Someone asked me the other day, “What do you miss about your city (Amsterdam)?” I had to think deeply for a while until it popped: Sjaakie Swart. People who know about him would not immediately connect why, but of course, I will explain. For those who don’t know, Sjaakie Swart was a legendary Ajax football…
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From Islands to Butterflies
No Need for an Island, Darling: Life Lessons from a Cold War Party Girl Last night, my youngest daughter and I had one of those conversations that start somewhere mundane and end up exposing the layers of generational anxiety we all share. It began, of all places, with real estate prices and her dreamy musings…
The C.O.M.C. Files 