Culture

Democracy on the Edge: What Charlie Kirk’s Killing Reveals About the US Political and Societal Climate Today

The bullet that killed Charlie Kirk did more than end a life. It exposed a nation already bleeding from within. I realized how deep the wound had become last week while standing in the backyard of a house party in Santa Barbara. The music was loud and the conversations drifted from finals to travel plans. Everything felt light until someone mentioned Kirk’s assassination. One guest immediately laughed and celebrated his death as if it were a joke, reenacting the moment Kirk w

Jacob Reploh

Nov 21

Geopolitics of Film: The Case of The Battle of Chile

Eyes on Chilean Cinema Allende making a speech. Photo taken from the Battle of Chile, The Coup d’Etat by Patricio Guzmán / Atacama Productions / ICAIC - Instituto Cubano de Arte e Industria Cinematográfico. Por la razón o la fuerza. By reason or by force. This proverb is Chile's national motto, reflecting the Chilean republic's desire to assert its right to exist in the face of the colonising powers of the 19th century. Chile shall defend its rights through diplomacy and re

Eleonore Dlugosz Donnen

Nov 19

Beneath the Veil of Dictatorship: Duty of Remembrance in Chile

With the Chilean presidential elections being held tomorrow, November 16 will be an important day for Chile. A Marxist communist president may be elected, the first since Salvador Allende ( 1970-1973 ); his legacy brings back painful memories to the coup d’état before the violent dictatorship . To honor and remember the victims of these frightful years, a museum was created, instilling their legacy in a national one. I will showcase the archives of the Museum of Memory and Hu

Eleonore Dlugosz Donnen

Nov 15

Place to Stay: Creating Community Through Art

Figure 1 : Place to Stay Music Festival at the B, Maastricht, September 12th 2025 Picture: Camiel van der Heijden “Essentially, what it comes down to is community, ” says Yvette Ojo. “ That is the aim of Place to Stay. ” Music, art, and compassion. These are the building blocks of the recently founded Maastricht collective. Through their festivals, Place to Stay turns creativity into an act of care, developing spaces where art meets solidarity and where people come together

Dominique Berendsen

Nov 13

Rising Tide of the Youth: Can Gen Z Protests Topple Corrupt Elites?

‘Blocchiamo Tutto’ Despite the first autumn downpours, the largest Italian cities were still scorching of heat in September. Streets, schools, railway stations and ports became epicenters of anger channeled by masses of twenty-something year olds, rallying for Gaza. The popular movement to bloccare tutto - block everything - spilled over the entire country, resulting in nationwide strikes backed by unions, and large-scale demonstrations, most notably the one on September 22.

Zeteny Jakab

Nov 10

The Youth Will Decide: The Gender Gap in South Korea

Sitting with some friends at the terrace of a GS25 in Hongdae, we were celebrating the end of our midterms with Korean beer and peach soju. Before arriving at a consensus on what to do next - either playing darts at Corner PUB or dancing at MON5 - a Korean man kindly asked to sit with us. Gladly welcoming him, intrigued by the newcomer’s confidence and boldness, we resumed our varied discussions. At first, I didn’t pick up much of what he was saying from across the table, but

Henry Cornet

Oct 30

Geopolitics of Film: The Case of "Holy Spider"

Eyes on Iranian Cinema Source: IMDb, Still from the film Holy Spider, directed by Ali Abbasi (2022). ز گهواره تا گور دانش بجوی Seek knowledge from the cradle to the grave. Directed by Ali Abbasi and sadly inspired by real events that took place in Iran in the early 2000s. A thriller set in Mashhad , one of Iran's largest holy cities, a series of crimes targeting sex workers who disappear in the streets at night is rampant. Following these disappearances, a journalist from

Eleonore Dlugosz Donnen

Oct 23