by JAK | Mar 9, 2026 | big ideas, culture
Just recently Rebecca Solnit gave an interview to the NYT where she stated that “changing the world is more like caregiving than like war”. Here is that video clip. From the intro on YouTube. “Solnit has written a new book, “The Beginning Comes After...
by JAK | Mar 8, 2026 | culture, music
Back in 2018 I was shocked when Anthony Bourdain died in mid flight as it were. I started writing this 7 years ago but never pushed publish. Hearing about his death was a shock because he seemed so much larger than life and the TV personality was generally resilient...
by JAK | Jul 12, 2025 | culture
Doublespeak is alive and well in Aotearoa NZ in 2025 and so are double standards. It is deeply ironic and dishonest to claim that your project is an attempt to setup principles that would result in better design of laws while at the same time trashing the actual...
by JAK | Jun 17, 2024 | culture, music
Back in the 80’s one of my flatmates worked for a high end audio store. He would sell Linn turntables and similar for what seemed like an absolute fortune. The payoff for our house was that we got to try out some great speaker / amplifier combinations of all...
by JAK | Jan 20, 2024 | culture, industry futures
As Mark Twain said ” rumours of my death are greatly exaggerated”. The Dairy sector is far from dead but sleepwalking towards destruction might be a better metaphor. As shocking as it sounds the impending death of the NZ Dairy sector should be taken...
by JAK | Dec 21, 2023 | culture, general business
For a very long time I have treated Australia and New Zealand as a combined population for economic reasons. I have lived and worked in Australia for the equivalent of a few years. Mostly I was in Sydney and Melbourne but also had extended stays in Brisbane and...
