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på campus i Kristiansand. Du får tilgang til gruppetimer,

helsestudio, basseng og klatring.

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STUDENTENES

TRENINGSSENTER

Sørlandets største og mest komplette treningssenter

på campus i Kristiansand. Du får tilgang til gruppetimer,

helsestudio, basseng og klatring.

50% studentrabatt på medlemskap!

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LEDER

ET STED I H-BYGGET

Jeg sitter med ryggen til de store vinduene, og får solen i sidesynet.

Taster for harde livet på tastaturet, i håp om at noe av det jeg skriver

gir mening. Spiller ingen rolle om det er en artikkel til avisen, eller et

avsnitt i den evig lange semesteroppgaven. Den som ikke skal inn før i

slutten av november, men som fortsatt kaster skygger. når jeg ønsker

å bruke tid på noe annet.

Vennene mine har lukket øynene, og lar solen varme ansiktene deres.

Et kort avbrekk i den konstante jobbingen. «Vi må nyte det, mens vi

kan» sier de.

Snart blir det regn og kaldt.

Så jeg sitter der et sted i H-bygget, og jeg er stresset.

Det må være lov å si. Vi er stresset alle sammen. Midt oppe i

innleveringer, vakter på jobben og eksamen som vi kanskje burde ha

startet å lese til, allerede i august.

Og vi sitter her sammen, fordi da virker det litt mer overkommelig.

Bare en liten time til, så kan vi gå i kantina og ta pause. Snakke om noe

annet enn innleveringer og tematikk til bacheloroppgaven.

På videregående drev jeg mamma til vanvidd, da jeg telte ned

innleveringer, presentasjoner og eksamener. Bare to prøver, en

presentasjon og fire eksamener til ferie. For det var min måte å

takle det på. Akkurat nå har jeg bare to presentasjoner, to semester

oppgaver og en skole eksamen igjen. 5 er ikke noe stort tall, og det er

mye lettere å telle ned fra fem, enn å telle opp til alle de tusenvis av

ordene som må skrives.

INNHOLD

4 10 på UiA

6 Culture calendar

10 Deepfakes

12 UiA student slipper debut singel

13 Incel vs femcel films

14 The Life of a Showgirl - Review

16 UiA´s concrete actions for Palestinian education

18 Unikum rekrutterer - Ansvarlig redaktør

20 Moonlanding 2026

22 The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - Review

24 People of Kristiansand 2

27 HaiKan´t be perfect - Poem

28 Sports calendar

30 Arkitekturoppgjøret

33 Forum for samfunn og karriere

34 Uviss handling - Novelle

36 Kryssord & Sudoku

38 Unikum Talent Show - Bilder

Så til alle stressa studenter, så tenker jeg at vi kan telle ned sammen.

Huske at det er ganske gøy å være studenter, og at vi alltid kommer

oss gjennom det sammen.

Så pust dypt inn, så teller vi ned….3…2...1

Alice Soleng

redaktor@unikumnett.no

90 53 53 62

Redaksjon:

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Publisert November 2025

Utgave nummer 09

Unikum er studentavisen ved Universitetet i Agder og andre

institusjoner tilknyttet Studentsamskipnaden i Agder. Avisen er

politisk og religiøst uavhengig, og blir drevet på frivillig basis.

Unikum følger Vær Varsom-plakaten og redaktørplakaten. Føler

du deg urettferdig behandlet eller på noen måte uriktig fremstilt

av Unikum, ber vi deg kontakte redaksjonen.

ANSVARLIG REDAKTØR :

Alice Soleng

REDAKTØRER:

Nettredaktør

Kulturredaktør

Sportsredaktør

Fotoredaktør

GRAFISK ANSVARLIG:

Vlad-Florin Pop

FORSIDE:

Foto: Adam Gábriš

Julia Marta Artuna

Max Tveit

Sharmaarke Mohamed

Adam Gábriš

JOURNALISTER/SKRIBENTER:

Adam Gábriš, Alice Soleng, Anabel Jiménez Sánchez,

Anja Nilsen, Atlas Ottestad Johnsen, Davide Quintarelli,

Mats Vederhus, Max Tveit, Sharmaarke Mohamed, Stella

Hacker, Vlad-Florin Pop

GJESTESKRIBENTER

Forum for samfunn og karriere, Michael Geis

FOTOGRAFER:

Adam Gábriš, Anja Nilsen, Mats Vederhus

DESKEN:

Adam Gábriš, Alexander Horpestad, Alice Soleng, Atlas

Ottestad Johnsen, Eskild Furøy, Ina Frøhne, Mattias

Johannessen, Max Tveit, Vlad-Florin Pop

KORREKTUR:

Alice Soleng, Ana Musat, Davide Quintarelli, Ida Marie

Bruun, Max Tveit

DAGLIG LEDER:

Ina Frøhne

TRYKKING:

Bjorvand & Co

OPPLAG:

350

NOVEMBER 2025 UNIKUM NR 09 3

10 PÅ UiA

Alice Soleng

Ansvarlig redaktør

Foto: Unikum // Adam Gábriš

Illustrasjon: AdobeStock // J.M. Image Factory

Eksamen nærmer seg med stormskritt, og det er mange ting som virker mer fristende

enn å sette seg ned å lese til eksamen. Uansett om det er å vaske ned hele kjøkkenet,

eller å telle alle myntene i lommeboken. Om du også føler at alt annet er mye kjekkere

enn å lese til eksamen, så bekymre deg ikke! Du er absolutt ikke alene. Unikum tok

turen til Vrimlehallen, for å spørre studentene hvordan de utsetter å lese til eksamen.

Hvordan? Nei, det blir fort å gjøre noe husarbeid.

Vaske litt tøy, eller bare vasking generelt.

Henriette (folkehelsevitenskap)

Det blir jo litt med hobbyer da. Blir trening.

Det er det det pleier å gå i.

Stefan (markedsføring og ledelse)

Nei, det blir jo alltid litt sånn siste liten. Jeg

hadde eksamen i slutten av september, og

jeg begynte ikke å lese før helgen før. Det

går jo, men ja. Min guilty pleasure er å gå på

Sørlandsenteret i stedet for.

Mia (markedsføring og ledelse)

Da er det trening. Trening, slappe av og se på TV.

Even (markedsføring og ledelse)

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Haha, jeg bare sitter igjen på skolen

etter forelesning. Blir fort litt sånn.

Jeg begynner kanskje litt seint, men

jeg får det alltid til. Det går fint til slutt.

Mari (samfunnsplanlegging)

Jeg liker å starte tidlig, men samtidig så liker

jeg også å sette alt annet foran å faktisk studere.

Utsetter å starte med trening, jobb og sosialt.

Renato (idrett)

Dra på trening. Ehh, nei, jeg vet egentlig

ikke. (Venner spør om hun gjør husarbeid,

eller vasker leiligheten) Nei, det gjør jeg

ikke! Det er vel trening.

Lea (markedsføring og ledelse)

Jeg begynner som oftest uken før med

å lese. Jeg jobber mye, så da blir det ikke

så mye tid. Så det er kanskje et dumt valg,

for det blir mye å gjøre siste uken. Men jeg

kommer på forelesning da!

Aurora (økonomi)

Ooo, jeg går inn på Steam i stedet for

Canvas. Nei, det er vel bare det. Eller så

støvsuger jeg huset eller noe sånt.

Jonathan (økonomi)

Jeg prokrastinerer ikke så mye, men jeg

øver nok mer mot slutten av semesteret.

Det er lett å distrahere seg med YouTube og

andre sosiale medier.

Isak (økonomi)


CULTURE

Max Tveit

Kulturredaktør

Illustration: AdobeStock // Katsiaryna

Culture calendar from

November to December ?

Cinema

What: Springsteen: Deliver Me

From Nowhere

Where: Grimstad Kulturhus,

Storgata 33, Grimstad

When: 06.11.25

Price: N/A

What: Reisen mot Nord (Road

towards North)



When: 07.11.25

Price: N/A

What: Predator: Badlands



When: 07.11.25

Price: N/A

What: Alien- den 8. Passasjer.

(Alien the 8th Passenger)



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When: 25.11.25

Price: N/A

What: Bury Your Dead

Where: Kristiansand Kino,

Venstre Strandgate 9

When: 06.11.25

Price: N/A

What: Heat



When: 13.11.25

Price: N/A

What: Wicked: For Good



When: 19.11.25

Price: N/A

What: Zootropolis 2



When: 26.11.25

Price: N/A

What: Die Hard



When: 30.11.25

Price: N/A

What: Fight Club

Where: Cinemateket, Kongens

gate 6, Kristiansand

When: 06.11.25

Price: 80 Kr

What: Dirty Harry



When: 20.11.25

Price: 80 kr

What: Speed



When: 25.11.25

Price: 80 kr

What: Orlando

Where: Cinemateket, Kongens gate

6, Kristiansand

When: 03.12.25

Price: 80 kr

What: 12 Angry Men

Where: Cinemateket, Kongens gate

6, Kristiansand

When: 04.12.25

Price: 80 kr

What: The Running Man

Where: Kristiansand Kino, Venstre

Strandgate 9

When: 14.11.25

Price: N/A

What: Småting som dette


Strandgate 9

When: 21.11.25

Price: N/A

What: Sisi: Road to Revenge


Strandgate 9

When: 21.11.25

Price: N/A

What: Nurnberg


Strandgate 9

When: 28.11.25

Price: N/A

Theater ?

