A Lethe

This story is rich in little ironies, but probably only of interest to journalists. A while back, a Dutch tycoon got mad about how he had be...

I'm not the world's most spiritual guy, but in this case the Lama took the words right out of my mouth: In other words, Us is Them. ...

Yes, it's been a while since I've posted. I've been living wild adventures, in my own mind. So much to tell, but another time, ...

(waitiz) For the first time, I accidentally and irretrievably erased an earlier, much longer and colorful version of a post. So, you benefit...

(freekz0r) 1. Verb, transitive, meaning "join a fraternity," usually at either Leiden or Utrecht university. Pronounced: S'WAF...

I don't have so much to add to what I've said about Zwarte Piet in the past. To me, Zwarte Piet is a racist anachronism and should b...

(flickr:jessamyn) Okay, so Amsterdam's decision to close some coffeeshops got all the attention from the mainstream media. Meanwhile, o...

Though among the weakest of all blog posts, a nice one for my Dutch weather reports collection. It says "Regular showers with chance of...