The future queen of the Netherlands underwent surgery to repair a fracture to her upper arm after she was hospitalized during a horseback-riding accident, the Dutch royal family said. Princess Catharina-Amalia, the 21-year-old heir to the Dutch throne and daughter of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima, broke her arm after being thrown from her horse … Read more
The Netherlands’ national museum has a new object on display that merges art with Amsterdam’s infamous Red Light District: a nearly 200-year-old condom, emblazoned with erotic art. The Rijksmuseum said in a statement that the playful prophylactic, believed to be made around 1830 from a sheep’s appendix, “depicts both the playful and the serious side … Read more
It’s a daily dose of healthy dissociation. Even when you think you’re doing nothing, you’re surely still doing something. Even during so-called downtime, most people are taking part in leisure activities such as reading, knitting or watching TV. But folks from the Netherlands are adept at doing even less. The Dutch concept of “niksen” translates … Read more
“Holland” is set circa 2000 in Holland, Mich., a real town founded by Dutch settlers and distinguished by its windmill, tulips and other tributes to the Netherlands. Red herring is also on the menu in this second feature from the director Mimi Cave. The film’s unusual backdrop, unresolved subplots and dream-sequence fakeouts are ultimately all … Read more
She’s raising a pint to her Irishman’s beer — and cracking open the internet. Dutchwoman Juul Heijnen, 27, is famous for her TikTok handle “Juul & The Irish boyfriend” and videos of her beau Patrick Mulligan, aka Paddy, and his affinity for Guinness beer. The first video that went viral — “My Irish boyfriend teaching … Read more
Nicki Minaj’s upcoming show in Amsterdam has been cancelled following her arrest last weekend. The “Super Bass” rapper, 41, was slated to perform at the Ziggo Dome in the Netherlands’ capital on Sunday night while on her Pink Friday 2 World Tour. “Due to the events of last week, the Nicki Minaj show on Sunday, … Read more
Scarlett Metz is stylish beyond her years. In fact, the high school freshman’s favorite streetwear was originally rocked by hotshots of the early aughts like Britney Spears, Kim Kardashian and the fist-pumping cast of “The Jersey Shore” long before she was born in 2009. But now, the trendy teen and her fellow Gen Alpha fashionistas … Read more
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands couldn’t help but poke fun at Kate Middleton’s recent photo-editing scandal. The Dutch monarch, 56, spoke to members of the public at a royal engagement in Zutphen, Netherlands Thursday where a little girl asked him about his family portrait. After exchanging a few pleasantries with the schoolgirl, the King reportedly … Read more
Royal author Omid Scobie refuses to apologize to the alleged two royals named in the Dutch version of his new book, saying the entire debacle has left him “frustrated.” In the Dutch translation of Scobie’s biography, “Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy’s Fight for Survival,” the names of two senior royals who allegedly … Read more