Rock ‘N Roll, Visas and Whatever we Mean by Merit By Nina Cerasuolo | Magazine | June 22, 2023 Cover Illustration: A man playing a bass guitar. Edward Eyer / Pexels Magazine reporter Nina Cerasuolo explores the fight against racial bias by comparing Little Richard’s career and the recent denial of visas to Ghanaian artists. May, 2023. I am in the cinema, watching “Little Richard: I Am Everything” (still in theaters in…
Emma Potsklan: How Her Passion for Music Turned into a Community on TikTok (Part 2) By Smaranda Botezatu | Magazine | June 14, 2023 Cover Illustration: Emma Potsklan lying on her stomach. (Emma Potsklan) In the second part of her piece, magazine reporter Smaranda Botezatu talks to Emma Potsklan about the current musical landscape, learning to broaden choices and TikTok as a music-sharing platform. In the previous part, Emma has revealed…
Emma Potsklan: How Her Passion for Music Turned into a Community on TikTok By Smaranda Botezatu | Magazine | June 14, 2023 Cover Illustration: Emma Potsklan lying on her stomach. (Emma Potsklan) Magazine reporter Smaranda Botezatu talks to Emma Potsklan about the current musical landscape, learning to broaden choices and TikTok as a music-sharing platform. Do you want to expand your music taste? Would you like some ideas on how to…
Media Industry in Crisis as AI Takes Over: Thousands of Jobs Cut During Economic Uncertainty By Julia Chruszcz | International | May 15, 2023 Cover Illustration: Computer showing ChatGPT, 2023. Emiliano Vittoriosi / Unsplash International reporter Julia Chruszcz elucidates the challenge of AI developments to the job market in the media industry. Huge waves of layoffs have been affecting thousands working in media industries. Buzzfeed has let go of 180 employees and…
Student Association “Consent at UvA” Marks International Day Against Victim Blaming with a Special Event By Smaranda Botezatu | Magazine | May 12, 2023 Cover Illustration: Breach of Trust poster, 2019. Mishal Mahmud / USC “There needs to be a mindset change before victims come forward,” says Dayna, the treasurer of Consent. “People tend to say, ‘file a complaint, go to the police, speak up,’ but there is still a lot of…
Maria de Leon Cobo’s Art Exhibition: Toward Better Things By Smaranda Botezatu and Tess Mavrommati | Magazine | May 8, 2023 Magazine reporters Smaranda Botezatu and Tess Mavrommati interview Maria de Leon Cobo, an artist who just fulfilled a long-time dream with her first art exhibition. At B13 Studio on a Sunday, in a jazz-infused atmosphere, I met Maria. The sunshine, Maria’s enthusiastic voice and warm expression, lights up the space.…
