FSR-FMGxMEDIUM: File Update
This academic year has ended and so has the term of the current student council. In this article, Medium gives you an insight into the FSR-FMG’s achievements of this year.
Netflix’s “Queer Eye” Season 5 Review: Spreading Human Connection in Lonely Times
Quynh reviews the latest season of the Netflix Original ‘Queer Eye’. This season continues the sociopolitical crusade of the Fab 5 in Philidelphia.
Movie theatres: Safely “escaping” 2020
What better way to escape the anxieties this year has brought us than by getting lost in a good movie? This article provides you with a list of Amsterdam’s must visit movie theaters, for the ultimate escape from reality.
Usage of Surveillance Drones Over Black Lives Matter Protests in the USA
The murder of George Floyd on May 25th, 2020, sparked Black Lives Matter protests all over the U.S. Five years after BLM protests were calling for justice after the murder of Freddie Gray, the U.S. government has resorted to drone surveillance as it did in 2015. However, the questions remain, what are they watching?, why are they watching? and what happens to protesters’ data in the footage?
Media & Entertainment
Movie theatres: Safely “escaping” 2020
What better way to escape the anxieties this year has brought us than by getting lost in a good movie? This article provides you with a list of Amsterdam’s must visit movie theaters, for the ultimate escape from reality.
How Taylor Swift Defined the 2010s
From country girl to pop-star – Danny shows you how Taylor Swift successfully shaped pop culture during the last decade.
In this article, Quynh explores the phenomenon “content farms” on YouTube, the risks these pose and the way they affect the platform’s future.
What’s the origin of Google? Rita takes us on the magical journey that made the company what it is today.
Opinion
Politics
Na de dood van George Floyd is de wereld gezamenlijk opgestaan om racisme te bestrijden. Elsa schrijft in dit artikel over drie acties die je kan ondernemen om wit privilege en racisme beter te begrijpen en zo je steentje kan bijdragen voor een betere wereld.
After the recent withdrawal of Sanders as US presidential candidate, Jorrit explores the hard blow this is to young and progressive Americans.
Marketing and PR
The Ambiguous Promise of Commercial Sustainability
Commercial companies focus on progressing in a sustainable way, but how much of the environmental promises are actually genuine?
GRLSWIRL: Girls Power Swirls On Four Wheels
Cecilia tells all about this revolutionary all-girls skateboarding community GRLSWIRL, that has gone worldwide.
Hope had the opportunity to interview the current head of Marketing and PR of the Heineken Experience in Amsterdam. They do not only talk about internships, but what it actually takes to become successful in marketing.
Steeds meer initiatieven richten zich op het tegengaan van voedselverspilling. En dat is maar goed ook, want jaarlijks verdwijnt een derde van al het voedsel in de vuilnisbak.
Face-to-face communication in the digital age: Have we forgotten how to do it? Margarete tells us how to navigate a real-life conversation.