McQueen (movie)
Edition 30 August 2018, by James Luxford There are few stories in the fashion world as fascinating as that of Alexander McQueen, the infant…
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Van Gogh and the Seasons (book)
Edition 28 August, by Paola Westbeek Whether you’re a fan of snow-covered landscapes or prefer balmy summer evenings, each season has its own charm…
Hokkai Kitchen (restaurant)
Edition 30 August 2018 Hokkai Kitchen – Perhaps the tastiest sushi of the Netherlands is eaten on a small business park in IJmuiden at…
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich – Alexandr Solzhenitsyn (book)
Edition 29 May 2018, by Hendrik Ike On the 7th of May Vladimir Putin was inaugurated for the fourth time as President of Russia….
Bernd, Hilla and the Others: Photography from Düsseldorf (exhibition)
Edition 29 May 2018, by Phoebe Potter Bernd, Hilla and the Others: Photography from Düsseldorf The decision by the Huis Marseille to dedicate their…
Bar Fisk (restaurant)
Bar Fisk brings the ever-lively, no-strings attached hospitality of Tel Aviv to Amsterdam Located in “De Pijp” next to Albert cuyp market, Bar Fisk…
Brasserie Ambassade (restaurant)
Edition 26 April 2018, by Paola Westbeek Situated on Herengracht, in Amsterdam’s monumental Canal Belt, is Brasserie Ambassade. The fusion of French cuisine, fine…
Forever Young? (exhibition)
Edition 26 April 2018, by Michelle Havard For those unacquainted with modern and contemporary forms of art, the status of photography as a vital…
Unsane (movie)
Edition 26 April 2018, by James Luxford Ever since his arrival on the film scene in the late 1980’s, Steven Soderbergh has never been…
Learn to Cycle in Amsterdam by King Chen (book)
Edition 26 April 2018, by When I moved to Amsterdam in 2014, one of the very first things that I did was to buy…
Exhibition Restless Matter in Cobra Museum (exhibition)
Edition 28 June 2018 Do stones have feelings? Do tree branches have an inner world? Can paint think? The subject of Restless Matter, and…
Choral music from Persia
Edition 28 June 2018 Rare Persian Choral album released in the Netherlands In autumn 1978 the Farah Choir went to Austria to record its…
Adrift (movie)
Edition 28 June 2018, by James Luxford After a strong start to her career, Shailene Woodley has struggled to live up to her promise…
A Whole Life by Robert Seethaler (book)
Edition 28 June 2018, by Hendrik Ike The release of ‘A Whole Life’ by Robert Seethaler in 2014 created a critical eruption of biblical…
Vibrant West African Cuisine (book)
Edition 22 March 2018 Food Entrepreneur Ebere Akadiri publishes cookbook to fight against human trafficking in Nigeria Vibrant West African Cuisine is more than…
High Society in the Rijksmuseum (exhibition)
Edition 22 March, by Benjamin Roberts Back in the olden days, long, long before ‘selfies’ the only people that had portraits made of themselves…
Lady Bird (movie)
Edition 22 March 2018, by Juan Alvarez Lady Bird feels like she is a flower in the wrong pot, in an unnurturing, neglected one….
