World-famous artist Laurie Anderson lets listeners step inside her head through an intriguing experiment

Saturday market relocated on August 1 and 15

The Saturday market at the Grote Markt in Haarlem will be relocated to Zijlstraat, Nieuwe Groenmarkt, and Krocht on August 1 and 15, 2026. This temporary move is necessary to accommodate the Haarlem Culinair and Haarlem Live events taking place on the Grote Markt.

SHEIN suffers under US import rules and threatens with more expensive products

The online fashion retailer SHEIN has warned that its clothing prices in the United States may increase due to disappointing financial results and stricter import regulations. These regulatory changes are forcing the company to seek new revenue streams as it faces a decline in its American market reach.

Peter Pannekoek draws 401,000 viewers for start of final Zomergasten season

The final season of the Dutch interview program Zomergasten premiered on Sunday evening with 401,000 viewers. Comedian Peter Pannekoek served as the first guest for the series, which is set to conclude permanently after this season.

Janine Abbring struggled with high-energy Zomergasten guest Peter Pannekoek, but her perseverance paid off

Still more manual cars despite rapid rise of automatics

Nearly half of all cars in the Netherlands are now automatic, a doubling of the figure from ten years ago. This trend is primarily driven by the rising popularity of electric and hybrid vehicles, which come standard with automatic transmissions.