Author Archives: andyjamison

Sven Nilsson has been a friend of Andy’s Corner since we opened and it was a real pleasure to welcome him and his friends and family to the store last week to celebrate the release of his autobiography, Solfläckar, or Sunspots. Sven grew up and went to school nearby in a much poorer and smallerContinue reading “The life of the party”

I just finished reading Frankissstein by Jeanette Winterson and warmly recommend it for its thoughtful take on contemporary life. Winterson is both insightful and downright funny about AI, transpeople, Mary Shelley, sexbots, and so much more and, in the process, manages to “update” Shelley’s immortal tale most impressively. And speaking of AI there was anContinue reading “Laughing at the lies”

and you can have done something useful. And then you can go on and read this young man’s books. I’ve just bought his latest, Moral Ambition. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/04/quit-chatgpt-subscription-boycott-silicon-valley

As part of Malmö scenfest on March 28 – a whole day with free theater all over Malmö – theater maker Dina Gordon will bring her performance art to Andy’s Corner in which she plays her namesake, Dr. Dina S. Gordon, self-published author and dynamic therapy advocate, who invites you to a workshop on howContinue reading “Our next event”

A year ago I stopped posting on facebook, and started more actively posting on the blog on this website. And as the year has brought a never-ending stream of “news” of disgusting behavior by the owners and users of facebook and all the other (anti)social media I have felt like I did the right thing.Continue reading “Goodbye to Bigtech”

Not far from our country house there’s a lovely spot where you can watch the Rörum river flow and for a moment forget everything else and flow with it. It’s not the Thames but it sure is sweet.

This amazing tapestry, “Tied to the Other Side” by Otobong Nkanga is one of many amazing things in an exhibition, “Project a Black Planet: The Art and Culture of Panafrica” at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Barcelona. It’s a fascinating journey of discovery showing the many ways in which visions of Africa have beenContinue reading “Visions of Africa”

Ubu Roi, or Ubo the King, is a play written by 23 year-old Alfred Jarry in 1896, that has strongly influenced art and literature ever since. A grotesque, irreverent, and extremely imaginative story of the obscenity of power, it continues to be regularly performed and has never grown out of date and is perhaps especiallyContinue reading “Ubo Roi on display”

The long march through the institutions continues. For someone who spent his academic career trying to rethink and change science and engineering education, mostly in vain (you can check out my last book for details: https://andrewjamison.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/the-making-of-green-engineers.pdf), this seems like something to encourage. And not just for economics! https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/10/rethinking-economics-student-academic-organisation-changing-education

It’s that time of year again which means that we are off to Barcelona for a family visit and that the store will be closed, this year until February 21. We’ll try to bring some warmth and sunshine back with us.