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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
By Hannah Brunnschweiler On the 11th of April, my classmates and I walked into the room without knowing what the upcoming tutorial would be like. A mysterious bag, which we had just seen our tutor (impressively)…