I spent high school years dreaming of attending a Roskilde Festival — and maybe it had an impact when I chose Århus over Barcelona, Berlin and Amsterdam for my Erasmus exchange semester.

Bob Dylan closed Roskilde 2006. He was the least friendly and engaging performer I’d ever encountered and I didn’t get 5% of what he actually played. Apparently, this was customary: for as many gigs he’s played, he’s played a different version of his songs.. often beyond recognition compared…

Tony Ryan was a co-founder of Ryanair. The billionaire aviation businessperson also founded Guinness Peat Aviation (GPA) in 1975 that heralded a new era in aviation: aircraft leasing. He probably had no idea what GPA would help uncover as part of a dark Irish history.

At its peak GPA was valued at $4 billion. In 1990, GPA made a $20b aircraft purchase order (10% of all of global aircraft production). Its shares were soaring. Then came the Gulf War in…