The recent behaviour of American rapper Kanye West has raised a lot of eyebrows, to say the least. It all started with his tweet on April 25th, where he declared his appreciation for United States President Donald Trump. “The mob can’t make me not love [Trump]. We are both dragon energy.” This sparked a myriad of reactions on the internet, including a lot of appreciation from Trump supporters. In the…
From April 17 to April 22, De Krakeling, Theatre Bellevue and De Brakke Grond received many talented participants in the 9th edition of Pop Arts Festival.
It all started with my mother telling me that I should start using less toilet paper because we couldn’t find it in the supermarkets anymore. When she was able to find some, milk or oil started to disappear. A few months later, “supermarket hopping” to find food became a full-time job. “They are only allowing 1 milk box per person, I’m on my way to pick you up.” She would…
Monday and Tuesday will probably go down in history as two of the rainiest days of the year in the country, a perfect day for the stubborn Dutchmen to opt out of stepping on their bicycle and take the bus, tram or train. However, the regional transport staff chose to go on strike during these two days, leaving many travelers stranded. The staff had previously demanded a 3% pay raise and…
The Amsterdammer was on site to capture snippets of the celebration in Amsterdam.
You do not have to search a lot about the Netherlands to find the monumental twin buildings designed by the renown Dutch architect Pierre Cuypers: Amsterdam Central Station and the Rijksmuseum, the National Museum. Both are fundamental to the city of Amsterdam. The museum exhibits some of the best artistic works from the Dutch golden era, the 17th century. One of the main differences between this and other big European…
