374 articles
Papp Réka Kinga
Prized possessions

Prized possessions

Dataism is the new positivism, promising to make humans more effective. But we’ve seen horrific attempts at perfecting humans before. Instead, we need a better understanding of differences, and the...

Szobafogság: előadás helyett élő adás

Szobafogság: előadás helyett élő adás

Standup helyett ülünk a seggünkön: PRK az otthonról dolgozás és otthoni oktatás szépségeiről, valamint egyre növekvő statáriális neurózisáról (karanténitisz) mesél online, amihez a nézők is hozzászólhatnak...

Orbán’s political product

Orbán’s political product

While the rest of Europe is trying to keep citizens from mass economic ruin, the Hungarian government uses the coronavirus for another power grab, also coming down on theatres and transgender people. Orbán...

Operetta wars on a pandemic

Operetta wars on a pandemic

Decades of cuts to public health are now exposed as the spread of the coronavirus overwhelms the system. Europe has been lucky to observe hurricanes, floods and plagues of the past decades from afar, but...

A muscle memory of misery

Yet another independent outlet is slain in Hungary: Klubrádió just lost its broadcast license, resuming a decade-long campaign to silence the channel. Journalists march on, hoping for a lengthy legal...

The benefits of guesswork

The benefits of guesswork

Speculation may not be the best approach in a trial, but it can be useful for making sense of seemingly nonsensical events happened the way they did. Our authors try their luck in explaining new...

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