Culture
Digitalization is Everywhere
In 2007 I moved with my family to Japan and I realized just how prevalent digitalization is in society. In this post, I have focused on...
Continue reading...Blue check marks
In the digital age we are becoming more and more available because the internet connects us all. Today many people use instant messenger apps such as...
Continue reading...Lyrical Toxicity: The Rap World
In a study conducted by Italian music data company Musixmatch, it was concluded that around 1 in 47 words in rap songs are of profane nature, adding...
Continue reading...Digital socializing
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...
Continue reading...Digital Art: Expression Beyond Capability
“Digital design is like painting, except the paint never dries…” – Neville Brody Last weekend I had the amazing opportunity to visit NXT Museum in Amsterdam,...
Continue reading...Digital Communities: A Pandemic Era Lifeline
In April of this year, Nintendo unveiled Animal Crossing: New Horizons for its highly popular Switch console. A revamped version of its series, Animal Crossing can...
Continue reading...Digital Discussions Episode 5
Episode 5: The Language of the Internet This the fith episode of our podcast titled ‘Digital Discussions’, in which we discuss topics about the digital, humanities,...
Continue reading...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...A New Chapter for the Book Industry? On Literature and the Internet
Social Media as a powerful modern establishment
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...
Continue reading...WHY GENDER REVEAL PARTIES STIMULATE STEREOTYPING BEHAVIOR
A Marriage from Hell
Written by: Akif Aliyev Its 9am on a March morning when I wake up and instinctively roll to my side, pick up my phone and begin...
Continue reading...The A to Z of My Relationship w/the Internet
In hopes of wrapping up these series of blogs in style, I thought I would document the A to Z of things I have discovered through...
Continue reading...The Magic Circle ft. The Occult
There exist many conceptions of social, mental and cultural borders when it comes to play and the zone in which it takes place. Upon first hearing...
Continue reading...You’ll close your eyes to the pictures, the memories and eventually the facts
Since the existence of image-based journalism and the overall rise in various media formats, we have become oversaturated with images. This in itself does not have...
Continue reading...‘im here to learn so :))))))’ – The exploitation of an AI *Trigger warning for the content of some images*
Some people may have heard of the short-lived existence of Microsoft’s AI chatbot called ‘Tay,’ others may have completely missed the event. The latter would come...
Continue reading...Destiny Talks Episode 7: Inclusive Narrative of Games
Is TikTok a uniquely dangerous app?
This blog is partially inspired by Janessa’s blogpost on Tiktok, the most recent international, and fastest growing social media. Janessa’s blog/videos discussed the medium and gave...
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