Author: M VL

A week before World AIDS Awareness Day, the federal health institute Sciensano released its 2019 study on aids and HIV infections in Belgium. The study, in collaboration with sexual health organization Sensoa, maps out several facts and figures.

I can handle the loneliness. What I can’t handle, are all the crying sessions and full-on breakdowns I've been having about all the nearing deadlines, the constant onslaught of emails, and the lack of clear communication from my school.

Europe has been in some form of lockdown since March 2020 and, with that, mouth masks gradually became mandatory. But how many of those ended up in a normally clean neighborhood?

21bis asked vaccinologist Corrine Vandermeulen if the vaccine is safe and how the vaccination will affect us going forward. 

A critical care nurse named Sandra Lindsay in New York became the first person in America to be vaccinated with Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine on Monday.

The UK and the EU have agreed to continue trade talks after not making their self-imposed deadline on Sunday, 13 December.

Google services, such as Gmail, Google Docs, and YouTube, all appear to be down in several countries, including Belgium.

This December, the line-up of Netflix Originals is an incredibly varied selection of genres for both movies and series. For those of you sick of watching the gazillionth Christmas movie or series, this list is for you. 

During the nine-month-long lockdown that just keeps on getting longer, Black Lives Matter protests took over the world. What followed was a conversation around racism, white privilege, and being socially conscious.

Harry Styles won his very first solo American Music Award for Favorite Album — Pop/Rock with his second album ‘Fine Line on Sunday, 22 November.

It’s Friday the thirteenth and, according to pretty much everyone (either as a joke or as a warning), today is going to be a bad day.

After previously teasing a new discovery about the moon, NASA now finally revealed there is water on the sunlit side of the moon.

The Congolese-Belgian singer Lous and the Yakuza made her debut on American television as a musical act on the renowned late-night talk show 'The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon'.

School’s back in session for about five weeks now. But during these hectic Covid-19 times, what on earth are the regulations at the campuses of Thomas More University of Applied Sciences exactly?

We all know and love Sherlock Holmes: the charming, inquisitive, and eccentric British detective who by now has multiple books, films, and series named after him. And now another Holmes is joining the ranks: Enola Holmes, Sherlock’s little sister. 

The city of Antwerp is hosting Klimaatfestival, a climate festival in artistic house Het Bos on the 14th of October until the 18th. The climate festival challenges you to look at climate change through a cultural-philosophical lens.

Losing weight doesn’t necessarily mean that a person is being more healthy. It can be dangerous to celebrate that weight loss when you don’t know the reason behind it.

'Into the night' is the first Belgian production for Netflix and shows humanity under pressure in a way not many end-of-the-world series do.

Life is pretty boring right now with a lockdown that just doesn't seem to end. Luckily, GISH created a one-day scavenger hunt that you can participate in all from the comfort of your own home.

Week five of the (partial) lockdown is here and with that comes a lot of boredom. In our final installment of this series, we list 10 more YouTube series worthy of a binge.

Week four of the lockdown is here, binging has slowed down and with that comes some infinite boredom. To combat it, here are ten more YouTube series to binge.

In response to the coronavirus, Scribd is offering you access to their digital library of over 1 million books.

Going into week three of social distancing, boredom is starting to hit. Thankfully, YouTube is a never-ending gold mine of interesting series to binge.

In Brussels, 31 museums are opening their doors to visitors and young artists. Serving as a playground for 100 events such as exhibitions, black magic and a giant luminous jellyfish.