Second-Hand Fashion: against the environmental impact of the textile industry
Authors . Climate Change . Culture . Interview . Media . Media influence . Science . Society . SpainThe environmental impact refers to the effects that human activities have on the natural environment. Although these effects can sometimes be positive, most human actions generate serious damage to ecosystems. One of the industries with the greatest environmental footprint is the textile sector, whose impact extends across the entire life cycle of garments, from the
How Myanmar’s Youth Are Escaping a War They Never Chose
PoliticsAt the border of Myanmar and Mae Sai, Northern Thailand | Captured by Sunmin Kang
Ireland’s lack of opportunities and housing
SocietyOver the past few years, it has become apparent to my friend and I that we will most likely not be able to buy a house in Ireland. In comparison to my parents who built their own house before they were 30 my generation in Ireland will not be afforded the same luxury. The housing
Lost in Translation: Finding a Voice in a German Campus Radio
Culture . Media . Student life . UncategorizedThe first thing I didn’t understand was a joke. The speaker made a remark about student radio culture. The room laughed immediately. I smiled a second too late, trying to catch the tone rather than the meaning. Around me, pens were already moving again, notebooks filled with bullet points and arrows. The information session for
Reportage about the Oktoberfest: Traditional celebration, or an overpriced festival?
Culture . Food . Germany . TravelHey everyone! I’m back with another post from my Professional Communication course at LMU. For this assignment, we were asked to write a reportage about a topic in our environment that raises a question or shows an issue. Since I’m currently on exchange in Munich, I decided to finally go to Oktoberfest, something I had
From São Paulo to Munich: The comfortable silence
Authors . City life . SocietyI arrive in the northern part of Munich on a pale Saturday morning. The apartment building looks almost silent from the outside. Bicycles are chained neatly in front of it, a thin winter light pressing through the windows. Inside the apartment complex, I step into the narrow elevator and press the button for the 4th
Chasing a Place to Call Home: Student’s Housing Struggle in Munich
City life . Germany . Society . Student lifeFor almost two months, Cécilia searched relentlessly for a place to live in Munich. She attended more than 30 apartment viewings, both online and in person, before finally securing a room in a three-person shared flat. The rent was around 800 euros per month per person — far from cheap, but a relief after weeks
Seen but Limited: Queer Identity in the Thai Entertainment Industry
SocietyThe lights on the set of Taste are ready for today’s shooting, marking the spot for actors to be on their scene. While others’ scenes are filmed, Obey Punnavich focuses with his script and tries to connect with his character, preparing for his take. One of the set prop’s staff walks by and laughingly says
The disappearing Italy and its cold, demographic winter
Opinion pieceThe Silence of the Villages There is a sound that is growing increasingly rare across vast areas of the Italian peninsula: the chatter of children leaving school and their laughter while playing all afternoon in that small park amongst the flats and houses. From the ridges of the Apennines to the valleys of the Alps,
The Liminal Threshold: Negotiating Comfort and Control at the Global Hub
Opinion pieceWhenever we transition to a new phase or domain, we inevitably encounter a boundary. This boundary, where two distinct realities meet, inherently implies negotiation and competition. A night spent at Istanbul Airport revealed a continuous, silent negotiation unfolding within the stillness. Ultimately, this threshold—where individual desire clashes with systemic control—defines the core dilemma of our