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A Very Real New Fashion Trend In Europe: Air Pollution Masks

https://ksr-video.imgix.net/projects/2190297/video-611619-h264_high.mp4 Air pollution is the world’s single largest environmental health risk and, at some point, fashion and practicality need to cross paths in more places than Asia alone. The Guardian recently published a fashion feature on air pollution masks and how they may become the newest accessory to prop up

One City in Sweden Wants to Enforce Paid “Sex Leave”

The northern town of Overtornea, Sweden wants citizens to have sex during the day, everyday and the government is willing to pay for it. Per-Erik Muskos, a 42-year-old Swedish city official wants to give his citizens a one-hour break from the average workday for a little sexual healing with their partners

Sweden is Paying People to Fix Things Instead of Throwing Them in the Garbage

Sweden has launched a new plan to combat throwaway consumer culture and reduce emissions. Anyone who opts to have things – clothes, bicycles, fridges, washing machines, etc. – fixed instead of throwing them away will be rewarded with generous tax breaks. VAT (value-added tax) will be reduced from 25% to 12% on clothes,