Dutch television has a curious reputation. It was responsible for Big Brother, The Mole, and Hello Goodbye. However, not Survivor (Swedish) or The Block (Australian unfortunately). Speaking of Hello Goodbye, I always keep an eye out for Joris Linssen at Schiphol, and in June I saw him interviewing people waiting at arrivals. Somehow I managed [...]
Entries from October 2009
October 18, 2009
Innovation (x2)
TU/e biannually organises what’s known as Super TU/esday, which is a day-long forum of sorts, held on a Tuesday and is hosted by one of the faculties. September’s was hosted by Technology Management in collaboration with Brainport (the nickname for the high tech region around Eindhoven, Leuven and Aachen) and focussed on the innovative power [...]
October 4, 2009
In a cinema near you
The Dutch aren’t known for their films. I guess I’m not the target audience though — it’s mostly “war film[s], romantic comed[ies] or children’s or family film[s]” (Filmkrant). No wonder I stick mostly to English language films, although German and Brazilian films are turning up on my list.
Despite the poor reputation, the Dutch have done [...]
