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11 January 2022

Ian Pocervina Political premonitions and party problems
I still remember the first time being exposed to a campaign ad from a political party here in Luxembourg.
11/01/2022

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Political premonitions and party problems

5 January 2022

Tom Weber Can we keep the masks? Please?
Perhaps like no other item, face masks have come to be the universal symbol of this global pandemic we are somehow still in. Many are looking forward to the day when they will finally be able to rip them off for good – but what if we just kept them?
05/01/2022

Can we keep the masks? Please?

25 December 2021

RTL Today team When is it appropriate to listen to Christmas music?
With the festive season, 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?
25/12/2021

When is it appropriate to listen to Christmas music?

23 December 2021

Iris Dudek To gift or not to gift?
Getting and giving gifts is part of the Holiday season, but should it be what Christmas is really about?
23/12/2021

To gift or not to gift?

8 December 2021

Ian Pocervina Ministerial exodus: time to step back, not step down
It is rather peculiar that on a single day, not one, not two, but three Ministers publicly announced they are stepping down.
08/12/2021

Ministerial exodus: time to step back, not step down

5 December 2021

Martin Jonsson Rock and a hard place: I fear we are only at the start of spiralling divisions in society
I hope I am wrong, I really do, but I suspect that the divisions we are seeing at the moment will get far worse before they get better.
05/12/2021

Rock and a hard place: I fear we are only at the start of spiralling divisions in society

1 December 2021

Tom Weber Not everyone needs to be a scientist. But we should all think like one.
The pandemic has revealed a lot about our society. Among the many, many issues is the sobering insight that a not insignificant number of us do not understand basic scientific reasoning.
01/12/2021

Not everyone needs to be a scientist. But we should all think like one.

18 November 2021

Stephen Lowe Masking The Problem
Vaxxed and masked? Vaxxed and carefree? 'No jab, thanks' and stuck at home? What is right and what is wrong is never less clear, and people are rightly angry. Or, they wrongly are!
18/11/2021

Masking The Problem

14 November 2021

Iris Dudek Unpaid and Unfair: Why internships need to change
As any university age student knows, one of the best ways to gain real-world experience without the pressure of full-fledged employeehood is to take on an internship. But internships are no longer the experience they once were.
14/11/2021

Unpaid and Unfair: Why internships need to change

8 November 2021

Isabella Eastwood What they don’t tell you about filing a police report about harassment
I was unsure about writing this piece. Partly because I believe it is important to have healed before you speak publicly in the media about certain topics. Partly because I was unsure how to write about it.
08/11/2021

What they don’t tell you about filing a police report about harassment

4 November 2021

Ian Pocervina Cannabis: so near and yet so far
Not too long ago, the Luxembourg government made global headlines by announcing free public transport and the legalisation of recreational cannabis in the Grand Duchy.
04/11/2021

Cannabis: so near and yet so far

23 October 2021

Tom Weber No, Halloween is not ruining local traditions
Every year, Halloween rolls around, and every year, you can count on certain people lamenting the 'Americanisation' of our culture and mourning the demise of local traditions. Can't we just celebrate our equally non-sensical holidays in peace?
23/10/2021

No, Halloween is not ruining local traditions

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