The Miracle of Ziggo Dome By Stylianos Malliarakis | Culture | April 28, 2026 Cover Illustration: Ziggo Domme Architecture, April 2026. Rikou Blayer / The Amsterdammer Reporter Stylianos Malliarakis explores the uniqueness of the Ziggo Dome and the concert scene of Amsterdam. This article unpacks the specificities of the Dome and its strategic role in the music concert scene of the Netherlands. Summer is slowly approaching, which means a lot of…
Amsterdam Polish Film Festival: Identity in the Eye of the Beholder By Madeleine Hoffman | Culture | April 19th, 2026 Cover Illustration: February 25, 2023. Daniel Guerra / Unsplash Who decides who we are and where we belong? Soft news reporter Madeleine Hoffman explores the concept of identity at the Polish Film Festival 2025, revealing further insights into Polish language, societal expectation and traditions From Oct. 31 to Nov. 2,…
The Craft Clubs of Amsterdam: Creative Social Communities By Margalida Pujol | Culture | April 9, 2026 Cover Illustration: Crochet & Knit Club meeting, 22/02/2026, Veronika Majsnerova From lonely nights of grandma hobbies to rooms full of creators: Soft news reporter Margalida Pujol explores the role of Amsterdam’s craft clubs. During the last few years, younger generations have popularized the concept of “grandma hobbies” such as crocheting, knitting, journaling, baking…
Welcome to Amsterdam: The City That Invites But Cannot House By Zora Filali | Culture | April 8, 2026 Cover Illustration: Affordable Housing, it’s a wonderful lie, 2024. Samuel Reagan-Asante / Unsplash Amsterdam promises to welcome international students with open arms, but reporter Zora Filali investigates how so many students become powerless in suboptimal living conditions and to what degree universities should be held accountable. “The lights have to…
Stillness and Community in the Amsterdam Light Festival By Nao Noguchi | Culture | March 10, 2026 Cover Illustration: Fracture Point by Filip Roca, December 7, 2025. Nao Noguchi/The Amsterdammer The Amsterdam Light Festival comes and goes every winter, hard to miss yet easily misunderstood. Soft News reporter Nao Noguchi examines how the festival can be diversely experienced and build community within the busy city during its greyest season. The…
The Bechdel Test of Life By Leticia Josefsson Lazo | News / Culture | February 14th, 2026 Cover Illustration: Candy Hearts, 2017. Laura Ockel / Unsplash Is romance a new hyperfixation? Soft news reporter Leticia Josefsson Lazo zooms in on everyday conversation topics, revealing how casual discussions subconsciously revolve around romantic encounters, even when it comes to identity and self-growth. “We are so not passing the Bechdel test.” This not-so-offhanded remark…
