The Legacy of Anti-Semitism By ANNA LEA JAKOBS | November 1, 2019 November 9, 1938 – a night to be remembered. Cities throughout Germany burned: the flames started slowly, but grew rapidly as they consumed the legacy of Jewish culture. On this traumatic night, the “Synagogue am Großen Berlin” in Halle was destroyed. Time jumps 81 years into the future, in the very same city, on October 9, 2019. A heavily armed…
Northampton’s Child Knocks on the Doors of Greatness By FILIP DROZDZ | October 27, 2019 Cover photo from “Nothing Great About Britain” album cover The photo present on the cover of slowthai’s debut album was taken on the Spring Boroughs estate, where he lived as a baby. Slowthai was the eldest of three, raised by a teenage mother. He was an outcast, constantly labeled as a “bad kid.” Now he is the…
The Ultimate Korean Fried Chicken Showdown By QUUYNH (STEPHANIE) BUI | October 27, 2019 Cover Photo by Brandon Oh In recent years, Korean culture has taken the world by storm, and a crucial factor in its success is undoubtedly their renowned savory cuisine. Amsterdam – being the multicultural city that it is – has also seemingly followed this trend as it is the home to many Korean restaurants in the Netherlands.…
Dear Midterm Season, I’m Just Not That Into You. By KAELIN BALAGH | October 27, 2019 Cover Photo from Unsplash It’s the most wonderful time of the… year? Without fail, every exam season I watch fellow students morph into second-grade versions of themselves in the blink of an eye. In case you’re unfamiliar with the concept, imagine a strict diet of sweatpants, plain pasta and isolation. Exams can only signal two things…
Spicy Pho Challenge: Do You Dare? By QUYNH (STEPHANIE) BUI | October 20, 2019 The Inferno Ph? Bowl. Quynh (Stephanie Bui) / The Amsterdammer Ph? and being able to handle spicy food are two of my most prideful attributes as a Vietnamese. However, I was shaken to the core by the Spicy Ph? Challenge at Ô Mai, a Vietnamese restaurant located in Amsterdam. My friends and I decided to take on the…
A Note on Self Confidence and Fashion By LINH NGUYEN | October 20, 2019 Cover photo by Cristina Gottardi / Unsplash Let me set the scene: Imagine belonging to a traditionally conservative family who criticised anything and everything you ever wore. That was my life, when it came to experimenting with fashion. “Those shorts are too short!” “Your shirt shows your stomach, change it!” These constant reminders of how I needed to cover up…
