Life At Bonnier - Simon Lindberg

Simon Says Goodbye

By Simon Lindberg on 2009-04-29
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From New York back to Stockholm: GROW blogger Simon Lindberg recalls his favorite places in New York City.

Three months have gone by and my time in New York City is coming to an end. Obviously, it's been a fantastic experience. So thanks to Bonnier in Sweden for making it possible and thanks to Dagens Nyheter for letting me go. And most of all, thanks to my colleagues at the research department here in New York for making me feel welcome and useful.   

Simon Lindberg: Central Park

By Simon Lindberg on 2009-04-21
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GROW blogger in New York suffers through a jog through iconic Central Park.

At the end of last week, spring finally arrived.  Saturday was actually like early summer in Sweden (the good kind). Since the forecast said it would be cold again already by Monday (they were right, it's a horrible day today), I told myself that I have to go jogging in Central Park. What I lacked in character on Friday night I made up for on Saturday morning by suffering a very unpleasant run in the park.

Simon Lindberg: Easter

By Simon Lindberg on 2009-04-14
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Our GROW blogger in New York misses his Swedish holidays.

What comes around goes around. As happy as I was to have a day off on President's Day, it doesn't quite make up for not having a single day off for Easter. This makes me think of how nice it is to be an employee in Sweden. Even though we are one of the most secularized countries in the world, we sure know how to celebrate religious holidays. Or maybe there is a religion in Sweden based on the lesser known eleventh commandment, "Thou shalt not work too much." At least, that's the religion I used as the reason I needed two days off last week.

Simon Lindberg: Celebrities

By Simon Lindberg on 2009-04-07
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Our GROW New Yorker went out to look for famous faces this weekend.

After my friends left on Tuesday, the rest of the week was really quiet. I was exhausted and tried to battle a cold in time for Saturday when my girlfriend was due. To come visit, that is. So I spent a couple of weeknights in bed with the computer on my stomach, watching the third season of The Wire.

Simon Lindberg: Subcultures

By Simon Lindberg on 2009-03-31
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Our GROW blogger Simon Lindberg enjoys a sporty weekend.

Almost everybody in New York City is from somewhere else. Since there are people from all over the world in this city—and a lot of people who can spot a good business opportunity—I can be sure that there will be a place to watch my favorite sport on TV. Before I came here, I was worried about how to be away for the three most intense months of the European football season. It turns out that there's a big football subculture in New York. Especially in the East Village, chances are you will see a lot of men (and some women) in football jerseys on weekend mornings.

Simon Lindberg, Cramer vs. Stewart

By Simon Lindberg on 2009-03-25
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From Stockholm to NYC: GROW blogger Simon analyzes U.S. media (and tries great paella).

Since I apparently have one reader (thanks Örjan) I'll start by commenting on his comment on the reaction of Seattle Post Intelligencer not being published anymore. I am not sure what Bonnier is saying about it and I don't have anyone like Dagens Nyheter legend Super Bo Gustavsson to discuss media with here in New York. There are more newspapers than Seattle PI which have stopped printing, and a few more that might go out of business soon, but as a regular news consumer I can't say I've noticed any indignation about it.

Simon Lindberg

By Simon Lindberg on 2009-03-16
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From Stockholm to NYC: theater, basketball, and the biggest bloodsport of them all, American politics.

New York obviously has a lot to offer in terms of theater, concerts, sports, etc. I don't go to the theater a lot (at all) back home but I figured I had to see a play on Broadway. So I went to see Hedda Gabler, written by a Scandinavian and starring a Swede (Peter Stormare), although I had read in Dagens Nyheter before I left that it had got some bad reviews. Turns out it was so bad I had a telemarketer from the theater calling me a week later to apologize to me for enduring two hours of a play that stinks (his words). That's American customer care for you I guess.

Simon Lindberg, NYC

By Simon Lindberg on 2009-03-10
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From Stockholm to New York: GROW ambassador Simon Lindberg debuts on our blog.

This is my first blog post for Bonnier. My first blog post, period. Yeah, I'm old school like that. Anyhow, my name is Simon Lindberg and normally I work as a research analyst at Sweden's biggest morning daily newspaper, Dagens Nyheter. But right now is not normally. I'm spending three months at the corporate research department of the magazine publisher Bonnier Corporation in New York City.