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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and extremely imaginative story of the obscenity of power, it continues to be regularly performed and has never grown out of date and is perhaps especiallyContinue reading “Ubo Roi on display”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.

I have often wondered how anybody in their right mind could use Amazon since the behavior of Jeff Bezos, both as businessman and private person has always been particularly disgraceful in regard to just about any criterion of human decency. But what he has done to The Washington Post is downright disgusting. So let meContinue reading “A simple request”

While leaving antisocial media and boycotting AI you might also consider getting a Fairphone. We really don’t have to destroy the world in order to enjoy it. Check it out: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/04/fairphone-6-review-cheaper-repairable-longer-lasting-android