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  • Paris Syndrome, romanticizing your life and changes

    Paris Syndrome, romanticizing your life and changes

    November 23, 2021
    by column, Life, Olivia Lucchesi

    TW: Mention of depression, abuse of alcohol and drugs, and eating disorders. The Japanese psychiatrist Hiroaki Ota first coined the term whilst working in France during the 1980s. In 1998 Katada Tamami of Nissei Hospital registered a patient suffering from a manic-depressive episode related to the Paris syndrome. Later on, more and more cases were…

    Read more: Paris Syndrome, romanticizing your life and changes
  • Games Teach Us Life Lessons Too!

    Games Teach Us Life Lessons Too!

    November 18, 2021
    by Anne van Spaendonck, column, games

    Image by Bungie® Since I was 10 years old, I have been playing games on the Xbox consoles. The first game I played was Halo, an American military science fiction franchise by Bungie, with about 8 main games. In these games you work together in “Fire teams” and defeat aliens (The Covenant) and other players.…

    Read more: Games Teach Us Life Lessons Too!
  • Celebrity Crushes; Fanfiction and Platonic Adoration

    Celebrity Crushes; Fanfiction and Platonic Adoration

    November 16, 2021
    by column, Marijne Ottenheym

    Ellen Group Selfie at Oscars – 2014@TheEllenShow/Twitter – Be honest, at one point in your life you’ve had a crush on a celebrity. And that’s totally normal! I’ve had plenty. Hell, I still have celebrity crushes to this day. I’m not sure if they go away with age; if I ask my parents if they…

    Read more: Celebrity Crushes; Fanfiction and Platonic Adoration
  • Why Don’t We Go There: Why The Dislike for One Direction’s Music Is (Most Likely) a Product of Your Misogyny.

    Why Don’t We Go There: Why The Dislike for One Direction’s Music Is (Most Likely) a Product of Your Misogyny.

    November 11, 2021
    by column, Music, Vivian van Klaarbergen

    Alright. I’m going to lay it bare and say it out loud: I used to still am a fan of One Direction. And by that I mean that I have a special playlist for all of their songs which I often listen to repeatedly (there are quite a lot of bangers in there (steal my…

    Read more: Why Don’t We Go There: Why The Dislike for One Direction’s Music Is (Most Likely) a Product of Your Misogyny.
  • The Thing About The Little Things

    The Thing About The Little Things

    November 9, 2021
    by Laiana Farias, Life, Personal

    Those who know me well know that I’m a huge softie with a fairly fragile heart. Even those who don’t know me very well have probably seen me cry in the middle of the street. God knows how many times my mom has told me that I have to stop letting every little thing have…

    Read more: The Thing About The Little Things
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