Movements in the World and in the Mind
During several months of radio silence, a promising spring and an intense, challenging but also fruitful few months have turned into the long days of summer. Back in the days, summer used to be slow-news times, but those seem to lie in a distant past as several news bombs have hit and made considerable impact... Continue Reading →
The news cycle, or whirl or whatever messed-up shape it has, is like a bad soap opera. It consists of uninspiring tales with shabby story structures told by mediocre actors. People got tired of the c-thing story that had been dominating the news mill for two years, so the writers had to come up with... Continue Reading →
As we are nearing the winter solstice, Christmas is threatened to be cancelled for a second year in a row. Many saw this coming, but after we emerged from a lockdown winter sleep, some thought the c-shit storm was over. As summer passed and autumn came, another villain was preparing itself in the wings to... Continue Reading →
After a full year of the c-thing dominating the news cycle, it was high time for the masses to focus on something else. And how to distract the people better than with some royal razzle-dazzle. Megan Markle and her husband Harry, the second grandson of the queen of England went on Oprah, allowing the media... Continue Reading →
Today is the day: the day when we put women liberation, human rights and women's achievements centre stage. The world keeps on turning they say, but the last 12 months the world has been turning in rather weird ways. We have been dominated by a bane brought to the masses to instil fear, anxiety and... Continue Reading →
As I continue to be stuck in lockdown, the western world has been hit by a wave of iconoclasm while coronavirus measures are bringing the arts sector in several European countries to its knees. I had hoped to have returned to European soil by now, but although airlines, including Lufthansa, receive billions of tax-payers' money... Continue Reading →
After months of covid-19 bollocks reporting, there seemed to be a need to add something to the fearmongering/ I-am-outraged media mix. The death of a black man by a white police officer appeared to be the perfect catalyst to unleash protests, riots and fierce debates on racism, violence and police brutality. Police violence against people... Continue Reading →
In these current messed-up times and 95 years after his birth, I want to honour one of the greatest human rights activists of the last 100 years. A man who has taught us great lessons about black pride and human sovereignty. What's in a Black Name Today exactly 95 years ago El Haj el Malik... Continue Reading →
Today, 5th May is Liberation Day in the country of my birth and upbringing. On that day in 1945 the Netherlands was liberated from Nazi occupation. Liberation Day used to be my favourite public holiday. The weather tends to be pleasantly spring-like this time of year and on this day people used to be out... Continue Reading →
It has been several weeks since various countries have called the state of emergency and half the world population has been forced into lockdown. In those weeks authorities have tightened and extended restrictions to freedom of movement, freedom of assembly and freedom of opportunity to earn a living. There seems no end to the media's... Continue Reading →
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