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Opinion | Helplines – NRC
A 90-year-old friend rides in the backseat with the two of us to a party. From there he talks animatedly about everyday things. It goes in all directions; present, past,…
Opinion | Gemini – NRC
Three-year-old twin sisters Suzanne and Louise are chatting in the back of the car. Suddenly I hear Louise say out of nowhere: “I don’t want to eat fish anymore.” Concerned,…
Horse foot on fire – NRC
Five years ago, for the first time, a majority of Dutch people did not call themselves religious. Yet perhaps even the most hardened atheist will feel uncomfortable on the Godless…
Column | Emergency nutmeg – NRC
So the sperm bank of the Leiden University Medical Center was in chaos at the beginning of this century. Any administrative employee who felt like putting a snack in the…
Japanese moon mission largely failed – NRC
The moon landing was a success, but the Japanese flight control was still in a grave mood. On Friday afternoon around 4:20 PM (Dutch time), the lunar lander SLIM (Smart…
Opinion | Test week – NRC
My 13-year-old daughter Marte has a test week at school. No lessons, but do take one or two tests every day and study the rest of the day. On Wednesday…
Opinion | Bicycle caller – NRC
This afternoon on the street I heard a man talking on the phone; he was on his bike and was talking about putting something on paper and that there should…
Opinion | Grandpa’s beers – NRC
Three nine-year-old chattering aunts discuss in the backseat of the car how many beers their grandfathers drink in 1 year. “Maybe 250,” says one. “I think 1000,” shouts the other.…
About having children – NRC
Japke sees the people around her in good spirits and with a gigantic picture in front of their heads starting to have children. She, a boomer who has experienced it…
Opinion | No advertising – NRC
In the waiting room of an eye clinic, an employee calls out a patient’s name: Mrs. Hulsman. No one responds, so again. No reaction. The employee goes into his room…