By Zuzanna Mietlińska Polygamy, polygyny, and polyandry. Three different terms that embrace the same phenomenon – plural, inter-human relationships. Polygyny is when one man is in a relationship with more than one woman. Similarly, polyandry is when one woman is in a relationship with more than one man, and polygamyContinue Reading
By Juni Moltubak, Arianna Pearlstein, and Helena Reinders Second hand, thrifted, ethical, vegan, organic, local, recycled, minimalistic, fair. What does it really mean to be a sustainable brand? In fashion, sustainable brands usually emphasise two things: the environmental impact of production (fabrics, shipping, chemicals) and ethical production (fair wages, aContinue Reading
By Helena Reinders 2021 will mark 60 years of diplomatic relations between South Korea and the Netherlands. In those 60 years, the Netherlands has changed a lot. Through these changes, the country has moved towards an era in which the focus lies on technological and sustainable development. During this period,Continue Reading
By Joanna Sowińska Everyone certainly remembers the countdown to 2020. However, no one probably expected the question: ‘Do you have your face mask with you?’ would become so common and repetitive in this new upcoming year. Nor that 2020 would result in an economic disaster, loss of millions of jobs,Continue Reading
By Zuzanna Mietlińska Did you know that in the XXIst-century “global North” there are certain jobs which are still prohibited for women? That in a vast majority of today’s political entities you won’t find a woman bearing certain offices, or the law that has a potential to change it isContinue Reading
By Tom van der Meij It sounds like an absurd premise; an animated Netflix show about a speaking horse, set in a world in which all, well, almost all, animals can talk, have jobs, love affairs and live peacefully together with humans. The horse is called Bojack Horseman, he isContinue Reading
By Arianna Pearlstein Earlier this month, over 10,000 protesters, many of them students and first-time demonstrators, filled the streets of Bangkok to demand government reform. As they stood in front of the Democracy Monument, created to commemorate the 1932 bloodless revolution which ended absolute monarchy in Thailand, the protestors raisedContinue Reading
By Zuzanna Mietlińska There are two popularized ‘effects’ on one’s mind – one of which is yet to be precisely explained, and the second is often misinterpreted. Both somehow exist in pop culture, and are repeated over time. The Butterfly Effect, even, ‘lived to see’ a misleading movie entitled afterContinue Reading
By Alon Küster Last summer, I travelled to Shanghai to take part in a summer school on Chinese culture. The relationship between Confucianism and modern Chinese society stuck with me throughout my time there. Confucianism emphasizes personal integrity and the importance of community. Modern Chinese society has undergone many changesContinue Reading
By Martyna Olejnik The recent events worldwide, whether it be the protests in support of the BLM movement or against the attempts of certain governments to limit or retract LGBTQ rights, forced me to take a step back and reconsider my own role in speaking up and advocating for thoseContinue Reading