By Tessa van Hoorn Staff Writer Those dreaded weeks of the semester are coming up again, and faster than you think. That’s right; midterm week is just around the corner. As I was looking in my diary, I realized how soon midterm was coming up, and I was thinking about all the presentations, papers, and…
In Praise of The Radical Style Choices of One Anna Karklina
By Eva Jousset Arts & Culture Section Editor Every time I run into Anna, it looks like she got up and ran through a closet shared by a circus clown, a Russian grandma and a mod. Point being, it takes a lot of sartorial confidence to combine a 1980s sequin jacket with fluorescent pink pants…
Open Monument Day 2013: Middelburg, the City I Fell in Love With
By Sabina Weistra UCR Class 2014 On Saturday, September 14, 2013, I decided to take a break from the pile of work in which I was drowning, and discover once again the impressiveness of Middelburg on this year’s Open Monumentendag. At the thought of wandering around in the rain, parts of me protested a little,…
The Return of Culture: On the Renovated Rijksmuseum
By Lisanne Cheizoo Business Manager Every country has its cultural highlights. A list of top-ten must see attractions, varying from the biggest church to the smallest statue. Naturally, this is also true for the Netherlands. Next to its famous windmills and tulips, there is also an impressive history and cultural heritage that belongs to the…
Review: A Night Out with Arctic Monkeys
By Daniel Janssen Staff Writer Oh, how far Arctic Monkeys have come. Ever since the modern “fab four” released their debut studio album Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not, the UK band have conquered Glastonbury, opened the Olympics and released another quartet of top-shelf indie rock albums. With their latest record, AM,…
An Imperial Affliction: On the Film Adaptation of John Green’s The Fault in our Stars
By Hilde van den Berg Staff Writer Crying, laughing, and then crying some—or a lot—more. If you’ve read John Green’s The Fault in our Stars, you’ve probably been through that process. If you haven’t, and you’re going to read it, then there’s a high chance you will go through the process. Seeing as the book…
Review: Patient Puppets and Murderous Music Boxes in The Conjuring
By Daniel Janssen Staff Writer After the artfully creepy Insidious and the disgustingly interesting Saw, James Wan seems to have mastered the art of haunted-house horror. With his latest thrill The Conjuring, Wan adds a refreshingly intense film to the increasingly sappy horror genre.
Ice Cream, The Gift that Gets you Through Winter
By Tessa van Hoorn Staff Writer Can you still imagine those hot summer days when life was good? Walking around on the beach with your toes in the sand, or picnicking in the park? I can, and I do not want to say goodbye to the summer just yet. Unfortunately, I cannot clear away the…
Slow Food: I Love It.
By Lisanne Cheizoo Staff Writer The semester has started, and for most of us it is time to leave our lovely home-cooked meals behind and start cooking for ourselves again. Cooking is always a challenge because not only do we want to have cheap food, it also has to be easy to make and within…
Coming Soon: the 100
By Hilde van den Berg School and university have started again, eliciting groans from everyone who isn’t in their first year. But fear not, for autumn always brings something sweet to go along with the bitter taste of living up to expectations. No, not Winter; TV season is coming up again.
Review: Where Does this Door Go? To the Top of the Charts!
By Daniel Janssen Staff Writer Mayer who? Mayer Hawthorne, one of the “rising stars” of the past years in the world of soul. Although the man is a late bloomer, with his biggest success album How Do You Do seeing its release after his 32nd birthday, Hawthorne is finally making his way to the big…
Short Story: Atropa Belladonna
By D Visser He took a deep breath and the scent of fresh leaves filled his lungs. That forest was still surprising him after all those days. He was surrounded by trees frozen in an ancient dance, and the red sun rays were filtering through the fronds; berries were peeking from the bushes. Even the…