Amsterdam’s Funniest Online Reviews By SEBASTIAN HEGMAR | May 13, 2020 Cover photo by iStock / Getty Images Plus I recently stumbled across a very entertaining YouTube series where Gus Johnson highlights some of the most terrible online reviews from his small town. It reminded me that there’s a huge gold mine of content out there just waiting for me, so I decided to do a little digging. My plan was simple:…
Call My Agent! A Review of the Famous French Show By CYRINE ETTRIKI | May 12, 2020 Cover photo by Alexander Andrews from Unsplash. Quarantine is the perfect opportunity to catch up on shows you have never finished, or to discover new ones, expanding on your cinematic repertoire. From Netflix to Amazon Prime, from romance to thriller, the list of choices is seemingly endless. A new find of mine is the French…
An Introduction to Studio Ghibli: An Introduction to Studio Ghibli: An Escapist Heaven for Film Lovers By QUYNH (STEPHANIE) BUI | May 12, 2020 Cover photo via Happy Mag The world and the situation going on is feeling more and more surreal as the days go on. As we are chained from the outside world, our reality may start to resemble an unpleasant dystopia. Since we are so desperate for any form…
First Vegan Student Association in Amsterdam becomes Official By ANNARITA MARINARO | May 11, 2020 Cover photo: Courtesy of the Vegan Student Association Amsterdam The logo belongs to the third official Vegan Student Association in The Netherlands. On May 6, 2020, the Vegan Student Association (VSA) in Amsterdam announced their official registration as a Dutch student association, becoming the third of its kind nationwide. The association organises a variety of social events; from…
It’s “About Time” It’s “About Time” That the Met Gala Happens By LINH NGUYEN | May 10, 2020 Cover photo by Felipe Simo on Unsplash It came and went, the First Monday in May. For those of you who are unaware, this very day annually honours the most important day for fashion, for it marks the annual Met Gala, also known as the Oscars of fashion. Let me just establish how much…
Koningsdag this year, Holland’s most celebrated birthday in times of quarantine By PIERRE DU PASQUIER | April 29, 2020 Cover photo Kira Guehring / The Amsterdammer King’s Day was celebrated in a new way in 2020. Photo taken in Amsterdam on April 27, 2019. Koningsdag (translated to King’s Day) is a popular Dutch tradition filled with joyous parades in orange costumes, listening to live music, DJs, parties and strolls through flea markets…
