Stop hoarding and keep your social distance! That’s what we have been told over and over since the corona measures were announced. Yet the first couple of weeks, supermarkets were plundered nonetheless.

A few weeks in quarantine and we’re becoming more and more used to being hermits. Being locked down also gives the opportunity to express yourself. So this week it is time to find our inner creative voice!

Every Tuesday in the coming weeks we’ll be exploring one of the cultural reactions to the pandemic: the rise of ideology. From all across the political spectrum opinion makers are talking about “the world after corona,” predicting what will change and what will stay the same. 

Do you also miss hanging out with your friends in Delft? Or do you miss meeting new people? StayDelft is here to help you stay connected!

Sound familiar? It’s a classic line from the movie Network (highly recommended) but it’s also how some of us feel about the corona crisis and the restrictions we’re under right now. Frustrated, irritated, angry.

Did you know that every university has a Studium Generale (or an equivalent) bureau? Like us, they have been sharing ánd creating thought-provoking online content.

Of course there’s little that can replace the genuine #theatre experience of red plush seats, heavy velvet drapings and spotlights on a stage. Still, check out today’s tips and set up your own theatre from home.

Truth has become a product, aimed at satisfying a need. The advent of digital capitalism turned truth into whatever makes you click.

Humor can be a great coping strategy in hard times. And there’s some great internet humor out there poking fun at the COVID-19 crisis. Which of these jokes gets you laughing, cringing, and thinking in new ways?

These are confusing times, how do you cope? A lot of people feel like expressing themselves artistically. The editors of TU Delft’s creative magazine Hesiodos are looking for contributions for the fourth edition that is to be published later this year.