Archaeopolitics: Parthenon, Greece’s national arena
In 2025, a sneaker-shaped Adidas drone and a banned Lanthimos shoot sparked debate over the Parthenon’s meaning. This essay explores how heritage becomes “archaeopolitics”: a struggle over identity, power, and belonging.
"Discover Yourself Fest" festival brings energy and creativity to UVT
The West University of Timișoara (UVT) hosted "Discover Yourself Fest" on Friday, October 3, 2025, an event dedicated to young people and the local community, which promotes a healthy and responsible lifestyle.
Denmark and the ontology of body copyright
Denmark’s proposal to grant citizens copyright over their own features reframes digital identity as a question of democratic security — a real-world echo of Black Mirror’s warning that our image and voice can be taken from us.
Passenger protection in the EU: legal guarantees and everyday challenges
Traveling safely within the EU? Check your rights.
Cruise of contention: Greece’s ports in solidarity with Gaza
What began as a summer cruise turned into a floating flashpoint — Greek ports became arenas of protest, solidarity with Gaza, and clashes over the nation’s image.
Heterotopias of digital nomadism
The cultural problem with digital nomads is that they don’t foster multicultural coexistence but instead replace the local with a post-liberal, productivity-driven international culture. The local community is left unable - or unneeded - to engage with it, reduced from an active subject to a functional backdrop.
A bridge that might be too far
Italy’s €13.5bn Messina Bridge is sold as a national triumph, but faces seismic risk, EU scrutiny, mafia fears, and mass expropriations. Critics say it exposes a deeper rift: spectacle versus public value in Italy’s future.
From darkness to light. The story of a former drug user
According to a report by the Save the Children Association, 30% of children say they know someone who has used drugs, a percentage that increases to 40% among adolescents, most of whom indicate friends or schoolmates, which reflects a significant incidence of use in the school environment.
