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“It” Economy: Pets Online
September 25, 2020 The corona virus has extreme negative impact on the global economy. But one industry seems almost not to be influenced at all —...
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Digital Detectives – Crime in the Digital Age
This blog post contains non-graphic mentions of murder, kidnapping, and child abuse. Detective work was already complex and multifaceted before the digital age and the presence...
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Privacy and COVID in South Korea
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Written by Aurora E. L. Turkenburg By popular demand: a blog on Pastafarianism, also known as the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster (the FSM).
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Leiden Heritage
One of the benefits of the digital era is that the past is more and more accessible in digital applications. In this blog I want to...
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The Digital Future of Restoration?
Golddiggers, Bitches and Ho’s
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The Parliamentary elections in Lithuania are approaching and will be held on 11 October 2020. Oleg Šurajev, a comedian, YouTube content creator, decided to use these...
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Political, military, and economic news has always been a major part of the everyday life of any society. Even my family including grandparents on both sides...
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As mentioned in my first blog I’m an older millennial and as much as I love new gadgets sometimes it can get a bit overwhelming. Yes,...
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