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...Gogh, a great-grandnephew of the artist Vincent van Gogh, had just finished a film about Fortuyn when he was murdered. Amsterdam's public prosecutor says Mohammed B. shot Van Gogh as he cycled to his studio, then slit his throat and impaled a five-page letter to his body with a knife. The act was apparently in retaliation for Van Gogh's film Submission, a graphic look at abused Muslim women that was broadcast on Dutch television in August. Calling Van Gogh's murder part of a wider terrorist plot, the prosecutor's office arrested five men - four Moroccans...
...made sure her diet was right. "She was a good cook," Beijering says, "and would take the time and effort to prepare healthy meals. She's very partial to the traditional Dutch raw herring." Her other great passions in life are soccer - she's an ardent fan of the Amsterdam club Ajax - and royalty. She says one of the highlights of her life came in 2001, when she was invited to tea with Queen Beatrix. "I considered it a great honor," Van Andel-Schipper told the Courant. "She was really nice. I let her ask the questions. I thought that...
...group on the footbridge that attracted a lot of attention was the club team from Amsterdam, whose rowers wore shabby maroon blazers handed down from generation to generation. The strapping Dutchmen were delighted to practice and compete along the Charles for a week, but they lamented the fact that “in Holland, there would be beer everywhere.” They hadn’t found any along the Charles...
...about 60% of Yukos' output - has been valued by Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein at between $14.7 and $17.3 billion. Reports last week suggested the Kremlin might hand it to a Russian rival, Gazprom, for a fraction of that price. "It's robbery in broad daylight," complains Robert Amsterdam, a lawyer for Khodorkovsky, who says the Kremlin has no right to proceed with what he terms "the world's largest hostile takeover." So far the firm isn't saying whether it will mount...
...selling 1971 memoir The Happy Hooker. The former New York City-based sex columnist trades in matters of the soul these days rather than the flesh, organizing house parties and bringing home arty waifs in the manner of an old-style salonière. Her grand old house in Amsterdam's southern suburbs has only two guest rooms, so book well in advance. If the mistress of the house is around, be prepared for anecdotes that will lend real spice to your stay. In fact, with hotels like these, who needs museums...