Young Germans often decide to study in the Netherlands. For Jan Rosenthal this decision had yet...

Seulbin Roh has always struggled with the sense of belonging, causing her to find an outlet for...

Augusto Pedraza aspired to be a dancer but realized he didn’t possess the necessary...

Nat Murray and Xenia Chitoroagă, Utrecht   At just 21 years old, Ryan van Vugt is a Dutch artist...

Berlin’s culture and identity are deeply rooted in its street art. Berlin is a mecca for...

Xenia Chitoroagă and Nat Murray, Utrecht   Berlin’s jazz scene is more than just a musical...

Berlin is the city in the world with most Danes outside of Denmark, according to the Danish...

Nowadays, movies are one of the most consumed type of media, and it is an important factor in...

We all know that sport is good for your body and your mind. It will get you in a better condition,...

Berlin has a rich and complex history with the Jewish community…

Berlin, the capital city of Germany, is a bustling metropolis that has undergone significant...

Self-made raised beds, seating areas, flowers and plants everywhere: community gardens provide...

Who are we as individuals? That question is not as easy to answer as it seems. The concept of...

In the recent report “Investigation of Ethnic Diversity in Danish Film” the Danish...

Have a listen to this interview with Christoffer Sandler, director of So Damn Easy Going. His film...

Film festivals are a huge part of cinema and belong to a film culture that favors alternative...

Brendan Fraser won a oscar for best actor and everything everywhere all at once won the oscar for...

Germany is not only the nation with the most long-term immigration in Europe but also the country...

Enlarge On now at Arnhem Museum is an exhibit entitled ‘How Dare You Make Me Feel This Way’. This...

After the end of a sports career, an athlete goes through all kinds of emotions. It also involves the development of a new identity to replace the former athlete identity. For some this change can be easier and for others more difficult.

The feminist movement is one of the most influential social rights groups of the 21st century but...

The entertainment giant Disney has recently taken steps toward promoting diversity within its...

In recent years, the term “woke culture” has become a buzzword in the world of arts....

Something is happening in the world of hardcore punk music. Self-proclaimed queer punk bands with a clear in-your-fucking-face, anti-sexist, anti-homophobic, anti-transphobic message are here, and they are fucking queer. 

Online secondhand clothing is one of the fashion industry’s hottest trends. Over the last few...

Chat GPT and other chatbots are already becoming a big part of the present. It has raised a lot of...

Under the name of 40MinutuRock, the experience of solidarity, denunciation, and celebration for...

Country music is evolving to being more inclusive. Slowly and steady with artists like Orville...

The traditional binary understanding of gender is increasingly being challenged. This is reflected...

With the more and more evolving innovation called AI – artificial Intelligence –  and...

Punk aesthetic is making its way back in 2023 in the graphic design industry, as the world is...

The tattoo industry in the Western world has been increasing in popularity since the 1970s as more...

Due to its wide range of English programs The Netherlands is one of the most popular countries for...

The climate movement started with school strikes and young people in the lead.  But when the...

Years and years there is a local politic debate about legalizing ecstasy, also know as MDMA, but...

Picturesque Coimbra is known from their oldest university from Europe. Since 1290, there are a lot...

Over 1.7 billion people in the world are living off the grid and the number is growing every year,...

…this is like us building this place. And it’s completely up to us what we are doing...

Idyllic forests, picturesque mountains and a Mediterranean coast. Small cottages and family-run...

Walking through the old streets of Ljubljana, one is immediately absorbed by the romantic,...

Art is made for the rich. To visit art gallery’s you have to be higher class. At least that is...

In recent years the view on street art and murals has changed. Many now view street art as...

Courageous anti-heroes hunting treasures and ruthless captains seeking revenge – pirates have been...

Every hour there is a new artist busking on one of the popular street performance spots on Grafton...

Restaurants, street vendors and tiny grandma’s making pasta in front of their homes; in Bari,...

