Tag Archives: Sweden

Bread & Boxers puts underwear in baguette bags

May 1, 2012 – 2:00 pm

by Kate Connolly WHAT’S HAPPENING Bread & Boxers AB, of Sweden, sells underwear that’s fun to wear and fun to buy. The company’s packaging is a paper bag similar to those used to package baguettes. The white paper bags have a transparent, lengthwise window to display the product. After the underwear is packed in the […]

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Left on the shelf: Swedish dating site cooks love from scraps

January 17, 2012 – 2:21 pm

by Sairica Rose WHAT’S HAPPENING Speed-dating, pairs dating, pet dating … green dating? Swedish farmers’ co-operative Lantmännen matches singles to share leftover ingredients on eco-friendly dinner dates (Lantmannen.se, December 2011). Restdejting (Leftovers Dating) is a heartwarming endeavour to reduce waste, based on Lantmännen’s assertion that every fifth bag of food in Sweden is thrown away. […]

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Swedish pre-school goes gender-neutral

July 26, 2011 – 1:05 pm

by Bosco Chiclana WHAT’S HAPPENING Egalia, a pre-school in a well-to-do district of Stockholm is attempting to free children from social expectations based on gender (bbc.co.uk 8 July 2011). Teachers avoid using the pronouns “him” and “her”, and dolls and trucks are placed deliberately side-by-side to encourage children to play with whatever they choose. Gender […]

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