By Marcel Beentjes In this podcast I will talk about digital socializing in times of the corona virus because I thought this is one of the hard things we have to deal with. What position do apps like Discord and Spotify have now? How about social well being and social health? Start listening now!

Ever since early 2020 one of my best friends has become obsessed with VTubers. Every single morning I would wake up to a max. of 7 and a min. of 2 VTuber related posts in my DM’s. I was pretty neutral on the whole thing at the start, slowly but surely however, my interests were piqued. I started wondering where this whole…
By: Marcel Beentjes My first podcast is about Lorre French, a new computer program which will be used in the French department at Leiden University. But why is this program needed? And where is it good for? Listen to the podcast and I will respond to these questions!
UK’s High Streets, Kalvestraat in Amsterdam, Champs-Elysees in Paris, Orchard Road in Singapore… I can hardly think of a big city without a main shopping street. But how are the retailers doing? News outlet are reporting news of a doomed feature for physical stores. This article by MoneyWise actually compiled a list with companies (mostly in America) which announced closures of their…
We all are familiar with Instagram and using it to post our life’s highlights to the quirky pictures or scroll through memes and cat pics. But in recent times, especially since there were lockdowns everywhere due to the Coronavirus pandemic, I have observed an explosion of people starting online businesses on Instagram. Business has really taken a whole new form with Instagram…

Have you ever thought about how technology has made our lives so much easier and faster? I am talking about Online Shopping. We can order almost anything we want off the internet, from accessories and clothes to furniture and home appliances. Heck, my friend even ordered Cannabis pills online (Medicinal, of course). So due to COVID-19 pandemic, I am currently back in…