By Marcel Beentjes, student French language and culture Are you that family person who helps your grand parents or your uncle who doesn’t really know how...
Continue reading...I am afraid I have become a digital hoarder
After confronting myself with my digital media usage on my last blog I decided to continue falling down the same rabbit hole. Just that this time...
Continue reading...A Lesson from Buddha: You are (not) passive
Online Fanfiction website: The Underestimated Grassroots literature
Are you a fan of something, whether it is a movie, a historical figure or even a football player? Have you ever read a fanfiction online...
Continue reading...“Uniqueness” of Social Media platforms
I don’t think I will reinvent the wheel if I say that right now social media are one of the biggest and coolest things in the...
Continue reading...Hello Instagram 👋🏽
Last week, I wrote about the way young influencers use their social media platforms to reach out to followers. We, generationZ, millennials, and teenagers, are the...
Continue reading...Are Selfies the Next Way in Which We Learn About Art History?
Through the Looking-Glass
This podcast is about filters on social media that change the ‘reflection’ of a person’s face. We (Aleksa and Emilia) explore the pros and cons of...
Continue reading...How is chess thriving in the era of videogames?
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...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...
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