Spiegeloog 443: Challenge

Bacchus: I Carry Your Light and Your Scent on My Skin

Photo by Andrés SilvaI grew up hearing stories from my family about what Venezuela was like before the dictatorship. In the fifties, the country was…

Laura PaduaApril 13, 2026

Spiegeloog 443: Challenge

Trapped in Transition

Displaced. Paralyzed. Anticipating. What are they anticipating? To leave their hometown? Arrive in a new country? Integrate in the new society, get a residence permit,…

Aliki PapageorgiouApril 10, 2026

News & opinion Spiegeloog 443: Challenge

Behind the Scenes: ‘Change & Resilience’ – VSPA Conference 2026

On February 18th, 2026, the theatre hall at CREA became the centre of academic enrichment on the Roeterseiland campus.

Manu DekkerApril 6, 2026

Crescendo Spiegeloog 443: Challenge

Crescendo: Virgin

All the significant chapters of my life seem to come in fours. In four years, four grades, four seasons. Even things that are not meant…

Jules KotowiczApril 3, 2026

Spiegeloog 443: Challenge

Challenging the narrative of propaganda from behind its own lens

As the invasion of Ukraine progresses, and the world looks on in horror, an image forms of the cruel and tyrannical Russian military force. That…

Merkury KuchtaMarch 30, 2026

Ask the Expert Spiegeloog 443: Challenge

Ask the Expert: Becoming More Charismatic

Sasha Block's (Work and Organisational Psychology) question:Dear Lara, We always hear that charisma matters (for example, in leadership), but how can one work on becoming…

Spiegeloog EditorsMarch 27, 2026

Spiegeloog 443: Challenge

Oppression Olympics and The Supremacy Got Talent

Arguments about injustice rarely stay focused on the system. They tend to slide away, towards comparison of those who have endured more, who are more…

Alex KiềuMarch 23, 2026

Spiegeloog 443: Challenge Tabula Rasa

Tabula Rasa : What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

When I Talk About Running recounts Murakami's early days as a writer and runner and his journey with the sport, and ultimately offers an insight…

Nora KeloglanianMarch 20, 2026

Spiegeloog 443: Challenge

The Endurance Boom: How Ironman Became a “Reachable” Challenge

Why have endurance sports moved from an elite pursuit to a mainstream activity?Why have endurance sports moved from an elite pursuit to a mainstream activity?…

Sandra HernándezMarch 16, 2026

Athena Spiegeloog 443: Challenge

Athena: What’s With The Brain?

It’s 2026. You’re on social media. The brain is everywhere.

Arya MallikMarch 13, 2026

Spiegeloog 443: Challenge

The Luxury of Health

To be challenged is to be confronted, face to face, with one’s own limits. Whether it be finitude of time, health, or strength, overcoming challenge…

Izzy HanaMarch 9, 2026

Spiegeloog 443: Challenge Words to Start

Words to Start: Autumn by Mikko Harvey

93,651 guinea pigs felt pain last year during scientific experiments. Noble pigs, we only wished to know you! To know ourselves through you, and perhaps…

Barnaba Oretti and Jules KotowiczMarch 6, 2026

Spiegeloog 443: Challenge

Spiegeloog 443: ‘Challenge’ – Editorial

Dear Readers, While we often think of the themes of Spiegeloog issues in grand, overarching terms, it is important to remember the intensely personal ways…

Barnaba Oretti and Jules KotowiczMarch 2, 2026