What: The Snow Queen – Grand

Kyiv Ballet

Where: Kristiansand Teater

(Hovedscenen), Kongens Gate 2,

Kristiansand

When: 19.11.25

Price: 400 kr++

Music

What: BoomBox – DJ Breakneck

Where: Vaktbua, Odderøyveien 11,

Kristiansand

When: 08.11.25

Price: 100 kr

What: Rural Tapes


Kristiansand

When: 14.11.25

Price: 210 kr ++

What: Real Ones Release concert

Where: Bare Studenthus, Skippergata

24 B, Kristiansand

When: 14.11.25

Price: 330 kr++

What: Dirty Old Town: The Impossible

Green


Kristiansand

When: 20.11.25

Price: 259 kr ++

What: Raztlaus + Inception


Kristiansand

When: 05.12.25

Price: 150 kr

What: Wax-Lizrd/ Snark (Prog-Rock

Where: Boxen

When: 06.11.25

Price: 150 kr++

What: Reb parker (Neo-Soul)

Where: Boxen

When: 13.11.25

Price: 100 kr++


What: Petter Blom/ Aksel

Rønning Trio/ DJ Axelturbo

Where: Boxen

When: 27.11.25

Price: 150 kr++

What: Docu Night

Where: Bare Studenthus,

Skippergata 24 B, Kristiansand

When: 11.11.25

Price: Free

What: International Pub at Bar

Baluba Grimstad

Where: Bar Baluba Grimstad

When: 14.11.25

Price: Free

What: HonningBarna (PunkRock)

Where: Kristiansand StudentSamfunn

Hovedsal

When: 15.11.25

Price: 330 kr++

What: ZimmerMann (Pop/ Akustisk)

Where: Kristiansand StudentSamfunn

Hovedsal

When: 28.11.25

Price: 250 kr++

What: Andreas Haddeland Trio

Where: MarkensGate 19A,

Kristiansand

When: 07.11.25

Price: 150 kr++

Social events ?

What: Just a Thursday quiz @Bare



When: Every Thursday

Price: N/A

What: Winter Workshop



When: 12.11.25

Price: Free

What: Winter Workshop



When: 12.11.25

Price: Free

What: Move & Eat

Where: Spicheren Kristiansand

When: 12-19.11.25

Price: Free

What: Running X Climbing

Where: UiA + Sørlandet Climbing

center

When: 13.11.25

Price: Free

What: Christmas Marked in

Meieridammen

Where: Gamle Skolevei 34 , 4821

Rykene

When: 16.11.25

Price: Free

What: Christmas Marked at

Eddiken recourse center

Where: N/A

When: 22.11.25

Price: Free

What: Quiz

Where: Fryd Café, Lund Torv

When: 24.11.25

Price: Free

What: It‘s smelling of Christmas

Where: Campus Kristiansand UiA

When: 01.12.25

Price: Free

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Lectures/ Courses

What: UNESCO Story Circle


When: 14.11.25

Price: Free

What: CV check-up


What: Gaming Saturday with UiA

Where: UiA campus Grimstad

When: 22.11.25

Price: Free

What: StipendKveld

Where: BlueBox Grimstad

When: 14.11.25

What: Guided Tour: Lasting

Impressions Nordic Graphics

from Munch to Today

Where: Kunstsiloen, Sjølystveien

8, Kristiansand

When: 09.11.25

Price: 100 kr++

Vrimlehallen

When: 18.11.25

Price:N/A

Art ?

What: Christmas Kickoff at

Kunstsiloen

Price: Free

What: Technology Day 2025

Where: Amfy Campus Grimstad

UiA

When: 14.11.25

Price: Free

What: How to search for a Job?

Where: Digital

When: 02.12.25

Price: Free

What: Book cafe

Where: Grimstad Library main

hall

When: 07.11.25

Price: Free

What: Guided Tour Draumkvedet


1, Kristiansand

When: 07.11.25

Price: 100 kr++

What: Guided Tour from corn

silo to Kunstsilo


8, Kristiansand

When: 08.11.25

Price: 100 kr++

What: New Signals in Art

technologies


8, Kristiansand

When: 08.11.25


8, Kristiansand

When: 15.11.25

Price: Free

What: Guided Tour: From Deep

valleys to Naked rock


8, Kristiansand

When: 18.11.25

Price: 100 kr++

?NOVEMBER 2025 UNIKUM NR 09 9

Price: 350 kr/ Free for Students


AK TUELT

Hva slags muligheter finnes det for å få

praksisplass eller internship som student?

Forum for samfunn og karriere

Mange studenter ønsker relevant arbeidserfaring og et system for

lettere overgang fra studier til jobb. Dette kan likevel oppfattes som

vanskelig å få til. I denne artikkelen skal vi prøve å formidle litt om

bakgrunnen for det, hva som finnes og hva man som student kan

gjøre.

Hva er det vi snakker om?

Ordene praksisplass og internship blir gjerne brukt litt om

hverandre, for å beskrive korte, tidsavgrensete jobbmuligheter,

som er tilrettelagt for nyutdannete eller studenter under utdanning.

Likevel finnes det et skille: En praksisplass er vanligvis en del av

et studieprogram, godkjent og organisert av universitetet, mens et

internship oftest foregår utenfor selve utdanningen – for eksempel

som sommerjobb eller midlertidig engasjement i en bedrift.

I land som USA og Canada er slike ordninger en etablert del av

arbeidslivet, og mange nyutdannede går gjennom flere internships

før de får fast jobb. Det norske arbeidsmarkedet fungerer

annerledes. Her er mobiliteten lavere og stillingsstrukturen

mer stabil. Som nyutdannet kan man dermed starte i samme

stillingstype som en person med lang arbeidserfaring, særlig i det

offentlige som utgjør om lag 30% av alle arbeidsplasser i Norge.

Hva slags muligheter finnes det i Agder?

Den mest kjente og etablerte av alle aktører som jobber innenfor

dette feltet er nok Trainee Sør. Men det finnes mange ulike aktører

som tilbyr muligheter til studenter, ofte i form av sommerjobber,

som er den vanligste måten å skaffe seg relevant arbeidserfaring

ved siden av utdanning i Norge.

Mange store bedrifter som Agder fylkeskommune, ulike kommuner,

Å Energi og selvfølgelig UiA, for bare å nevne noen av dem, tilbyr

studenter muligheter for engasjementer. Plassene er likevel få og

det er viktig å følge med på hjemmesidene og stillingsutlysningene.

Tips: Lag stillingsvarsel på Finn med relevante søkeord som “internship”,

“studentstilling” eller “sommerjobb”.

1. Se etter muligheter for oppgavesamarbeid allerede

tidlig i studiet

Oppgavesamarbeid kan være en god start på å etablere et forhold

til en mulig arbeidsgiver, noe som kan gjøre det lettere med å få en

praksisplass eller et større samarbeid, f.eks. for en bachelor- eller

masteroppgave, senere i løpet. Her er det lurt å sjekke aktuelle og

interessante arbeidsgivere i regionen, utforske deres hjemmeside

og kontakte dem med en konkret idé for et samarbeid som også

gagner bedriften.

2. Bruk universitetet som ressurs

Universitetet er også interessert i å styrke samarbeidet mellom

studentene sine og næringslivet i regionen. Kontakt ditt fakultet

eller UiA Karriere for å få hjelp og tips hvordan du kan ta kontakt

med arbeidsgivere og om det allerede finnes noen samarbeid

innenfor ditt fagfelt eller andre fagfelt.

3. Sjekk om det er muligheter for tverrfaglig samarbeid

Som sagt er det noen fagfelt der det er mer vanlig å ha samarbeid

med næringslivet. Dersom du tenker at du har noe å bidra inn i

et annet fagområdet som er tettere knyttet til arbeidsmarkedet,

kan du prøve å undersøke om det er muligheter for et tverrfaglig

samarbeid.

Det er viktig å huske at det er noen strukturelle utfordringer i Norge

når det kommer til å få relevant praksis mens man studerer, noe som

også NHO har anerkjent. Og selv om det kan være veldig verdifullt

med relevant praksis, er det ikke håpløst uten. Statistikken viser

høy overgang fra utdanning til jobb i Norge, og det gjelder også

mange som ikke hadde praksisplass. Gode karakterer, interessante

(private) prosjekter (særlig innen IT, tekniske eller kreative fag) og

relevante verv under studietider er minst like viktige.

Når eksamensperioden nærmer seg og sommeren virker langt

unna, er det lett å glemme at mange internship-frister går ut

allerede før jul. Det er altså viktig å ha flere tanker i hodet.

Hva kan du som student gjøre?

Mulighet for praksisplass eller internship varierer nok veldig fra

fagområdet til fagområdet. I noen utdanninger er det særdeles

vanlig å ha praksis som del av utdanningen, f.eks. lærere og

sykepleiere. Også handelshøyskolen og det teknologiske fakultetet

peker seg ut når det kommer til samarbeid med arbeidslivet.

I andre utdanninger er det mindre tradisjon for et slikt samarbeid.

Det betyr at du som student i større grad må bli aktiv.

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Førsteårsstudent?

Svar på studiestartundersøkelsen,

vinn gavekort!

Sjekk din epost!


AK TUELT

UIA-student

slapp singel

Mats Vederhus

Skribent

Foto: Arild Bødalen

Master-studenten i Utøvende rytmisk musikk,

Eira Hol, slapp den 24. oktober sin første singel.

Up From the Clay kom ut under artistnavnet EIRA.

- Låten er en stemningsfull og nordisk poplåt, om å

reise seg etter mørke perioder, og handler om å finne

styrke der alt en gang føltes håpløst, bemerker hun

til Unikum via epost.

Foto: Ingvild Hægh

Unikum fikk tilsendt en forhåndsversjon. Låten

befinner seg i et lydlig landskap som kan minne om

Kalandra, hvis man tar vekk viking-mystisismen

og erstatter den med moderne elektronika-pop ala

Aurora.

Og det er en kombo som fungerer – undertegnede

skulle personlig kanskje ønske at lydbildet lente

seg hakket mer mot Kalandra, men det er bare

en personlig preferanse. Bildene som ble tatt i

forbindelse med singelen har forøvrig et veldig

Kalandra-aktig uttrykk.

EIRA ble nylig tildelt talentutviklingsmidler fra

GramArt og CreateMe, og har allerede stått på scener

som Chateu Neuf, Eggstockfestivalen, Kilden og

Vaktbua.

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Battle of the Celibates:

Incel vs. Femcel Cinema

OPINION

Sharmaarke Mohamed

Sports editor

Illustration: AdobeStock // Mud Magus & Olga Rai

From time to time, Hollywood discovers (and rediscovers) depression and decides to sell it. First came the “incel films”, which were

brooding, audacious and violent odes to men who mistake social rejection and occupational discrepancies for revolution. Then, in some

form of karma, we invented the “femcel films”. They are pastel-colored elegies for women who talk to cats, cry in the bathtub, hate their

husbands and write eccentric Substack essays.

