Posted on: April 19, 2026 Posted by: Madeleine Hoffman Comments: 0

Amsterdam Polish Film Festival: Identity in the Eye of the Beholder

Amsterdam Polish Film Festival: Identity in the Eye of the Beholder By Madeleine Hoffman | Culture | April 19th, 2026 Cover Illustration: February 25, 2023. Daniel Guerra / Unsplash Who decides who we are and where we belong? Soft news reporter Madeleine Hoffman explores the concept of identity at the Polish Film Festival 2025, revealing further insights into Polish language, societal expectation and traditions    From Oct. 31 to Nov. 2,…

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Posted on: April 9, 2026 Posted by: Margalita Pujol Comments: 0

The Craft Clubs of Amsterdam: Creative Social Communities

The Craft Clubs of Amsterdam: Creative Social Communities By Margalida Pujol | Culture | April 9, 2026 Cover Illustration: Crochet & Knit Club meeting, 22/02/2026, Veronika Majsnerova From lonely nights of grandma hobbies to rooms full of creators: Soft news reporter Margalida Pujol explores the role of Amsterdam’s craft clubs. During the last few years, younger generations have popularized the concept of “grandma hobbies” such as crocheting, knitting, journaling, baking…

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Posted on: April 8, 2026 Posted by: Zora Filali Comments: 0

Welcome to Amsterdam: The City That Invites But Cannot House

Welcome to Amsterdam: The City That Invites But Cannot House By Zora Filali | Culture | April 8, 2026 Cover Illustration: Affordable Housing, it’s a wonderful lie, 2024. Samuel Reagan-Asante / Unsplash Amsterdam promises to welcome international students with open arms, but reporter Zora Filali investigates how so many students become powerless in suboptimal living conditions and to what degree universities should be held accountable.   “The lights have to…

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Posted on: March 10, 2026 Posted by: Nao Noguchi Comments: 0

Stillness and Community in the Amsterdam Light Festival

Stillness and Community in the Amsterdam Light Festival By Nao Noguchi | Culture | March 10, 2026 Cover Illustration: Fracture Point by Filip Roca, December 7, 2025. Nao Noguchi/The Amsterdammer The Amsterdam Light Festival comes and goes every winter, hard to miss yet easily misunderstood. Soft News reporter Nao Noguchi examines how the festival can be diversely experienced and build community within the busy city during its greyest season.   The…

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Posted on: February 14, 2026 Posted by: Leticia Josefsson Lazo Comments: 0

The Bechdel Test of Life

The Bechdel Test of Life By Leticia Josefsson Lazo | News / Culture | February 14th, 2026 Cover Illustration: Candy Hearts, 2017. Laura Ockel / Unsplash Is romance a new hyperfixation? Soft news reporter Leticia Josefsson Lazo zooms in on everyday conversation topics, revealing how casual discussions subconsciously revolve around romantic encounters, even when it comes to identity and self-growth.  “We are so not passing the Bechdel test.” This not-so-offhanded remark…

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Posted on: February 14, 2026 Posted by: Margalita Pujol Comments: 0

Kilometers and Different Cultures: Love in International Relationships

Kilometers and Different Cultures: Love in International Relationships By Margarita Pujol | Culture | February 14, 2026 Cover Illustration: 2021. Juan Goyache / Unsplash International long-distance relationships feel like a limbo between the arrivals’ and departures’ terminals. Logistics, time differences, jet lag, cultural habits, and language gaps can impede but also cultivate deep intimacy and create through intentional communication, mutual learning, and shared plans. In the end, what carries couples across…

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