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Three years ago, the Tällberg Foundation set out to find the answer to a question: which countries and which social models have created the best societies? Which can work as tried and tested visions in the development of the evermore integrated globalized civilization? To find an answer we collated the results of the most frequently More >
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The Swedish rock’n’roll cult comes of age — The biggest pop tribe in Sweden isn’t indie kids or techno heads. It’s made up of people who adore Chuck Berry and drive vintage cars. Meet the raggare. In high summer, deep in the Swedish countryside, you could easily believe Rebel Without a Cause or The Wild More >
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The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c The Stockholm Syndrome Pt. 1 www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Tea Party Watch Part 2 here ;)
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Not even silly glasses can hide Feliks’ cuteness ;)
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Swedish capitol Stockholm is not only the home of many beautiful people, it has also an amazing subway system,, maybe the most stunning world wide. Don’t miss the other spectacular shots of the Stockholm Subway System!
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“My name is Joachim. I am 16, living in Sweden but I’m actually from Norway. Photography has always been a very dear interest of mine ever since I was a little boy.” See more of his works on Flickr.
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Tucked into this Q&A in the New York Times Magazine piece on the home life of Swedish football star Freddie Ljungberg, now with the Seattle Sounders, was a question about gossip and this was his response: “There’s been a gay rumor for a long time. I don’t mind at all. I am proud of that. More >
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In Sweden, the Men Can Have It All Mikael Karlsson owns a snowmobile, two hunting dogs and five guns. In his spare time, this soldier-turned-game warden shoots moose and trades potty-training tips with other fathers. Cradling 2-month-old Siri in his arms, he can’t imagine not taking baby leave. “Everyone does.” From trendy central Stockholm to More >
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about 5 months ago
A nice tidbit of linguistic information.
A gender-neutral pronoun that is in common use but that purists refuse… it reminds me of another language, but which one?
about 5 months ago
‘Hen’ as a referal to a friend or an other has been used in general by Scots & Irish for the last few generations already (male or female). Being married to a Scots type person I am formally informed (lol).
about 4 months ago
“Hen/henom/hens” could be used if you want to stress that you’re neither male nor female, and that this is important. Otherwise “den/denne/dess” is better, since it’s already in use, and can refer to someone who’s 100 % male or female as well.
about 4 months ago
I don´t know why the uglyfication of language should be considered a “solution” of anything, but I do know, that this kind of pseudo-solutions smells typically swedish burocracy from far away: If we´ve got a problem, then let´s invent a new name for it so it won´t seem like a problem anymore, and then – abracadabra! – the problem disappears ! Doesn´t it? No, it doesn´t. Calling the kettle pot, doesn´t remove the blackness…