Vaaleja odotellessa pieni kiteytys havainnoista Facebookissa levinneestä Haavisto-ilmiöstä. (klikkaa kuvaa nähdäksesi isomman version) Note to non-Finnish readers: This is a comic about the Finnish presidential elections and rather pointless to explain to anyone who hasn’t followed them on Finnish Facebook circles. All other posts on this blog are in English and less Finn-centric.
Author Archives: Jasso Lamberg
London riots are a triumph of capitalism
The riots in London are complex and complicated. No point in trying to analyse it very deeply right now. But what did sound odd was how some of the looters were saying this was about ‘showing the rich we do what we want’. Right. So you are unhappy with your lot and feel oppressed by [...]
Trending catastrophe music
Are certain songs trending because people connect them mentally to recent news? If we look at the music statistics can we find a kind of soundtrack to the current world events? Please note, this post was designed to be enjoyed with a soundtrack. So before reading further, I suggest pressing play on the video below. [...]
Posted in media & culture Tagged fukushima, gene simmons, japan, kate bush, kraftwerk, last.fm, music, nuclear power, nuclear war, radioactivity, trending, tsunami Leave a comment
I got in just in time
My university announced their new undergraduate tuition fees today. The fee per year for full-time students starting this autumn will be £9,000. The new postgraduate fees haven’t been announced yet, but they will probably go up too. Now I feel really lucky that I decided to start my studies last autumn even while I didn’t [...]
Posted in PhD, society Tagged academia, fees, higher education, reading, tuition, UK Leave a comment
Necessary packaging?
Dear Marks & Spencer. Chicken breasts wrapped individually in plastic? Do you really think that’s necessary or what your customers want? Come on! That’s a ridiculous amount of plastic for four pieces of chicken meat. Have you even heard that ecological values have been becoming more and more popular in the last years? I deeply [...]
Posted in society Tagged consumerism, ecology, environment, groceries, marks&spencer, meat, packaging, plastic, shopping, UK, waste Leave a comment
