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Spotify backtracks on 'harmful or hateful conduct' policy
Spotify on Friday backtracked on a policy that reduced exposure for artists accused of personal misconduct, after criticism that the leading streaming platform was hurting musicians over vague criteria.
'I don't play by the rules – in Stockholm, that's accepted'
Joe Slevin moved to Stockholm three years ago to be with his Swedish girlfriend, and tells The Local how he has finally "arrived" in the Swedish art scene.
Moderna adds Ai Weiwei dissident art to collection
PICTURE GALLERY: Stockholm's modern art museum has added more than 200 pieces to its permanent collection in the past year, including oeuvre by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei.
The igloo that grew into an ice fortress
Incomparable and iconic, the Swedish Ice Hotel is more than just a frosty Lego fortress. The Local contributor <b>Malin Nyberg</b> traces its 24-year history and finds out what it's like for the 250 employees to work so near the Arctic Circle.
Ai Weiwei to judge Stockholm Film Festival
Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei was on Monday appointed to be on the jury of the Stockholm Film Festival even though he was unlikely to be allowed to attend in person, festival organisers said.
Brothers indicted for Vilks arson attack
Two brothers suspected of setting fire to the home of the Swedish Muhammad cartoonist Lars Vilks were charged with arson on Thursday.
Drunken Swedish artist forgets painting four women
An artist from southern Sweden has been charged with assault for spray painting four women while in a drunken stupor.