Amsterdam

Holland Days

New York Times Magazine feature on how the Dutch capital is reemerging as a cultural juggernaut… Illustrations by Parra. Direct link here.

 

Streets Ahead: De Baarsjes

It’s going so well that these days, even the De Baarsjes is being seen as an emerging neighbourhood — says this Guardian feature anyway. Direct link here.

 

The Major Sights and their Antidotes

Winter ’tis the season to see those tourist-dense spots that you would never dream of visiting during the rest of year. But it’s always good to have a Plan B.

 

A Jungle of Monkeys

With the opening of Kunststad, NDSM-werf is now the setting for a brewing battle between art and commerce. Time to take sides?

 

Forget It Jake, It’s Pijptown

When the late night drinking options dwindle, the cultures shall mingle! And that means there’s always time for one more for the road.

 

Dré Is Dead

The volkszanger, sausage icon and Amsterdammer, André Hazes, died last week at age 53. An obituary. 

 

AmsterSlang

Amsterdammers are from Mars, Utrechters from Venus. Plus many more bon mots from a new book about Amsterdam slang.

 

A Fellow Citizen in Space

Amsterdammers seem apathetic that one of their own is charting a course to another ‘Magical Centre of the Universe’.

 

Eel-Advised

An ancient archive of self-indulgent columns (2000-2003). Remember when only weird stuff happened in A’dam? UNDER CONSTRUCTION.