In this Issue:

Places

Paleis het Loo in Apeldoorn, home to many generations of Dutch royalty, including most recently Princess Margriet. Laren, artistic heritage and natural splendor. one of the strangest topographical anomalies in the world. Urk, always an island at heart. The Hortus Botanicus in Amsterdam, the Dutch botanical garden that changed the world. Fifty years of Ruigoord, the squatters' village that became a symbol of artistic freedom in the Netherlands.

People

Arnold Houbraken, artists' biographer. P.J.H Cuypers, the architect who built the Rijksmuseum and shaped the future of Amsterdam. On my father's shoulders - Peter Faass's immigration story on our community page. Mark Rutte, the Netherlands's longest-serving prime minister resigns. We talk to hospice music therapist Pauline Broberg-Lewin.

History & Society

Bitri, the Dutch motor scooter. Rolling into the future, Amsterdam's cutting-edge cycling infrastructure.

Cooking

Back to School Recipes with Speculaaskruiden: Carrot Cake Cupcakes; Truffle Bites; Turmeric and Speculaas Latte; Chocolate and Speculaas Cookies.

Books and Art

Willem Maris, nature's artist. Land of Gable Stones, by Billy Eric. Renowned Dutch novelist Arnon Grunberg's Good Men. Contemporary Dutch Art and Design: Dutch Designers' Yearbook '22 by Freek Kroesbergen; Klaas Gubbels: the Distance of the Same, by Sara Berkeljon, Adiaan van Dis, Cherry Duyns, Benjamin Herman, Christian Ouwens, Dirk Jan Postel, Bianca Stigter, & Nia Weijers. Wild Hearts, album by The Hague band DI-RECT.

Columns and Cartoons

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

Contributors

Melissa Adams, Edina Bijvoet, Tom Bijvoet, Stuart Billinghurst, Eric Bryan, Ray Cavanaugh, Billy Eric, Gerrit Jan Groothedde, Andrew Herygers, Dana Marin, Sonia Motisca, Alison Netsel, Bas Opdenkelder, Jesse van Muylwijck, Gerard van Wilgen, Paola Westbeek.