Whether at school or in university, most of us learned about the Paris Peace Conference as a crucial event in European history. Are you...

27 October 1962. Far below the surface of the Atlantic, a stone's throw from Cuba in international waters, lies a submarine. Inside,...

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In this episode Roo and Simon launch their new series “Abducted Art & Cultural Theft” where they will be interviewing experts to discuss...

If you are a big fan of the British royal family or you just like to watch what Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are doing, — the series...

*SPOILERS AHEAD* Okay, I’ll admit it: I actually enjoy action movies. Not even in an ironic, laughing-at-the-ridiculousness kind of way,...

Thinking about art in the fifteenth century, you would not be at fault if the first thing that came to mind would not be some farfetched...

Did you also come home for Christmas? “It’s a funny thing. Coming home. Everything looks the same. Feels the same, even smells the same....

On February 11th, the world’s literary community commemorates fifty-nine years since one of the finest female poets decided to take her...

Wind blows across barren wasteland. A hawk cries in the distance. Enter the cowboy in heavy boots and clangorous spurs. Now it can only...

Since the publication of Frank Herbert’s science fiction novel Dune in 1965 and its sequels, the Dune franchise has become widely known...

Love, coming of age, existential dread, death, and loneliness are some of the main themes that encapsulate this literary ‘masterpiece’....

I discovered the Canadian series ‘Anne with an E’ thanks to a friend’s recommendation. I did not expect much because it was not the type...

A couple of summers ago, my grandmother and I visited her childhood home in her village. Essentially our family's makeshift storage unit,...

Malawi July 2019, I meet Asiad and Anifa, two sisters of 18 and 12 years old. The older one, Asiad, works on a farm and Anifa still goes...

In the twenty-first century, terrorism still murders our heritage, plunders, and robs us of our references. By "our heritage", I mean the...

In the United Kingdom, we use the term “Champagne socialist”, in Germany “Salonkommunist” and in France it is called “Gauche de Salon” or...

Imagine an agency of the UN that focused on spreading and promoting peace and security through the means of international cooperation in...

Nothing screams ‘feel the positive in the negative’ more than Shakespeare does in many of his intensely morbid plays as he crushes our...

You are born into this world as a vessel of a singular perception, an individual entity in possession of an individual consciousness. You...

Studies show that having frequent consensual sex and or orgasms reduces stress levels, lowers blood pressure, and may even get us more...

The term feminism is as fluid as its goals have been through the years. Right now, post-voting rights, we are in a period called the...

As we now proceed to the next year, we are more than ready to leave behind what some would mildly describe as an uneventful year. This...

Same as in every December, we have received our report cards from Spotify to see our most listened to artists, songs, genres, and...

The United States through the eyes of Louis Theroux ‘I really think you’re going to enjoy this experience. We are a good group of...

No fan of J. K. Rowling could expect her next publication to be “Harry Potter and the Transphobic Tweet.” But among all her transphobic...

‘Where do we come from? Who are we? Where do we go?’ The French artist, Gauguin, asked these questions when he painted one of his...

Ever since the impressive actions of the Suffragettes in the early 20th century, a standard has been set for women activists. Women have...

"All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." This is a quote from the book Animal Farm from G. Orwell (1945). In...

Nollywood. What is this? It sounds like a third version of Hollywood and Bollywood mixed together. Likewise, it represents one of the...

Died countless times on the first boss of Dark Souls? Still trying to figure out how the code works on Baba is You? Or how about learning...

Science explained! With video games! Clemence Chia – Science and video games have a lot in common. In fact, video games often reflect...

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I must have been about nine years old when my dad introduced me to classical music. While I knew most of the pieces from cartoons on...

Noah Baumbach (Marriage Story), Greta Gerwig (Little Women), Fernado Meirelles (The Two Popes), Martin Scorsese (The Irishman), Lulu Wang...

In 1945, towards the tail end of World War II, Nazi forces were in full retreat throughout Europe. In many places, its officers commanded...

Animation by Stephanie Indrajo In a society of shifting morals and public policy, nipples are a topic of hot debate. Since the release of...

The Dark Side of the Meme Memes really are quite something. Ubiquitous to most, but some of us still remember a time when they weren’t a...

A few weeks ago, Greece witnessed one of the most interesting military parades in the last decades. A few female students in Athens...

Two days ago, it was Halloween; that beautiful time of year where one can spot a very drunk Harry Potter hold back a vampire’s hair while...

Last Wednesday, we entered the year of the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe. On 8th May 1945, the Allied powers...

For this year’s Europe Day, I will tell you why I consider myself to be an EU citizen before anything else. I, in no way, am trying to...

Are you a believer, are there Illuminati in Maastricht? Personally I don’t really believe in this conspiracy theory, and I doubt that...

Have you ever wondered where the great number of sustainable stores, cafés and restaurants in Maastricht come from? Or have you thought...

‘Morning in Paris, the city awakes to the bells of Notre Dame. And it’s said to be the soul of Paris setting ablaze when they ring, the...

I have a confession to make; ever since I moved to the citycenter I have developed a mild addiction to the Lumiere. If you don’t know...

Credits: Limburg 1 – L1.nl Growing up, I always associated carnival with Rio de Janeiro or New Orleans; the bright colours, the feathers,...

When the 80s ended it left a legacy that would reverberate through the ages to come. Bold neon colours, hot summer days, heavy...