Sweden’s First-Ever Women-Only Festival

At this year’s Bråvalla music festival in Sweden, there were four rapes and 23 sexual assaults—that were reported. After a torrent of assaults at festivals across the country this summer, Swedish comedian Emma Knyckare decided to organize a women-only event and it’s been successfully crowdfunded, raising some 500,000 Swedish krona (around $51k+ USD). Statement Festival will not allow cisgender men to attend, and on their …

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A sad goodby to Tom Petty, Queens of the Stone Age get dramatic, HAIM line-dances, and more in music

Artists for Puerto Rico: Almost Like Praying Thoughts and prayers are welcome but action—service, donations, on-the-ground support (or in some instances, policy change)—really makes the most difference. Everyone’s favorite musical historian Lin-Manuel Miranda has done something stellar, and brought an all-star cast with him. Miranda recorded “Almost Like Praying” with Jennifer Lopez, Gloria Estefan, Fat Joe, Luis Fonsi, Camila Cabello, Ruben Blades, Dessa, Marc Anthony …

Link About It: This Week’s Picks

Records made for aliens, shutting down douchebags on Tinder, a new Mona Lisa and more

1. The Voyager Golden Record Available for Human Ears The Golden Records (first created to be taken aboard the Voyager spacecraft launched in 1977) were always intended for extraterrestrial ears. Made with 55 greetings in different languages, nature sounds, plus all kinds of music, the contents were chosen by a committee chaired by Carl Sagan. With tracks from Beethoven to Chuck Berry, the records were …