‘I can’t even tell you how many times I’ve been in a public space, particularly early in my transition in New York City, when I…
Avanti VijayFebruary 22, 2021
Are you curious about how a human being develops starting from birth? The time you studied the world most intensively, was when you were a…
Bianca Moraru and Magda MatetoviciNovember 9, 2020
If you enjoy the subject of time travel, chances are you have had some long, confusing thoughts about how traveling back in time would affect…
Julius DullaertSeptember 14, 2020
Pandemic: How to Prevent an Outbreak, is a Netflix docuseries composed of six episodes under an hour-long, released on January 22nd 2020. Somewhat coincidentally, its…
Elizabeth Helen RouhaJune 1, 2020
Imagine this – one day, you wake up to find yourself in a place where your status in society is determined arbitrarily, and that status…
Ofelya AliyevaMay 8, 2020
Imagine a house party: A living room full of people, loud dance music and flashing lights. In the centre of it all, you see one…
Julius DullaertApril 1, 2020
Divorce dramas don’t need an innovative story-line to succeed. The sheer emotional violence that leaves the former lovers heartbroken is often enough to immerse the…
Valentin WeberMarch 4, 2020
What do you do when everyday images do not resemble you or your close ones, appearance-wise? Tyler Mitchell, a 26-year-old american photographer, took inspiration and…
Annabel SimjouwMarch 2, 2020
Monet's famous paintings of his water lilies would almost not have existed. When Monet moved to Giverny, France in 1883, his neighbours heavily opposed his…
Annabel SimjouwFebruary 10, 2020
Does dancing give you the opportunity to break free from the rules? In the Georgian movie And Then We Danced, we follow Merab (Levan Gelbakhiani),…
Annabel SimjouwFebruary 3, 2020
The Mind, Explained – first released on 12th September 2019, on Netflix – does a decent job at bridging the gap between scientific and laymen…
Lydia TianJanuary 20, 2020
The exhibition Rothko & me consists of a single painting, Grey, Orange on Maroon, No. 8 and has to be visited alone. Upon entering you’re…
Annabel SimjouwJanuary 8, 2020
No movie has recently stirred up quite the debate like Todd Phillips’ Joker. Numerous articles have been written about the movie, long before it came…
Annabel SimjouwJanuary 6, 2020
Decennia geleden schreef de existentieel filosoof Sartre het filmscript Freud, over de beginjaren van Sigmund Freuds wetenschappelijke carrière. Na decennia heeft Internationaal Theater Amsterdam het…
Wolter de BoerDecember 27, 2019
With the rise of the discussion on stigma regarding psychological disorders, a vary of parties have picked up on the battle against this. One of…
Annabel SimjouwDecember 22, 2019
The drama Hors Normes starts in the heart of Paris. Here, the audience is immediately introduced to a child diagnosed with a severe form of…
Elise van GravenDecember 9, 2019
In a new exhibition by Beautiful Distress, Yasmijn Karhof asks patients and employees of King County Hospital about their concept of reality.
Annabel SimjouwOctober 4, 2019
‘I want to make movies as an individual expression, not to make money.’ Ed van der Elsken, a Dutch photographer, seemed to care little about money.…
Annabel SimjouwJuly 16, 2019
The documentary Three identical strangers, directed by Tim Wardle, starts like a feel-good movie where three long lost brothers find each other and immediately hit…
Lisanne van der VeldenJuly 10, 2019
How does art relate to the space it finds itself in? Where does the artwork end and where do its surroundings begin? These are some…
Annabel SimjouwJune 24, 2019
‘Asquare will never fit into a circle’. The opening line of Le grand bain, a movie by French director Gilles Lellouche, seems like a plea…
Annabel SimjouwJune 20, 2019
Irvin Yalom is a retired professor of psychiatry, a psychotherapist, and the author of a wide range of books, including handbooks on group psychotherapy and…
Rosa BreedMay 22, 2019
The Van Gogh Museum recently opened an exhibition on David Hockney and Vincent van Gogh: The Joy of Nature. Even though Van Gogh and Hockney…
Annabel SimjouwMay 21, 2019
On the Basis of Sex is een dramafilm van regisseur Mimi Leder, gebaseerd op het leven van Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Ruth Bader Ginsburg is een…
Lisa CappendijkApril 29, 2019