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✴︎ SocietyWritten by Ottavia Costantini Bombs, missiles, and wars are all that we hear about in the news nowadays, nothing seems easy or peaceful and arguments feel more effective than explanations clouding one’s judgement. Today’s world is dynamic, often indecipherable and almost always too complicated for us to understand what is really going on right in… Continue reading Religion and Power: When Faith Becomes a Political Tool
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Written by Ioana Horhoianu Music, fashion, design, and art have been shaped by the time periods they belong to. From the interwar years – with the rise of jazz music, long cigarettes, and a newly unrestrained desire for freedom – to the 90s explosion of hip-hop and the polished, candy-colored pop of the 2000s, cultural… Continue reading What does your Rothko painting pick say about you?
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✴︎ SocietyWritten by Bouchra Haddani A couple of years ago, one of my closest childhood friends didn’t attend my 18th birthday party. She wasn’t sick, she wasn’t traveling, she wasn’t busy. She just couldn’t be bothered to leave her house on a cold winter day to a function where the only person she knew was the… Continue reading Maybe we should inconvenience ourselves?
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✴︎ SocietyWe’re soft launching super humans and we should be worried about it. Written by Maria Cairoli Choice feminism has made the phrase “My body, my choice” into its mantra. It expresses bodily autonomy in a world that keeps attempting to regulate, judge, control, and weaken women’s bodies. According to the so-called choice feminism as upheld by liberal ideals, plastic surgery appears as a… Continue reading It’s “my body my choice” unless you’re poor
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Written by Natasha Kasonde The many faces of Africa each tell their own story of the continent’s rich history–a tapestry of colour and wonder, the epitome of the philosophy of Ubuntu, a culture enriched by celebrating diversity and togetherness. These 54 faces, along with its people, however, altogether showcase the continent’s impeccable resilience and the… Continue reading Unveiling Africa: The World’s Most Dynamic Continent