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Healing Habits 003: Half-Year Intermission

In the latest installment of Healing Habits, Awa Anne pauses for a half-year check-in, reflecting on the mess and mercy of becoming, and what it means to make healing a habit.

WoW 01: Maha Eljak opens up her way of working 

With just a week to go until Ways of Working, our new collab workshop series with Pre-Reserved, we caught up with multidisciplinary artist Maha Eljak to talk inspiration, process, and what to expect from her zine-making workshop next Sunday, July 20th.

No Caller ID 03: Speaking in Brainrot is okay 

In a world where everyone’s permanently online, speaking fluent Internet isn’t optional—it’s survival. These days, that ‘language’, is basically an endless firehose of content, collectively dubbed as brainrot: viral TikTok sounds, obscure memes, and whatever else the algorithm decides to throw at you. In her latest column, Sonya Kossaya makes the case that brainrot isn’t ruining language; it’s just the internet doing what it does best: reinventing everything, one unhinged inside joke at a time.

Cheat Sheet: July 2025

Looking for things to do in Amsterdam in this heat? The Aa July 2025 Cheat Sheet is your curated one-stop guide to the city’s must-attend events

SUMMER STAYS ’25: The Aa Getaway Wishlist

Your summer escape, sorted. From Marseille to Marrakesh, our 2025 Stay Wishlist rounds up the spots we’re dreaming about. Whether you’re booking a trip or just mentally packing your bag.

No Caller ID 02: Not sliving, just surviving.

In a world obsessed with sliving—slaying and living—some are just surviving. Behind curated feeds and green smoothies lies quiet exhaustion, invisible unraveling, and the raw, unfiltered truth: survival isn’t glamorous, but it’s real. And for now, it’s enough.

Aa’s Summer Reads

Summer’s creeping in, and we’re craving the kind of stillness that only a good book can bring. Our Aa Summer Reads roundup is a mix of cult classics and fresh finds, perfect for park days, window seats, or just zoning out under the sun.

Bottling Amsterdam: A Scented Love Letter

If you could bottle up your twenties, what would it smell like? Ours would be a blur of strobe lights, limerence, late nights, and transformation. The scent of becoming, shaped by the city that held it all.

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