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13 September 2021

Tom Weber The ghosts of referendum past
The government's recent decision to make voting in municipal elections easier for foreign residents and the political reactions to it once again echoed the botched 2015 referendum. Do referendums do more harm than good and if so, are there perhaps better alternatives?
13/09/2021

The ghosts of referendum past

8 September 2021

Maura Lehmann The elitism behind ‘green living’
Metal straws, plastic-free bulk foods, swanky electric cars – those are things I imagine to be the essential household goods for the average ‘green’ Luxembourger.
08/09/2021

The elitism behind ‘green living’

25 August 2021

Isabella Eastwood An ode to grief
When grief makes an appearance, it rarely slithers or creeps. Grief is bold and abundant in its declarations. But it is grief’s entrance that echoes loudest through the halls of our homes, and grief’s extended stay takes on the quality of cobwebs, carpeting corners and extending inwards – or outwards – when left untended.
25/08/2021

An ode to grief

19 August 2021

Ian Pocervina A few thoughts on bodycams and life-threatening situations
Be it because the news cycle has been dominated by the pandemic for such a long time, or because people were sincerely shocked, the recent shooting in Ettelbruck has certainly created a point of contention in the country: outrage and polemics across the board of social media posts, public debates, and parliamentary enquiries.
19/08/2021

A few thoughts on bodycams and life-threatening situations

17 August 2021

Tom Weber The billionaire space race and the selling out of a childhood dream
Business moguls Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos recently jetted off to space in highly televised events. I used to be fascinated by the strange world beyond the final frontier as a child. So why does it all feel so empty now?
17/08/2021

The billionaire space race and the selling out of a childhood dream

4 August 2021

Maura Lehmann Were the floods our wake-up call?
The recent floods in Western Europe that resulted in material damage – and more importantly the loss of lives – are a bleak reminder that even the most advanced economies cannot escape the unpredictable consequences of climate change.
04/08/2021

Were the floods our wake-up call?

2 August 2021

Valeria Wiwinius First openly transgender athletes competing in the Olympic Games
Tokyo will be one for the books, that’s for sure. Not least because of the controversies around the first openly transgender athletes who are competing in the Games. But do transgender athletes really have a physical advantage over cisgender female competitors? Let’s break this down.
02/08/2021

First openly transgender athletes competing in the Olympic Games

1 August 2021

Martin Jonsson The Luxembourgish language, society, and citizenship
Is the Luxembourgish language requirement for citizenship defensible, and is there a point to learning it?
01/08/2021

The Luxembourgish language, society, and citizenship

21 July 2021

Isabella Eastwood In play we trust
When was the last time you allowed yourself to just be, to engage in an activity that is nourishing rather than numbing? Here, Isabella Eastwood argues the case for just 'letting go'
21/07/2021

In play we trust

7 July 2021

Tom Weber Why PE class is making students hate sport and how it could be improved
Many people seem to have a lifelong aversion against sport. Often, this goes back to bad experiences in Physical Education (PE) class at school. Does sport always have to be about competition or is there maybe a healthier way to teach people to stay fit?
07/07/2021

Why PE class is making students hate sport and how it could be improved

5 July 2021

Martin Jonsson No, it's not Bettel's "fault" that he got Covid
Quite a few have made it out to be the case that Bettel has himself to blame for catching Covid, while implying that he broke the rules. But does he, and did he?
05/07/2021

No, it's not Bettel's "fault" that he got Covid

3 July 2021

Isabella Eastwood Why you’re wrong about addiction
Many of us know about the concept of addiction. We are taught about it in schools and we are invited to “say no to drugs”.
03/07/2021

Why you’re wrong about addiction

30 June 2021

Maura Lehmann Is the vaccine really a be-all and end-all?
Even though the United Kingdom has one of the quickest vaccine rollouts, the Delta variant is spreading like wildfire. As a student in York, where the seven-day rate is currently at 274 new cases per 100,000 people, I cannot help but feel concerned that we might be mistaking the vaccine for a magic bullet.
30/06/2021

Is the vaccine really a be-all and end-all?

19 June 2021

Stephen Lowe Does the summer even need the Schueberfouer?
First it was definitely not happening, then it definitely was. Some weeks later, it wasn't, then was again but 'different'. Now Luxembourg's largest fair is confirmed as cancelled. Again. But do we really need it?
19/06/2021

Does the summer even need the Schueberfouer?

