Passenger Princess: The Ultimate Guide to Bicycle Etiquette By Embla Waage | Culture | November 15, 2023 Cover Illustration: People biking on the street. Ugur Arpaci / Unsplash Culture reporter Embla Waage takes you inside the world of bicycles with luggage carriers, and of the cyclists who own them. From parrots in public parks to houseboats on canals and some of the most outrageous outfits I have seen in my life, Amsterdam…
Filmtheater Kriterion: The Importance of Third Places For International Students By Luna Lampikoski | Culture | November 13, 2023 Cover Illustration: Kriterion Sign, 2023 (Simon Ordonez / The Amsterdammer) The third place—a setting separate from home and work—is an important space for people to spend their leisure time. Culture reporter Luna Lampikoski interviews an international student about her favorite third place. “It sort of feels like you’re hanging out in your…
Orlando, My Political Biography: An IDFA Must Watch By Nina Cerasuolo | Culture | November 12, 2023 Cover Illustration: Baby in Long Sleeve Shirt Lying on White Textile. Pexels / Cottonbro Studio Among the many movies screening at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, culture reporter Nina Cerasuolo recommends one: Orlando, My Political Biography. From Nov. 8 to Nov. 19, IDFA (International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam) comes back to Amsterdam for…
Amsterdam Dance Event 2023: Where Music and Fashion Collide By Ana Clara Dondoni Braz, Carolina Blumke and Luna Lampikoski | Culture | November 8, 2023 Cover Illustration: ADE 2023. Vera Dvorakova / The Amsterdammer Culture reporters Ana Clara Dondoni Braz, Carolina Bluemke, and Luna Lampikoski, with photographer Vera Dvorakova, discover the festival fashion of this year’s ADE. The annual Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) is a real treat for electronic music…
Surviving the Unpredictable Dutch Weather: A Student’s Guide to Triumph Over the Rain, Wind, and Cold By Ana Clara Dondoni Braz | Culture | November 8, 2023 Cover Illustration: A typical rainy day in Amsterdam, October 24 2023. Malia Kader / The Amsterdammer Culture reporter Ana Clara Dondoni Braz provides advice about an issue familiar to every international student in the Netherlands: unpredictable weather. The Netherlands is considered a country with…
The Theft of the Pink Cahuna: The Fietsdepot and Amsterdam’s Bike Economy By Kriti Swarup | Culture | November 2, 2023 Cover Illustration: Waterlooplein Bikes’ Store, 2023. Simon Ordonez / The Amsterdammer In search of her stolen bike, Culture reporter Kriti Swarup tracks the bike thieves of Amsterdam. Last week I became a “real” Amsterdammer, according to the staff at the Fietsdepot. My bike is called the Pink Cahuna. I bought…
