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The rocket ice lolly from this budget favorite beats the big name brand: ‘Nice packaging, great ice cream, delicious fruit flavor’

Three ice cream experts tested seven brands of the classic 'raketje' water ice pop, which is the best-selling water ice product in the Netherlands. With 65 to 75 million consumed annually, the experts...

Madonna first American woman with number 1 albums in five decades in UK

Madonna has become the first American female artist to achieve number one albums in the UK across five different decades. This record was solidified by the success of her latest album, Confessions II.

Screen time | If you want to read AI-generated texts, you have to go to LinkedIn

In his weekly tech column, reporter Rutger Otto observes that LinkedIn has become the primary platform for content generated by artificial intelligence. His findings confirm the growing prevalence of ...

Pitbull sets world record for largest gathering of people wearing bald caps

Rapper Pitbull set an official world record during a concert in London when over 20,000 fans appeared wearing bald caps. This event marked the largest gathering of people dressed in this style to mimi...

Rock 'n Roll Junkie Herman Brood died 25 years ago: AT5 looks back

This article commemorates the 25th anniversary of the death of Dutch musician and artist Herman Brood, who passed away on July 11, 2001. It reflects on his significant influence on the Dutch cultural ...

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce paid New York 160,000 dollars for security

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce reportedly spent over $160,000 on security measures for their wedding celebration in New York. The expenses covered costs such as permits and the deployment of police per...

The style of baker Nick (36): ‘Sometimes the clothes wear me, letting go of that is a layered process’

Presenter Sam Hagens: I owe a lot to Johan Derksen. His role in public debate should not be underestimated

Two days in T6, Amsterdam's largest and ever-growing homeless shelter: 'Having a 19-year-old girl here is truly worrying'

Entrepreneur Marjorie De Cunha sees Amsterdam Southeast changing: 'Bijlmer used to be a dirty word, now it's hot and trendy and everyone wants to live there'

The Amsterdam of Tanja Dik, director of Johan Cruijff Arena: ‘Blood, sweat and tears touches a primal feeling’

Roef sounds fantastic on paper, but reality leaves Mara Grimm furious

The alderman who prevented Amsterdam from becoming Americanized: no highways through the city, no Manhattan on the Amstel

25 years after his death, Herman Brood's art remains beloved but is also painfully often forged

These were this week's best-selling books at Scheltema

On the road with the Dutch Lions cheerleaders from Amsterdam-Noord: It is all or nothing, and I thrive on that

In a nondescript part of Nieuw-West, this stranded ship is the new eye-catcher

Top Boy actor Micheal Ward acquitted of rape and sexual assault

British actor Micheal Ward has been acquitted by a jury of all charges related to rape and sexual assault. The verdict was reported by major media outlets including The Guardian and the BBC on Friday.

Caio Henrique makes debut in Ajax friendly win against AEK Larnaca: I feel a connection with Mika Godts

Prince Harry and Meghan visit King Charles with children

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle visited King Charles and Queen Camilla with their two children on Friday. This marks the first time in four years that the children have met their grandfather.

First edition of Amsterdam Chess Festival: A chess city deserves a major event

My art and I: Faria van Creij-Callender paints in her Bijlmer studio: ‘I sketch on the metro’

Water returns to the Museumplein pond after five years

The pond at the Museumplein in Amsterdam has reopened after five years of closure due to leakage problems and extensive reconstruction. Visitors and tourists are welcoming the return of the water, whi...

Protesters want super-volunteer Mustapha back: 'voice of many residents'

Around fifty residents gathered at the town hall in Hoofddorp to advocate for the return of a local volunteer known as Mustapha, who recently stopped his work following a conflict with a volunteer org...

Once a bargain, now a luxury festival: how North Sea Jazz changed over 50 years

Unclear if Hanne Verbruggen will be replaced in K3 during pregnancy

It remains uncertain whether Hanne Verbruggen will be replaced in the musical group K3 during her second pregnancy. Although Klaasje Meijer is currently filling in for Marthe de Pillecyn, no decision ...

Multiple culinary traditions collide in this delightfully greasy frikandel kapsalon

For accordionist André Vrolijk, the love for the Amsterdam repertoire and especially Johnny Meijer runs in the family: ‘I got it from my grandfather, who idolized him’

Video | Kris Kross Amsterdam on split with Yuki: 'Maybe it's for the best'

Kris Kross on Yuki's abrupt departure: 'There were conflicts for a while'

The remaining members of the DJ collective Kris Kross Amsterdam have addressed the sudden departure of Yuki Kempees in March. Brothers Jordy and Sander Huisman stated that there had been underlying co...