It’s beginning to look a lot like Sphaera recommendations. With the holidays right around the corner, it is also time for the Sphaera book, movie, tv-show, and music recommendations to come to town. Isn’t that all one could possibly want for Christmas? So sit back and Sphaera, as we giveContinue Reading
By Georgia Aimilia (Aimilina) Sarafi As part of my internship with the Amnesty International Student Group in the Hague, I wanted to explore whether incentivising the production of artivism through a prized art contest targeting students in the Hague would reenergise youth community engagement in international politics that may haveContinue Reading
By Doga Mehter What synonyms come to mind when you think of happiness, a word with numerous connotations? The color yellow, spring, flowers, laughing and sparks all around us? Happiness is sought and chased after in a never-ending cycle of ‘if I finish this…’ or ‘if I achieve this…’ HappinessContinue Reading
By Tom van der Meij A couple of months ago, The Guardian asked prominent British writers how they coped with the Corona crisis and the lockdown the United Kingdom found itself in at the time. Celebrated novelist Julian Barnes wrote that he had found pleasure indulging himself in the moviesContinue Reading
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 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 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 Helena Reinders 2021 will mark 60 years of diplomatic relations between South Korea and the Netherlands. Over the course of these 60 years the country has experienced rapid economic growth and has established itself as a prominent country in technological industries. The country has become one of the world’sContinue Reading
By Tom van der Meij If there is something that has connected human beings over all ages and times, it must be music. Traces of both the making and the enjoyment of music have been found in the remnants of prehistorian folks, the ancient Greeks and practically all other placesContinue Reading