- 1. This Accessory Artist Is Reclaiming Her Cherokee Heritage One Bead At A Time
- (Style)
- Tayler Gutierrez dreams in beads. The 24-year-old Cherokee and Scandinavian designer then manifests these visions as pieces for ‘Kamama Beadwork (@kamamabeadwork), her line of intricately embellished ...
- Created on 28 April 2021
- 2. The 100th Anniversary of (Some) Women's Suffrage: Did YOUR state support women's right to vote? Check this state-by-state history of the fight for suffrage in Ameri
- (Feminism)
- ... group at the time, the Scandinavian Woman Suffrage Association combined its work for suffrage with celebrations of heritage. By 1919, Minnesota white women won the right to vote in presidential elections ...
- Created on 18 August 2020
- 3. Beneath Midsommar’s Sheer Brutality, There’s an Intricately-Designed Domestic Drama Unfolding
- (Movies)
- ... In a few words, Midsommar interrogates grief and failing relationships, amid nauseating bouts of body horror. The film situates itself within Scandinavian festival culture, during a ritual that only ...
- Created on 15 July 2019
- 4. Occultists Weigh In On The Meaning Of The Three-Eyed Raven in "Game of Thrones
- (TV)
- ... Scandinavia, having a ‘third eye’ has been a symbol of great psychic power, while the number three is one with many magical associations all over the world. In Northern European myth, there were three ...
- Created on 17 May 2019
- 5. Sex Work In New York State Might Be Decriminalized—Here's What You Should Kno
- (Feminism)
- ... refers to criminalizing the buying of sex but where sex workers themselves are not punished. Partial decriminalization is sometimes referred to as the Nordic model, due to its prevalence in Scandinavian ...
- Created on 28 March 2019
- 6. The Girls' Guide To Berlin, Germany
- (Living)
- ... an evening in a Weihnachtsmarkt (Christmas market) eating Schmalzkuchen (little doughnuts) washed down with a Glühwein (mulled wine) or three. Lucia is a Scandinavian holiday market in the courtyard behind ...
- Created on 12 December 2017
- 7. New Science Shows High-Ranked Viking Warrior Was A Fierce Lady
- (Feminism)
- ... that the she was not born in the Birka area. According to DNA results, she was genetically most closely related to those presently living in the British Isles and Scandinavia, and to a lesser extent, the ...
- Created on 12 September 2017
- 8. Plan Your Post-"Master Of None" Day Trip To Hudson Valley: BUST Travel Guid
- (Living)
- ... all day, or grab a coffee or a cocktail at the Scandinavian-inspired shop/café/bar ÖR Gallery and Tavern (35 S. 3rd St., Hudson). After dark, the Hudson dive of choice is the grungy Half Moon (48 S. Front ...
- Created on 15 June 2017
- 9. The Best April Fools Pranks on The Internet
- (Entertainment)
- ... Cupcakes, Scandinavian Swimmers, and Sour Cream & Onion Corn Puffs. Have your people call my people. So aside from all your Facebook friends getting engaged/pregnant/divorced, what was the best ...
- Created on 01 April 2016
- 10. How Sweden's Feminist Party Is Changing Europ
- (Feminism)
- Imagine living in a country run by a feminist political party. Sounds sweet AF to me. Well Scandinavia, a place I imagine to be a progressive haven, is unsurprisingly leading the way in what The BBC ...
- Created on 23 November 2015
- 11. Feb/Mar 2011
- (Magazine)
- ... tale of young lust with Red Riding Hood. By Jenni Miller Pillow Talk Scandinavian songstress Lykke Li wears it well (in bed). Photographed by Daemian Smith and Christine Suarez, styling by Grace ...
- Created on 28 July 2014
- 12. Sweden Introduces Movie-Rating System Based on Feminism
- (Feminism)
- ... very few films do...And yes, this deeply pains my Lord of the Rings obsession. Scandinavian cable network Viasat Film is also on board with the move--they've already scheduled November 17th as "Super Sunday," ...
- Created on 08 November 2013
- 13. Iceland is the Best Place to Be a Woman. The U.S.? Not So Much
- (Feminism)
- ... It also means Scandinavia is one rad place. The gender gap has narrowed in the past year—86 of 133 countries showed improvements. However, as Saadia Zahidi, one of the report’s authors says, “change is ...
- Created on 25 October 2013
- 14. Need Inspiration? Step Into a Fairy Tale with These Vintage Illustrations
- (Arts)
- We absolutely love these illustrations by Kay Nielsen from East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales From the North, a 1914 book of 15 Scandinavian fairy tales. Nielsen is most well known for ...
- Created on 05 September 2012
- 15. Have a Whimsical Wednesday!
- (General)
- ... WEDNESDAY! "Whimsy" and the other "whim" words are believed to be of Scandinavian origin; according to the OED, the old Norse word hvima meant "to wander with the eyes as with the fugitive look of a frightened ...
- Created on 01 February 2012
- 16. Holiday Gift Ideas for the Last-Minute Shopper
- (Style)
- ... from H&M will put your lady friend in a Scandinavian mood, $12.95 WALLETS: She's been using a crappy change purse for months now--blow her mind with a fancy-pants wallet. Kate Spade, $75 LOFT ...
- Created on 09 December 2011
- 17. Rodarte for Opening Ceremony Fall/Winter 2011 Lookbook
- (Style)
- ... Loos. The collection, inspired by Scandinavia, is full of muted colors of ruffles and pleats that give way to delightfully full, bright patterns showcased in their jumpsuits and dresses. I have to say, ...
- Created on 24 August 2011
- 18. Women Directors Rock the Tribeca Film Fest
- (Arts)
- ... wasn’t the only Scandinavian auteur to win with a teen girl tell-all. My favorite of the fest, the Norwegian coming-of-age comedy Turn Me On, Goddammit, netted writer/director Jannicke Systad Jacobsen ...
- Created on 03 May 2011
- 19. Lusting After the Raveonettes
- (General)
- ... band for one of their Scandinavian metal cousins. For new track 'Break Up Girls,' Wagner and Foo started off with a quiet a cappella duet that eventually launched into a full-fledged rock jam that had ...
- Created on 21 October 2009
- 20. In and Out of Control
- (Music)
- The Raveonettes continue to entice with their edgy, fuzzy, Scandinavian pop sound on In and Out of Control. With their Scandinavian cool, sticky-thick mix of Phil Spector “wall of sound” and Jesus and ...
- Created on 19 October 2009
