Holland

  • The Dukes of Holland

    High-flying antics from the Netherlands.
  • Destination: The Netherlands

    Delve into Lowlands literature and discover there's much more to this prosperous nation than wooden clogs, tulips and -- of course -- weed.
  • "Murder in Amsterdam"

    Ian Buruma's riveting account of the killing of Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh by a Muslim extremist shows how a clash between European Enlightenment values and Muslim fundamentalism is ripping Dutch society apart.
  • Tempest in a garden shed

    A Welsh housewife is found guilty of distributing Dutch porn catalogs from an outbuilding in her yard.
  • Going Dutch

    Can America learn from the Netherlands' drug policy of tolerance and ambiguity?
  • Murder novel becomes true crime with author's arrest

    A grisly manuscript about killing one's wife gets another look since the author killed his.
  • The post-mile-high club

    In Holland, a brothel chain proposes an enterprising new use for airport space.
  • "Girl With a Pearl Earring" by Tracy Chevalier, "The Music Lesson" by Katharine Weber and "Girl in Hyacinth Blue" by Susan Vreeland

    Three recent novels shimmer with the sensuousness of Vermeer, the painter who inspired them.
  • A two-wheel tour of Holland

    Cynthia Gorney describes the pleasures and perils of a two-wheel family tour of Holland.
  • Seeing past the "Endless Summer"

    Mark Athitakis reviews the Beach Boys' 'Endless Harmony,' which spotlights the classic vocal group's underrated later history.
  • World Cup Scenes

    Matthew McAllester reports from France on the differing passions of Serbian, English and French soccer fans.

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