Keep Calm and Carry On – A Wartime Childhood
People’s lives have been disrupted by war since time immemorial, and it’s the family unit that suffers its disturbances and effects more than any…
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My Adult Playground – Feeling at Home in Berlin Sex Clubs
After a couple minutes of intense conversation, I was invited to accompany a charming and open-minded girl to a sex party in a club…
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Compassion Fatigue – Child Refugee Triage
By the time African refugees arrive in large Egyptian cities like Cairo, most bear the scars of physical and emotional abuse suffered in their…
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Sensa Nostra Spring Party
Sensa Nostra welcomes you to join us at this exclusive interactive arty event but prepare to enter a whole new world of crazy! Artists,…
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“Which one of you bitches wants to dance?”
A1ex liddell writes about individuality, boredom, parallel realities and hope. It is funny how everybody is trying, oh, so desperately, to express…
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Grassroots Capital – The Community Currency Alternative
Frustrated by the lack of local control over money within your community? Or, for that matter, what can be done when there simply isn’t…
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Mum Has Two Hours to Live
Every day of our lives we run the risk of being hit by a bus, struck by lightning, or killed in an infinite number…
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In the Lair of the Thought Police
Nowadays, the internet allows people to be monitored and tracked whenever they’re connected. However, what if you find that not only your internet activity…
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The Numbing Process
This is a story of heartbreaking loss – the suicide of one’s mother. How does it feel to loose the closest person to you…
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Spaced w. Bonanza Coffee Roasters
At Orderberger Strasse 35, Prenzlauer Berg. Forget the kitkat, idle chitchat and take a break with Bonanza Coffee Roasters. Here I space out with…
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Bad Boy – My Created Identity
It’s very easy to be influenced when you’re thirteen. Especially when you’re a self-conscious little boy from the suburbs, with no problems, no fraught…
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Notes from the Underground – Life as a Fixer
At the Last Bar at the End of the Universe I met a guy who was, by all appearances, utterly ordinary. He was tall,…
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Who Cares About Language – Maori Roots
Te Reo, the native tongue of the indigenous Māori people, is one of New Zealand’s official languages. However, less than 1% of the population…
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Después De Lucia
An independent Mexican film depicting the repercussions of a high school one-night stand inspired Nico Montana to reflect on the meaning of machismo, manhood…
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Sexist to the end
Recognizing that you were raised in a sexist culture and probably hold sexist attitudes does not make you an asshole, but refusing to acknowledge…
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Portraits of Detroit – An artist in the Motor City
After the fallout of the auto industry and the riots of 1967, Detroit, once one of America’s most successful cities, was left to ruin….
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Crystal Clarity – A Star Child’s Story
We’ve all met someone who seems like they’ve lived a million lives. Or a child whose intuition, understanding and emotional intelligence outshine those of…
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Guerilla Chauffeur – Just a Job
In 2011, the new state of South Sudan was announced and officially recognised by nations around the world. For many, this was the brightest…
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DOG (B)EAT DOG
Mariya Nikolova was one of Sofia’s volunteer dog-feeders, now helping the adoption of stray dogs in Germany and Austria. Her mother continues ‘the feeding…
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