stray jungle dog wins extreme race... into our hearts

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speaking of new Kelis, here is a new collaboration between Robyn and fellow Swede Neneh Cherry. smoooth.

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spotifriday

I made my first spotify playlist!  Come on over and listen to Nordic Tracks, a tastefully crafted assortment of artisanal music petifores from those ice covered tall and blonde countries.  Special thanks to Kiki for helping me remember so many different artists.

You know, I heard joe paterno picked up nordic tracking once he put on a wig and stopped covering up child rape.

the latest indie cuntry lady act

first aid kit. they are SWEDISH! and sisters. 19 and 22 years old. can you believe it?

bonus link: the fleet foxes youtube cover that got them discovered three years ago. winchester goosebite city.

sweden facts

get well soon, ri ri!!

Organizers say Rihanna was forced to cancel a show in the Swedish city Malmo at the last minute after being hospitalized in Sweden with what she says is the flu.

Live Nation spokesman Kristofer Akesson says Rihanna didn't feel well Monday and tour organizers contacted a doctor who concluded the singer was suffering from severe exhaustion and "was not capable of carrying out the concert."

The singer apologized to fans on Twitter and posted a picture of her arm attached to an intravenous drip. (via)

keekerz speakerz

i wish i felt like this today. #swedishpeopleinbearsuits


but i actually feel like this. #chrissyhyndemeetsmazzystar

look out!

leaked 'the girl with the dragon tattoo' trailer

david fincher's american version, that is, featuring a karen o / trent reznor collabo-cover of led zeppelin's "immigrant song".

handicrafts teacher, ctm

when I was growing up and I introduced myself to people I’d say, ‘Hi, my name is Robyn and I’m a girl,’ because in Sweden, Robyn is a boy’s name and I had such short hair. My handicrafts teacher thought I was a boy for three years. I tried to tell her I was a girl, but she’d just say, ‘My little boy wanted to be a girl when he was a kid, too.’ Finally my mom had to write her a note that said, ‘Please don’t assume that Robyn is a boy anymore because she’s a girl.’


robyn interviewed by out magazine.

gorgeous.

this is a showjumping bunny. would you like to see more? thx suz!

pigeons are idiots.

but that's old news. here's an article correlating the brain sizes of birds and their ability to survive in an urban environment.

Only a handful of species can survive in cities, and the authors speculate that increasing urbanization worldwide may result in a long-term decline in populations of smaller-brained birds.

Except for pigeons.

They are small-brained, said the lead author, Alexei A. Maklakov, an assistant professor of evolutionary biology at Uppsala University. But the urban environment provides them with a close approximation of their natural habitat, so they need little intellectual energy to adapt.

There are plenty of tall buildings that resemble the rocks they normally nest on, and, Dr. Maklakov said, “they don’t have to invent any novel ways of finding food. The food we throw away is fine for them.” (via)

this also marks the third time in a week that uppsala has been mentioned in something i'm reading. first, in the girl who set fire to her wasp tattoo, which i finally just finished. then, in the age of wonder, which i'm currently reading. and now, this. trend alert!!

a robyn documentary

its in swedish, natch, but hit (CC) for english subtitles. via.

1994 Saturday

i wore this cd out.

#1 from march 12- april 2. then AGAIN, from may 7- may 14.

swedish pop music wednesday!

miike snow - animal

swedish pop music wednesday!

peter bjorn and john - the chills

swedish pop music wednesday!

robyn - criminal intent

the (american) girl with the dragon tattoo

david fincher picked rooney mara to be his lisbeth salamander for the hollywood remake of dragon tattoo girl trilogy. here is what the swedish version looked like.

i havnt read this trash, but does it match your expectations? via.

ceo :: halo

really nice beyonce cover from the swedes. i think if i can't come back in my next life as a black woman, i want to be swedish.

nErD aLeRt!

you will never believe this, but this is the ACTUAL wikileaks headquarters.

Pionen – White Mountain designed by Albert France-Lanord Architects is housed in a former 1,200 sqm Cold War bunker (originally built as a World War II bunker); an amazing location 30 meters down under the granite rocks of the Vita Berg Park in Stockholm. (via)

zomg, i love these guys!

thx lilly!