The allure of Montenegro
Nothing had prepared us for Montenegro. After having visited more than half of the world, we did not expect this mesmerising surprise. What started…
Tips & Reviews
Rutger Bregman’s “Humankind: A Hopeful History”
If Rutger Bregman were a normal historian, he would have perhaps contented himself with the praise for his 2016 international bestseller, ‘Utopia For Realists:…
The Father
The topic of dementia was once taboo for cinema, with the often-slow decline of the illness difficult to encapsulate, and perhaps too distressing to…
Every year, more than 16 million plants at home, die in the Netherlands
The Dutch love plants and have an average of thirteen plants at home. Nevertheless, taking care of them appears to be a major challenge…
Great “social distancing” day trips for autumn in the Netherlands
Vacation is over, summer is just about over, school’s back in session. Yes, autumn is upon us! Though the general call to avoid crowded…
New cookbook Restaurant De Kas – Plant to Plate
Amsterdam-based restaurant De Kas has one mission: to serve the absolute best plant-based dishes featuring home-grown ingredients. Each of the dishes in its cookbook…
‘So said grandma’: timeless wisdom from African sayings
New book introduces young readers to timeless wisdom from selection of 41 African sayings Dr. Mollynn Mugisha-Otim’s desire is to pass wisdom from African…
Picnic in one of the most beautiful gardens in Europe
Kasteel Wijlre estate has one of Europe’s most beautiful gardens. It received the prestigious European Garden Award in 2014. Its three hectares offer many…
Peter Wohlleben, The hidden life of trees. What they feel, how they communicate: Discoveries from a Secret World
You don’t have to be a tree-hugger to wonder about the experience of trees, especially not when you are Peter Wohlleben. In his bestselling…
Restaurant Felix opens in cultural centre Felix Meritis
Restaurant Felix is being opened the 31st of January, seeking to not only become the cultural- but also the gastronomical hotspot of Amsterdam. An…
Queen and Slim
The American dream suddenly and frighteningly turns into a nightmare within the first fifteen minutes of this Bonnie and Clyde-style drama. The opening moments…
The masters of capturing emotions
Edition 31 January, by Benjamin Roberts Today, gazing at Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio’s Narcissus (ca. 1600) feels a little bit like being a peeping…
Eethuys-Café Graaf Floris V (restaurant)
Edition 31 October 2019, by Paola Westbeek With its historic centre and pretty Dutch houses lining cobbled streets, the quaint town of Muiden has…
Joker (movie)
Edition 31 October 2019, by Cathy Leung Technically Joker is an origins movie, related to the well-established stories from DC Comics, with the Joker…
David Brooks, The Second Mountain(book)
Edition 31 October 2019, by Benjamin B. Roberts The Quest for a Moral Life (New York: Random House, 2019) David Brooks’ latest book, The…
Ode to Amsterdam
Edition 28 June 2019, by Benjamin Roberts A Millennium of Amsterdam. Spatial History of a Marvelous City (2019) is not like any other history…
Rembrandt and Leiden’s school of fine painters of the Dutch Golden Age
Edition 28 June 2019, by Benjamin Roberts On 4 October 1669, Holland’s most famous painter, Rembrandt van Rijn, died an impoverished man, and was…
The Professor and the Madman
Edition 28 June 2019, by James Luxford Mel Gibson’s passion project comes to cinemas under a cloud of controversy. Producer/star Gibson, along with director…
De Vuursche Boer
Edition 28 June 2018, by Paola Westbeek Situated in Lage Vuursche, a charming village nestled in the province of Utrecht (and home to Drakensteyn…
A Little Life (Theatre)
Edition 19 April 2019, by Benjamin Roberts Jude’s friends are faced with a dilemma. In excruciating pain, they witness him mutilate his body. They…