Category: Miscellaneous
Valentine’s Day and Mental Health: Two Sides to Every Story
It is the 14th of February again. A day in which couples share their affection, buy each other gifts, go out for dinner, and celebrate their love. A day in
Read MoreKeeping the memory of Anne Frank alive
Lately, it hasn’t taken me much to notice a certain name in the papers, cinemas, and books; Anne Frank. There have been multiple movies made and books written about her
Read MoreWest Side Story (2021): Beautifully reiterated
Last Tuesday I went to the Forum with my parents, and we watched the remake of the classic West Side Story. For the layman that read this: West Side Story
Read MoreCyclone Ana: a drop in the ocean of Malawi’s challenges
Malawi, a small country in southeast Africa with a lake the size of the Netherlands, has declared a national disaster in areas hit this week by Cyclone Ana. The tropical
Read MoreCapitol Storming – One Year Later
On 6 January 2022, the United States commemorated the one-year anniversary of the Capitol insurrection. In an emotional and moving speech, U.S President Joe Biden directly confronted Donald Trump and
Read MoreStarting the year positively, and with a conflict in Kazakhstan
2022: A new year, a new start, a better year than the one before. A new year is often seen as a new beginning, we are full of hope that
Read MoreEthiopia’s history in the hands of strangers
Thousands of Ethiopian artefacts were stolen after the battle of Magdala in 1868 by British soldiers. Descendants of those soldiers are currently trying to sell these valuable items at auction
Read MoreElon Musk’s Time … for what?
It may have come to your attention that Time magazine’s choice for the Person of the Year was revealed at the beginning of this week. And as some of you
Read MoreThe right of abortion in 2021
I like to believe that with every year, the earth becomes a bit better than the year before. Right now, abortion is legal or decriminalized in 64 countries. In 2021,
Read MoreSinterklaas explained
As some of you might have noticed, the little brown biscuits we in the Netherlands call “pepernoten” have vanished suddenly. The Dutch are very strict about their pepernoten: Sinterklaas was
Read More