In this issue:

Places

Museum Village Orvelte, one of the most popular tourist attractions in the province of  Drenthe. Fulton, Illinois and its annual Dutch Days Festival. In our travel feature we visit Winterswijk in the easternmost part of the province of Gelderland. Billy Eric paints Zwolle. 

People

Daan Roosegaarde, is an artist, innovator and lighting pioneer, who has engineered stunning immersive light experiences. Renaissance man Jeroen Krabbé, painter, director, actor, producer and author. We talk with author and theologian Kent van Til.

History & Society

Going for the Win: a look back at the Dutch National Soccer Team's three lost FIFA World Cup Finals and a wish for Qatar 2022. Immigration Memories from Ontario residents Gerry Prins and Dick Smeelen. 

Cooking

Chistmas Day Breakfast: Fritatta with Spinach, Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Gouda; Speculaas Waffles; Festive Granola; Pear and Chocolate Cake. 

Books and Art

Johannes van Hove's Winter Cityscape. A poem from Edward van de Vendel's young adult book The Sexy Storm. Reviews of Urban Oases, Dutch Hofjes as Hidden Architectural Gems by architect and university lecturer Willemijn Wilms Floet and Palpable Futility by filmmaker and visual artist Guide van der Werve.

Columns and Cartoons

Editor's Letter; Third Culture Kid; the Dutch Dished Up; Accidentally Dutch; the Dutch Judge; Van Oranje.

Contributors

Edina Bijvoet, Piers Bijvoet, Tom Bijvoet, Stuart Billinghurst, Billy Eric, Pieter Hogenbirk, Gerrit Jan Groothedde, Annette McDermott, Sonia Motisca, Alison Netsel, Bas Opdenkelder, Gerry Prins, Herman Roozen, Dick Smeelen, Jesse van Muylwijck, Gerard van Wilgen, Paola Westbeek.