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Opinion | Thinking – NRC
During the ten-minute conversation before the summer holidays, teacher explains to Hylke (9) that group six will be more about verbs. Hylke’s response: “Verb is a noun.” The adults all…
Opinion | Unprofessional – NRC
I was hired to improve business processes. Whoever hired me had no respect for me: he raged, ranted, yelled, intimidated, insulted, criticized, and belittled me all the time. His peers…
Evacuations on Rhodes – NRC
At least 19,000 people have been evacuated from the Greek island of Rhodes due to ongoing wildfires threatening holiday resorts and coastal villages. The fires started last week and have…
What does NRC | Not a good week for confidence in human cooperation against global warming
This is the daily commentary from NRC. It contains opinions, interpretations and choices. They are written by a group of editors selected by the editor-in-chief. NRC shows where in the…
Advice from philosophers – NRC
In the latest season of Hi Phi Nation presenter Barry Lam and his guests explore the near future. Will we soon be able to make digital versions of deceased loved…
Opinion | Law – NRC
At a roundabout where cyclists have priority, I almost get run over. The car stops after a few meters, and through the window the woman next to the driver asks…
Column | Power strip – NRC
‘I was in a huge time squeeze,’ said political scumbag Roger van Boxtel when asked why he had committed fraud as a supervisory director at KPMG. Time squeeze? So time…
Opinion | lovers – NRC
When I was eleven I got a Barbie and Ken in evening wear. What was I supposed to play with it? As a girl who played marbles and football, I…
Column | Nice work – NRC
This afternoon I decided to clean out my laundry room. In recent months it had become a dumping ground for cardboard packaging, returnable bottles, clothing, canned vegetables and promotional gifts.…
Opinion | Vague – NRC
As a writer of novels about World War II, I regularly visit secondary schools. I often ask students if they know the Second World War history of their (great) grandparents.…