Culture Trip Edition: Ode to the Aussie (Oi, Oi, Oi!) 1/3 By Gisele Weishan | Magazine | March 13, 2023 Cover Illustration: Gordon’s Bay – Sydney. Gisele Weishan/The Amsterdammer In part one of her series, Magazine writer Gisele Weishan introduces a virtual trip to Australia – a country with a rich history, beautiful sceneries and interesting cultures. I was never an especially patriotic person. To be honest, despite now being able…
“Euphoria, Depression, Gloria and Something Unholy” A commentary on Sam Smith’s award-winning performance at the 2023 Grammys By Isabella Nijm | Magazine | March 10, 2023 Cover Illustration: Sam Smith. Karina Lago/Unsplash Magazine reporter Isabella Nijm offers her take on the meaning behind Smith’s evolution and its consequent backlash in light of their Grammy performance. After Sam Smith’s performance at the 2023 Grammy’s gala, social media lit up with conversations disapproving…
Influencers are Deinfluencing By Smaranda Botezatu | Magazine | March 3, 2023 Cover Illustration: Smiling woman shopping online. Andrea Piacquadio / Pexels Magazine reporter Smaranda Botezatu reports an increasingly popular “trend” among influencers on social media – deinfluencing. Instead of recommending high-end products, influencers have started focusing more on cheaper options with good quality. “This is part two of things you just do not need because I have a really bad spending…
Sexual and Emotional Frustration in Heterosexual Relationships By Tess Mavrommati | Magazine | March 1, 2023 Cover Illustration: Couple spending time at home. Alex Green/Pexels Magazine reporter Tess Mavrommati explores frustration in heterosexual relationships in terms of modern gender stereotypes and sexuality. People often talk about struggles they face within heterosexual relationships – either on the internet or with their friends and family. Some people feel like men and women are just…
The Sustainable Paradox By Andrea Forssberg | Magazine | February 24, 2023 Cover Illustration: A colorful line. Lucas Hoang / Unsplash Magazine Reporter Andrea Forssberg discusses how the fashion industry reduces sustainability to a simple choice between durability and wearability, leaving consumers to pick between longevity and quality or convenience and affordability. We are slowly making changes to follow a climate-friendlier approach to consumption. These changes are great, necessary and show…
(Why) Is Turkey Stopping Sweden and Finland From Joining NATO? By Nina Cerasuolo | International | February 22, 2023 Cover Illustration: NATO flag with bullets. Marek Studzinski / Unplash International reporter Nina Cerasuolo dives into the diplomatic background and recent developments of Turkey’s opposition to the admission of Sweden and Finland to NATO. “Unless the activities of terrorist organizations are stopped, it is not possible for the NATO membership process to…
