Maarten SchumacherRomance versus enjoyment in Fifty Shades of GreyI know I’m about 9 years late with my review of Fifty Shades of Grey, but in my defense, nobody told me how good this movie is. If reviews…2 min read·Apr 14, 2024----
Maarten SchumacherDoes Israel have the right to exist?We hear this argument a lot. At first it seems like a way to implicitly assert that Palestinians pose an existential threat to Israel…2 min read·Oct 18, 2023----
Maarten SchumacherIsrael as the protagonist of a replacement theory narrativeReplacement theory, also known as the Great Replacement, is a theory that claims that white people are under threat of being replaced by…2 min read·Oct 14, 2023----
Maarten SchumacherBillie Eilish and the problem of being desiredI often fantasize about being famous. I imagine myself being on a talk-show and spouting off my random thoughts, with an entire audience…2 min read·Jul 29, 2023----
Maarten SchumacherThe overbearing mother as a response to a crisis of identityA psychoanalytic reading of Netflix’s Triptych4 min read·May 8, 2023----
Maarten SchumacherWhat to do with those pesky dreams of a better lifeAs we suffer through life, we are consoled by the dream that some day, we might finally find some state of happiness and fulfillment. We…4 min read·Jul 5, 2022----
Maarten SchumacherYou choose, you loseHow to enjoy always making the wrong choice3 min read·Jun 29, 2022----
Maarten SchumacherHow to tell if a conspiracy theory is true or notRecently there’s been a lot of conspiracy theory going round. Conspiracies about Covid, about Russia, about the 2020 election, etc…3 min read·May 24, 2022----
Maarten SchumacherWhy White People Want to Say the N-WordYou’re White, you’re rapping along to your favorite Kanye verse in the privacy of your own home, and you realize the n-word is coming up…3 min read·May 21, 2022----
Maarten SchumacherAvoid the nouny style!Or how to become a good writer by following this one simple rule. Or how you keep falling for that even though you know better.3 min read·May 21, 2022----