Etiket: opinion
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…
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.…
The Zara exodus: economists and businessmen gave their opinion of a new reflection of the Argentine crisis
Given the statement of the Spanish business group Inditex, stating that he would disassociate himself from the business operations of the clothing store zara in the country, the repercussions on…
Opinion | Confused man – NRC
Arranged with my brother to go cycling. In the distance I saw him coming. I got off my bike. In the middle of the bike path I put my arms…
Opinion | Je t’aime – NRC
A long time ago, as a teenager, I roamed through my parents’ record collection. They turned out to have six (!) copies of the single Je t’aime… moi non plus…
Opinion | Summers – NRC
Conversation this morning after N (almost 4) went alone (!) to get bread: N: “And I also dared to talk to that lady.” Me: “Did she speak Dutch or French?”…
Opinion | Penetrating – NRC
It is 1979. The Netherlands houses the NATO summit in a conference center in Noordwijkerhout that has been converted into a fortress. Inside, as a very young VARA radio reporter,…
OUR OPINION. “In addition to the grim minority that threatens, voters and politicians are also silently dropping out”
“Sigrid Kaag, Dutch minister and figurehead of D66, is retiring from politics. She bows to the many threats that are too much for her family. She fits in a row…
Opinion | Learning – NRC
As a new mother of a one-and-a-half-year-old daughter, I sometimes hear myself say those real mother things, as if it happens automatically. When she stubbed her toe the other day,…
Opinion | Slowly – NRC
“If we let go of time, he would pass the level.” I’m at my youngest son’s parent meeting. “He reads everything very carefully, but unfortunately not fast enough,” says his…