A picturesque city, known for its beauty, literature, nature and difficult name was my first stop...

The entrance fee is average, the price of beer acceptable, yet it looks like an exclusive...

On the 18th of June Bulgaria’s annual Sofia Pride parade celebrated it’s 15th anniversary. Since...

Everyone is aware of the reports on the situation of press freedom in Poland and Hungary, which...

In the early 20th century, Turin was the capital of the Italian film industry. Countless...

Standing on the shore of Europe’s largest inland lake, one cannot imagine that an important...

Slavery is more than just a painful memory in the United Kingdom. As an unhealed wound, the...

As I walk into the ‘Hexery’ shop in Hamburg, I am suddenly surrounded by crystals and the smell of...

“Good evening Europe, good morning Australia, ciao Italia!” With these words, the 2022 edition of...

Saint Pauli (German: Sankt Pauli) or St. Pauli for short, is widely known as the party district of...

Park Spoor Noord: the place to feel safe and clear your mind Since the year 2009 lies in the north...

Alberobello is a picture perfect town in the province of  Bari, southern Italy. This town has...

Viking culture is becoming more and more popular worldwide. Movies, tv-shows, games and comics...

Humor is a subjective thing. People have their own ways of telling jokes and some are deemed...

There are more cats than humans living on Cyprus. Most cats you see on the street are strays and...

Classic matches, rivalries and derbies are a crucial part of football’s culture. Could you imagine...

The city of Edinburgh slowly goes quiet as the sun sets. The street lights come on and the streets...

The Amsterdam Museum inaugurates ‘The Discussion Lab’, its first area entirely dedicated to debate...

It is always hard to find a sense of collective identity in big cities, a feeling of belonging in...

Until 1989, the Berlin Wall divided Germany in two parts. Back then, people were not allowed to...

Berlin has long been known as the most vibrant and gay-friendly city within Europe. In the golden...

Berlin has long been known as the most vibrant and gay-friendly city within Europe. In the golden...

Housing supply in Berlin has for a long time been unable to keep up with the growing demand. Rents...

Rhythm, voice and body language emerge. Is it rap? Is it singing? Is it poetry? Spoken word is all...

The television tower at Alexanderplatz looms over the city. Night or day – there’s...

The official flag of Berlin is white and red with a bear in the middle. According to the Senate...

As you walk through the streets of Berlin, it is hard to avoid the glass bottles, plastic bags and...

Inhabitants of Berlin are welcoming Ukrainian refugees like a role model of the “German welcoming...

35% of working Dutch people (18+) have a tattoo. Just as Sam Onkenhout, who doesn’t tattoo others...

Corona. After two tough, sad and dark years, the high word is finally out: the corona period is...

One thing we know for sure today: in the future, we will have major challenges to overcome. How...

Running till your lungs start to burn, tossing an oval ball and a lot of yelling. Rugby, a sport...

Berlin wouldn’t be the same city without its Spätis. In those shops people can buy drinks and...

A big green field full of different people. The Tempelhofer feld, situated in the districts of...

A safe space for women to feel connected with each other and to share their stories and feelings....

Getting a room in the Netherlands is a very difficult task for everyone, but it can get worse for...

Large industrial halls, steel and bricks catch your eye when you walk through the...

How does it feel to perform on stage, live in front of many people? Absynthe Minded now celebrates...

When you make a list of stereotypical Dutch things, barrel organs can be found in the top ten...

A tribute to the unsung heroes. The ones who get up when we go to sleep. Those who make the world...

Becoming a professional athlete takes lots of practice and dedication and is not always just fun...

Utrecht’s music-afficionados know where it’s happening every tuesday and thursday...

Crochet is growing more popular with a younger group of people. Where in 2014 29% of all...

Community gardens have always played an important role for the social cohesion of a neighborhood...

As I walk towards an abandoned industrial building called The Vasim in Nijmegen, I hear the drills...

