Etiket: NRC
Episode 3: Smokescreen – NRC
Warm, dry summers and mild, wet winters. The Dutch climate is increasingly resembling that of Bordeaux and the surrounding area. And that also means: an increasing risk of wildfires due…
Column | Cannibalism – NRC
The PvdA has betrayed its voters so many times that it will never make it on its own. I believe that Rutte II, the cabinet that was formed after and…
Opinion | Bread – NRC
Before we went to visit a good friend in Essen, I would have a Krustenbrot to buy. Opposite a branch of a chain I discovered a smaller shop with on…
Opinion | Ready – NRC
Two 6 VWO students install themselves in the room just before the Cito French viewing and listening test begins. Student 1: “Are you ready?” Student 2: “Yes man, I listened…
Opinion | Floris – NRC
A few months ago, our cat Floris was run over in front of the house. The grief and dismay were great in the family, especially the children. At the end…
Search in the rubble – NRC
In the fictional story Nagasaki it doesn’t take long for the bomb to drop. When it happens and protagonist Franka loses her family and home in one fell swoop, the…
Frieda’s callers – NRC
Since a traumatic event, 24-year-old Frieda no longer dares to leave her house. When a gasper starts bothering her, she no longer feels safe at home either. In five episodes,…
Dancing with George Balanchine – NRC
In 2021 gave The Turning: The Sisters Who Left an impressive insight into the stifling monastic order of Mother Teresa. In the second season, Erika Lantz targets choreographer George Balanchine.…
Column | Belgian blunders – NRC
Through Jort Kelder I found out that we rich are being caught again because we have to pay more tax on our investments. Why didn’t I know that myself? I’m…
Opinion | Patience – NRC
A friendly gentleman holds the elevator door open for me. “I am patient,” he says. Six seconds later: “Actually, I don’t know if I have. I’ve never thought about it…