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13 December 2019

Thomas Tutton Surprised by the election result? Just look at Britain’s media
It’s finally over. Gone are the hopes of millions of Britons who rejected Brexit, who feel European and who refused to believe that this tragedy would actually come to pass.
13/12/2019

Surprised by the election result? Just look at Britain’s media

10 December 2019

Josh Oudendijk Why have concert tickets gotten so expensive?
In the age of microscopic music streaming profits, artists and labels are pulling out all the stops to find other ways of making big bucks in the entertainment biz. A majority of wealth comes from music tours, with tickets frequently selling at exorbitant prices. Meanwhile fans continue to buy them. How far will this go?
10/12/2019

Why have concert tickets gotten so expensive?

7 December 2019

Nathalie Lodhi Politicising tragedies is inevitable yet despicable behaviour
It's true that working in the news industry, you tend to get a bit immune to the terrible things that occur in life. The cynic in me sometimes looks at a headline and thinks 'wow that will make a great headline!' and then comes down to earth. But some topics and their politicisation remain a no-go in my opinion.
07/12/2019

Politicising tragedies is inevitable yet despicable behaviour

3 December 2019

Gerry Erang PISA tests are a bad joke - but one we should still laugh at
So Luxembourg performed poorly at the PISA tests? Here's why we shouldn't care - the results do not reflect the quality of an educational system.
03/12/2019

PISA tests are a bad joke - but one we should still laugh at

26 November 2019

Gerry Erang Luxembourg needs tougher sentences for child sex offenders
A number of recent court cases in Luxembourg revolved around child pornography, abuse, and other child sex offenses. Some of our readers reacted with outrage to the lenience of several sentences - and with good reason: Luxembourg needs tougher sentences for criminals convicted of child sexual abuse.
26/11/2019

Luxembourg needs tougher sentences for child sex offenders

24 November 2019

RTL Today team When is it appropriate to listen to Christmas music?
As we make our way towards December, it's time to debate an ever-recurring and frivolous topic, one that exposes cracks in even the closest of families: when exactly is it permitted to play Christmas music?
24/11/2019

When is it appropriate to listen to Christmas music?

20 November 2019

Stephen Lowe Speeding! Fine?
A vast number of commenters below the line on RTL Today's socials suggest popular consenus around Luxembourg speed traps centres on them being mere money making mechanisms...Stephen Lowe considers the dangers of such stunted thinking.
20/11/2019

Speeding! Fine?

12 November 2019

Martin Jonsson If you want people to drive less, sort out the traffic mess
The current situation in Luxembourg is untenable, not least if you rely on public transport to get anywhere.
12/11/2019

If you want people to drive less, sort out the traffic mess

6 November 2019

Stephen Lowe How to commute the commute
As well as some feasible road congestion reduction options here are some off-the-cuff ways to reduce the perennial bottlenecks.
06/11/2019

How to commute the commute

30 October 2019

Thomas Tutton Everyone needs to chill out about Luxembourg
Our intern shares his perspective on the Grand Duchy's obsession with its reputation.
30/10/2019

Everyone needs to chill out about Luxembourg

23 October 2019

Stephen Lowe Speak. Easy
Do you know what a Finsta is? Or what yeet means? Keeping up with today's slang is hard AF, thus some profanity is (un)avoidable.
23/10/2019

Speak. Easy

16 October 2019

Nathalie Lodhi Free public transport isn't enough to encourage people to go car-free
A much-discussed topic recently has been the overhaul of Luxembourg's public transport system in preparation of making public transport free of charge. But is the move enough, or even the right move?
16/10/2019

Free public transport isn't enough to encourage people to go car-free

14 October 2019

Martin Jonsson Two changes needed to re-balance renting in Luxembourg
Luxembourg's rental market favours landlords over tenants. Two changes to agency fees and security deposits could help re-balance this, at least a bit.
14/10/2019

Two changes needed to re-balance renting in Luxembourg

9 October 2019

Maura Lehmann Dr Google? – More and more people are self-diagnosing on the internet
I’ll admit: I, too, have already googled ‘flu remedies’ or ‘acid reflux’ when I really did not want to call my doctor – but here’s why self-diagnosing on search engines is not exactly the most beneficial solution.
09/10/2019

Dr Google? – More and more people are self-diagnosing on the internet

2 October 2019

Isabella Eastwood Grand Duchy – a happy country, but at what cost?
The 2019 World Happiness Index ranks Luxembourg at number 14. 14 out of 156: a pretty good ranking, and not unsurprising, considering the general level of economic, social and political stability. On the flipside however, the Grand Duchy is second to last – followed only by Chad – on the Happy Planet Index’s 2016 report.
02/10/2019

Grand Duchy – a happy country, but at what cost?

