The World is Ending!
By Kian Shah Illustration by Célia Mortureux Who hasn’t felt like the end is nigh? That the book of history is closing upon us? Right-wing populism is spreading like wildfire while we see scenes of…
From Stigma to Self-Care: A Mental Health Journey
By Yanely Lopez Illustration by Merel Hamminga How did mental health go from being a taboo topic to even becoming a TikTok trend? Why are more people, like celebrity Selena Gomez, speaking so openly about…
Embracing the Passage of Time through Film
By Rebeka Milius Illustration by Marlon In general, when people go to the cinema they say: “Ah, it’s great. I didn’t see the time passing.” But time is all we have in life. And in…
Constantly Distracted: The Future of Attention in a World of Overstimulation
By Vendi Havlucu Levi Illustration by Taylor Brunnschweiler Are you unable to focus on a full-length movie or find yourself constantly reaching out to your phone to scroll? Sometimes your screen time might shock or…
The European Story: Through Struggle to Unity
By Bartosz Skitał Illustration by Zofia Jankowska For most people reading this article the idea of 20 years must feel like a lifetime, especially if they were born around that same time. Even though we…
The Feast
By Laura Cadamuro Photograph by Hannah Brunnschweiler When I asked my Dutch flatmate if playing the lottery was something popular in the Netherlands, she looked at me giggling: apparently, it is just seen as any…
The Y2K Bug and the Paranoia Surrounding It
By Lina Leskovec It is not at all uncommon to hear about people expecting the end of the world. I remember my friends and I staring at the clock on December 21st, 2012, waiting to…
An Interview with Annika Iselhorst the winner of the 2023 IIS Create a Course Challenge
By Jasper Brown and Hannah Brunnschweiler If you could take any course at the UvA, what would you take? Every year, the IIS asks this question, and every year one student’s idea is chosen. The theme…
You Make Meaning: The Essentials to Film Viewership
By Rebeka Milius Illustration by Marlon Schotel If a tree falls in a forest, does it make a sound if no one is there to hear it? If a film is projected but there is…
Why are you dancing in a warehouse? – Industrialist Architecture & Adaptive Reuse in Music Venues
By Gabriella Meshako Illustration by Célia Mortureux Most weekends, I find myself in some sort of former factory, garage, or warehouse that has been renovated (and of course gentrified) into a music venue/club. The exposed iron…