
Category: Culture
59 Posts


Culture, Eastern Europe, slovakia
What to expect on Christmas eve and New Year’s eve in Slovakia. Slovak culinary traditions

5 reasons to watch the Affair season 4. Shows you can’t miss. Series showing psychotherapy

Natalie Portman takes a courageous stance. She does not feel comfortable participating in Israeli public events. The Genesis Prize Foundation had to cancel its ceremony

Meet Belgian-American artist Allison Lee

Culture, Our toxic culture, satire
Cartoons by Michal Dziekan exposing today’s world :: Generation F

Did Kurt Cobain hate Dave Grohl?

Robin Williams’ last words to his wife

Are Dutch people ugly?

Romantic movie The Rebound :: When are we going to get tired of this formula?

What makes a great story?

Culture, economics, interviews, Our toxic culture, sexuality, the netherlands, women
The legalisation of prostitution is a disaster

What are Dutch people like?

The Post :: Enjoyable movie, even though you’re being force-fed

Is Elsa a lesbian? Will she come out of the freezer in the next movie?

Culture, Our toxic culture, Politics & Strategy
Arming teachers is a great idea if

belgium, Culture, Our toxic culture
The worst thing I could say about my Belgian culture

Culture, Our toxic culture, psychology
Preventing mass shootings

Good movies :: The end of the tour

What is perfectly acceptable in your culture, but offensive in other cultures?

Deconstructing Harry :: Associate with writers at your own peril

Media claims ‘millenials’ don’t understand Friends

Everybody knows – Leonard Cohen

Corporate magazines still suck :: Viva passive-aggressive bile

american civil war, Culture, history
Civil war movies :: Ironclads (1991)

When one of my loves sends me a Christmas card, it looks like this… Do not click if you are very neurotic.

Israel in pictures

An apartment of Babylon :: How a cosy apartment can be transformed into a temple to celebrate European unity :: Meet Writing Brussels

‘Do Czechs and Slovaks regret the dissolution of Czechoslovakia?’

Culture, Media literacy, sexuality
One of the most popular Belgian television makers gets accused of inappropriate conduct. Flemish televison severes ties with him, but unlike other accused celebrities he’s getting a lot of support online.

Who can get the most offended because of a tweet, will become an olympic discipline. Kevin Spacey apologizes for coming on to a minor AND comes out in the same tweet and now he has the ‘holier than thou’ uncrowned kings and queens of morality on his back. And they are so outraged…

Culture, Media literacy, Our toxic culture
Banned on Facebook. The post that scares the hell out of Mark Zuckerberg.

On this day, the 24th of October, back in 1969, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid opened. How it may have influenced my model for male friendships.

Slovak theatre. Observing the audience is more interesting than the usual alcohol ‘fun’ that’s happening on stage

What a literary event will teach you about Slovakia. The 21st edition of the Poviedka contest.

One more thing about Slovak weddings

Everbody’s got a poisoned heart. The system we live in will either destroy your humanity, or kill you physically. Most people you meet…

Culture, Media literacy, women
She says it’s offensive and disgusting. What do you think?

A sad truth about Slovakia
A Slovak wedding. What to expect?

Culture, Media literacy, Moral Economy, Politics & Strategy
The 9th of October 1967 sees the death of the polarizing Che Guevara

Culture, Media literacy, women
Dove apologizes. Again. Apparently it’s very hard to stop suggesting a white skin is the normal skin type…

Noa Jansma gives catcallers the treatment they deserve :: Public Shaming

I have only one thing to do. Be the wave that I am and then sink back into the ocean. Container Fiona Apple Lyrics.

anything to help you #thrive, Culture, slovakia
Language prodigy Peter Masaryk offers us an authentic glimpse of his mind

Culture, Moral Economy, Politics & Strategy, women
Meanwhile in austere Belgium :: Get some old guy to pay your studies in exchange for some carnal favors….

Culture, Media literacy, women
Anti-puritan Hugh Heffner dies, aged 91. The sexual revolution he helped to spark is still very much unfinished

Culture, Media literacy, Politics & Strategy
8 absurdities of life anno 2017

anything to help you #thrive, Culture, interviews, slovakia
Slovak writer Katarína Varsiková offers us an authentic glimpse of her mind

Culture, Media literacy, women