See the Future

See the Future

In the book Whatever by Michel Houellebecq from 1994 the author describes the protagonist as an incel-man, 20 years before this group had made any impression on the real world. A misogynistic, woman hating and half-ugly computer technician who has given up any hope of...
Evil

Evil

Cesare Borghia, Adolf Hitler and Josef Stalin are all examples of evil personified. At least if we define evil as individuals, physical or spiritual, who have caused the unhappiness, misery or death of many people. Jung meant, interpreted freely, that evil comes from...
East against West

East against West

The Russian Pavillion (Venice Biennale, 2019) Just under three years ago I wrote an article about Swedish values. Values typical of Sweden and which seem defining for a Swedish person. In this updated article I have compared Swedish values with those of Russia. Are...
Believe

Believe

On my way to Kiev’s Airport 2012 There is war in Ukraine and Putin’s war machine is grinding a country into gravel. Two years of pandemic hardship stays with us and we still have not recovered. Reports scream that the climate is deteriorating more rapidly than...
What about the city?

What about the city?

Two hundred years of urban development seemed to be a primal force and natural law as reliable as gravity. There will always come a day when Mega trends weaken and become questioned. This development is often quick and surprising, this has now happened. What will...
Good advice does not come cheap

Good advice does not come cheap

It is Monday afternoon and you are heading into a mall in a town somewhere in Sweden. You are hunting for a new cable for your computer. You have just passed through the doors and suddenly it happens, you are struck by shopping mall apathy. It chills your heart and a...