25 September 2019

Noah Gudgeon ‘I’ll be back’ – Why Hollywood is obsessed with remakes
The other day a new trailer for the latest film in the ongoing Terminator franchise popped up on Youtube's trending section. Terminator: Dark Fate. Yes, that's right, a new Terminator film, even though the last three sequels got terrible reviews and were generally frowned upon by most fans.
25/09/2019

‘I’ll be back’ – Why Hollywood is obsessed with remakes

24 September 2019

Dani Lodhi-Dunne In defence of influencers
Ah, Instagram. Plenty of today's ills can be blamed on its effects: superficiality, entitlement, corruption, multi-level marketing, mental health.
24/09/2019

In defence of influencers

23 September 2019

George Hatzidakis Retractable leashes and the art of pet maintenance
Canine garrottes must be banned now, before it’s too late. Or just maybe, pet owners can start being responsible.
23/09/2019

Retractable leashes and the art of pet maintenance

18 September 2019

Josh Oudendijk Sitting culture is breaking our backs. Here's what you can do.
You've probably heard this one before: "Sitting is the new smoking", "sitting is the new cancer".
18/09/2019

Sitting culture is breaking our backs. Here's what you can do.

16 September 2019

Gerry Erang Boris Goneson in Luxembourg: the day the Uncredible Hulk took to his heels
What shaped up to be a historic day in Luxembourg ended with a whimper rather than a bang.
16/09/2019

Boris Goneson in Luxembourg: the day the Uncredible Hulk took to his heels

12 September 2019

Stephen Lowe Is it safe to say that the Schueberfouer sucks...
The Schueberfouer is a rite of passage, is it not? But is it an unwritten law that to hate it is somehow unpatriotic? Stephen Lowe ponders this whilst getting himself out of a ruckus too.
12/09/2019

Is it safe to say that the Schueberfouer sucks...

11 September 2019

Martin Jonsson Smoking in public - what's so difficult about showing a bit of respect?

11/09/2019

Smoking in public - what's so difficult about showing a bit of respect?

6 September 2019

Nathalie Lodhi The elephant in Robert Mugabe's obituaries - Gukurahundi
Today, many an obituary has been written about Robert Gabriel Mugabe, the former Zimbabwean president who died aged 95. Until November 2017, myself and many other individuals thought that Mugabe would die in office, refusing to relinquish his grasp on the presidency of the southern African country.
06/09/2019

The elephant in Robert Mugabe's obituaries - Gukurahundi

3 September 2019

Gerry Erang Voluntourism: think twice before you pay to volunteer with children abroad
NGOs are collectively ringing the alarm bells. Well-meaning but unqualified young westerners may do more harm than good when volunteering with vulnerable children in developing countries.
03/09/2019

Voluntourism: think twice before you pay to volunteer with children abroad

28 August 2019

RachelKathryn Lloyd The urban battlefield

28/08/2019

The urban battlefield

20 August 2019

Nathalie Lodhi Where are Luxembourg's charity shops?
Charity shops are wonderful places where you can find all kinds of gems. Aside from clothes, I've come away with a wonderful slow cooker, a potato ricer, furniture and more when perusing charity shops in the UK.
20/08/2019

Where are Luxembourg's charity shops?

16 August 2019

RachelKathryn Lloyd The new uni - distance learning
Studying at university is difficult. Studying at a university you don't attend is even harder.
16/08/2019

The new uni - distance learning

14 August 2019

Nathalie Lodhi How to maintain long-distance friendships
It's mid-August, the usual August lull will have hit, but for some of those heading off to university soon, the question about maintaining friendships may be on on your minds.
14/08/2019

How to maintain long-distance friendships

10 August 2019

Maura Lehmann Back to the 80's - why scrapping the INF treaty is a significant setback to collective security
"Now that the treaty is over, we will see the development and deployment of new weapons," military analyst Pavel Felgenhauer told AFP, adding: "Russia is already ready".
10/08/2019

Back to the 80's - why scrapping the INF treaty is a significant setback to collective security

7 August 2019

Martin Jonsson While other countries move away from shopping centres, we build more - but why?
Does Luxembourg really need more shopping centres, and is the expanding number of them sustainable? Evidence from other countries would suggest not.
07/08/2019

While other countries move away from shopping centres, we build more - but why?