Both genres really just explore the same studio note: “Make sadness attractive, but make sure they don’t get a happy ending.”

The Incel Cinematic Universe (ICU)

Incel films are dominated by a familiar and tested plot: sad

man, sadder lighting, society decays. The poster always features

a downtrodden guy in a hoodie staring into the middle distance

with great tremor and deep reflection. Whether it’s Taxi Driver,

Joker, or A Clockwork Orange, these movies follow a similar arc:

Main character’s needs are ignored. Main character takes extreme

action. Main character becomes a cult hero for the incel masses.

Critics sometimes call them “deep

psychological portraits”, where the

main character and their psyche

are being tested, examined

and judged upon for our

pleasure as audience members.

They are the sole focus; the only

focus that matters. We are just

mere voyeurs with twisted fascinations.

Femcel Films: Crying, But Make It Aesthetic

On the other hand, femcel films are powered by

soft lighting, vintage cardigans, and emotional

destruction. Think Promising Young Woman,

Black Swan, or Gone Girl. These women don’t

plot mass uprisings like our incel counterparts.

They manipulate privately, journal publicly, and

make audiences shocked in horror and feel great

empathy for them.

Femcel films don’t end in violence;

they end in realisation, typically. The

main character reaches a satisfying

or complex end that challenges the

story we have witnessed and just

happens to fade away.

The Great Divide

While incel films insist the world is broken and needs changing, femcel films conclude that the world is their oyster. Incel protagonists

take shots at society; femcel protagonists subtweet it. One paints his face like a clown, the other tortures her husband. Yet both live in

cinematic universes where human connection is unimportant.

Toward a United Front

What would happen if the incel and femcel genres merged? Picture it: Joker Meets Gone Girl. He rants about society; she says “totally”,

and they both start a podcast. They fall in love for a very brief time, then break up over differing definitions of labour. Critics call it “a

raw, accurate exploration of mutual delusion.” It wins all the major awards.

Final Thoughts

Maybe incel and femcel films aren’t so different after all. Both are mirrors of our collective loneliness and solitude, just filtered through

different lighting. Grayscale for him, golden colour for her.

Until someone invents midcel cinema, where everyone’s mildly lonely but fine about it, the battle rages on and on…


REVIEW

Adam Gábriš

Writer

Illustration: AdobeStock // nata777_7 & ALLA

Perhaps there is no more exciting event in the music industry this

year, than the release of a new album by the biggest pop star on

the planet. After a fabulous year filled with great releases from the

likes of Charli XCX, Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan, and even

Taylor Swift herself, 2025 has so far been a rather mundane year

for pop music. Therefore, when Swift announced the release of

her 12th studio album on a sports podcast hosted by her fiancé

and her future brother-in-law in August, the world was taken by

surprise. Following her record-breaking Eras Tour, many fans

believed that “Tay” would be taking a sabbatical, and rightly so,

after being on the road for almost 2 years, and releasing a 31-track

double album alongside touring. There is no question about Taylor

Swift releasing a record that would sell poorly; however, not all her

music is destined to greatness, and The Life of a Showgirl is a prime

example of this.

Return of the “pop sound”

One of the most thrilling parts of the album announcement was

the return of the pop-whiz Max Martin and his proven partner

Shellback, as the album co-writers and producers. After a stint

with recent collaborators Jack Antonoff and Aaron Dessner, Swift

decided to team up with the Swedish duo for the first time since

2017. Martin and Shellback co-wrote and produced her most

famous pop bangers of the 2010s, including Shake It Off, Blank Space,

Style, and We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together. But anyone

expecting something similar from The Life of a Showgirl is in for a

surprise. Gone is the sparkling, synth-driven electropop of 1989 and

Reputation, instead, we are met with easy-on-the-ear soft pop, with

elements of rock accompanied by acoustic guitars, dreamy synths,

simple arrangements and subtle references to 70s disco and 80s

soft rock/pop music. This sonic shift, while unexpected, shows how

willing Taylor is to once again change her sound, and move away

from the tried-and-true formula many associate with Max Martin

and Shellback. It also feels like a reset of sorts after completing a

major chapter of her artistic journey with the Eras Tour.

The old Taylor is dead, please bring her back

The opening track The Fate of Ophelia sets the stage with a love

story that takes the form of a Shakespearean tragedy, albeit with a

fairytale ending. The catchy groove reminiscent of 80s new-wave,

combined with a memorable chorus and a surprisingly toneddown,

refined production, makes for an enjoyable listen and an

instant highlight of the album. Following is the track Elizabeth

Taylor, that draws a parallel with the life of one of the first big

Hollywood stars, whose private life got exposed to the public eye.

This is the second track after Clara Bow, from Swift’s previous

album, to directly compare her to the “It girls” of Hollywood.

Sonically, the track leans closer to Reputation, with bigger drums,

tighter production, and a piano/vocal driven chorus. Another

radio-friendly single is the pop-rock cut Opalite, with a groovy softrock

instrumental verse one could find on a Fleetwood Mac record

that transitions into a sparkly chorus with bright vocals drowning

in reverb, but somehow still maintaining that same groove from

the verse, marking a pleasant start to the album.

Then comes Father Figure, which interpolates a 1988 George Michael

hit of the same name, where Taylor revisits her feud with Scott

Borchetta/Scooter Braun, but this time with a more playful twist

and a “last laugh” moment. It is quite catchy (perhaps owing to the

George Michael original) and conveys Taylor’s assumed character

as a father figure well, perhaps too well, with a certain dark

atmosphere and a sense of control and closure. Next, there is Eldest

Daughter, a piano ballad about love and vulnerability, however,

this is where cracks start appearing. Almost a stereotypical ballad,

where Taylor portrays herself as somebody drowned in sadness

because of how cruel the world is. While featuring some nice

melodies and probably the best bridge of the album, this track is

massively let down by its story, which feels like tilting at windmills.

Corny lyrics such as “I have been afflicted by a terminal uniqueness”

or “I‘ve been dying just from trying to seem cool” make the song

seem disconnected from reality. It is hard to relate to the idea that

Taylor Swift, of all people, struggles with being “uncool“.

Fame fatigue

Ruin the Friendship offers a classic Taylor Swift tale of a high school

crush, this time with a tragic ending. It is a fine pop song, with

nothing really standing out, making it quite forgettable. The whole

song’s premise is strong, however, the messaging is very confusing,

like “I should have kissed him”, but also “maybe not to not piss off

his ex”. Taylor has written many good songs about unrequited love

like Sparks Fly, Enchanted or Gold Rush, however, this one does not

earn its place among them. Following that, we reach even lower

points on the album. Actually Romantic borrows a famous rock

chord progression (used by the likes of Pixies or Weezer) but builds

a song with almost no energy to it. It is a shame because a song

about a woman who hates Taylor so much it can be only described

as romantic, warrants a certain punch and energy. Whether or not

the rumors about Charli XCX being the song’s subject, it feels more

like a sarcastic comment rather than a strong message.

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Wish List is Taylor’s personal confession, a dream of

a suburban life with a possibility of “two kids” and a

“driveway with a basketball hoop”. Despite Taylor’s

billionaire status, she claims to be uninterested in

material possessions and success, something that

again feels very hollow. Sonically, it is a very listenable

song, with a sparkly synth and a few impressive key

changes, a true rarity these days! What is not so

listenable though is the following track, Wood, Taylor’s

first attempt at disco. However, this audacious

pastiche of the Jackson 5 comes across as borderline

annoying. Not to mention the track’s lyrics, talking

about her fiancé’s “magic wand” that left her feeling

“ah-metized”. Suddenly, you cannot say “dick-metized”

while singing about “a bigger dick” earlier on the

album? This track is surely very personal; however,

“horny Taylor“ is not her strongest suit.

Following is another Reputation-esque track Cancelled,

that deals with judgement and being at the center of

the “cancel culture” – a topic that Taylor has covered

before, but a completely suitable theme for a true

“showgirl”. However, this track is, again, massively

let down by its lyrics. Production-wise a solid piece

that could easily pose as a Reputation “vault track” but

instead feels like a soulless version of “Look What You

Made Me Do”.

The penultimate track, Honey, is an easy “pop-bop”

with a simple hip-hop beat and live instrumentation

that doesn’t really upset, but also hardly captures

anyone’s heart. Quite simply the most boring track on

the album.

Finally, the closing title track tries to tie the bow of the

main “showgirl” theme of this album by going all the

way back to Swift’s country-pop roots, alongside this

album’s only featuring artist Sabrina Carpenter. The

Life of a Showgirl is a little sentimental but manages to

tell a compelling story, and uses Carpenter to contrast

two stars at different points of their career to warn

of a ruthless life of fame. The track concludes with a

theatrical, spoken word ending implying that among

all the media scrutiny, criticism and flashing lights,

Taylor Swift is a true showgirl.

Just as Icarus flew too close to the sun, The Life of a Showgirl “girlbossed” too

hard, and instead became a glittering “money grab”. Going into the album, the

promotional material suggested grandeur and glamour, and while it delivered

on polish, it lacked true intent. Having averted Ophelia’s fate, Taylor instead

became a princess stuck in her own castle, where all is fair in love and war,

but outside world seems far away. Sometimes, even the greatest artists need to

take a break and find new inspiration. For the first time, Taylor Swift appears

to be devoid of her usual spark, and it shows.

