Looking for an alternative to turbines for capturing wind energy, Belatchew Arkitekter has proposed adding a hairy addition to Stockholm's Söder Torn. It would serve as more than an architectural toupee, capturing energy through the movement of all those tiny straws. Read more...
Hear about travel to Stockholm, Sweden as the Amateur Traveler talks to Malin from HauteCompass.com about Sweden’s beautiful capital city. “You really should go. I realize having lived there myself, for every [...] The post Travel to Stockholm, Sweden – Episode 372 appeared first on Amateur Traveler Travel Podcast.
Välkommen! Planning on spending the night with these kittens? If you don’t know, the Shout Out Louds are an indie pop band from Stockholm, Sweden with their new release, “Optica“, on Merge Records; it certainly deserves Winnie’s attention. Get at them on Monday, and take their single “Illusions” for free below. Illusions – Shout Out [...]
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Support gay pride--send a Tweet in Russian. Last August, citing fears of "public disorder," Russian courts banned gay pride parades in the Moscow for the next 100 years. With help from M&C Saatchi Stockholm, you can join Swedes in protesting this ridiculous ruling. Show More Summary
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Giving critical feedback is an essential part of a manager’s job. But people in Shanghai don’t provide feedback in the same way as people in Strasbourg or Stockholm, so how can do your job when you’re working across cultures? Here are...Show More Summary
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Bare-chested Irish drummers, a Ukrainian giant and a much-discussed lesbian kiss will be on display at this Saturday's Eurovision final in Sweden which - love it or hate it - promises plenty of pop, kitsch and barefoot ballads.
Russia’s abysmal track record for gay rights got unnecessarily worse last year, when a court ruling banned gay parades in the country for the next 100 years. Today, Stockholm Pride and M&C Saatchi Stockholm are fighting back with gowest2013.com,...Show More Summary
By U.S. Ambassador to Sweden Mark Brzezinski My team and I at U.S. Embassy Stockholm had the privilege to welcome… more
Stockholm Pride Welcomes Russian Gays
Stockholm activists hope to turn their pride against Russian hate
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Electronic Arts has announced a new studio for DICE, located in the United States instead of its native Stockholm. The Los Angeles-based location will complement its other studio, and will be used to recruit talent as it prepares for its new Star Wars game development. Show More Summary
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish prosecutors have launched a new attempt to close down the popular file-sharing site The Pirate Bay, asking a court to block internet addresses used to access the site.
Swedish activists hope to turn their pride against Russian hate.
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Last year a Russian court banned pride events in Moscow for the next 100 years. Via email from Visit Sweden: Stockholm Pride invites all Russians to instead # GOWEST and celebrate Pride in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. On the campaign page you can compose your tweet-invite that’s automatically translated into Russian. Show More Summary
With their fourth LP Optica, released earlier this year, Stockholm studio pop veterans Shout Out Louds transcended their angsty indie roots to deliver a blissful and beautifully produced electropop album. Veteran Norwegian DJ Prins Thomas gives standout track “Illusions” a welcome space disco sheen on this subtle remix, which steps up the energy by introducing [...]
NYC rally against recent hate crimes on Thursday night. Sharp rise reported in anti-gay attacks in France, says report. Angelina Jolie announces she had a preventive double mastectomy, in the NYT: "My doctors estimated that I had an 87 percent...
ShapeUp Club is a startup out of Stockholm which has been making waves recently with a lot of under-the-radar growth. Originally built back in 2008 as a side project, it's morphed into an interactive calorie counter on iPhone, Android, and web. Show More Summary
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will announce in the next few weeks how many combat troops the United States will leave in Afghanistan in 2014, Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday.
Stockholm duo Up To No Good presents us with their latest doozy just in time for summer. Restrained, steel drum sounds are sprinkled like the cherry blossom flowers from the cover throughout the track and the pretty vocal sample makes this a fine tune that we imagine should be played as the finale to your [...]