Explained: A short history of Capitalism By ANNA LEA JAKOBS | November 25, 2019 Cover photo by Ibrahim Rifath / Unsplash Trading is deeply ingrained within us. When using my contactless debit card on the beeping machine, I do not usually think about where this all comes from. At a very early age, we are trained to trade. Holding my 50 cents pocket money in my hand, my younger self proudly went…
A Personal Guide to Polish Vodkas By FILIP DROZDZ | November 25, 2019 Cover photo from “rp.pl” So here is a thing. I am a flesh-and-blood, full-fledged Polish man and I take pride in the heritage of my country. Maybe not such excessively large amounts as some of my compatriots, merely because I don’t enjoy going out on the streets to demolish public properties in the name of letting everybody know…
Genderless Fashion: a Movement By LINH NGUYEN | November 25, 2019 Cover photo by Nicolas Ladino Silva / Unsplash The year was 2016. Jaden Smith took the fashion world by storm, and stunned fashion enthusiasts all over, with his appearance in the spring-summer Louis Vuitton women’s wear ad campaign. Women rocking traditionally male-designated clothing: been there, done that. However, the idea of men in women’s clothing is still quite a foreign concept that many shy…
Zwarte Piet (Black Pete) comes to the Netherlands every year alongside Sinterklaas, bearing gifts and treats – a fun, long-standing tradition mostly aimed at children.
Amsterdam’s Sweet Spots: 5 Desserts You Should Try By QUYNH (STEPHANIE) BUI | November 23, 2019 Cover photo by Nhi Tran / The Amsterdammer Although I’m not the biggest fan of Dutch food (my apologies to our Dutch readers), Dutch desserts can certainly make my sweet tooth tingle. I have scouted the city of Amsterdam and tracked down all of its popular sweet and pastry stores. Here are the five dishes I…
Black Pete’s Controversy is the New Dutch Tradition By ISABEL BONNET | November 22, 2019 Cover photo by Veronica Fontana / The Amsterdammer On November 16, 2019, the first Saturday after Sint Maarten, 25,000 people enthusiastically welcomed Sinterklaas in Apeldoorn. For a couple of years, the arrival of the Dutch St. Nicholas and its traditions, brings with it, the ever-controversial debate of Zwarte Piet. Since 1945, Sinterklaas has been accompanied by multiple…
