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Understanding | Power, Money, and Identity

Rewriting History

The idea that our modern Western social order is inexorably the goal of social evolution should be dismissed. In the book The Dawn of...

Women in War

Around 40 years after the Second World War, journalist-writer, Nobel laureate Svetlana Alexievich interviewed hundreds of women who served...

Reacting or Processing?

Are all our reactions online really necessary: thumb-ups and emojis, comments on posts or on the comments of others? Or could we just...

Caring | Social Issues and Mental health

From the Shadow of Shame to the Light of Compassion

The personal may be highly political. This concept was again confirmed as I read the book Treatment of Shame by Finnish psychotherapist...

Good things will abound

Just by embracing the thought written in the title anyone can start a process of personal change, if we are to believe certain self help...

Freeing Oneself from Depression

The Mindful Way through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness is a self-help book written by a well-known and recognized...

Roots | Home, Wellbeing, and Environment

Quick Vegan Berry Pie

On top of this easy-to-make, fresh pie you can use any berries available, slices of sour apples or even diced rhubarb and strawberries....

Touristing in the Neighbourhood

Time to test one aspect of the concept of slow travelling: your immediate environment may offer as great hiking possibilities as the most...

Garbage Queen II

To my delight, the Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE launched in the spring of 2023 a campaign called A Million Garbage Bags to encourage...

Inspiration | Books, Travelling, and Sports

A Pale View

Kazuo Ishiguro's plaintive novel A Pale View of Hills is marked by clarity and mystery at the same time. The main character Etsuko, who...

More Than a Cartoonist

The film Tove tells the story of Finnish artist Tove Jansson, her search for her true artistic path, and her search for love. The milieu...

Artist's Wife

Aino Sibelius, the wife of the great Finnish composer Jean Sibelius, was not a muse but an active figure in the creative work of her...