Culture
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My Kinda Jazz, Super-Sonic Jazz Festival 2025
Ethel’s take on Amsterdam’s most soulful and forward-thinking Jazz event: Super-Sonic Jazz Festival happening on the 14th to 16th of November.
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IDFA 2025: Essential Picks
As the days get shorter and mornings bleaker, there’s no better time to tuck yourself away in front of a big screen and escape into someone else’s reality. With IDFA returning this November 12th, here are some of the can’t-miss titles.
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Aa’s Fall Reads
As the season shifts and the city slows down, we turn inward: toward books that mirror our moods and filter out the noise. For this edition of Fall Reads, Tiana, Nanuka, and Awa share what’s been living on their nightstands: stories of solace, chaos, and everything in between.
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A Glimpse into Maya Detiger’s World
Ahead of her wax carving workshop this Saturday, we sat down with Maya Detiger for a visual interview that offers a glimpse into the stories and inspirations behind her work. From heirloom pieces to the natural world, her practice is shaped by memory, emotion, and a deep sense of connection — all of which come through in…
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In Conversation with Shawty Pimp
From Memphis tape decks to his first ever Amsterdam show, Shawty Pimp reflects on his cult legacy and why VOID will be one for the books.
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Backpack Rap to Rucksack Records: The Future of Independent Labels
Rucksack Records has carved out a niche in Amsterdam’s underground scene by championing vinyl, community, and authenticity over the mainstream. Founder Danny Veekens, a journalist-turned-label head, blends a DIY approach—working with freelance creatives—with inspiration from backpack rap, building a label that gives artists space to grow sustainably and tell stories that last.
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If We Can Have Sex, We Can Talk About STIs
On STIs, open conversations, stigma, and testing I always believed that dating and sex come with a fair amount of challenges in life, and yet somehow living in Amsterdam, a city known for its open-mindedness, we still avoid talking about the things that actually mess with us. This is where The Grey Areas lies —…
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Property of No One Festival – Reclaiming Contemporary Mashriq Identity Through Music and Culture
Ahead of its first ever edition at Paradiso’s Tolhuistuin on 27th of September, I, Petra Parčetić sat down with the mind behind the Property of No One festival (later on referred to as PoN), Yazeed Abul-Ata. We discussed the notions of connection, experience and equal opportunity as the festival values, the contemporary meaning of cultural…
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VOID: Music Against the Grain
As the first whiff of fall settles over Amsterdam, festival season slips into memory and club season takes over and we couldn’t be more excited about VOID
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in conversation with valerie estrina: the best writing happens when you’re not writing
with a little over a week to go until ways of working, our workshop series with pre-reserved, we caught up with writer valerie estrina to talk beginnings, inspiration, and what to expect from her writing workshop next Sunday, September 28th.