Chess is among the oldest games in the world. It is believed that it originated in its earliest form in India as early as the 6th...
Continue reading...October 2020
Animal Crossing As a Form of Escapism
I started playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons in April. Almost every Youtuber was talking about the game and I wanted to know what this hype was...
Continue reading...Don’t You Text Me in That Tone!
One of the things the most important things to me during the beginning of the quarantine when I couldn’t see my friends was the internet– being...
Continue reading...Attenborough’s Wake-up Call
Choice: Physical gym or #fitspo?
A lot of women I know prefer to do a group workout session, for example, spinning classes or yoga classes. It’s mostly because those are actually...
Continue reading...The story of two dogs trying to take on the world of Instagram
Following the youtube link above you will see the story behind two Pomeranians, Sammie & Gibbs, having their own Instagram page. If you’re wondering about their...
Continue reading...“The Father of Video Art” – Nam June Paik: Intersecting Art and The Digital
One of the artists that I still have not forgotten from my first year at Leiden University is the one and only Nam June Paik (1932...
Continue reading...The hidden sides of Digital Life in the Pandemic – A podcast by Nina, Samuel, Akif and Aron
QAnon’s Clowns (or not?)
A New Chapter for the Book Industry? On Literature and the Internet
The Ripple Effect: A conversation with Lady Ripple
Hello, so I decided to continue from last weeks topic of climate change and focus on the interdisciplinary approach we can all have to change the...
Continue reading...Changing my Relationship with Smartphones and the Internet (Video)
Work in progress- ep. 1: Master procrastinators
Welcome to the first episode of the (bi-weekly?) student-made podcast: Work in Progress! In which Camiel and I discuss the hardships of contemporary life, while trying...
Continue reading...The Kaltura Experience
In the last months and the previous semester I have become acquainted with on-line classes. In this blog I want to share some of my experiences...
Continue reading...Yes, I’m hot in this, and more Islamic cartoons on Instagram
Yes, I’m hot in this is a webcomic (and a book we can buy off bol.com) written by the American Muslim Huda Fahmy, who describes herself...
Continue reading...“”I am not a Robot” reCAPTCHA? Ptfff of course it is not innocent”
– said my friend matter-of-factly. Once again, I failed to impress her with my random fun fact. She is not surprise of how reCAPTCHAs might be...
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