Score:

1. The Fate of Ophelia: Good single, memorable chorus, classic Taylor; 8/10

2. Elizabeth Taylor: Compelling story, tight production, fine song; 6/10

3. Opalite: Best song on the album, groovy, good melody, sparkly chorus; 8,5/10

4. Father Figure: Feels “familiar” (thanks George), a good conclusion to the

“masters saga”; 6/10

5. Eldest Daughter: Pretty melody, best bridge on the album, subpar writing: 6,5/10

6. Ruin the Friendship: Fine pop song, quite forgettable, confusing writing: 5/10

7. Actually Romantic: Punk is calling and wants their chords back! The

most anticlimactic “diss track” ever, wasted potential; 2/10

8. Wish List: Easy pop-bop that does not upset nor satisfy. Please bring

back more chord changes! 5/10

9. Wood: Perhaps disco will work out next time Taylor… 1/10

10. Cancelled: So close to Reputation, but still quite far… Lowkey worrying

thematic. 4/10

11. Honey: Does this song even appear on the album? (It is fine, but just that): 4/10

12. The Life of a Showgirl (featuring Sabrina Carpenter): Thank God for

the feature! Nice callback to the roots, brings somewhat of a closure; 5/10


Anabel Jiménez Sánchez

Writer

Photo: Unikum // Anabel Jiménez Sánchez

Symbolic acts have no place at this stage of the

Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The Gaza Strip is

running on empty, with hardly any humanitarian

aid due to the Israeli blockade. The Palestinian

people are experiencing a devastating

genocide that, in addition to killing people,

erases the Palestinian identity by every

means. Israel has bombed hundreds

of schools and destroyed all

the universities in the Gaza

Strip. On January 17, 2024,

they destroyed the last

remaining university,

Israa University,

located in the

southern Gaza

Strip.

It‘s

been

two years

since this

extermination

began, and since

then, many countries

have shown solidarity

with the Palestinian people

and proposed different ways

to help. Globally, there is a strong

sense of empathy that seeks to

perpetuate the culture and identity of

an entire nation.

Education is one of the most important ways

to pass this culture and spirit of research to

new generations, and the Palestinian people face

increasing obstacles to developing an adequate

academic process. All of Gaza‘s universities have

been destroyed, and, meanwhile, the lives of many

professors and students have been lost. It is a

desperate situation both on a human and academic

level, as Palestinians are completely paralyzed by

the constant Israeli attacks.

However, most countries are constantly

considering ways to help the Palestinian people.

One of the latest measures being taken comes

from Irish universities. For the past month, 11

Irish universities have welcomed 80 Palestinian

refugee students, so they can continue their

studies and escape the threatening reality from

which they come. Another country recently taking

this initiative is Italy, with 35 higher education

institutions creating 97 scholarships for Palestinian

students. And what about the University of Agder?

How does it propose showing solidarity and help

in this situation?

Sunniva Whittaker, rector of the UiA, is clear about

some paths the institution should take to offer its

assistance in the face of such a complex situation.

The University of Agder‘s position on the ongoing

situation between Israel and Palestine is clear:

the University of Agder condemns the attacks on

civilians in Gaza.

“When the war started, we issued a statement

denouncing the attacks on the Palestinian

population and this was decided at the University

Board level. We also said that we would actively

seek ways to help the Palestinian people through

concrete actions.”

Sunniva constantly emphasizes the idea of

preparing “concrete actions,” as it prioritizes the

most immediate assistance possible and supports

alliances between various countries, and with

Palestine itself to achieve specific results.

One of the initiatives that has already yielded

results is Scholars at Risk. This is an international

organization that, since 2000, has worked to

promote and protect academic freedom and

other core values in higher education. More

than 650 educational institutions are part of

this program, including the University of Agder.

Through this organization, the UiA has been able

to host a Palestinian scholar, who is now living in

Kristiansand with their family.

Similar to this program, the UiA also offers Students

at Risk. The main objective of this initiative —

established by the Norwegian Students‘ and

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Academics‘ International Assistance Fund (SAIH), and the National

Union of Students in Norway (NSO)— is to identify students at risk

of being denied the right to education or other rights in their home

country. To provide these students with an opportunity to complete

their education in Norway, strengthening them as agents of change.

While they have been able to welcome students from various

countries, such as Zimbabwe and Belarus, the UiA currently faces

many obstacles in bringing Palestinian students, mainly due to the

difficulty of obtaining visas.

“The higher education sector in Norway has tried to exert pressure

on the authorities to enable scholars and students to receive visas [to

enter Norway] swiftly. As a small institution we have to join forces

with our peer institutions.”

However, what the university has learned from hosting students

at risk is that we all have a role to play. Norwegian students must

embrace new students with empathy and understand that they

come from a very different background where normality doesn‘t

exist. The university tries to make its students aware of this through

presentations and discussions with students at risk.

“I think it‘s extremely important, obviously, for the individual

students who come here, but it‘s also important for our [Norwegian]

students, to interact with those who are living under totally different

conditions and who are actually risking their lives to gain the same

rights as Norwegian students take for granted.”

These kinds of ideas help raise awareness in society, a muchneeded

action when it comes to helping and sending support to

a country in need. Along these lines, the university also offered a

visit from Francesca Albanese, an Italian scholar and expert on

human rights:

Sibiu in Romania, Johannes Guthenburg University in Mainz,

Germany, and, of course, Agder in Norway. For the time being, the

institution is looking at the possibility of collaborating within the

alliance to offer courses to Palestinian students.

At the national level, a consortium of universities has been formed to

coordinate online education to Palestinian students; the University

of Agder is not a part of the consortium at the moment, but will

consider joining if this is a useful arena for concrete actions.

“There are a lot of practical hurdles. So we have to move forward in

a sensible manner. We have to start doing something very concrete

because I think everyone is impatient to see a change. […] But we

can‘t have just symbolic actions, organizing lots of meetings and then

nothing concrete happens. So obviously we have to balance a long

term perspective with short term actions. […] I think for a university

such as ours, it‘s best to build on relationships we already have,

because we have already collaborated with Palestinian universities

prior to the war. One concrete action we have taken is to pay tuition

fees for students at a Palestinian university.”

As Sunniva Whittaker says, we must not act out of impatience,

as this does not necessarily lead to real results. Small actions

also contribute, and the University of Agder, like many other

institutions, opts for alliances to offer large-scale proposals. And,

while this is happening, its sense of solidarity continues with

small contributions, because every effort counts in a situation as

desperate as the one the Palestinian people are experiencing.

“We invited Francesca Albanese, the UN envoy responsible for

looking into the genocide accusations to hold a lecture. There was

a huge turnout. This lecture was given within the framework of

our Saturday University initiative whereby researchers from the

university disseminate research to a broader public on relevant

topics at venues not only in Kristiansand but also in Flekkefjord,

Mandal, Grimstad, Arendal and Risør.”

Furthermore, at the international level, the University of Agder

belongs to the European University Alliance. Specifically, the

UiA belongs to the FORTHEM alliance, which is made up of nine

multidisciplinary public research universities. These are the

universities of Valencia in Spain, Palermo in Italy, Bourgogne in

France, University of Latvia, Jyväskylä in Finland, Opole in Poland,


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Moon landing 202x

Davide Quintarelli

Writer

Illustration: AdobeStock // manuelhuss & Iuliia Sokolovska

“Here, am I floating ‚round my tin can

Far, above the Moon

Planet Earth is blue

And there‘s nothing I can do”

— Space Oddity, David Bowie

As we‘re approaching 2026, it feels like we‘re headed for a dystopian

1984. Lo and behold! Some convoluted astral phenomenon might

drag the temporal slider farther back to 1969. No, the hippies aren‘t

coming back. Instead, a rekindled gravitational fever is at play

here. The law of attraction. Some distorted tidal echo is whispering

electromagnetic waves of solitude and longing. Look, up! It comes

from the dark skies above, past the low Earth orbit with its satellites

and space junk. The sleepless mirror, the Moon, our ‘sentimental

friend’, is calling us back.

In what constitutes a classic „history repeats itself“ plot, space race

and flag planting are back in fashion. The red thread in this notso-sci-fi

story, is NASA‘s Artemis program. Under the moniker of

yet another Olympian deity, NASA plans to bring humans back

to the Moon‘s surface by 2027, for the first time since the Apollo

17 mission in 1972. The Artemis program involves three separate

lunar trips and is part of the long-term plan to advance space

exploration and establish a permanent base on the moon — you

heard it — a stepping stone for future voyages to Mars and beyond.

Moon exploration in the 21st century presents a different

geopolitical situation at the roundtable. Though the competition

between the USA and China is the main pull, the situation is more

complex than the 1960s space race that was marked by the USA-

VS-USSR dualistic rivalry in the Cold War. Since the last manned

landing in 1972, a range of governmental space agencies and

private/commercial missions have entered the race and achieved

successful landings. Besides, the privatization of the space industry,

partly funded by tech billionaires, suggests a future scenario closer

to a lawless gold rush (they got minerals on the Moon!) with laser

guns and rovers, than a regulated collaboration for humanity’s

sake. The situation clearly demands a closer look.

The Apollo generation

Let‘s quickly recap what happened the last time around. On July

20, 1969, crewmembers of the Apollo 11 mission, Neil Armstrong

and Buzz Aldrin, landed the Lunar Module Eagle spacecraft on

Tranquility Base at approximately 20:17:40 UTC, thus becoming the

first humans to ever set foot on a celestial body other than Earth.

This historical event happened just a few hundred kilometres away

from another lunar impact, a less famous and fortunate one. Just a

few hours later, the Soviet mission Luna 15, an unmanned attempt

to bring lunar soil back to Earth, lost contact due to a malfunction

and crashed in the lunar Sea of Crises. Spanning the Cold War era of

tension between the rival powers, the USA and USSR, the outcome

of the Space Race showed which nation had superior spaceflight

capability. Though the Soviet Union won many „firsts“, such as the

first artificial satellite (Sputnik), the first animal in orbit (Laika),

and the first ever human spaceflight (Yuri Gagarin), the success of

Apollo 11 consecrated the United States‘ technological superiority

and concluded the Space Race.

Though conspiracy theories tainted the legitimacy of the landings,

the Apollo era had a profound and lasting impact on culture and

society, and stimulated advancements in science and engineering.

Remarkably, the multiple Apollo voyages brought back a “ton” (382

kg to be precise) of lunar rocks that helped scientists investigate

geochemical similarities with crust of the Earth. Also, the gathered

data and samples provided evidence in support of the theory of

Moon’s formation after a giant impact on early Earth around 4.5

billion years ago. In other words, the two celestial bodies are

similar and might share a past collision, but we

barely scratched the surface.

