Written by Teresa Valle My name is Teresa, and I’m a (soon to be) third-year student of International Relations and Organizations at Leiden University. I am also a soon-to-be creative director as, from this day onwards, I will be taking over the role of Creative Director here at Sphaera. IContinue Reading

Written by Arianna Belluardo TW: mental health struggles, depression, anxiety, parental neglect, paranoia. I know that reading this might benefit some and possibly hurt others, if this is not meant for you, please do not go on, protect yourself from potential triggers. It took me a while to be ableContinue Reading

Written by Mats van den Boogert Two months ago I was sitting in my municipality’s civil administration office, waiting for my number to be shown on one of the many screens in the large waiting hall. I was there with my expired passport and other required documents to request aContinue Reading

Written by Lena Cohen Zennou In his book called Toxic Data, David Chavalarias, the Research Director of the French National Centre for Scientific Research, states that “the Facebook news feed has become one of the most influential sources of information in the history of mankind”. This quote sheds light onContinue Reading

By Tom van der Meij Kudos is the name of the 2018 novel that ended Rachel Cusk’s outline trilogy, with earlier works named Transit and Outline. These sparse titles work as fine characterizations for Kudos as well. The main character, a woman named Faye, finds herself in an unnamed seasideContinue Reading

Written by Nelli Eveliina Naukkarinen April is sexual assault awareness month. During this month we discuss and educate ourselves that sexual harassment, assault and violence can happen to anyone, anywhere and at any time. Often when we discuss sexual harassment or inappropriate conduct, it’s discussed in spaces of professionalism (likeContinue Reading