Etiket: NRC
The NPO ombudsman remains a journalist – NRC
When NRC visited ombudsman Margo Smit in the summer of 2021 for an interview, she occasionally had to bite her teeth. Omroep Ongehoord Nederland (ON) had already started broadcasting on…
Opinion | Drilling – NRC
Due to circumstances I can’t drill a hole myself, so I ask a friend if he would like to do it. A few days later he texts: “Do you have…
Solving housing crisis: do-it-yourself – NRC
The housing shortage is high. The shortage is particularly acute for young people and refugees. At the same time, especially in international comparison, many Dutch people live quite large. Enough…
Opinion | The Sign – NRC
Five years after my major surgery, I am able to jog again. My old round. See how long I can last. Already after five minutes I start shaking and sweating…
Column | Broken foot – NRC
On my way home Friday, I turned on the radio and fell into a program where a tennis expert was discussing a foot problem. She had finally found out what…
Opinion | Affable – NRC
A few summers ago on a walking holiday in the Scottish Highlands. Behind me along the trail, two gleaming Land Rovers approach. I wait on the verge so that the…
Opinion | Tip – NRC
At the restaurant I ask for the bill. That comes to a total of 134.50 euros. “Just make it 150.00 euros”, I say and grab my debit card. She asks…
What does NRC think | Keep looking for ways to address China
Nowhere is the powerlessness of ‘the international community’ at this moment greater than in Xinjiang, the Chinese region where the Uyghur minority is forced by all possible means to adopt…
Column | Incurable despair – NRC
The film documentary The Capote Tapesfrom 2019, which can only be seen in Dutch cinemas now, actually adds little for Capote connoisseurs, but is nevertheless worthwhile as a lasting reminder…
Column | Rotkat – NRC
A dead blackbird lay in the middle of the sidewalk. One wing spread, not a trace of blood. “Rotkat,” I said, just a little too loudly. A neighbor woman cycling…