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Natural resources

Yet the one space agency that has recently started scratching the

lunar surface is the Chinese national space agency, China National

Space Administration (CNSA). Over the past five years, the CNSA

has successfully retrieved lunar samples from both the near and

the far side of the Moon. The far side remains largely unexplored

and reveals a different geological history and conformation.

These recent missions come at a time when mining rare minerals

is beginning to shape the economic ambitions of countries. On

Earth, China already controls the world‘s largest reserves of rare

earth and critical materials, essential for manufacturing hardware

components in mobile phones, wind turbines, and weapons. In this

context, the exploration of lunar resources and the militarization

of space are becoming increasingly pressing questions, also shaped

by geopolitical tensions.

Digging deeper into the lunar soil is among the objectives of the

International Lunar Research Station (ILRS), a Chinese-Russian

initiative to build an experimental research facility on the Moon

by 2035. The project even included plans for a nuclear reactor that

would power the facilities during the freezing two-week lunar

nights. Constructions will only begin after a series of preparatory

missions to explore and build the foundations for a permanent

settlement. Planned for 2026, the Chang‘e 7 mission will target

the Moon’s South Pole to analyse the deposits of ice, a precious

asset for fuel, life support, and infrastructure. Space assets are

the cornerstone of future explorations, economic activities, and

defence capabilities.

Space warfare

„Space is the world‘s newest warfighting domain,“ Trump said

in his speech at Joint Base Andrews back in 2019 after signing

legislation to establish a new army service: the U.S. Space Force.

This is one of three space forces that include the Chinese People‘s

Liberation Army Aerospace Force and the Russian Space Force. In

a military test in 2021, the latter targeted and destroyed its own

Kosmos-1408 satellite with a direct-ascent anti-satellite (DA-ASAT)

missile. The crash scattered around 1,500 pieces of space debris in

the low Earth orbit, posing serious threats to other orbiting objects,

such as the International Space Station (ISS), and creating shrapnel

fields that will hamper the deployment of new satellites. DA-ASAT

is part of what is known as a kinetic kill vehicle (KKV), a category

of space weapons that builds kinetic energy to attain supersonic,

or even hypervelocity, speed before colliding against its target.

Space weapons can also be aimed at targets on Earth by using

kinetic bombardment, also nicknamed „rods from

God“, that are effective nuclear bunker

busters. Given the high risks

involved, many countries

have called for bans

and regulations.

Space law

Over the years, several self-bans and international treaties have

been signed by many spacefaring nations to regulate the use of

space and ensure safety. The Outer Space Treaty is among the most

important agreements to define the legal framework, principles,

and procedures constituting space law. Although it prohibits the

use of nuclear weapons in space or the creation of military bases,

the treaty does not expressly ban all military activities in space and

allows for military space forces. The Artemis Accords (2020) have

built on such groundwork and, among the key principles, state that

all activities conducted under the Artemis program must be carried

out „exclusively for peaceful purposes and in accordance with

relevant international law“. However, when it comes to resource

ownership, the waters get murky and the legislation ambiguous.

The Outer Space Treaty, written during the Cold War, focused on

arms controls without addressing the newer space activities, such

as lunar and asteroid mining. Some suspect that the USA might

be pushing for private ownership of space resources, a solution

welcomed by commercial agencies like SpaceX and Blue Origin.

It is evident that next years will be instrumental to define and

negotiate new international agreements.

Back we go

At this point, the legacy of Apollo feels like something of a distant

analogue past, frozen in images of cathode-ray tube television,

bulky camera apparatus, and chart records printed on paper and

manually marked with ballpoint pens. An iconography that is

in striking contrast to the recent technological sophistication of

robotic rovers on Mars, like Curiosity, or the YouTube live streaming

from the ISS, where eloquent astronauts explain the nuts and

bolts of space-designed espresso machines, sleeping capsules and

toiletries. Movies have also contributed to mutating the aesthetic

of spacefaring. So, the revolutionary and artistic ambience of 2001:

A Space Odyssey (1968) has given way to the zero-gravity realism,

smoothened by CGI, of recent movies like Gravity (2013) and First

Man (2018).

While the Artemis era will likely not match the level of public

engagement of Apollo — it is estimated that one-fifth of the

world’s population watched the live transmission of the Apollo 11

moonwalk — the 21st-century space race will be critical to establish

a new global order and set the foundations for future voyages to

deep space. The challenges of this generation include promoting

fair and sustainable opportunities on the Moon, adhering to the

principles of international law, and encouraging human-centred

debates and legislation to limit space monopolies and the escalation

of global tensions.

Look! Up in the sky! It‘s a bird! It‘s a plane! It‘s the Moon!

“And now she turns her perfect face

Upon the world below.”

— The Moon, Emily Dickinson


REVIEW

The

SEVEN HUSBANDS

of EVELYN HUGO

by Taylor Jenkins Reid – An Ode to Love

Stella Hacker

Writer

Illustration: AdobeStock // Lisa & Инна Харламова

On a cosy Saturday evening, I finished a novel called „The Seven

Husbands of Evelyn Hugo“ by Taylor Jenkins Reid, or more

precisely „Die Sieben Männer der Evelyn Hugo“ since I read it in

German. Shout out to my best friend Maria, who kindly gifted me

this copy.

The book is about the fictional Hollywood Diva, Evelyn Hugo,

who is, after a long time, ready to talk about her numerous and

scandalous marriages. Moreover, Hugo reveals who her true love

is. Her willingness to be candid is, however, tied to one condition:

Monique Grant from Vivant Magazine needs to write her story. A

lot of people are irritated, since Grant does not belong to the crème

de la crème of writers. Nevertheless, Hugo insists on her condition.

Even Monique herself does not understand the reason why she is

chosen. Eventually, she will find out why. Meanwhile, she uncovers

a truth about her past and finds out that it is connected to Evelyn.

At first, I liked the setting of the interview because I had never

read a book like that. However, I need to admit that it was also

kind of annoying for me. I was not invested in Monique‘s story and

skimmed over it at first. I preferred the Hollywood life of an iconic

actress rather than the relationship problems of a magazine writer.

While reading, my opinion about Monique shifted somewhat—

probably due to the reveal at the end. The plot twist nails it. To be

honest, this story takes a turn that I would have never imagined

in my wildest dreams. Chapeau!

The writing style fits the interview setting, but in some parts of

the book, it lacks sophistication and a certain je ne sais quoi. In

the dramatic scenes, the writing style shifts to a rather poetic

style, which kind of felt a bit too try-hard. However, the dull

writing style may also come from the translation. It is impossible

to translate a text that resembles the original to a hundred per

cent since translation always includes interpretations.

Another point that I did not like about the story was how the fact

that Evelyn is a Latin American is portrayed in the story. This would

have contributed to a promising storyline, but the Author chose

to only mention her Latin American heritage occasionally. I think

that this makes the story superficial and unfinished like a draft

rather than a published novel. The story overall has a promising

potential which it does not use to its full extent. Additionally, most

of the characters, including almost every husband of Evelyn, are

written in a flat 2D-ish way. That is why I did not care for most of

them. However, I did like Harry. I had an ambiguous relationship

with Evelyn. I cannot say that I liked or hated her. All I can say is

that she has a character development which others lack. Another

character who I think is well written is Don Adler. Although this

figure is an awful person and I despise him, he felt like a person

who could live outside of the book, like Evelyn and Harry. Celia—

another central figure—annoyed me. She accuses Evelyn of the

same things repeatedly. Of course, she certainly has a point with

some of her blame, but she is also not without fault. The fact that

neither she nor Evelyn address this issue makes Celia‘s character

flat and tiresome.

Although, it might come off like I hated reading the novel, I did

enjoy it. In comparison to other books, I read it pretty consistently

and fast. Something succeeded in catching my attention. The

recurring theme of love and what it means may be what I liked

most. The Hollywood life is not as glamorous as one might think.

Yes, Evelyn Hugo enjoys privileges like being rich and the attention

of a million-audience, but that is only one side of the coin. The

author also shows the drawbacks of being an icon. Like depicted

in the novel, fame can make one addicted. Evelyn prioritises her

career over the ones she loves. The fame she seeks at first becomes

a golden cage. Before I finished reading, I asked myself if she would

figure out that there is more in life than prestige. Also, I wondered

if she would realise it too late. Without spoiling you, I can say that

I liked how the author solved that dilemma.

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Reid told a story including multiple forms of

love. I liked particularly the message that love is

not always connected to sexuality. For example,

Evelyn and her best friend Harry love each other

in a platonic way, which is no less impactful

even though it is not tied to sexual activities. A

big share of books on the market do illustrate

the best friend as a sidekick or, frankly said, as

a décor so that the hero does not appear as a

loner. In this type of book, the only relationship

which counts is the romantic one. Personally,

I think that is nonsense. I cannot image what I

would do without my friends. Therefore, I liked

the innovative approach of showing the impact

and the importance of this friendship and love.

Furthermore, the novel portrays the complexity

of (romantic) love. One of Evelyn‘s marriages in

particular is filled with passion and intimacy on

one hand but also includes mistreatment and

toxic behaviour. This relationship shows that

love can be hot and cold at the same time. It is

not always easy to hate or stop loving someone,

even though they deserve it.

In contrast, the kind of love which Evelyn gives

to her true love is magical and eternal, like a

sparkler. No matter how much time passes, they

both still love each other. This relationship made

me think. Does true love ever fade away? Of

course, one gets over it eventually and continues

one‘s life. However, getting over it does not

necessarily mean that one forgets one‘s feelings.

Does this person, therefore, continue to love in

some way? Is it even possible to lose one‘s feelings

entirely if one truly loves someone in the sense of

a soulmate or life partner? And does it depend on

the form of love (platonic, romantic, etc.)?

All in all, I liked reading „The Seven Husbands

of Evelyn Hugo“ a lot. It grabbed my attention

and got me back into reading. In my opinion,

the novel shows that the concept of Love is

like an onion; multiple-layered and difficult or

even impossible to categorise. Although I had a

hard time with the writing style and Monique‘s

storyline in the beginning, I can recommend it,

though I must admit that this book has some

shortcomings, like the flatness of the characters.

