Top 4 Festivals in the Netherlands By AISHWARYA KOTTAPURATH | April 28, 2019 Are you craving a King’s Day after party? The festive summer season is almost upon us, so here are the top 4 festivals that you can go to, right here in the Netherlands! 1. The Crave Festival May 30-June 2 What started as an illegal rave for a 100 friends, has now become one of…
Western Culture takes over the reins of fashion By SARAH IACOBACCI | April 28, 2019 Illustrated by Sofia Romansky Ah, cowboys! They’re rough and tough, they’re real men. The epitome of sex-appeal in All-American fashion and grit; but are they contemporary? Riding into the wild wild west of 2019, however, suggests a reinvention of the ‘cowboy’: a more inclusive herder who tends shopaholics on social media. Once synonymous with dirt…
Europeans set to cast their vote soon: The EU Elections and its Implications By ANNA WIEDEMANN | April 25, 2019 From May 23 to 26, an estimated 512 million citizens from 28 European Union (EU) member states will be able to vote for 751 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs). These MEPs will be elected to represent their pressing interests and agendas to the European Parliament over the next 5 years.…
The truth behind Coachella By MERT ALI KIRAZ | April 24, 2019 Illustration by Flo McQuibban As spring blooms, nothing complements it better with arts and popular culture than the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Since 1999, this festival has attracted hundreds of thousands of people every year, enabling people to enjoy the creativity of fellow attendees and artists who are very much alike. 20 years…
Green Is The Warmest Color: Preserving Nature Gives Urban Survival By REBECCA TOOK | April 22, 2019 I never thought I’d like living in a city. The word conjures up images of a sprawling concrete metropolis, with buildings reaching towards the sky like leaves turning to the sunlight. If I’m away from trees for too long, I get anxious. It’s a slow building frustration, imperceptible until I realize that my mindset is…
Michelle Obama’s tour Becoming: Intimacy At Scale and In Style By EVA ORAVCOVA | April 22, 2019 Leaving the best for last, Michelle Obama finished the European part of her book tour in Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam. The former First Lady of the USA shared her life story, reflecting on the experiences that shaped her professional, public and private life. The audience got to hear stories about Obama’s childhood on the South…
