In the Netherlands, a Dutch design firm has been working with an infrastructure management group to design glow-in-the-dark roads that would make any party promoter proud. Read… 1/10/13 10:00am 1/10/13 10:00am

Remember last year when the Dutch government was trying to pass a "cannabis card" law that would make it illegal for foreigners like us to enter into one of the Netherlands' ever popular marijuana-dealing coffee shops and everyone was all like, mondo bummer? Well, good news — the government has changed its tune and… Read… 11/21/12 2:25pm 11/21/12 2:25pm

In this animated short from the Netherlands, an enterprising little girl attempts to sell her handwritten stories at a flea market. When a potential customer asks what the stories are about, her characters come to life and destroy the entire earth with their darlingness. Moral of the story: Don't be a selfish dick… Read… 6/15/12 6:00pm 6/15/12 6:00pm

This is an actual ad for Burger King from the Netherlands, and it's a game changer. What better way could there be to get people to notice you than by turning your face into an ad for fast food? Try using "Would you like fries with that?" as your signature pick-up line, and you'll have suitors trying to bite your eyes… Read… 3/30/12 10:20am 3/30/12 10:20am

In theory, being able to make artificial meat in a lab sounds great—it'd be better for the earth than raising animals and would make protein more plentiful for a hungry population. But then there's the actual reality of it, which at the moment is sitting in a petri dish in the Netherlands and is described as a… Read… 2/19/12 11:55pm 2/19/12 11:55pm

The government of The Netherlands has announced plans to ban the wearing of veils that cover the face of the wearer that will take effect within the year, citing the need to see people's faces when greeting them on the streets. The French immediately scoffed at the announcement, as the law is just a French knock-off. Read… 1/30/12 2:40pm 1/30/12 2:40pm

Raise your hand if your biggest accomplishment this weekend was making it out of bed in time to meet your friends for brunch. Actually, it doesn't even matter if you ran a freaking marathon today, you're still probably not as impressive as 16-year-old Laura Dekker—who sailed into St. Maarten harbor yesterday after… Read… 1/22/12 8:45pm 1/22/12 8:45pm

They've been considering making the move for a few months, but the Dutch tax-man is indeed coming for Amsterdam's prostitutes. Read… 3/21/11 2:13pm 3/21/11 2:13pm

Two thick steaks brown on a rack the fireplace, tended to by a handsomely disheveled farmer. His rough hands pass two plates of meat to his two women perched daintily on the edge of his couch. Close up on the juicy steak and the farmer's eager face as he watches the women take their first bite. Pan to the women's… Read… 3/11/11 6:50pm 3/11/11 6:50pm

The Dutch clothing company Suit Supply came up with an innovative new strategy for selling its wares: make the ads all creepy and porno-like. Wearing a snazzy suit most def gets you free upskirt peeks and kinky kitchen play, guys. Read… 10/31/10 1:12pm 10/31/10 1:12pm

[Amsterdam, July 13. Women dance on a boat wearing orange minidresses from brewer Bavaria during the Dutch national soccer team's parade through the canal system of downtown Amsterdam]

As most of you probably know, today is an off-day for our dear players, as the buildup for the World Cup quarterfinal begins. However, just because there's been a break in competition doesn't mean we have to quit our gawking. Read… 7/01/10 2:30pm 7/01/10 2:30pm

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• Possibly the most fucked-up headline we've read today: "Women given fetish degrees: A university registrar handed out forged degree certificates to black African women in exchange for spanking sessions to satisfy his kinky sexual desires, a court heard." • Read… 2/02/10 5:20pm 2/02/10 5:20pm

"As the girls who loved Anne Frank grew up, they became women who loved Miep Gies, and who hoped that they would do what she did, if ever they were asked to." [Washington Post] Discuss… 1/13/10 3:40pm 1/13/10 3:40pm

"[You don't have to] be a hero to do your human duty. I am afraid nobody would ever help other people, because who is a hero? I was not. I was just an ordinary housewife and secretary." [AP, NYT] Discuss… 1/12/10 9:40am 1/12/10 9:40am

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