My indecision makes it hard to rate this book. I

changed the rating multiple times, and I am still

not sure if I agree with the it. However, there are

only a few books which leave me wondering,

philosophising. These books, however, will stay

in my memory forever. This novel—or ode to

love—surely will.

Rating: / 5 NOVEMBER 2025 UNIKUM NR 09 23

REPORTAGE

People of Kristiansad

Anabel Jiménez Sánchez

Writer

Photo: Unikum // Adam Gábriš

Where military activities once took place, today we find an area

imbued with art, vocation created from the soul, and giving Odderøya

a new meaning. Now, the old barracks have been filled with creative

spirits, those who redefine every corner by filling it with color,

shapes, and imagination. And there, among sculptures, paintings,

music, and photography, lies Ruth Laila, a jewelry artisan and owner

of her own brand: Underlig Smykkeverksted. Her pieces are bold and

full of personality, qualities that the creator herself demonstrates.

She does not only work with silver, but also incorporates all kinds of

unimaginable materials, such as Barbie dolls and baby teeth.

Past the kindergarten, we find Studio 54, the place where Ruth

spends about two days a week creating. She shares it with several

artists from different fields, including her husband.

Ruth Laila, who has many years of experience in the field of

handmade jewelry, has been crafting since she was a child. Whether

it was with tin can caps or other recycled materials she found, she

used her imagination. However, the first official piece she created

was a pendant she designed for an exam while studying at the

Videregående Valley. She tried to recreate a spider in the center. And,

as the artist herself says, “I‘m really proud of it because it went really

wrong. And I was terribly distraught. You know, you‘re 17 going on

18, it‘s the end of the world. But there was a lot of pride in it because it

was the first thing that I really designed from start to finish and that I

really created.”

Her time outside Kristiansand

Ruth lived in Glasgow for seven years. She moved to study a

bachelor‘s degree in Jewellery and Silversmithing from the Glasgow

School of Art. Her decision to study there came after a two-week

internship with Lise Schønberg while still at Videregående Valley,

which inspired her to continue doing what she loved in her own

unique style.

part 2

“She is a very famous jewelry artist here in Kristiansand. I didn‘t know

of her when I was a kid, but she blew my mind. She‘s an amazing,

creative... No, her work is just wonderful.”

From the moment she arrived in Glasgow, she felt at home. The

environment was exactly what she needed to fully immerse herself

into the art world. After completing her bachelor‘s degree, it wasn‘t

more than a few months before the artisan started working at the

award-winning design studio Brazen. There, she gained three years

of work experience that proved to be very interesting for her, thanks

in part to her boss.

“He was a great boss because he taught me a lot about custom relations,

pricing and confidence. A lot of confidence.”

But in 2012, a bank crisis hit her hard, as jobs became scarce and

salaries were poor. This difficult situation forced her to return to

Kristiansand to at least earn money for a few years

and then, hopefully, return to Glasgow. This was her initial plan, but

life had other plans for her.

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The weird and punk of

Underlig Smykkeverksted

“It took me like three years to realize I wasn‘t going back, which was hard.

Those were three angry years. Very ruthless.”

Faced with this situation, where she had to accept that the life and

connections she had made there were no longer her reality, she ended up

changing her mindset. She started moving around Kristiansand, where she

already knew some artists, and dedicated herself to building her network

and talking more with people in general. That is when everything started to

work. And then she met her husband, one of her greatest supporters.

The jeweler got a job at the traditional Juhls Silver Gallery in Kautokeino,

she spent two years there, and before returning to her hometown, she was

clear that she wanted a space where she could create quietly and without

distractions. So, she contacted some of her contacts from her artist network

and found the workshop where she currently works.

The beginnings of Underlig Smykkeverksted

Against all odds, this brand, which now sells handmade jewelry, was born

because Ruth began offering jewelry courses. And if she wanted to charge

for these courses, she would have to open a real business through which she

would be allowed to get paid by customers. So she had no choice but to come

up with a name for this company, which came to

her by chance after seeing a strange sign in the

clothing store. That is Underlig Smykkeverksted:

“it‘s weird, and strange, and odd”.

different locations (Christmas markets like Jule Market, shops

like Kollektivet, and galleries like The Slottsfjells Museum); to

spreading by word of mouth. She places some emphasis on the

latter, as it‘s important for people to know you and talk about

you. Thanks to this, she has gained special clients who have

requested unique pieces.

Nevertheless, this is not her main job, as the artist seeks to

prioritize her financial stability. In addition to her jewelry

brand, she also has a full-time job at a company that she also

leads.

“I am a daily leader in a small embroidery company as well,

Broderi Sør.”

It‘s an embroidery company that does all kinds of work,

from company logos and children‘s names on clothing, to

embroidery on costumes for bands and festivals. But when she

has the time, she unleashes her artistic side here too, designing

clothing with different messages or, as Ruth says, “shirts and

silly tote bags that just say ‘Nei’.”

What started as a mere formality to get paid,

has grown into a jewelry brand with its own

personality that appeals to many customers. So,

where can we buy her jewelry? Ruth explains

that she uses various means of promoting

herself, although the most useful is Instagram

(@underlig_smykkeverksted). However, she finds

this medium somewhat contradictory to her

ideals.

“I have a long-term goal of getting away from

Meta because I think they‘re shitty people and

I really don‘t want to be a part of it anymore,

but it‘s tough because it‘s where most of my

customers reach out to me, where they find me or

get in touch.”

Aside from this, she also has other ways of

reaching new clients: from her website (underlig.

no), to exhibiting a small sample of her work in


Where inspiration is born

“I like a lot of outsider arts and gothic stuff and pop art and the kind of

nonsensical absurd art [abstract art]. And comic books, I read a lot of

comic books and board games.”

This is the premise from which Ruth Laila‘s inspiration is born, an

artist with a style that she herself defines as “very punky and eclectic.

A bit silly, maybe.” She truly focuses on enjoying and showcasing her

personality through jewelry.

And it is not always easy to create from scratch, even when you have

many sources of inspiration, but Ruth has several tips that help her

with the process: “What I do if I‘m stuck is I just take the crates of

things and then place them on the table and I just start assembling.

Putting it together. And try to write things down when I have ideas,

because you‘ll have a great idea and then you think you‘ll remember

it. You never do.”

The materials she uses are also very important in this creative

process, as this artist is known for using all kinds of elements

collected through the internet, thrift shops, friends, and random

people who know what she does. Thanks to this, she has obtained all

kinds of objects, including human and animal teeth, doll parts, and

even ashes. “I just love collecting weird stuff.”

The juxtaposition of these rare pieces—something that can be gross

and uncommon—with something that‘s supposed to be beautiful

and harmonious, like silver, is what inspires the jeweler and what

she enjoys the most.

However, she also likes to work from trauma and the depths of her

emotions, creating more personal pieces. One of the most impactful

is her text bracelet, which reads “Flink pike, kan du være selv?” This

phrase is an expression mainly dedicated to girls and women, about

how good they are, because you‘re supposed to be good all the time,

but it breaks the stereotype by asking the question, „Good girl, can

you be yourself?“ Because a real woman isn‘t always perfect.

Jotting down all the ideas that come to mind is another of her great

pieces of advice, since in her experience, the idea that you will

remember them later is unrealistic, and ultimately never happens.

You likely forget it.

And finally, rest. That part of the job that is often undervalued but

helps to change your perspective on things.

About the future

When we talk about the future, it‘s important to highlight the future

of craftsmanship, that labor that has been with us all our lives.

And Ruth believes in education as the main driver against a society

consumed by fast fashion and uncontrolled consumerism, a society

that wants everything easy and immediate. Education in the arts

and handmade things to raise awareness of the importance of the

creative process and the reasons for its costs: “It‘s an uphill battle

a lot of the time but it hopefully won‘t disappear because it is really

important”.

Nevertheless, regarding her nearest future, the artist has a clear

project to push forward towards:

„I have an exhibition I‘ve been brewing on for a couple of years. I‘m

hoping at some point that this will be the year. I want it to be a big

exhibition, a big massive room filled with that weird stuff, like the dolls

and the toys and dealing with fun and trauma and fun again.

It‘s jewelry, but also installation and also walking through this whole

thing.

So I have it in my head. I have it in my books. And hopefully at some

point I‘ll have it put together. I‘m sure.“

“I thought, maybe it would be just me who finds this fun, but it actually

resonated with a lot of people. So this is the piece that I sell the most of.

And it‘s fun because sometimes you make something and you think it‘s

just for you, and then suddenly it really resonates with people.”

Advice for future artists

Something she emphasizes is saving money. Ultimately, it‘s the most

important thing when starting a business and seeking stability.

However, the creative process is also important, and the artist

emphasizes the act of creating. Creating as much as possible, staying

active, even if it‘s just for a small impromptu drawing.

It is also very important to build a network of contacts. Even if it

is just to grab a coffee and chat, this aspect is crucial for feeling

supported, since, as the artist explains, “creative work can often be

quite isolating because you work on your own and you can get stuck in

your own head and end up doing nothing”.

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POEM

HaiKan‘t be perfect

Michael Geis

Writer

Illustration: AdobeStock // Colin Fearing

Now is all we feel,

yet we reach for what we’re not—

never been, never will.

We deny who we are,

already shaped, not perfect:

unique, not complete.

Profits over people,

society dreams beyond truth—

economy fails.

Fiction takes its place.

Polished charts hide silent flaws:

dysfunction remains.


