Faced with tackling the current rise in COVID-19 infections in the Netherlands, the government had to implement (and is currently planning on implementing) new restrictions. These restrictions, though, are not particularly popular amongst individuals who believe these restrictions cross a line in terms of personal liberties. One example which the rioters have protested against is... Continue Reading →
How to be Cheap – Part 2
Not spending more - reusing what you already have. Reusing what you can consider as useless can be seen as a zero-waste process, however, here it is a being-broke process. And if you start thinking in a reusing way, with time you will come up with new ways of using old products. 1. Keeping your... Continue Reading →
Comfort food – and my favourite goûter recipe
A cheap and tasty recipe not only heals the soul, but sometimes.... yeaaah, just the soul.
The Dutch coalition puzzle
It has been nine months since the last Dutch general elections but the coalition government still has not been formed.
How To Be Cheap – Part 1
Being cheap is not an option. It is a basic student need. If you are like us, you have come to the right place!
The Center Cannot Hold
The center could not hold - The center could not hold The center cannot hold And the center will not hold - Proclaim, the few “We demand a slew” “For, we cannot ensue” “Everything, must be anew” - The center could not hold The center cannot hold And the center will not hold - Mumble,... Continue Reading →
Covid Numbers on the Rise and their Consequences
In the past few weeks, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Netherlands has increased drastically. According to the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment - Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu or RIVM - between 2nd November and 9th November, 76,790 positive test results were reported. The RIVM claimed that “45% more... Continue Reading →
Dear No One – Being Myself
"If I can barely decide on whether or not I like this pigment or dish, or even social events then how am I supposed to ever know how to live my life?"
Coup d’état in Sudan: An end to Sudanese democracy?
On 25th October, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan led a coup against the Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok. He later dissolved the joint civilian-military government in power since the 2019 popular uprising (which ousted former President Omar al-Bashir) and now replaced it with a military one. The coup has resulted in numerous popular protests across Sudan... Continue Reading →
Interview with Jeffrey Fynn-Paul
"History has become one of the major battlegrounds in the culture wars that are causing anger and alarm across the democratic world”