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  • A Piece on Body Image – We’re Not Done Talking About It

    November 5, 2015
    by Guest Editor, WB Column

    A few weeks ago, my father celebrated his 65th birthday. As usual, in getting ready for the big party he was having (at which I was due to perform a few songs in his honour) I found myself lapsing into a woman’s fit – that is, I tried on every suitable outfit in my wardrobe…

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  • Banana-Danger: Just the Facts

    Banana-Danger: Just the Facts

    November 3, 2015
    by David Kleinsteuber, News, WB Column

      On the language of the news and telling stories Quick! Look behind you. There’s an explosion, and someone is furiously backflipping over crocodiles, while at the same time clutching three incredibly small animals in one hand and performing an unbelievable interpretative dance of her religious beliefs with the other. Meanwhile, the stock market has…

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  • Writer’s Block #26

    Writer’s Block #26

    October 30, 2015
    by Digital Editions, News

    We are so, so excited to present to you the first Writer’s Block of this academic year: Writer’s Block #26. This issue is all about revolution, something that has been very prominent at the UvA this year, with lots of submissions from our own editorial board as our own little rebellion! So sit back, grab…

    Read more: Writer’s Block #26
  • Purple It Was

    October 29, 2015
    by Guest Editor, Literature, Short Story

    Purple It Was a short story by C. G. Huff   2 days before. “OK, Mr. Rogers, explain to this bunny how we take Barney out,” Elsje said, sniffing her celery before nibbling on it. “It’s really not all that convoluted,” Mr. Rogers replied, passing her the peanut butter. “Basically, the purple pariah has a…

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  • End of the Watch

    End of the Watch

    October 19, 2015
    by Books, Literature, Reviews, Roselinde Bouman, WB Column

    A discussion of Harper Lee’s long-expected second novel Go Set a Watchman When 31-year-old Harper Lee first entered the office of publishing house J. B. Lippincott & Co., neither she, nor her editor could have expected her manuscript to become the global phenomenon it has become. The manuscript, titled Atticus, fell into the hands of…

    Read more: End of the Watch
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