SPORT

Sharmaarke Mohamed

Sportsredaktrør

Vlad-Florin Pop

Grafisk Ansvarlig

Sports

Illustration: AdobeStock // MEG-MEG

Competitions this month

Champions League: Matchday 5

When: 25th of November - 26th of November

Important games

Bodø/Glimt vs Juventus

When: 25th of November at 21:00

Chelsea vs Barcelona


Manchester City vs Bayer Leverkusen


Atlético Madrid vs Inter


Arsenal vs Bayern München


PSG vs Tottenham


Women´s Champions League: Matchday 3


Important games

AS Roma vs Vålerenga


OL Lyonnes vs Wolfsburg


Bayern München vs Arsenal


Matchday 4


Arsenal vs Real Madrid Femenino


PSG vs Bayern München


Chelsea vs Barcelona Femení


Europe League: Matchday 5

When: 27th of November

Important games

Porto vs Nice


PAOK vs Brann


Conference League: Matchday 4

When: 27th of November

November

Matchday 29

FFK vs Viking

When: 22nd of November at 17:00

Molde vs Brann


KFUM vs Bodø/Glimt


Wrestling:

Survivor Series: Wargames

When: Sunday, 30th of November at 02:00

AEW Full Gear

When: Sunday, 23rd of November at 02:00

Formula 1:

São Paulo Grand Prix


Las Vegas Grand Prix

When: 20th of November - 22nd of November

Calendar

Edition

Football games in Norway - Eliteserien

The last few games of the league are happening this month.

Are we getting a new champion or is it going to be Bodø/Glimt this year too?

Other sporting events

Matchday 30

Bodø/Glimt vs FFK


Viking vs Vålerenga


Brann vs Hamarkameratene


NFL:

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Indianapolis Colts

When: Sunday, 2nd of November at 19:00

Philadelphia Eagles vs Detroit Lions

When: Monday, 17th of November at 02:20

Dallas Cowboys vs Kansas City Chiefs

When: Thursday, 27th of November at 22:30

Golf:

2025 DP World Tour Championship, Dubai


Strasbourg vs Crystal Palace


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Handball women

RANDESUND

Randesund vs Larvik 2


Where: Sukkevann Idrettshall 2

Randesund 2 vs Nord/Rival


Where: Sukkevann Idrettshall

Randesund 2 vs Varhaug


Where: Sukkevann Idrettshall

Grane Arendal

Grane Arendal vs Hinna


Where: Sparebanken Norge Amfi Arendal

KRISTIANSAND

Bryne vs Kristiansand


Varhaug vs Kristiansand


Kristiansand vs Varhaug


Where: Idda Arena

Sola 3 vs Kristiansand


Ålgård 2 vs Kristiansand

When: 23rd of November at 15:00

KSI

Lyngdal vs KSI


AK 28 2 vs KSI


Strømmen Glimt vs KSI


KSI vs Lia


Where: Gimlemoen idrettshall

Framsteg vs KSI 2


KSI 2 vs Otra



GSI - Grimstad studentidrettslag

GSI vs Lillesand


Where: Grimstadhallen - Håndball

GSI vs Øyestad



Grane Arendal 3 vs GSI


Where: Granehallen

Handball men

Kristiansand topphåndball

Bergen Håndball vs Kristiansand TH


Runar Elite vs Kristiansand TH


Kristiansand TH vs Follo HK


Where: Aquarama

Bækkelaget Elite vs Kristiansand TH


Kristiansand TH vs Sandefjord


Where: Aquarama

ØIF Arendal Elite

Halden TH vs ØIF Arendal Elite


ØIF Arendal Elite vs Bergen Håndball



Follo HK vs ØIF Arendal Elite


ØIF Arendal Elite vs Bækkelaget Elite



AK 28

AK 28 vs Sandefjord 2


Where: Marvikshallen

Grenland Topphåndballklubb 2 vs AK 28


AK 28 vs Nordstrand 2

When: 23rd of November at 16:00

Where: Marvikshallen

RANDESUND

Randesund vs Sandefjord 2



Øyestad vs Randesund


Randesund vs Nordstrand 2



Kristiansand/Våg

Kristiansand/Våg vs Ålgård/Sandnes 3


Where: Idda Arena

Staal Jørpeland vs Kristiansand/Våg


UiSI vs Kristiansand/Våg


Kristiansand/Våg vs Øyestad 2


Where: Idda Arena

KSI

Søgne 2 vs KSI


KSI vs Tvedestrand



RIL/Våg 3 vs KSI


KSI vs Øyestad 3



Lyngdal vs KSI


GSI - Grimstad studentidrettslag

Greipstad vs GSI


GSI vs Lyngdal



GSI vs RIL/Våg 3




KULTUR

«Byen vår fortjener vakre bygg»

Anja Nilsen

Skribent

En samtale med André Seljestad Knudsen om Kristiansand sin arkitektur

Foto: Stacbond // stacbond.com/en/projects/quandrum

André Seljestad Knudsen, leder av

Arkitekturopprøret Kristiansand, vil ha

slutt på «forgråingen» av byen. Han kjemper

for vakre fasader, variert arkitektur og

steder folk faktisk vil oppholde seg i.

Når du går gjennom Kristiansand sentrum en helt vanlig dag –

hvilke bygg er det som får deg til å stoppe opp og tenke: Dette er

grunnen til at jeg engasjerer meg i arkitektur?

– Det er bygg oppført de siste 50 år. De stygge, kjipe modernistiske

byggene. Jeg reagerer på «forgråingen» av byen som for eksempel

Quadrum-prosjektet, Tinghuset, Nybyen, NAV-bygget, Tangen Torv, og

flere stygge «infill»-prosjekter. Jeg blir skuffet og lei meg for at vi har

latt det gå så langt. City-delen [handlegater fra Festningsgata til Vestre

Strandgate] er ødelagt, fordi det er lite sammenheng og ingen helhetlig

byplanlegging.

– Jeg stopper også opp foran de vakre bygningene. Men de er bygget

for over 100 år siden for eksempel bygninger i Murbyen og Posebyen.

Et hederlig unntak er Fiskebrygga (1994).

Hvis du skal forklare kort – hva er det Arkitekturopprøret (AO)

kjemper for?

– AO kjemper for flere nye og vakre bygg. Kristiansand trenger

variasjon i nye bygg og fasader. Mange bygg fra de siste 50 årene,

oppleves hverken som vakre eller stedstilpasset. De spiller ikke på de

arkitektoniske grunnreglene. Byen vår fortjener vakre bygg.

– AO arbeider for at politikere skal ta mer ansvar samt høyere kunnskap

hos utbyggere og byplanleggere. Demokratiske prosesser er viktig for

at folk skal bli hørt i planprosesser og byutvikling. Fasader tilhører

felleskapet. Styrende organer har et ansvar overfor befolkningen.

Om Kristiansand og lokal byutvikling

Hvilke bygg eller prosjekter i Kristiansand er du mest kritisk til,

og hvorfor?

– I Kvadraturen så er jeg mest kritisk til K14 [nytt kvartal mellom

Skippergata og Henrik Wergelands gate]. Det er en mastodont som

står midt i byen med utrolig kjipe og monotone fasader.

– Det samme gjelder både Quadrum-prosjektet og Kanalbyen, som

ennå ikke er ferdigstilt. Jeg er bekymret for hvordan den nye bydelen

Langmannsholmen vil utvikle seg. I tillegg er jeg kritisk til prosjekter

som Drangsvann og Hamrevann, fordi de fører til byspredning, store

naturinngrep og gjør oss enda mer avhengige av bilen.

Kan du trekke fram et eksempel på god menneskevennlig

arkitektur i Kristiansand – noe du mener fungerer?

– Fiskebygga! Det er den mest populære destinasjonen i Kristiansand

sentrum, sommerstid. Området fungerer fordi torget har flere adganger

og er omkranset av lav bebyggelse, noe som gir en menneskevennlig

skala og gjør at vi ikke føler oss små. Det er variasjon i høyder og

byggestiler, behagelige materialer i tre og variert fargebruk. Det er

klassisk Sørlandsstil. Fiskebygga hadde mest sannsynlig ikke blitt

bygd slik i dag.

Foto: Unikum // Anja Nilsen

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Studentperspektivet

Hvorfor bør 20-åringer egentlig bry seg om husfasader og

byplanlegging – vi skal jo bare finne en billig kaffe og et sted å

henge?

– Studentene vil oppholde seg på kaféen og drikke den kaffen – og

ikke bare gå. Byplanlegging og arkitektur påvirker oss både bevisst

og ubevisst. Vi ønsker steder der vi har lyst til å oppholde oss over

lengre tid. Jeg er helt sikker på at studenter er like opptatt av koselige

bakgårder og hyggelige sitteplasser ute som voksne er.

– Mange studenter har vært på ferie i utlandet og kan spørre seg selv:

Hvor trivdes jeg best? Italia, Frankrike, Tyskland og København har

klassisk arkitektur, koselig byområder, folkeliv i gatene og innbydende

førsteetasjer.

– Slik byen er nå, skal de unge arve og leve med fremover. I et

bærekraftperspektiv så burde alle arbeide for at vi får vakrere bygg

og byområder.

Hvorfor bør studenter melde seg inn i Arkitekturopprøret?

Om visjoner og følelser

Hvis du kunne bestemme fritt: hvordan ville Kristiansand sett ut

om 50 år?

– Endringer tar tid i byggebransjen. Det burde vært sterkere

føringer og krav fra arealplanlegging og byggesaksavdelinger og

estetikkparagrafen [§ 29-2 i plan- og bygningsloven] burde fått

høyere prioritet. I dag har vi et systemproblem. Politikere må tørre

å mene mer om arkitektur, og tørre å utfordre utbyggere. Utbyggere

og arkitekter må øke sin forståelse for verdien av estetisk utvikling.

Målet er estetisk bærekraft og flere vakre bygg som inspirerer nye

prosjekter.

Hvilket bygg i byen er din personlige favoritt – og hva gjør det

spesielt for deg?

– Mitt favorittbygg er Rådhuskafeen ved gamle Lundsbroa. Det er

et flott bygg med tydelig tredeling: sokkeletasje, midtparti og fine

avslutninger mot taket. Førsteetasjen åpner seg innbydende mot

gata – på varme dager står dørene åpne og inviterer folk inn. Et ekte

signalbygg som setter sitt preg på byen og fanger blikket positivt.

– AO er en interesseorganisasjon som protesterer mot dagens

arkitektur og stedsutvikling. Studenter bør melde seg inn i AO for å

støtte og hjelpe oss til å skape gode steder og vakker arkitektur. Det er

studentpris, så sjekk nettsiden vår!

