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To Birth or Not to Birth?
A Baby Bonus Americans are being asked an interesting question: “would you have a child if it meant you received $5,000 cash, no strings...
Bas Crousen
May 24


Pulping Fiction: Where Books go to Die
Most books do not get a happily ever after. That is the realisation I had while working at the Foire du livre de Bruxelles , Belgium’s...
Alexiane François
May 24


Housewarming
The trees around the meadow sway lightly in the breeze. Beneath them, the tall grass is brighter than usual, cast in artificial light for...
A.G Thor
May 21


Pope-litics: the American Impact and its Global Implications
With his first address, last Sunday, the new Pope - Leo XIV - has officially announced the direction of his papacy. These intentions set...
Calista Longo
May 19


Secrets the Sky keeps
I like the way people talk about those who are losing their minds. They say I’ve got my head in the clouds, and I imagine I actually do....
Clara Ledoux-Vanek
May 17


Pope Leo XIV: Will the legacy of Pope Francis be continued?
On May 8th, when the white smoke came out of the chimney, the crowd on St. Peter’s Square in Rome cheered in excitement. With the...
Patrycja Tobola
May 15


The Cinema Complex
My €19 Redemption Arc During my four-month Korean Media and Popular Culture class, the professor showed us the box office sales in South...
Brooke Betten
May 14


ⵣ Is History repeating itself? The Shared Struggle of the Amazigh and Palestinian People ⵣ
(Garanger, 1960) titled: A 1960 photograph of an Algerian woman , Marc Garanger A Reflection on Resistance and Modern Colonialism In May...


The Church and the Global South: Prospects of Catholicism in the post-Franciscan era
“The Church is no longer Eurocentric” . While this quote from Cardinal Sarah of Guinea is from ten years ago, it rings more true than...
Zeteny Jakab
May 6


50 Shades, All Gray
What if I were to tell you your world is fading to gray - literally? You may not believe me, but look around you. Look at the objects...
Calista Longo
May 5


A Small Collection of Poetry For Spring
Thursday, 27th of March Today, I took my vitamins and went for a walk Did my laundry, phoned mum When the birds sang in the morning I...
Beatrice Vaitkeviciute
Apr 18


TEFAF 2025: Brushes and computers: How the art world is adapting to the rise of generative technologies
The code has changed This year was my first time visiting TEFAF Maastricht. I was amazed by the beauty of classical paintings presented...


Museumsnacht 2025: Space, Society, and Speculation: A Night of Artistic Futures
Notions of space, society, institutions and relational frameworks are all broad and complicated, yet important terms for interpreting and...
Ella Leffler
Apr 9


Museumnacht 2025: A Night of Many Stories at Filmhuis Lumière
“A playground with something for everyone.” This is how Filmhuis Lumière presents its activities for Museumnacht 2025. Indeed, a very...


Museumnacht 2025: A Tapestry of Sound and Story at Theater aan het Vrijthof
Have you ever gone to a boring concert and left disappointed? This time, it will not be the case. If you’re a music lover, you may want...
Clémence Bernard
Apr 6


“A Free, Conscious and Consensual Death” - Nicolas Menet’s Ultimate Plea for the Right of Death
Discussion with his tumor, moments of life with his friends, days in the hospital… faire le deuil de soi , or self-mourning, traces back...
Vanille Villez
Apr 2


“Food for People, Not for Profit” – How Maastricht University Students are Transforming Local Food Systems
It’s a Wednesday afternoon in Maastricht. In the sustainability hub, a group of Maastricht University (UM) students gather to unload...
Dominique Berendsen
Mar 31


Who Brought TEFAF’s 2025 Trophy?
Front and center at TEFAF is the Landau Fine Art Gallery. Their relatively large stand at 414 is earned by frequenting Europe's finest...
Emma Godfried
Mar 29


A Day at TEFAF 2025
For a second, the only sound you hear is the little beep of your ticket being scanned, your fingers grasping it gently in fear of...
Beatrice Vaitkeviciute
Mar 26


TEFAF 2025: Van Cleef & Arpels: more than the Alhambra
Van Cleef & Arpels is perhaps most known today for its iconic Alhambra. The clover charm almost serves as a logo for the brand itself....
Charlotte Godfried
Mar 22
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