For a country only twice the size of New Jersey (even on dry days), the Netherlands continues to play an almost unfairly large role in international politics. The United Nations’ International Court ...more
One of the most unique aspects of the Netherlands—but one of the least remarked in the popular press—is its coalition government, in which no one party gains absolute control of the electorate. The ...more
In religious affairs, the current government of the Netherlands has stuck to tolerance more closely than some of its medieval counterparts did, and it has upheld the doctrine that freedom of religion ...more
Just over half a century after many of its GLBT citizens were deported and killed by the Nazis in WWII, today Amsterdam is undeniably one of the gay centers of the world—if not the capital. Legal protections—from ...more
Amsterdam is an architectural and engineering wonder. The complexities of building a city on top of marshland have resulted in countless cricked necks whirling to see every architectural innovation. ...more
The standard varieties of classical ballet and contemporary dance are spearheaded in the Netherlands by the Dutch National Ballet and the Nederlands Dans Theater. The Dutch National Ballet performs in ...more
Since the Dutch film industry has been, at times, threadbare (to say the least), Dutch actors have turned their efforts toward theater. Dutch theater has consequently seen rich talent throughout the ...more
Long a relatively obscure aspect of Dutch culture, the film industry in the Netherlands recently became the focus of national and international debate over the limits of liberalism, the costs and benefits ...more
In terms of international recognition, Dutch literature faces the same vraagstuk (problem) as Dutch film or theater does: the language barrier. The most important Dutch moralist was Erasmus, whose humanist ...more
The Netherlands has not produced composers to rival its neighbors’ but instead has made great contributions in classical music performance. The world-class Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, housed in ...more
The Dutch have a long and varied history in art. Dutch painters are responsible for the departure from the International Gothic style, the development of the Northern Renaissance, and the perfection ...more
Football (soccer) is the Dutch national sport, and, on the world stage, the Netherlands has enjoyed a long and almost glorious history. Amsterdam’s team—and one of the nation’s best—is Ajax (the ...more
Netherlandish nourishment is much more than just cheese—though Gouda and Edam are both native flavors—for it includes raw herring as well (with the occasional raw onion on the side). Expect a ...more
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