14 June 2021

Stephen Lowe TV: separating the need to know and the need to turn away
It came out of nowhere. One second he was up. The next he crashed to the turf. Christian Eriksen's sudden collapse on Saturday highlights a number of issues with regards to broadcasting and trauma.
14/06/2021

TV: separating the need to know and the need to turn away

13 June 2021

Stephen Lowe Hugging me, hugging you...nuh uh!
The pandemic has brought with it a number of unpleasant things. Far too many people have suffered for far too long. Whether that be financially, professionally, or mentally. The requiring of better standards of cleanliness has however resulted in a more disinfected way of life.
13/06/2021

Hugging me, hugging you...nuh uh!

9 June 2021

Ian Pocervina Thirty is the new twenty
Right? I am not just saying that because the dirty thirty is steadily approaching…
09/06/2021

Thirty is the new twenty

5 June 2021

Stephen Lowe Vaccinating the youth
My eldest son is turning 13 and my wife and I are unsure as to what we should do, especially as our youngest has only just turned 11. Government guidelines are, as ever, unclear, and the long-lasting effects unknown.
05/06/2021

Vaccinating the youth

31 May 2021

Tom Weber Vaccine envy - Why I'm ashamed but shouldn't be
More and more people are getting their jabs and the government is doing its best to convince the sceptics. Some of us, however, are more than willing, but still have to wait because of our age. Thoughts from someone at the end of the vaccine queue.
31/05/2021

Vaccine envy - Why I'm ashamed but shouldn't be

19 May 2021

13 May 2021

Martin Jonsson Money where our mouths are - I got the vaccine, will you?
With vaccines being rolled out more broadly, and some of us qualifying for a shot, the time has come to put our money where our mouth is.
13/05/2021

Money where our mouths are - I got the vaccine, will you?

12 May 2021

Valeria Wiwinius Should catcalling be made illegal?
‘You whore’. ‘Are you still a virgin’. ‘You must be doing coke to have those, I bet you’re such a crazy whore in bed’. Those are just some quotes that grabbed my attention when scrolling through the posts of the @catcallsofluxembourg Instagram page against street harassment.
12/05/2021

Should catcalling be made illegal?

3 May 2021

Ian Pocervina "… and now over to our social media section!"
I want to use the opportunity of this article to react to last week’s opinion piece by my dear colleague Tom Weber.
03/05/2021

"… and now over to our social media section!"

26 April 2021

Tom Weber Screaming at screens – The stupidity of social media arguments
Social media platforms are the town squares of today, the "agorae" of the modern world. And while we will probably never really know how exactly public debates went down in these public areas in Ancient Greece, it sure seems like arguments have become a lot dumber over the past millennia.
26/04/2021

Screaming at screens – The stupidity of social media arguments

21 April 2021

Valeria Wiwinius The ethically correct sustainability train of fashion
I think it comes as no surprise when I say that fashion is one of the biggest polluters worldwide. And while I can appreciate the efforts for creating clothes in a more sustainable and ethically correct manner, it’s a slow change which to me, oftentimes feels like a vicious circle that both brands and customers struggle to find a way out of.
21/04/2021

The ethically correct sustainability train of fashion

7 April 2021

Valeria Wiwinius Why feminism is still a thing
It’s been a month since the news broke about Sarah Everard, a 33-year-old marketing executive who was kidnapped in South London on her way home. Her body was found on 9th March. The main suspect: a policeman who’s currently still in pending investigation. Plastered alongside the remaining “Missing” leaflets around London, there was another leaflet: “we could all be Sarah”.
07/04/2021

Why feminism is still a thing

31 March 2021

Ian Pocervina Balancing uncertainty, anxiety, and resilience
By now, we’ve all heard it time and again, uncertainty remains the greatest foe of this ongoing pandemic.
31/03/2021

Balancing uncertainty, anxiety, and resilience

24 March 2021

Isabella Eastwood Political activism is a form of self-care
“If the outside feels bad, focus on the inside." Self-care truisms like these have a tendency to miss the bigger picture, and they make me angry.
24/03/2021

Political activism is a form of self-care

18 March 2021

Tom Weber Masks, self-care, critical thinking: What we can learn from the pandemic
While a lot of us probably want to forget about this pandemic once it actually is somewhat behind us, some findings, ideas, or behaviour patterns might be worth preserving.
18/03/2021

Masks, self-care, critical thinking: What we can learn from the pandemic