Not supported by the Dutch Ministry of Tourism.”Trigger warning” for those uncomfortable seeing what any tourist to the island of … More
Category: Thoughts
Things that come to my head.
Rape is a spectrum
All the men I have ever met have opposed rape. They even say they cannot understand it. Why would someone … More
Results from a Housing Survey
Published in editorialised form on http://www.mareonline.nl/archive/2018/12/06/was-it-easy-to-find-a-room-yes-or-no. I never called this “research”, I called it a “meagre survey with evident self-selection … More
Xenophobia at the Academy
Xenophobia at the academy Leiden University’s Unwanted International Students republished in Leiden’s student newspaper: http://www.mareonline.nl/archive/2018/10/18/opinion-xenophobia-at-the-academy Welkom! This word was repeated … More
Kink shaming in the “me too” movement
obs: I am not a conservative white male so I am allowed to write this. There needs to be a … More
Alcohol ads in “El Diario Sirio Libanés”
The Diario Sirio Libanés was a daily newspaper for the Levantine community in Buenos Aires, founded in 1929, and published bilingually … More
To Strike Down Idols
To strike down idols: the musical convergence of Serge Gainsbourg and Ziad Rahbani Et chaque fois les feuilles mortes … More
What’s up with all these people who can run with their earphones?
Whenever I walk out of my house, I become overridden with the fear that half the people around me are … More
En avoir marre
Children come to realize that existence is pain once they find out that during the summer it’s too hot and … More
An Arabic Citrical History
One day, I realized that the Arabic words for citrus fruits just don’t add up. In Arabic, the word for … More
Art lied to me
Art made me think that there was such a thing as beauty for beauty’s sake; beauty get dull. Stare at … More
The two faces of Noma
I’ve been oddly obsessed with food lately, and became curious about Noma, the Danish restaurant famous for its vegetable-based haute cuisine, … More