Most of us love to listen to music. Some of us love to record, catalog and categorize every little thing we do every day. At the...
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Earlier this week, Austria’s far-right FPÖ emerged as the big winner in the national elections. The FPÖ, founded by former Nazis in the 1950s, is known...
Continue reading...A love letter to Letterboxd
This week, I explore a little further into an app I really have enjoyed using, namely Letterboxd, which is like Goodreads, but for films. You can track what you’ve watched, share reviews, and connect with others who love cinema. Started in 2011 by two New Zealanders, it’s grown into a massive community. Whether it’s logging a favorite film or reading others’ takes, Letterboxd makes discovering movies even more fun.
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Note on terminology Any occurrence of term “medium” in this blog post refers solely to “any physical material (as tape, disk, paper, etc.) used for recording...
Continue reading...Immersive Nothingness
When some of my friends visited Amsterdam this summer, they eagerly shared their vivid experience of seeing images of Van Gogh’s paintings in the psychedelic aftermath...
Continue reading...Response to Injustice: Digital “Activism” and the Need for Real-World Action
In recent years, the digital landscape has transformed the way we communicate, share information, and engage with social issues. One of the most significant changes from...
Continue reading...Where Do We Find Someone Like Us?
It is Week 4, still sitting on my desk, in front of my computer writing yet another blog. Behind me, I am spinning the newest addition...
Continue reading...the gratitude journal & why it changed my life
Two years ago, I started a journey to discover myself, improve, and bring out the best in me. Like many people, I was inspired by self-help...
Continue reading...You Consume More Than Just Consumption.
Over the past half-century, changes in media have significantly influenced the development of capitalism. Nowadays, whether it is a large corporation or a multinational enterprise, it...
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Digital Minimalism.
At a time when our lives are increasingly intertwined with digital devices, the idea of digital minimalism has emerged as a powerful potential antidote to the...
Continue reading...The Sound of Silence: Rediscovering Boredom in a Noisy World
Do you get the feeling of being busy all day, watching television, scrolling to TikTok and studying online? I have this feeling of the need of...
Continue reading...The Simple-pocalypse
Recently, I was looking for a recipe to make a mousse for my brother’s birthday. For a few months we’ve been exchanging an idea of a...
Continue reading...The Self-Help Genre and its (un)Helpfulness
Self-Help books have been around for centuries, with topics spanning from guiding you to achieve your best self to books detailing on how to be rich....
Continue reading...Algorithms and Short-Form Content
Short form content is everywhere nowadays, with Tiktok, Instagram reels and Youtube shorts seemingly grabbing our collective attention span with an iron fist. At least that’s...
Continue reading...(In)Accessible Knowledge: Unpacking Google’s Power
In book “World Brain” H. G. Wells proposed the idea of World Brain, much like a big encyclopaedia which would be accessible to the majority of...
Continue reading...Music Streaming: A Perspective
I sometimes wonder how people like my dad viewed music when he was my age. These days, I can open Spotify and listen to anything from...
Continue reading...A World Without Google: Evil Deeds of Baidu
Google exited the Chinese market in 2010. For a primary schooler as I was at that time, if it was not for I am studying outside...
Continue reading...Do It Yourself, Teach Yourself: Empowering or Overwhelming?
DIY Culture, meaning “Do It Yourself” culture, is a term used to talk about people creating or doing things for themselves rather than relying on paid...
Continue reading...Why do you like what you like?
These days on social media, we see makeup trends with a set of “rules” to be followed, and everybody doing the same things the same way,...
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