Dutch Feast – Emily Wight (book)
Edition 22 March 2018. by Paola Westbeek Though the Netherlands is not really known for its cuisine – in fact, the Dutch diet has…
Prinz Wolf is coming for you! (restaurant)
Edition 28 December 2017 Prinz Wolf is the first TARTAR-IA in the Netherlands located at the Canals of Amsterdam. Here you can just walk-in…
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (movie)
Edition 28 December 2017, by James Luxford Every year a front-runner emerges in the race for Oscar glory, and 2018 may just be the…
Visages Villages (Faces and Places) (documentary)
Edition 28 December 2017, by Benjamin Roberts Despite the almost 60-year age difference between the two directors of Visages Villages (2017), they are a…
The Year of Living Danishly (book)
Edition 28 December 2017, by Phoebbe Dodds The Year of Living Danishly: Uncovering the Secrets of the World’s Happiest Country (by Helen Russell) When…
The Post (movie)
Edition 26 January, by James Luxford Three of Hollywood’s most legendary talents align for this fascinating true story, about the courage it takes to…
Go Gallery (exhibition)
Edition 26 January 2018, by Benjamin B. Roberts From the underground to the Art Gallery: Amsterdam Street Art Festival It’s hard to imagine that…
The proven power of being kind to yourself – Self compassion (book)
Edition 26 January 2018, by Anastasiia Myronenko By Kristin Neff, Ph.D. The start of a new year is often the time when many of…
Indonesian restaurant Bogor Roemah Makan (restaurant)
Edition 26 January 2018, by Marc G. Baker Indonesian delight: sunshine on a cloudy day The first few months of the year can be…
The Venetian Kitchen in Holland ! (Restaurant)
Edition 30 November 2017 Recently The Hague was surprised with a new excellent ristorante Veneziano. Very nicely located, opposite the fabulous delicious sweetness shop…
‘Ernest Hemingway: A Biography’ by Mary (book)
Edition 30 November 2017, by Hendrik Ike In the most recent addition to the Hemingway annals, Mary V. Dearborn lays bare the rise and…
Sex Jokes: Humor in Art in the Dutch Golden Age (museum)
Edition 28 September 2017, by Benjamin Roberts When Elmer Kolfin, the professor at the University of Amsterdam started researching humor in the seventeenth century,…
Bohemian delight (restaurant)
Edition 28 September 2017, by Marc G. baker This isn’t a crime scene. Or, in a sense: it is. Exactly 90 years ago, the…
Teenagers and youngsters in the Dutch Golden Age (book)
Edition 28 September 2017 According to Benjamin B. Roberts’ recently published book Sex, Drugs and Rock ‘n’ Roll in the Dutch Golden Age, the…
Mother! (movie)
Edition 28 September 2017 We start and end in flames, with an image of a fiery face giving way to a mysterious crystal, which…
The Killing of A Sacred Deer (movie)
Edition 26 October, by James Luxford A hit at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, this unusual story of revenge is director Yorgos Lanthimos’ follow up…
Renato’s Pizzeria (restaurant)
Edition 5 September, by Paola Westbeek Authentic pizzas in a convivial atmosphere A proper pizza – one with a perfect crust and just the right…
Emanuel de Witte (1617-1692): The Master of Light (exhibition)
Edition 5 September 2017, by Benjamin Roberts During the Dutch Golden Age, the architect painter Emanuel de Witte (1617-1692) was just as widely known as…
The Beguiled (movie)
Edition 5 September 2017, by James Luxford In an unexpected turn, Oscar winner Sofi a Coppola directs a remake of a reasonably obscure 1971 fi…
Hieronymus Bosch: Garden of Earthly Delights (book)
Edition 5 September 2017, by Paola Westbeek Medieval artist Jheronimus (sometimes spelled as ‘Hieronymus’) Bosch (1450-1516) is widely known for his richly imaginative and bizarre…
The Promise (movie)
Edition 18 May 2017, by James Luxford Often a film’s release is preceeded with a degree of controversy that is difficult for the final…
Dignita Vondelpark (restaurant)
Edition 18 May 2017, by Cathy Leung (tweets @cathycentral) For a while, I had seen various good reports about Dignita in Oud Zuid, Amsterdam,…
The Netherlands in 26 iconic objects (book)
Edition 18 May 2017 An intimate portrait of The Netherlands through the objects that surround us in everyday life What do objects such as…
Saravana Bhavan (restaurant)
Edition 20 June 2017, by Sagar Harinarayan South India boasts of uniquely flavoursome food. No wonder Mr. P Rajagopal decided to create a…
Costume & Fashion by Bianca du Mortier (book)
Edition 20 June 2017, by Paoloa Westbeek When one thinks of high fashion, countries such as France and Italy usually come to mind. The…
The Wall (movie)
Edition 20 June 2017, by James Luxford This Iraq war-set thriller sees its director and stars taking a much more considered, low-fi approach than…
Mr. Sipp – Knock A Hole In It
Edition 20 June 2017 Mr.Sipp is the alter ego of gospel guitarist Castro Coleman. At an early age, it became clear that Castro Coleman…