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18 May 2022

Alannah Meyrath Caring for your mental health shouldn't be a privilege, it should be a given
In April this year, a public petition was launched that aims at reimbursing the psychologist's bills. Something that should have been done years ago.
18/05/2022

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Caring for your mental health shouldn't be a privilege, it should be a given

11 May 2022

Ian Pocervina An oversupply of awareness may devalue the world's issues
Even though it may at times be challenging to keep up with current affairs and the most pressing issues of our times, there is little risk of ever forgetting that there is always reason to worry about, well, pretty much anything.
11/05/2022

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An oversupply of awareness may devalue the world's issues

8 May 2022

Martin Jonsson Is this the inevitably unsatisfying end to covid?
After just over two years of masks, restrictions, vaccines, covid passes, test requirements, lockdowns, and various sanitary measures… the end, if this is indeed it, feels somewhat.. lacking.
08/05/2022

Is this the inevitably unsatisfying end to covid?

4 May 2022

Tom Weber Culture should always be free and accessible to anyone
As Luxembourg is set to become the first country to provide free public music lessons to children, it's a good time to reflect on why cultural education is so essential and why it should generally be available for free.
04/05/2022

Culture should always be free and accessible to anyone

27 April 2022

Tom Weber Why the 2022 World Cup might become football's most shameful event
After the Winter Olympics in China, sports fans can look forward to another tournament organised by a highly questionable host this year. And the 2022 Football World Cup might just become one of the worst sporting events of all time.
27/04/2022

Why the 2022 World Cup might become football's most shameful event

20 April 2022

Iris Dudek This Earth Day, let's honour the planet with our actions
Friday is Earth Day and while in my opinion, every day should be a day where we try and do something for Mother Nature, I understand that not everyone feels this way. In celebration of this international and global (get it) holiday, let’s get serious about how we are at a pivotal point for Earth’s future.
20/04/2022

This Earth Day, let's honour the planet with our actions

31 March 2022

Ian Pocervina The planet that never sleeps, but occasionally should
As someone who always has to be mindful of not disturbing neighbours with excessively loud music, it often puzzles me how we have become so accustomed to minimising our noise levels and yet rarely lose a single thought to light pollution.
31/03/2022

The planet that never sleeps, but occasionally should

30 March 2022

Tom Weber The quarter-life crisis: It's real and it's a problem
Your twenties are supposed to be among the highlights of your life: Combining the increased freedom of adulthood with the resilience and fitness of a still youthful body, you are supposed to be on top of the world. However, for many, the reality is quite a bit bleaker.
30/03/2022

The quarter-life crisis: It's real and it's a problem

23 March 2022

Josh Oudendijk Putin's senseless war has brought Europe closer together
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has shaken the EU. But it could be a chance for the Union to strengthen itself as a geopolitical superpower.
23/03/2022

Putin's senseless war has brought Europe closer together

16 March 2022

Iris Dudek It's time to stop complaining about high gas prices
High gas prices suck, but so does our reliance on fossil fuels.
16/03/2022

It's time to stop complaining about high gas prices

6 March 2022

Ian Pocervina How much activism is enough?
Processing a war on Europe's doorstep and knowing how to adequately react to it is not an easy task in times where the lines between silence, clicktivism, and activism have become blurrier than ever.
06/03/2022

How much activism is enough?

1 March 2022

Josh Oudendijk Why are major artists selling their music catalogues?
What's the monetary value of a hit song? How much would you splash out for Sting's Roxanne, Bruce Springsteen's Born to Run, or Bob Dylan's The Times They Are A-Changin?
01/03/2022

Why are major artists selling their music catalogues?

23 February 2022

Tom Weber We need to calm down about language
For people who like to present themselves as "guardians" of the spoken and written word, language is constantly under threat and must be defended from people trying to "destroy" it. Their pedantry is proof that they actually know very little about language.
23/02/2022

We need to calm down about language

15 February 2022

Iris Dudek Why I'm never going back to 'The Greatest Nation on Earth'
Growing up in Southern California, I always sort of knew I would one day leave. For as long as I could remember, it had always been my dream to study in Europe. My mother is German and my father is American, so I have grown up with 2 passports and one foot in each of the respective cultures.
15/02/2022

Why I'm never going back to 'The Greatest Nation on Earth'

11 February 2022

Ian Pocervina Beijing 2022, a boycott practice run?
Two major sports events take place in the year 2022, both of which are controversial for what seems like a never-ending list of reasons: the Winter Olympics in Beijing and the football world cup in Qatar.
11/02/2022

Beijing 2022, a boycott practice run?

2 February 2022

Tom Weber 'It's mild for most of us' – And suddenly the social Darwinists are back
Talk about letting variants like Omicron just pass through society unrestricted reveals a frightening proximity to the ideas of social Darwinism.
02/02/2022

'It's mild for most of us' – And suddenly the social Darwinists are back

26 January 2022

Josh Oudendijk In Berlin over the weekend, I suddenly found myself 'downgraded' to non-boosted
It is another baffling yet unexpected episode in Germany’s Covid law amendment: 5.3 million people are no longer boosted.
26/01/2022

In Berlin over the weekend, I suddenly found myself 'downgraded' to non-boosted

19 January 2022

Iris Dudek Wear Your Mask Correctly or Don’t Wear One at All
Let’s transport ourselves back to early 2020. Rumours of a strange new virus are beginning to spread.
19/01/2022

Wear Your Mask Correctly or Don’t Wear One at All

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

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