Tim Fraanje
Staff writer
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I Made Millions Selling Drugs Online, Then It All Came Crashing Down
The "Pablo Escobar of Silk Road" wasn't scared of the Dutch police. Then the FBI caught up with him.
Photos from the First Dutch Music Festival in the Age of COVID
At "Back to Live" – an experiment to see if live events can be held safely – rapper Gotu gave a shout out to vaccine manufacturer AstraZeneca.
A Brief History of the Netherlands' Love Affair With Ecstasy
MDMA taught Dutch people how to dance and share their feelings.
I'm Getting Sick of WFH, So Worked in an IKEA Showroom for a Day
Plus: a caravan, a cemetery and a fancy hotel.
The Everyday Locations Used to Hide Internet Antennas
In the Netherlands, the spire on your local church might be fake.
This Toy Store Handed Out a Million Fidget Spinners for Free
Thousands of kids turned up at a parking lot to pick one up.
I Was That Guy in a Boiler Room Video
This was probably the most embarrassing moment of my life, but it made me realize why people do this.
The People Who Claim They're Allergic to Wifi
I spent a day with sufferers of "electromagnetic hypersensitivity" – individuals who say they suffer a range of physical symptoms when they're exposed to electronic radiation.