The Impact of Nostalgia on Our Health: Insights from Erik Van Looy and Fien Germijns in ‘Zomeravonden’

The Impact of Nostalgia on Our Health: Insights from Erik Van Looy and Fien Germijns in ‘Zomeravonden’

Erik Van Looy mused in ‘Zomeravonden’ about his childhood and that “supreme state of happiness” that never returns. Fien Germijns did the same thing an episode earlier, about her time as a teenager. In the cinema we watch the pop that colored our younger years, on streaming services to one ‘reboot’ after the other. Fortunately, … Read more

“Road Trip Through Canada: The Emotional End with Jeroom Snelders, Jonas Geirnaert and Bockie de Repper”

“Road Trip Through Canada: The Emotional End with Jeroom Snelders, Jonas Geirnaert and Bockie de Repper”

The road trip through Canada by Jeroom Snelders, Jonas Geirnaert and Bockie de Repper is coming to an end. As The Rocky Mountains come into view, it begins to dawn on the friends that they will have to scatter Boris. “It’s a double feeling,” says Jeroom. “On the one hand you have the beauty of … Read more

How a brilliant loner from Ghent changed the music industry, but barely made any money from it (Music)

How a brilliant loner from Ghent changed the music industry, but barely made any money from it (Music)

What the electric guitar was to rock ‘n’ roll in the 1950s, Fruity Loops is to 21st century hip-hop and dance. With that wildly popular software program, leading music producers convert beats, loops and melodies into world hits. Most of the songs in the US top 10 simply wouldn’t exist without Fruity Loops. And so … Read more