Tag Archives: Sweden

The Knife Without You

A typically bizarre clip from Swedish weirdster Fever Ray and her brother. From their coming EP Shaken Up Versions, which will be remixes from their catalog.

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Eurovision 2014: Sweden’s Entry

Sweden selected its entry this weekend: It was a case of seventh time lucky for Swedish songstress Sanna Nielsen as she edged out Ace Wilder to win the Melodifestivalen finale and earn a shot at Eurovision glory in May. Nielsen was the narrow winner of the annual pop festival to select Sweden’s Eurovision entry with her song Undo. The 29-year-old …

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Sweden: We Might Cut Aid To Uganda

Kenyan TV reports: The Swedish Government has indicated that it is considering a freeze on aid to Uganda days after the country signed the anti-gay Bill into Law. Sweden’s Finance Minister Anders Borg condemned the move saying it was unfortunate that Uganda passed the law noting it would strain relations between the two countries. Borg is on a regional tour …

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Swedish Paper Rebrands In Solidarity

Perhaps having noted the action of Britain’s Channel 4, one of Sweden’s most-read dailies has rebranded its logo in rainbow colors in solidarity with Russia’s LGBT people. From the editor: “Inauguration ceremonies for the Winter Olympics have begun in Sochi. We will be watching the competition, but we also want to show that we do not like that the organizers …

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SWEDEN: 2000 Sing Russian National Anthem In Support Of LGBT Rights

From the clip recap: 2,000 people of the city of Stockholm gathered at the Stockholm Olympic Stadium to show their support to the LGBT people of Russia and to sing the most beautiful national anthem in the world. You can do the same, make your own rainbow version of the song and upload under the hashtag #liveandletlove Is is a …

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Swedish Marines Get Grease-y

JMG reader MarkOH directs your attention to the upper left hand corner at the 1:00 mark. I didn’t know that Sweden was IN Afghanistan. (Via Towleroad)

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This Is An Ad For HIV Testing

Probably not safe for the office. (Tipped by JMG reader Homer)

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ABBA: The Reunion?

Via Sky News: Members of the legendary Swedish pop group Abba are considering a reunion to mark the 40th anniversary of the release of Waterloo, the band’s first hit. Agnetha Faltskog, who formed Abba in 1972 with the guitarist and songwriter Bjorn Ulvaeus, told a German newspaper that it was one of the options being mulled by the group. “Of …

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Tweet Of The Day – Anton Hysen

Hysen came out in 2011 and is one of only two openly gay professional soccer players in the world. (The other is American player Robbie Rogers.) Hysen has spent the last couple of hours dealing with angry fans. Last year he became the first openly gay winner of Sweden’s version of Dancing With The Stars. (Via Gay Star News)

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Russia Suspends Adoptions To Sweden

“The perverts? No, it is unacceptable. Homosexuals are ‘perverts’ and should absolutely not be allowed to adopt children. Children who grow up in that kind of environment are destroyed psychologically.” – Russian MP Vitaly Milonov, speaking to Swedish television after Russia suspended adoptions to Sweden because of the legality of same-sex marriage there. The Local has more: “It’s terrible. We …

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Icona Pop – All Night

Drag ball realness. Stereogum recaps: “All Night” is probably the best non-”I Love It” song we’ve yet heard from Swedish dance-pop screamers Icona Pop. Its new video, from director Dori Oskowitz, takes the song’s kineticism and really does something with it. The video works as a sort of mini-documentary about New York’s ridiculously photogenic vogue-ball culture, showing the two members …

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SWEDEN: Topless FEMEN Activists Storm Russia’s Embassy In Stockholm

Two of Ukraine’s famed FEMEN topless activists climbed a fence yesterday and rushed into Russia’s embassy in Stockholm in a protest over LGBT rights. The two women, linked to the Ukrainian feminist group Femen, waved a rainbow flag at the embassy’s grounds and carried a sign saying “homosexual propaganda on Russian ground.” They were supported by two other activists outside …

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Icona Pop – Girlfriend

Their follow-up to the inescapable I Love It, which went multiple platinum all over the world and was heard five times a day during Bear Week.

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Sweden Runs Out Of Garbage

An interesting report notes that Sweden’s national recycling program is so successful, they’ve actually run out of garbage. Sweden’s waste management and recycling programs are second to none as only four percent of the nation’s waste ends up in landfills. By contrast, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, over half of the waste produced by U.S. households ends up …

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Updated Global Marriage Map

After last week’s first gay wedding in France, the Agency France-Presse posted the above map.

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Stockholm Pride Invites Gay Russians

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. In addition, your location for this particular tweet …

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ABBA Museum Opens In Sweden

Following the naming protocol of ABBA: The Movie and ABBA: The Concert, opening today in Stockholm is ABBA: The Museum. Some 40 sets of the trademark shiny flares, platform boots and knitted hats are on display in the museum. But visitors can also see digital images of what they would look like in costumes, record music videos and sing such …

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Updated Gay Marriage Map

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Marriage Equality Nations

(Via JMG reader Thomas)

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Agnetha Fältskog – Really Loved Someone

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