The new face of Nordic profanities Nordic youths don’t swear more than their elders, but they use widely different profanities, a Nordic swearword conference finds.
What’s so great about Gangnam Style? The most popular YouTube video ever is more than just a weird-looking Korean with a funny dance. In South Korea, Gangnam Style went from being poisonous satire to becoming a global pop hit that the locals are proud of.
The road to adulthood: car culture in the Faroes Cars dominated Faroese youth culture in the ’70s and ‘80s, as young men found strong symbolic values in owning and driving a car. Today’s youths are, however, finding values in other activities.
Why today's TV series are so great The American market is bursting with high-quality TV series. This is the result of years of development that has made the series more narrowly focused.
Why the ‘50s are back in style Something has changed in contemporary culture: the focus has shifted from the future to the past. This is exemplified by the 1950s taking up a lot of space in today's cultural landscape.