Every Saturday I go to scouting. People often ask what scouts do. Well, the fun thing is that we do something different every week. Sometimes we...
Continue reading...New Language, New Me: How Language Reflects Personality
Have you ever been told by someone that you sound different depending on which one of your languages you speak? Moreover, have you ever been described...
Continue reading...I no longer enjoy reading – books and media (part 1)
One thing about me is that I have been obsessed with books for a while now. Not just as in reading books, but collecting them, spending...
Continue reading...Netflix’s “Sex Education”: The Role of TV Series in Addressing Intimacy
Is it possible to create a TV series that talks about mental health, identity, and sexuality among young people, all while offering an educational perspective? And...
Continue reading...The close connection between the online and offline world of Breeze
The cue for this week’s blog post is as follows: Where in the world is X located, X being a social platform of your own choice...
Continue reading...What does “the web” look like ? 1/3
A little bit of context : We all know the internet as an intangible entity, a digitized world on its own. However, the internet has a...
Continue reading...Rainbows and Role Models: Why Inclusive Children’s Media Matters
All the (Digital) Censorships I Witnessed, Will It Ever Get Better? (Part I)
I am from Turkey, I lived there before moving to the Netherlands. I have never witnessed any other government than the current one. This being said...
Continue reading...What difference does it make?
A long time ago, one of my uni colleagues got into the habit of looking inside Microsoft Word files. Instead of opening the file by double-clicking...
Continue reading...The effects of education on later digital behaviour
When reading last week’s inspiration (What is your earliest memory of digital media?) and talking about others in class and the discussion group, it got me...
Continue reading...Why Vinyl Records are making a Comeback in the Age of Streaming
Would you like to be a digital being?
In the Wandering Earth film, there is an argument that when the Earth can no longer meet the survival needs of human beings, should human beings...
Continue reading...Can we influence the influence? Limits of willpower
To be perfectly honest, Instagram sometimes feels like this post. View this post on Instagram A post shared by @patiasfantasyworld Social media can leave one with...
Continue reading...Did You Know That we Are Experiencing FOMO?
In the vast explosion of the informational age, people seem to have incredible freedom to access every corner of the internet. Websites within websites, links within...
Continue reading...Censorship Policies in Media Uphold Outdated Power Dynamics
James Charles v Colleen Ballinger, how a different approach to an apology changed their careers.
Habitat of one homogeneous mush or field of possibilities- Whether music streaming platforms are good for artists and music?
Crossing Digital Borders
It may not seem extraordinary, interesting, or unique; it may even be a harsh reminder of the two years that communities were stuck at home. However,...
Continue reading...Are Concerts Overrated?
A few weeks ago, I went to a concert by a K-pop girl group, (G)-IDLE. And I was quite disappointed, to say the least. This week...
Continue reading...An Age of (Re)discovery: ‘Duvet’ by bôa and how TikTok has transformed the way we consume music.
If you’ve used TikTok at any point over the past six months, you’ve most likely heard this song. Whether it be the chorus, the first thirty...
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