Robotics, the future is now
Culture . Media . Society . UncategorizedThe idea of robotics and androids has always been prowling in humans mind. We all have seen films and series like Star Wars, Blade Runner, Transformers or I Robot. These films are a very good example of a vision of ourselves coexisting with different types of robots in a future. A future that thanks to
Would you change your heels for combat boots?
Culture . Politics . Society . UncategorizedHave you ever wondered how a country can protect itself and why mostly only men serve as our protectors in the military? Don‘t we live in a world where genders should be treated equally? Let me tell you about the situation in my home country Switzerland. At the age of 18 every swiss man is
Celebrating an 800-year-old Dane
Culture . Society . UncategorizedThe candles placed in the glace on the many layered birthday cake are lit. The colorful candles are accompanied by the 800-year old ‘Dannebrog’, the Danish national flag consisting of a white cross on a red background. 12 candles in blue, pink, yellow, orange and green and 12 small ‘Dannebrog’ flags on wooden sticks are
Notre-Dame de Paris: Why so much emotions?
City life . Culture . Media . Society . TravelBurning for around fifteen hours on the evening of 15 April 2019, Notre Dame was and still be a huge burning issue for the media in France and worldwide. Every weeks, couples of articles are written to deal about the new challenges Paris has to face up with. If you are interested by this topic
Marriage equality in Taiwan: no rain on this parade
City life . Culture . Politics . Society . UncategorizedIt was a rainy Friday in Taipei, but nothing could dampen the spirits of the 40,000 supporters of marriage equality waiting with bated breath outside the Legislative Yuan building for the new marriage equality bill to be read. Making up a colourful sea of ponchos and pride flags, there was a long pause of silence
It’s massage, not prostitution
City life . Culture . Society . UncategorizedThe Son of one of Thailand’s oldest soapy massage parlour owners gives insight to the family business and openly admits to the criminal activities surrounding it. Seeing him in person is not what you expect when you think of a pimp. Young, polite, decently dressed with a charming smile and yet – he is one
Life Israeli different for some
Culture . Society . Travel . UncategorizedFor most people childhood is about growing and having fun with no worries, but this isn’t the case for everyone. 24 year old Ben Sapirstein grew up in a small suburb town in Israel called Gan Yavne just outside the Gaza Strip. Living with his parents, two sisters and one brother, in a place where
The journey to freedom as a boat person
Culture . Politics . Society . UncategorizedThe reunification of Vietnam in 1975 is portrayed by Vietnamese history books as a joint effort of the population in fighting against Western power to regain control of their country. However, Paul Nguyen has a very different idea: “Well, they don’t teach proper history in Vietnam anymore.” Paul, now 57, was born and raised in
Limitless possibilities
Culture . Media . UncategorizedArt is often regarded as an innate ability you either have it or you don’t. Art is also ever-evolving with designing and illustration morphing from pen and paper to tablet. Today, we hear from Sam, who has a keen interest in digital illustration. Sam is largely self-taught and shares how he has come to discover
About my Finnish friend.
Culture . Student life . Travel . UncategorizedWhen I was told that for this blog post we had to conduct an interview, the first person that crossed my mind was my friend Konsta. The reason behind my decision was the fact that Konsta and I are very different. Coming from different countries (even continents) and cultures, our friendship emerged when we met