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Why Aren’t The Japanese Shagging?
Read more: Why Aren’t The Japanese Shagging?People in the Land of the Rising Sun might be spanking the monkey, but they’re not playing hide-the-salami. Why? And what does this mean for the future of Japanese society? The Japanese media has diagnosed a ‘celibacy syndrome’: young people in Japan are not engaging in sex, and it’s a harbinger of a national crisis.The…
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Internationalism 1: Dutch Power Distance AKA Why We Protest So Much
Read more: Internationalism 1: Dutch Power Distance AKA Why We Protest So MuchThis article presents the first in a series of five about international students at the UvA English department, intended to explore some of the differences and similarities faced when studying abroad. In order to structure these as clearly as possible each of the articles will explore a single ‘pillar’ of Hofstede’s model of Cultural Dimensions…
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How To Love Boys
Read more: How To Love BoysWhen I was in my awkward, painful late teens, romantic comedies were all the rage. Girls my age couldn’t stop thinking—and talking—about the dreamy guys featured in movies like The Notebook, Mean Girls and Twilight. (I realize that these must seem ancient by now.) We all wanted a Noah, Aaron, Edward or Jacob. But we…
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Paris, What’s Good?
Read more: Paris, What’s Good?Even though I hate to admit it, I think one of my favorite European cities might be Paris. The city has become a big cliché, being dubbed a city that oozes romance, but I believe there is so much more to it. I went to Paris for the first time with my parents about ten…
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Show-Don’t-Tell Is Bullshit!
Read more: Show-Don’t-Tell Is Bullshit!“Show the readers everything, tell them nothing.” — Ernest Hemingway 1. LIMIT Show-don’t-tell is bullshit. Now, before a lynch mob of angry keyboard warriors attempts to verbally slay me, let’s all calm down and establish a context.
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