Culture Buzz One of the oldest forms of advertising, nicely re-imagined. For Amsterdam's Torture Museum.
Movie Buzz Here is the trailer to a new documentary,Meet the Fokkens, about twin sisters (their real last name is Fokken) working in the red light district of Amsterdam. I especially love the surreal scene where one sister is spraying mounds of whipped cream into her orange juice. (via deadline.com)
Food Buzz Who wants a slice of grasshopper and meal worm cake? This was the release party for “The Insect Cookbook” in The Netherlands. It featured an attempt to set the record for World's Largest Grasshopper Cake. Don't know if they have much competition on that front, but best of luck!
Sports Buzz They don't use hands even when defending themselves against crazy people. That's AZ Alkmaar goalkeeper Esteban Alvarado booting a fan of the opposing team who rushed him during a match in Amsterdam.
http://gothamist.com/2011/11/14/no-fun_netherlands_ban_to...
The goal is to combat drug tourism and the accompanying public nuisance. Translation: Stop sending your stoner kids here just to get stoned.
I'm not sure what's up with the recent trend of live viral events in bikinis, but I'm learning to cope with it.
Culture Buzz PETN, or pentrite, is the explosive Abdul Mutallab tried to use to blow up Flight 253. It's one of the most powerful high explosives known.
http://newsbizarre.com/2009/12/abdul-mutallab-north-west-...
Abdul Mutallab named as Nigerian terrorist, a London Engineering student, who tried to take down Northwest Flight 253.
Amsterdam: 2, O'Reilly: 0. Leave Amsterdam alone, Bill! You can watch the first installment in this amusing little saga here.