Laura Ionescu

MAHBUBA SUMIYA | Was it Love at First Sight?

“E…” I said, staring at the biggest letter at the top of the eye chart, when the lady in awhite coat asked what I could see. Everything below that was blurry for me. At the age of eleven, I was officially diagnosed with severe myopia. The optometristconstantly changed the lenses while I was asked toContinueContinue reading “MAHBUBA SUMIYA | Was it Love at First Sight?”

Why Study Art?

by Lexi Born Visual art has been a foundational aspect of human life for hundreds of thousands of years. It predates the first civilizations, the first written languages, even the first settlements, and yet it is losing importance in today’s STEM-driven society. With so much emphasis on science and math, students, parents, and administrators alikeContinueContinue reading “Why Study Art?”

Forms Without Substance – the BELIEFS and PHILOSOPHY of the JUNIMEA Movement

by Georgia Mirica The “Junimea” association adopted the following French motto: « rentre tout le monde, restent ceux qui peuvent » (all may come, but only those who can stay may do so). As identified by philosopher and philologist Tudor Vianu, the defining characteristics of the “Junimea” movement were: the philosophical spirit, the oratorical spirit,ContinueContinue reading “Forms Without Substance – the BELIEFS and PHILOSOPHY of the JUNIMEA Movement”

An introduction to the “Junimea” Movement

by Georgia Mirica It seems that the youth are always discontent with the world they live in, the world created by their predecessors, creating a perpetual cycle that manifests itself in the present as well as in the past. One of the best-known examples of this in Romanian history can be found in the “Junimea”ContinueContinue reading “An introduction to the “Junimea” Movement”

The Angel’s share (2012) : or How to steal whisky 101

by Katia Hiver This is a political film. This is a social film. This is a Cannes film (Jury Prize). But all these facts shouldn’t put you off, because, most importantly : this is a film with a narrative that manages to subtly combine everything into a heartwarming and comic story. The main characters encounterContinueContinue reading “The Angel’s share (2012) : or How to steal whisky 101”

4 unusual, nonconformist FASHION LAWS

Here are the latest fashion-related laws that have been passed through government from 2018 to the present. Banning the manufacturing and selling furs Described by Refinery29 as “one big step towards fighting animal cruelty”, the western American state of California announced late in 2018 that they are outlawing the sale, manufacture and donation of anyContinueContinue reading “4 unusual, nonconformist FASHION LAWS”