I’m sitting on the train to Dijon and listen to conversation of two young ladies next to me. They have this funny Gen Z speak where every second sentence is English and the rest is in pure Basel Düütsch. Their conversation seems emotionally deep as if they had known each other since childhood but I assume that they haven’t really known each other that long. It’s just that this generation has a different approach to relationships. On a superficial level I don’t feel different from them. They like adidas too. I almost have the same top as the girl on the window. Hers is turquoise, mine is light blue.  They are on their phones. Same brand as mine and they […]

As a recovering Barbie-despiser, I did not think I would like the movie so much when I initially went to see it in a cinema in Islamad (of all places). We were happy in a sea of pink, and I was encouraged that the movie’s message seemed to resonate in this part of the world where, traditionally, you would expect “suppressed women” more than in a country like Switzerland. Due to an education project in my transactional analysis course, I saw the movie about five times (the last time with a commentary by Greta Gerwig). I was disappointed at the team’s neglect at the Oscars. Margot Robbie deserves an Oscar for her performance and creative vision. What is more important, […]