profit of over 10 million kroner.

Speaking on Sunday afternoon well before rock star Prince took to the stage to end the 40th Roskilde Festival, festival spokesperson Christina Bilde announced that ticket, food, drink and merchandise sales were expected to exceed 130 million kroner.

Nobleman and estate may have to be parted by police

Following a series of legal battles over Gisselfeld Manor dating back to 1998, Count Erik Danneskiold-Samsøe was told by the Eastern High Court in February that he had to vacate the mansion by 1 July.

But when the estate’s accountant showed up on Thursday morning to take an inventory, the count told him he planned to appeal the case to the Supreme Court and that he had hired legal experts on inheritance law to strengthen his argument.

It has been 10 years since nine young men died during a concert at the Roskilde Festival

The 40th edition of the annual Roskilde Festival officially opened last night at 6pm – not with music, but with a memorial to the nine young men who were crushed to death at the event in 2000.

American punk legend Patti Smith was given the honour of holding the short pre-concert ceremony, and she chose to open the tribute with accompanying music from Mozart.