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...candidates in the Harvard ethnomusicology program will be performing a concert featuring Irish, Indian, Swedish and other music from around the world. Free and open to the public. Reception to follow. 8 p.m. Dudley House...
...friend’s recommendation. “I wanted a place that wasn’t super expensive,” she says. As a bonus, owner Purdy integrates scalp massage, oils included, into his haircuts. For those looking for a more holistic experience, he offers Swedish and Shiatsu massage services...
...wrongdoing. But Scandinavians are nevertheless asking themselves if their model corporate culture is going the way of Enron and Parmalat. The countries can barely accept the notion. "We thought that corruption might happen in Germany or the United States, but never here," says Per Bill, a Member of the Swedish Parliament. Confidence in big business in Sweden has fallen from 60% in 1995 to just 28% last year, according to Swedish pollster SIFO. "There is a severe crisis in public confidence in the business sector," says Erik Asbrink, who heads a five-member commission appointed by the Swedish government...
...founder Erling Persson could never have envisioned a future with 900 H&M stores in 18 countries back in 1947, when he opened a dress shop called Hennes (hers, in Swedish) in a suburb of Stockholm. But from the start, he was confident that his idea of stylish but inexpensive fashion--inspired by American high-volume, low-cost clothing stores--could have appeal well beyond Sweden...
Usually the company's design direction converges with the luxury houses' trends, but not always. One popular look H&M passed on a few years back was camouflage prints, judged by the Swedish management to be "war inspired." It has also banned vulgar or sexist language on T shirts and provocative children's clothing...