Dear Silvio,
Allow me to introduce myself: I’m a European and I’m a bit angry with you.
The thing is: I have never been to a bunga bunga party. That thought hit me Friday when you announced you’d step down as the prime minister of Italy. That is when I realized that my time to go to such a party on a remote island near Sicily would be very limited now. I’m not even going to start about the fact that you never took me to a AC Milan game.
I have about 350 people who I can call my friends. This said, one third of them heartily congratulate me on my birthday. My profile picture has never a bad hair day, neither a big pimple on the chin. I dare to share my thoughts and don’t mind being noticed. In addition, flirting with someone from primary school usually goes smoothly. Finally, taking a look at my party pictures, you would start to believe that all these parties I’ve been to were awesome. Yes, it’s all bright and shiny on the internet.
The truth is that I wear a mask on the World Wide Web which makes me feel like the queen of a virtual paradise.
By: Amanda Kalf
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In response to yesterday’s paper I received various letters from agitated readers who didn’t share the same opinion as the writer who wrote the main feature on the deportation of an illegal immigrant, here in the Netherlands. I understand the opinions expressed by the readers, but my own thoughts hardly differ from the ones written in yesterday’s paper.
By: Levi Blokdijk
Two weeks ago, Facebook implemented its most recent and most radical changes so far: The updates include a new way of how the “News Feed” works and the introduction of a real-time ticker on profile pages. Soon, many Facebook-users announced that they are going to quit their accounts. Most of them argue that they fear these changes make their content more accessible to strangers than ever before.
By: Martina Powell
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By: Laura van Tilborg
Date: 17th of February
A great documentary is out there for people who are interested in getting a different point of view at the conflictbetween Israeli and Palestinian citizens: Promises.
