The Dutch Dialogues
With the increasing devastation of floods and storms, it's easy to see water as an enemy. However, the Netherlands teaches us it can also be an asset.
View ArticleUrbex Photography Finds the Beauty in Decay
What do you see when looking at an abandoned building? Ugliness? Eyesore? Urbex photography might help you look at those cobwebs differently. And Jascha Hoste captures and shares the extreme beauty in...
View ArticleHolland's Electric Car Paradise
Coming soon: Dutch drivers will be able to charge their electric cars faster and more conveniently than anywhere else in the world.
View ArticleWillem Arondeus: The Openly Gay, Anti-Fascist Resistance Fighter
Here's how one gay Dutchman stood up to the Nazis and changed history, telling the world, "Homosexuals are not cowards."
View ArticleThe Amazing Pipe Creatures That Dance on Beaches
Plenty of artists use PVC pipe. But Dutch sculptor Theo Jansen brings it to life.
View ArticleCould Amsterdam Become Europe's New Financial Capital?
Tesla, Uber and Netflix all have European headquarters there. After 400 years, the Continent's financial center of gravity could be going Dutch.
View ArticleThe Last Dutch Populist Was Assassinated — And Still Came in Second
Pim Fortuyn, an openly gay and anti-Islam Dutch politician, was assassinated nine days before the election.
View ArticleThe Netherlands' Justin Trudeau Won't Win — But He Doesn't Have To
Jesse Klaver is the left-wing son of immigrants who is the counterpoint to the Netherlands' version of Donald Trump.
View ArticleThe Netherlands' Looming Housing Crisis
The Dutch elections skipped over a crisis - a housing crunch that's leaving buyers and renters out in the cold.
View ArticleThe No-Brainer Guide To Redeem The World Baseball Classic
Documentary-style deep dives and virtual reality will take baseball's best tournament to the masses.
View ArticleThe Secret Adventures of a Beer Brewing Expert
"Wild lagers, though, are tricky because of the yeast - it was only recently found in nature, so [it] has never experienced life inside of a brewery."
View ArticleWill This Cage Queen Rule the Roost Again?
Germaine de Randamie has knocked out men, but her UFC belt was yanked for her refusal to fight a 'proven cheater.'
View ArticleSuicide or Servitude? Here's When They Chose Suicide in Bali
When the Dutch invaded southern Bali, the conquered kingdom's response was weird and tragic - a ritual slaughter.
View ArticleThe Underwater Wonders of Manon Le Roy
This Amsterdam-based French filmmaker shoots below the waterline. Literally.
View ArticleEurope's Home Birth Capital Sees Moms Opt for Hospital
Laid-back attitudes toward giving birth at home are changing in the Netherlands.
View ArticleHigh-End Furniture Made From River Garbage
Whale-inspired furnishings made from plastic bottles are making a splash in Amsterdam.
View ArticleThe Inventor Trying to Suck Water From the World's Driest Air
With 5 billion facing water shortages by 2050, artist Ap Verheggen has developed patent-pending technology to quench the world's thirst.
View ArticlePee'd Off Dutch Women Wage War for Gender-Neutral Toilets
From design challenges to startups, the Dutch are developing a wave of gender-neutral public toilet solutions.
View ArticleThe Governor With a Beautiful House … but Ugly Tactics
Willem Adriaan van der Stel was officially described as "a scourge unto the inhabitants" of South Africa.
View ArticleNational Banks Are Turning Green ... With Worry
Central banks and the finance sector are increasingly convinced they need to address climate change concerns. But they're divided about how to do so.
View ArticleWhere Is the World's Next Meal Coming From? The Netherlands
The U.S. is still the world's biggest agricultural exporter. But in second place is the little country that could.
View ArticleWhich City Is Winning the Race to Be Europe's Next Finance Hub? None
Brexit is spawning a race between several European cities to grab a growing number of financial institutions fleeing London.
View ArticleWhen Sex Workers Were Hookers
A decision to publicly proclaim herself a prostitute had Xaviera Hollander telling some fierce truths about sex and cash.
View ArticleGolf's Big-Hitting Rookie Will Outhit the LPGA — But Can She Win?
Netherlands-born Anne van Dam knows only one way to play: Bombs away.
View ArticleEurope Revives Night Trains — to Fight Climate Change
Europe's network of night trains collapsed in the face of low-cost airlines. Now it's making a comeback.
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