Vi er på Instagram nasjonalt og i alle byer. @aokristiansand

– Vi jobber både lokalt og nasjonalt. Frivillige er hjertelig velkommen

til å bidra. Du trenger ikke ha utdannelse eller kompetanse på

arkitektur og byplanlegging. Det er bra om du er opptatt av nærmiljø

og lokale bygg.

Om debatten og motstand

Arkitekturopprøret har fått både støtte og kritikk – hva er den

vanligste misforståelsen om dere?

– Det er nok at mange tror at vi kun vil ha klassisk arkitektur,

viktorianske søyler og dekorerte tak som det sixtinske kapell i Roma.

Det er ikke sant. Vi ønsker variasjon.

Historisk finnes over 3000 stilarter. Da er det veldig rart at vi i de siste

100 årene bare har bygd en stilart – modernistisk. Så vi ønsker stilarter

som klassisk, nyklassisk, gotisk, barokk, Art Nouveau, Art Deco osv. De

klassiske prinsippene er langt på vei glemt.

Hva er de klassiske prinsippene eller arkitektoniske grunnreglene som

du nevner?

– Det er estetiske regler som har fungert helt siden antikken og

renessansen. Vakre bygg har symmetri og balanse, linjer, oppleves

harmonisk, tydelig tredelt oppdeling med markert og vakkert

inngangsparti, og tunge materialer som føles trygge.

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Hva håper du at leserne våre skal sitte igjen med etter dette

intervjuet?

– Jeg håper leserne får lyst til å løfte blikket når de går rundt i byen –

til å legge merke til arkitekturen og reflektere over fasader som vi ofte

tar for gitt. At de spør seg: Hvorfor setter jeg meg ned på akkurat den

kafeen? Hvorfor går jeg i den gata? Og hvorfor tar jeg bilde akkurat

der til Instagram?

– Jeg tror at folk er opptatt av estetikk og det vakre. Så jeg håper leserne

blir nysgjerrige, utforsker temaet og følger oss på sosiale medier. Ta

gjerne kontakt. Vi vil gjerne snakke med folk – spesielt unge studenter

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TOPICAL

Deepfakes

Sharmaarke Mohamed

Sports editor

Illustration: AdobeStock // freshidea & Ilya

Technology allows us to create almost anything we can imagine,

including things that have never actually happened. One of the

most striking examples of this is deepfakes, a form of artificial

intelligence that can manipulate and transform audio, images, or

video to make it appear as though someone said or did something

that they never did. While it began as a fascinating, curious

innovation, deepfakes have quickly become one of the most

controversial, divisive and potentially dangerous tools in the

media landscape today.

Deepfakes use machine learning algorithms, specifically called

“deep learning,” to analyse, observe and mimic human faces and

voices. By training on very large sets of real data, the AI learns

patterns in how people move and speak, allowing it to generate

fake yet realistic content. Early deepfakes were extremely easy to

spot, often featuring distorted faces, muddy sounds and awkward

movements. But today’s versions are much more convincing, so

much so that even experts in AI sometimes struggle to tell the

difference.

The technology does have creative uses. In the film industry, for

example, deepfakes are able to de-age actors

and bring historical figures back to

life for educational purposes. They

can also assist in accessibility,

allowing people who have

lost their voice to “speak”

again through AI-generated

models trained on their

old recordings. However,

the same technology

can easily be misused.

Deepfakes have been

linked to misinformation,

identity theft, and even

non-consensual explicit

content, raising serious

ethical, moral and legal

concerns.

Perhaps the greatest danger of deepfakes lies in their ability to

undermine trust. In a world already struggling with misinformation,

the idea that any video could be fake makes it harder for people to

believe what they see online. This so-called “liar’s dividend” means

that real evidence can be dismissed as fake, while fake evidence

can be passed off as real. This blurs the line between truth and

deception very well, unfortunately.

There are people who are trying to combat this problem. Researchers

are developing deepfake detection tools, and governments around

the world are exploring laws to regulate synthetic media. Tech

companies like Google and Meta have also pledged to watermark

or label AI-generated content. Still, as the technology evolves, so

too must our ability to think critically and verify what we consume.

Ultimately, deepfakes are a powerful

reminder that with great innovation

comes even greater responsibility. The

challenge for our generation is not just

to create new technologies, but rather

to ensure that truth survives in the

digital age.


NOVELLE

Uviss

Atlas Ottestad Johnsen

Skribent

Illustrasjon: AdobeStock // Photobank

Vår karakter møter oss ofte i spesielle situasjoner. I hvert fall situasjoner

vi ville tenkt på som stressende, tankevekkende eller lignende. Det er

sjeldent man leser en historie der hovedkarakteren nyter sin tilværelse

fullt og helt. Slik er det også for vår karakter. Hittil har problemer sjeldent

besøkt dem, men fra nå dukker de opp fra intet. De vil være vedvarende og

altoppslukende helt til det stoppes å skrive om dem.

Så langt har vår historie en hyggelig start. Ingenting har hendt, og ingenting

vil hende på en stund. Det er vanskelig å si nøyaktig hvorfor dette er

startpunktet. Hvorfor begynner vi å introduseres for noe nå? Når handlingen

fortsatt er langt nok unna på horisonten, vi ville ikke engang sett den hvis

vi seilte. Det må altså være en grunn for at vi leser dette, men hva kan det

være? For øyeblikket plapres det jo om så mye annet enn vår navnløse

hovedkarakter. De har ikke fått et navn, ingen personlige egenskaper, mål

eller bakgrunn. Så langt er alt blankt, selv om siden ikke er det. Alt som har

blitt fortalt er at noe vil skje. Ved et tidspunkt vil noe endres. En verden vil

formes i figurene som farger siden. En handling vil utarte seg i disse sidene.

Begynnelsen på en handling er ofte enklere å se i blekk enn i livet. Siden i

virkeligheten er det mye irrelevant historie i tiden mellom som aldri skrives

ned. Karakteren vår har så langt allerede vokst opp, og blitt ferdig med all

skolegang før vi engang hører starten. Det er jo ikke slik at bare fordi vi ikke

ser det har det ikke skjedd, men noen har bedømt at det er detaljer som ikke

er nødvendig for å fortelle denne historien. Det er som når man lekte gjemsel,

når man visste at hvis du kunne se dem, kan de se deg. Forfatteren gjør seg

synlig i sine prioriteringer, i sine refleksjoner og i alt de velger å ignorere

fullstendig. Noen har valgt at vi ikke trenger å høre om alle matteoppgavene

og historieoppgavene de skrev for å bli karakteren vi møter her. Det er ikke

nødvendig for å kjenne handlingen. Der karakteren vår blir innblandet i en

langvarig og unødvendig krangel mellom to bekjente.

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Det kunne vært mer relevant å høre om hvordan de lærte

konfliktløsning på skolen og hjemme som barn. De husker en av de

første gangene noen måtte be dem om unnskyldning. Ikke grunnet

eget ønske, men grunnet en oppfordring fra en voksen. Det føltes

ikke ærlig. Følelsen av minne står fram sterkere enn faktaene

rundt det gjorde. De vet ikke engang hvem som måtte beklage sin

oppførsel, men de husker tydelig hvordan vår karakter selv måtte

«tilgi» ordene. Det føltes ikke ærlig heller. To barn sammen i et rom

etter en krangel tvunget til å unnskylde seg eller å tilgi den andre.

Det var meningen at de skulle lære hvordan en tilgir noen som har

gjort noe galt, men alt vår karakter lærte var at i noen kontekster

blir man tvunget til å godta uærlige ord.

Nå begynner vår historie å ta form. Karakteren vår viser tegn til

eksistens. Noe som vil bli forstyrret i framtiden for at noe skal

fortelles. Siden ting som går korrekt sjeldent er noe å fortelle om,

må noen snart gjøre noe feil eller noe må gå galt. Nå som det har

blitt kjent at vår karakter kan bære nag, bør noen bringe dette opp.

Noen andre må blande seg inn i historien.

Det er vanskelig å definere en eksistens uten å ta opp alle personer

som påvirker den. Dette er heller ikke unikt for vår karakter.

Selve historien om dem involver jo bekjente, det er de som tar

med handlingen til vår karakter i utgangspunktet. Historier uten

sidekarakter til vår karakter er vanskelige å komme over. Vi lever

alle i utgangspunktet livet som en hovedkarakter gjennom vår egen

linse. Ingen kan sette seg fullstendig inn i hvordan det er å leve som

noen andre, vi kan bare lære å kjenne dem. Lære livet deres godt

nok til at vi kan i midlertidig sette deres linse over vår egen. Så når

vi leser historier lærer vi å kjenne andre gjennom noen andres øyne.

Noe må endres for at noe skjer. Og vår karakter endrer seg sjeldent

selv. De lærer av andres handlinger og egne for å oppnå framgang.

I mange fortellinger, inkludert denne, oppnår karakteren vår

framgang gjennom motgang. Noen har for mye aggresjon, noe

som vår karakter må kommunisere med. Noen andre har for lite

kunnskap, noe som vår karakter må forklare for dem. Da vil både

vår karakter, oss og de to bekjente ha noe å kunne reflektere over.

Enda har ikke vår karakter faktisk gjort noe. Dette må noe gjøres

med.

Nå har de våknet en eller annen dag og begynt på sin vante rutine.

Det finnes mange ting man må gjøre i livet som sjeldent nevnes.

Allikevel dras vår karakter gjennom frokost, tannpuss og en rask

sjekk av værmeldingen før de velger hva de skal ha på seg den

morgenen. Så går de ut døren, for å la vår historie starte.

Til slutt kommer fortellingen til en løsning. Det er ikke slik at man

trenger å være enige for å vokse av noe. Så når de to bekjente til

vår karakter aldri helt lærer å snakke sammen igjen, minnes vår

karakter på deres barndom. Den falske enigheten den voksne dyttet

på barna gjorde at vår karakter lærte at selv om noen ting ikke fikses

av ord, lærer man kanskje mer om seg selv gjennom det. Gjennom

denne åpenbaringen har vår karakter sluttet å være vår karakter.

Nå går de tilbake til sine rutiner, og denne historien er over. Det er

ikke noe mer å fortelle på en stund. Ikke noe som er verdt å skrive

om.


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