Articles by

Ada Dolanay

Ada was born in Turkey, but spent almost all her life growing up in Amsterdam. As a third year Literary and Cultural Analysis student, she’s consistently observing, analysing and writing about people and places. After years of experiencing Dutch culture, she remains frustrated at Dutch cuisine, and continues to discover new benches in narrow streets to sit and read on (when the weather decides to be kind).

Victim identities, a hotel raid: what we know about the Dam Square stabbing so far

Following the shocking stabbing incident on Thursday afternoon at Amsterdam’s Dam Square, authorities have released new details...

French slam Dutch modest fashion brand, as Muslim women queue for Paris store

The Dutch-owned modest fashion brand Merrachi made its debut in the heart of Paris, with a new...

Here’s why thousands protested in Amsterdam over the weekend

Did you spot the crowds on Saturday? Were you part of them? Thousands of protestors gathered on...

The Netherlands ranks 5th happiest country in the world, apparently

The World Happiness Report for the past year has landed, and we couldn't be HAPPIER about the...

Spring is in the air! Temperatures of up to 20 degrees to hit NL later this week

Dust off your sunglasses, dig out your expired sunscreen, and burn your winter clothes. Starting Thursday (20...

Need emergency help? Dutch response times are the longest in 10 years

Emergency services in the Netherlands — that's ambulances, police and fire brigades — have recorded their slowest...

‘Till a technical error do us part’: This Dutchman just married an AI chatbot

If you thought your parasocial relationship with ChatGPT was getting out of hand, wait till you hear...

NL must pay the price for early spring sun: thunder, hail and frost on the way

Last week, it felt like we had officially embraced spring with the warmest of welcomes (and hope...