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Што ви прави недостатокот на сон: фаза по фаза
Најверојатно не мислите дека недостатокот на сон е некаков вид на повреда, но всушност е токму тоа. Или мислите дека спиењето е обврска која може да ја одложите, секако дека не можете! Во рок од 24 часа, вашиот мозок почнува да откажува на мерливи начини. Во рок од една недела, вашето тело влегува во состојба…
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What Sleep Deprivation Does to You, Stage by Stage
You probably don’t think of missing sleep as a form of injury, but that’s exactly what it is. Or even that sleeping is a task that you can postpone, absolutely not! Within 24 hours, your brain begins to fail in measurable ways. Within a week, your body enters a state of low-grade inflammation. And the…
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VOICES July 2026
There are days when everything feels too fast. Hours blur into one another, faces pass like shadows, and we forget that life isn’t measured by what we accomplish, but by what we truly experience. In this rush, slowing down becomes an act of quiet rebellion, a way to reclaim the rhythm of our own heartbeat.…
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The Purpose of Music and its Role in Human Life
Music is an indispensable part of our daily lives. We listen to music when we are happy, sad, or in love; while studying, exercising, or even during routine activities. Given its constant presence, it is important to ask why music exists, how it emerged, and what needs it fulfills for human beings. Music is one…
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What’s Up? With D Festival
For the second time in a row, Shtip, just an hour away from Skopje, exchanges its calm nature with loud spectacle and becomes the host of Macedonia’s largest summer festival: D Festival. Founded in 2011, it has already hosted around 30.000 music enthusiasts and can best be described with: freedom, positivity and smiles, according to…
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When I opened my eyes
The sky was stripedwith shapes of your smileas I laid in grass and dreamtabout us Suddenly I felta soft touch, a tender hugas I kept the memoryunder my hands And all the bugs they crawled the leavescurious to see what I meantwhen I toldabout home and your name They could notice and understandthat the story…
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Rojava: When Women Build a Revolution
In Syria, a special political experiment started after the civil war. This autonomous region, also known as Rojava has become a symbol of hope for ecological movements in the Middle East. Even though it’s threatened from all sides, this “women’s revolution” still inspires people with its universal slogan: “Jin, Jiyan, Azadî”. “Woman, Life, Freedom.” The…
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Let’s Have a Real Talk…
Sometimes it feels to me that a first impression doesn’t happen when we meet someone — but much earlier, somewhere deep within us. As if every new person arrives into a story that’s already been written, and we simply assign them a role. And just when you think you’ve met them — you realize you’ve…
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Ајде да си помуабетиме…
Понекогаш ми се чини дека првиот впечаток не се случува кога ќе се запознаеме со некого — туку многу порано, некаде длабоко во нас. Како да секој нов човек доаѓа во веќе подготвена приказна, а ние само му доделуваме улога. И тамам мислиш дека си го запознал — сфаќаш дека всушност си го „препознал“. Седам…
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The Rise of Skopje’s “gaseri”
What are gaseri? Gaser is a word that refers to a member (oftentimes male) of an urban subculture that has emerged in the streets of the Western Balkans in the early 2010s. The name comes from the Slavic phrase “ide gas” which directly translated means – the gas is going, but its real meaning is…
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Rap Music is Here to Stay, Or Is it?
Rap music is an American minority artist invention with which students should take pride. Regrettably, rap music isn’t viewed as an art form by many Americans, but rather a trend that they expect will eventually vanish. Whether it is an art form or not, one might argue that it is a dangerous art form for…
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