Posted on: March 1, 2020 Posted by: Stephanie Bui Comments: 0

Love lessons from Netflix’s “Marriage Story”

*Love Lessons from Netflix’s Marriage Story By QUYNH (STEPHANIE) BUI | March 1, 2020 *Spoiler Alert: The article includes and discusses details of the film. The critically acclaimed Netflix original Marriage Story received multiple nominations for the Oscars this year (with Laura Dern winning Best Supporting Actress), for its painfully intense yet realistic depiction of love, marriage and divorce. As an in-house movie fanatic, Marriage Story offers new perspectives that I,…

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Posted on: February 29, 2020 Posted by: Linh Nguyen Comments: 0

Linh Nguyen: “Cultural appropriation is a problem in the fashion industry”

Cultural Appropriation: A Problem In the Fashion Industry By LINH NGUYEN | February 29, 2020 Illustration by Photo by Robert Metz on Unsplash Cultural appropriation has always been a sensitive topic for the fashion community. Awareness of the problem has been on the rise in recent years, but despite its immense sensitivity, not all designers and fashion houses seem to care about it.  Not to name-drop, but as of late, Jeremy Scott,…

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Posted on: February 29, 2020 Posted by: Linh Nguyen Comments: 0

The hot mess: Autumn/Winter season 2020 commentary

The Hot Mess: Autumn/Winter Season 2020 Commentary By LINH NGUYEN | February 29, 2020 Illustration by Rania Djojosugito Moschino disappoints and Richard Quinn shows how to do it right. With the onset of winter, designers around the world toil to change our perceptions of what fashion is all about. From London to Milan to New York City, fashion houses everywhere are trying to shatter ceilings with their Autumn/Winter Season 2020 collections. With…

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Posted on: December 17, 2019 Posted by: Adele Moltedo Comments: 2

How the Amsterdam Municipality is worsening the (student) housing crisis: HVV2020

How the Amsterdam Municipality is worsening the (student) housing crisis: HVV2020 By ADELE MOLTEDO | December 17, 2019 Cover photo by Rajeshwari Singh / The Amsterdammer On November 27, 2019, the municipality of Amsterdam discussed a new housing policy that will cause a devastating blow to the housing prospects of international students and many non-local Dutch students alike. The policy, in Dutch ‘Huisvestingsverordening 2020’ (HVV2020), is designed to drastically cut down the…

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Posted on: December 17, 2019 Posted by: Cora Burridge Comments: 3

Cora Burridge: “Merry Christmas to one and all!”

Merry Christmas To One And All!  By CORA BURRIDGE | December 17, 2019 Cover photo by Elisa Morand / The Amsterdammer Christmas decorations surrounding the Amsterdam canals. This week, in the southern state of Texas, where Trump voters reign supreme and cheese comes out of a squirt can, a couple were sent an accusatory letter by their housing association. The missive contained the demand that the owners of the house take down…

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Posted on: December 16, 2019 Posted by: Pierre Du Pasquier Comments: 0

Amsterdam Art Weekend: Promoting accessibility to contemporary art

Amsterdam Art Weekend: Promoting Accessibility to Contemporary Art By PIERRE DU PASQUIER | December 16, 2019 Cover photo by Andrea Valdivia / The Amsterdammer  Tourists staring at the artwork of Nokukhanya Langa exhibited at Galerie van Gelder during the Amsterdam Art Weekend on November 23, 2019.  The 8th edition of Amsterdam Art Weekend took place from November 21 to November 25, 2019, connecting all the contemporary art venues, art professionals, collectors and…

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