So it's the middle of July and you say you haven't found your perfect summer jam yet? Does Ga Ga make you gag? Are you maxed-out on MIA? Then what you need is the petite princess of Swedish electra-pop,
Robyn, doing
Fembot. So hot. Still need convincing? Then would you believe Robyn with Staygold, and a live version of
Backseat.
posted by puny human
on Jul 14, 2010 -
53 comments
"In this land of Viking lore, men are at the heart of the gender-equality debate." "From trendy central Stockholm to this village in the rugged forest south of the Arctic Circle, 85 percent of Swedish fathers take parental leave. Those who don’t face questions from family, friends and colleagues. As other countries still tinker with maternity leave and women’s rights, Sweden may be a glimpse of the future." "“Society is a mirror of the family,” Mr. Westerberg said. “The only way to achieve equality in society is to achieve equality in the home. Getting fathers to share the parental leave is an essential part of that.”"
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posted by VikingSword
on Jun 9, 2010 -
42 comments
Cut & Paste - International exhibition of contemporary collage and assemblage is showing in Stockholm, Sweden (and also, on the interwebs). See it in person now through October 10.
posted by grapefruitmoon
on Sep 29, 2009 -
2 comments
The Pirate Bay
will be sold to a Swedish
listed software company. The
press release states that the intention is to "introduce models which entail that content providers and
copyright owners get paid for content that is downloaded via the site".
Other stabs at this worked out less than brilliantly. The purchase amount (60MSEK of which half cash/half in stocks) matches the
fine a bit too closely, but
the founders states that the money are going into a foundation to promote
freedom of speech, freedom of information and the openess of the nets. Pirate ideals or gold loot on Booty Island? Stay tuned...
posted by mnsc
on Jun 30, 2009 -
233 comments
The room in the pier. Somewhere in Malmö, inside a pier, photographer Nils-Petter Löfstedt and carpenter Erik Vestman have been building a livingroom since January. Why? Why not? I might even have walked on it, not knowing that underneath the grey concrete lies a livingroom with white walls and oak wood floors. The duo will reveal its location on Friday and let the room meet its destiny. "Perhaps someone will move in here?" Erik muses in his written diary of the project.
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posted by dabitch
on Jun 2, 2009 -
23 comments
We used to call it speaking in tongues, now it's music. Introducing the fantastic
Lindha Kallerdahl! A Swedish export, she's performed with Sonic Youth and won the "Jazz in Sweden" prize.
Here's her site and
here are a few samples on Myspace. I like "The Meaning of the..."
posted by borkingchikapa
on Oct 30, 2007 -
13 comments
Magazine fetish? Like flipping thru mags when you're bored?
Tidningar lets you look thru a bunch of Swedish mags, page by page, ads and all. Neat if you're into design.
(The link on the left under each mag is full screen--on the right is regular.)
posted by dobbs
on May 18, 2007 -
12 comments
In 1980 artist
Lars Vilks began construction of
two sculptures in Skåne, Sweden. The works—once they were found—were considered houses by the local authorities and therefore condemned because they were built on a nature reserve. After many lost appeals, Vilks protested by declaring the area as the micronation of
Ladonia with the motto of
suum cuique. And while there is no possibility of receiving work or actually living in
Ladonia, you too can
become a citizen of Ladonia. For a nominal fee you can even become nobility, and choose your own title!
posted by terrapin
on Apr 6, 2007 -
23 comments
Kulning: "Kulning is an archaic style of
singing/cattle call, traditionally employed outdoors in the grazing pastures of Scandinavia from the Middle Ages to this day. It consists of shepherdess's tunes, calls and tones of enticement, mainly used to keep contact with, and to call the cattle, but also to communicate with other people over long distances". Examples:
1,
2,
3,
4,
5,
6,
7. (related
MeFi post)
posted by dhruva
on Feb 14, 2007 -
17 comments
TIBET is an artist who works entirely underground (literally) in Stockholm, Sweden. All of his work is done only in the most hidden of places, and very few people will ever get to see it. Each statue is made of concrete and are 11" tall and weigh about 5 pounds each. They are glued, welded or drilled into the solid rock and will stay there for a very, very long time.
via
posted by jonson
on Oct 29, 2006 -
14 comments
