Posted on: February 5, 2019 Posted by: Isabel Bonnet Comments: 0

Photo Story: About 100 Venezuelans Protest for Democracy in Dam Square on Saturday

February 05, 2019 Venezuelans Protest for Democracy After the Venezuelan protesters took a group picture with the flag, they marched around the Dam Square on Saturday afternoon. Isabel Bonnet / The Amsterdammer On Saturday, about 100 Venezuelans living in the Netherlands gathered in Dam Square to join the international day of protest for democracy. Organized by the association Multicultureel Viva Venezuela, protesters stood in support for the Interim President of Venezuela,…

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Posted on: February 1, 2019 Posted by: Ivy Wade Comments: 1

“Day 35. America Held ‘Hostage’ in Border Wall Debate”

Here’s a list of things that should last 35 days- a summer vacation, a bad haircut, your last tinder fling, but probably not a government shutdown. That’s right, the United States Government has just completed its longest shutdown in history and the shadow of another one looms over the horizon due to President Donald Trump and Congress’ stalemate over national security. After reopening the Government on the 25th of January,…

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Posted on: January 31, 2019 Posted by: Kira Guehring Comments: 7

Photo Story: Generation 2019

Around 500 people attended the Generation 2019 exhibition last Thursday held by MOAM at LAB111. The events displayed the work of 19 female-only young artists who graduated from The Netherlands. The event was sponsored by FEBO, Warsteiner and Absolutions Vodka.  

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Posted on: January 31, 2019 Posted by: Rebecca Took Comments: 6

Is Ballet Viable? The State of the Nation(al) Stage

In a recent interview, Timothee Chalamet discussed his anxieties as a young actor, trying to get his break in off-broadway shows and independent films, around the longevity and relevance of film in today’s world, saying that “I don’t want to feel like I’m getting into opera or ballet or an art form that is slowly becoming less viable.” It’s a comment he’s repeated in multiple interviews, yet, as the success…

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Posted on: January 30, 2019 Posted by: Flo McQuibban Comments: 7

Hygge and Nordic Noir: Two Sides of Scandinavia

According to Collins English Dictionary, ‘hygge’ came second only to ‘Brexit’ as the UK’s word of the year in 2016. It has since blown up as a marketing ploy in the Western world to promote comfortable socks, knitted sweaters, and oversized mugs. The first oversight is the reduction of what hygge actually means. It is not just performative ‘cosiness’; let the record know that hygge’s Wikipedia page does not come…

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Posted on: January 29, 2019 Posted by: James Creedy Smith Comments: 12

A Referendum May Have Got us in This Mess but it Won’t Get us Out

Across Europe one can imagine people asking themselves simply what the hell is going on with British politics at the moment. And they would be right to do so: Theresa May’s Brexit negotiation deal failed cataclysmically, defeated by 230 votes, the biggest loss in modern history. Yet the next day she survived an attempt to remove her government from power, winning a no-confidence vote. So, what happens now? If we…

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