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  • The Writer’s High

    The Writer’s High

    November 15, 2018
    by About writing, Casper Rudolph, Essay, The Technicalities of Creative Writing

    “Dance above the surface of the world. Let your thoughts lift you into creativity that is not hampered by opinion.” — Red Haircrow 1. ONSET Beginnings are always the hardest. Sitting at your computer, chasing that perfect opening line across your mindscape, searching, constantly searching. In what lair is it hidden? In what vault is…

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  • Writer’s Block Is Looking For New Editorial Board Members!

    Writer’s Block Is Looking For New Editorial Board Members!

    November 12, 2018
    by About WB, About writing

    Writer’s Block is looking for fresh, new, enthusiastic, talented, and creative editorial board members! Do you like writing, editing, or 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 the student magazine of the English department at the University of Amsterdam, but…

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  • Pity

    Pity

    November 8, 2018
    by Elise van der Linde, Film

    WARNING: there are spoilers in this review. Spoilers that will definitely affect your first viewing of the film. Just sayin’. I’m going to tell you about a film I recently saw. Pity (2018) is a Greek film directed by Babis Makridis. I’m giving you information about the director because that’s what people usually do when…

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  • Hidden History – Woodlawn House

    Hidden History – Woodlawn House

    November 4, 2018
    by International, Megan Leeuw

    Every time I go back to Ireland, it feels like a homecoming. Each time I get that first glimpse of the Emerald Isle from the plane window, my heart skips a beat from excitement. This is not only because of my double Dutch/Irish identity. The main reason for this ‘heartbeat skipping’ is because I am…

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  • From Swinging Swords To Giving Signatures

    From Swinging Swords To Giving Signatures

    October 31, 2018
    by Dorus Asselbergs, Essay

    As if he has returned from a years-long quest, the medieval knight seems to be back. Yet he is  no longer wearing a heavy armor set, carrying a throat-slitting sword, nor arriving on some biologically perfect stallion: he has humbly traded his signature gear for a Thrasher sweater, a pair of artificially ripped jeans and…

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