Sweden News:

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  Fri, September 9, 2011

  Postcard from Stockholm: Polar Music Prize

  Our Stockholm correspondent Gustaf von Arbin gives us the lowdown on this year's Polar Music Prize, which was recently awarded to Patti Smith and The Kronos Quartet! Last week, the prestigious Polar Music Prize was handed out at the Stockholm ... MORE
  
  
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  Fri, September 2, 2011

  Postcard from Stockholm: Popaganda

  Our Stockholm correspondent Gustaf von Arbin sends us an update from the Swedish music festival, Popaganda! Last weekend, the fantastic Popaganda festival brought the heat back to Stockholm. ... MORE
  
  
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  Tue, June 7, 2011

  Postcard from Stockholm: Bergianska

  Our Stockholm-based contributor Gustaf Von Arbin sends us his latest! Recently, it was my birthday, as well as that of one of the world's biggest flowers. ... MORE
  
  
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  Wed, February 9, 2011

  Postcard from Stockholm: Steve Reich

  The man with a cap came to show us how to clap. Four years ago, Steve Reich received the prestigious Polar Music Prize with jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins. ... MORE
  
  
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  Tue, February 8, 2011

  Postcard from Stockholm: Stockholm Fashion Week

  Our Swedish correspondent Gustaf Von Arbin gives us a recap of Fashion Week, the Scandinavian edition! Last week was fashion week in Stockholm. ... MORE
  
  
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  Mon, December 27, 2010

  Postcard From Stockholm: Happy Holidays!

  Hohoho! Happy Holidays and God Jul! Sweden is the whitest it's ever been at this time of year. Stockholm looks like a big marshmallow land, and it's very beautiful and freezing cold. ... MORE
  
  
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  Mon, November 15, 2010

  Postcard from Stockholm: Good Lykke(Li) To You!

  Our Stockholm-based contributor Gustaf Von Arbin sends us his latest! I went to see Lykke Li play at Kägelbanan in Stockholm last week. She put on a fantastic show with some new banging tunes. ... MORE
  
  
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  Fri, November 5, 2010

  Postcard from Stockholm: Fall in Art

  Our Swedish correspondent, illustrator Gustaf von arbin , delivers his latest ! Fall has arrived in Stockholm and so has the art. ... MORE
  
  
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  Fri, September 24, 2010

  Sweden’s Finest Exports

  Despite being an exporter of the world’s finest denim (Acne!), Sweden has long been an exporter of some of the most interesting music in the world. ... MORE
  
  
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  Thu, September 23, 2010

  Postcard from Stockholm: Magic Mushrooms

  Our Stockholm correspondent, illustrator Gustaf Von Arbin , takes us on a shroom-tastic tour of the depths of the Swedish forest. ... MORE
  
  
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  Fri, September 3, 2010

  Postcard from Stockholm: Polar Music Prize

  Stockholm correspondent Gustaf Von Arbin contiues his series of posts from Sweden, this time reporting on the Polar Music Prize! This past Monday in a ceremony in the Stockholm Concert Hall, Björk and the Italian conductor/ ... MORE
  
  
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  Mon, August 16, 2010

  Postcard from Stockholm: Magic Carpet Ride

  Gustaf Von Arbin files his second report from Sweden, this time investigating a traditional textile studio. I went with my brother Carl to the Märta Måås-Fjetterström textile art studio situated in the little town of ... MORE
  
  
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  Mon, August 2, 2010

  Postcard from Stockholm: Summer Sips

  Gustaf Von Arbin is a Swedish illustrator and artist who will be posting drawings and reportage from Stockholm for OC. We look forward to his delicately hand-drawn missives! My name is Gustaf and live in Stockholm, Sweden. ... MORE
  
  
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  Thu, May 27, 2010

  I'll Take You There: Lund, Sweden

  Despite missing my life as a Brooklyn expat turned photography intern at Opening Ceremony, the will of an Icelandic volcano and the customs department have kept me captive in my hometown of Lund, Sweden for the past couple of weeks. ... MORE