Written by Helge Moes Photograph by Hannah Brunnschweiler Our memory is defined by past events and by those that take place in what is history. History consists of different forms based on the heritage and…
Written by Pieter Vergouw Illustration by Taylor Brunnschweiler It has not been a long time – fourteen years to be precise – since the Netherlands featured prominently on a list of tax havens compiled by…
Written by Lina Leskovec Photograph by Ashley Miya Walking down the street in any area that would pejoratively be described as gentrified, you see them everywhere — charity shops, vinyl stores, antiques and antiquarians. It…
Written by Nicolò Vecchio Illustration by Tes Miedema Human beings have a fascinating relationship with memory. We do our best to remember what we can and what we think is important, but we are forgetful…
Written by Roeland Dubèl Illustration by Marlon Schotel Back in the day, the news got delivered right to your doorstep, in the form of a paper copy, imprinted with black ink. If you did not…
Written by Pieter Vergouw Illustration by Rena Hänel Private tutoring is an activity that has ancient roots. Patrician Roman families would hire a tutor to educate their children in the skills of poetry, geography, and…
By Rena Hänel My own generation* has long stopped using Facebook and has instead migrated to Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter (which, alas, is also dying). Yet, most of us all too well know the heated…
Written by Helge Moes Illustration by Merel Hamminga Before Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok came to life, there were popular media such as Google+, Friendster, Musical.ly, Myspace, Vine, and Hyves. These are just some of the…
Kan iemand helemaal goed of helemaal slecht zijn? De strijd van goed tegen kwaad is een thema van alle tijden. Het was ook het thema van The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, dat eind negentiende eeuw door Robert Louis Stevenson werd geschreven. In dit artikel analyseert Elisa Hermanides hoe Stevenson deze strijd benadert. Het boek valt niet los te zien van de context: het victoriaanse tijdperk waarin Stevenson leefde.
Rosa Hofstee Illustratie: Marlon Schotel Op mijn achttiende verjaardag kreeg ik van mijn oma een vierentwintig karaats gouden kettinkje. Zwitsers goud vertelde ze, het mooiste dat je kan krijgen. Al vijf jaar lang draag ik…