Writer's Block Magazine

City Living – Shout-out to Boredom

April 2, 2016

How can we appreciate the gift horse? If you are somewhat like me, large empty slots in your schedule often make you feel restless and guilty. The argument is as follows. This is Amsterdam, and there are opportunities left and right. There are extra courses to take, debate clubs to join, sports to thrive…

The Success of The Bridge

March 25, 2016

by Judith Kroon, Reviews, WB Column

The first time I wrote an article for Writer’s Block I talked about my love for Scandinavian television. There is something about Swedish and Danish crime shows, especially, that makes them much more thrilling than any of their American or British counterparts – at least as far as I have seen so far. After…

Experiencing That Dragon, Cancer

March 22, 2016

by Jules Schlicher, Reviews, WB Column

I put off writing this for a long time, which is unusual for a text about a video game. Then again, I put off playing that videogame for an even longer time, because I was afraid of playing it. Now I’m putting off actually introducing it… I’m writing to you today about That Dragon, Cancer,…

Spread the Word

March 18, 2016

by Rachel Aisa-Bonoko, WB Column

There’s a big chance that you are a user of social media, and that you are familiar with the annoying social media sharer that posts photos of their personal life a bit too much for your liking. This is exactly what I have been thinking about for the past couple of days; why exactly…

Objectified Scotsmen and Hunky Gladiators, or on the Sexualisation of the Modern Man

March 15, 2016

by Books, Essay, Roos Gravemaker, WB Column

One of the things that I like to show friends is the Tumblr page Wtf Bad Romance Covers which is filled with tacky and camp covers of Candlelight Novels. Every Thursday is “Objectified Scotsmen Thursday” and on this wonderful day the blog delights its followers with cheap covers with entertainingly awkwardly posing “Scottish” hunks,…