Women’s bodies have always been a topic of conversation. Even in these modern times, social media...

The Holi festival in India lead millions of people on the streets every year. Originally the...

“Full and effective participation and inclusion in society” (UNCRPD, Article 3, p. 5)....

Behind every athlete is a ritual. A certain behavior or action that the athlete performs with the...

Situated somewhere between the concepts of social entrepreneurship, traditional charity and close to the Hermitage Amsterdam, GIST (Dutch for yeast) is a rustic hidden food, drinks and community space in Nieuwe Herengracht that manages to stay afloat.
Julia Ijmker, core team member, volunteer coordinator and “person who pays the bills on time”, talks about volunteer-run spaces and how they differ from for-profit enterprises.

On March 12, in the small square between Hoog Catharijne and Utrecht Central Station, amid the...

We know by now that vinyl records have been and are still making a comeback. In 2021 music fans...

Have you ever wondered who is influential in bringing new books to the shelves? 
The answer might surprise you: It’s you, the reader!

Customer service officer and one of Bibliotheek Neude’s collection specialists, Marc Conraads, tells us about the impact of our reading habits – and about queer books and where he finds them.

A journey through gentrification, roots, and safety. The musical theatre performance Welcome in...

Streetfood can be defined as a particular form of identifying the cultural and gastronomic offer...

Sightseeing, workout and recreation on the water – the motivation to get the board and go on...

Urban environments in expressionistic shapes and colours, at times reaching into the surreal or...

Children’s fantasy book author Angie Sage talks about the success of her book series Septimus...

Although they are responsible for what we see in museums, they remain mostly hidden: Art curators....

Closed cinemas, empty galleries, theatres and museums. No industry was and probably still is...

The importance of presenting and representing children and teens in the news is known all over the...

A cook torn between tradition and keeping pace with new developments. Ricardo – a slim and...

Roos Englebert is a professional dancer at Introdans- a dutch dance company that is based in...

With museums and other cultural institutions radically changing their ways to become more diverse...

Vulvaverbond (Vulva Alliance) is an artistic duo consisting of Pam Plaschek and Celine Terpstra....

Do you want to be at the top of society? Then you have to be: white, male, university educated...

Recently, a Chinese streaming platform, Tecent Video, edited out the ending of Fight Club (1999)....

With the feminist- and body positivity movement on the rise. So is the fight against diet culture....

“I wanted to die” were the words of Natacha Oceane, an ex-binger, while sharing her journey into...

Smoking a joint, while walking along the canals of the red-light district or taking an XTC-pill at...

For the past year, the world has been captivated by Covid-19. To handle this crisis, each country...

Formula 1 has been around for ages and it’s been watched by millions of people all around the...

In April 2021, the Dutch government announced a series of pilot events in numerous sectors to...

As new studies re-emphasize the narrowing of the global attention span in the last decade -since...

Delivery companies defend that delivery drivers are self-employed and have the freedom to choose when, how much and where they want to work, however, the reality is that riders have become “the new slaves of society, but in this case, the orders are given by an App,” explains the labour lawyer Alberto Bartret.

It takes a lot to become a successful artist. Numerous sacrifices need to be made to live from the...

Taking a cold dip in the Amstel river, ending a hot shower with cold water or taking an ice bath...

Splashing for minutes in a bath full of ice? It doesn’t sound like a very appealing idea. But...

Why do some high school students struggle so much in lockdown while others seem to being doing...

During this pandemic people have become isolated and bored. For these reasons people began to come...

Loud music pumping through the soundsystem, geometric lasers shining through clouds of smoke and...

More than 1 in 10 women have experienced sexual inappropriate behavior from third parties and 3,5 of women had to deal with sexual harassment by a colleague or supervisor. Female leadership coach Carla Clarissa van Stralen (44) teaches us how to take courage to stand up for ourselves and how we can use our own feminine power to fight against sexual harassment.