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How Ardently I Admire And Love Jane Austen: And Why You Should Too
Read more: How Ardently I Admire And Love Jane Austen: And Why You Should TooThe Initiation I was twelve when I got infected with Jane Austen and I have not been able to get any better since. It was a very fine evening when my parents and I watched Pride and Prejudice (2005) in our little estate situated in Subcarpathia. Soon after that I read the book and it…
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Join the Writer’s Block Board of 2025-2026
Read more: Join the Writer’s Block Board of 2025-2026Writer’s Block Magazine is looking for fresh, enthusiastic and creative editorial board members! Do you like writing and editing? Do you have any journalistic aspirations? Then join the Writer’s Block editorial board! What/who is Writer’s Block?Writer’s Block Magazine is a student-run magazine at University of Amsterdam. We have an international readership and contributors from across…
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Everything Tastes Better than Skinny Feels
by Lhya MuniveRead more: Everything Tastes Better than Skinny FeelsPhoto by Casa Propia Colombia TW: Eating disorders Food permeates my mind. All the time. Growing up in Colombia, especially in the coastal region, I learned to associate food with community and celebration. On birthdays, my grandmother and great-grandmother would set the alarm for 5 in the morning to start the preparations for the event.…
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Personally: It is Personal
Read more: Personally: It is PersonalRecently, someone told me not to take things so seriously. They told me that it is not personal, and I’d like to discuss the concept of taking something too personally, or, even better, being too sensitive to a subject at hand. Because, let’s be honest, isn’t everything personal in one way or another? For one,…
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How to Murder Art Correctly, or, Why Horror Allegories Work.
Read more: How to Murder Art Correctly, or, Why Horror Allegories Work.Vuelo de Brujas, by Francisco Goya The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Builders The deeper meaning of a text, if not deep enough, swallows the whole text like quicksand, leaving only a brief moment of understanding and no moment of reflection. The events, language, and implications – the surface of narrative – should be…
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