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...that are either too open-ended to offer a decent response (“What makes this art?”), or worded in such a way that only the TF can possibly answer (“What kind of response might this work have elicited in seventeenth century Amsterdam?”), or so specific and poorly worded that nobody pays attention (“If Iqbal can be understood here to be attempting to confront a history of Muslim warfare and conquest, why is he couching his frustrations in images of nature and, specifically, trees...

Author: By Rebecca D. O’brien | Title: Awkward Silences | 12/16/2005 | See Source »

...second installment in the sure-to-stay-dead “Deuce Bigalow” franchise, this little gem of a film finds Rob Schneider’s titular prosti-dude roaming the streets of Amsterdam with his pimp and de facto best friend, T.J. (Eddie Griffin). A mysterious “Man-Whore Killer” is stalking the loverboys of the region, and T.J. is the prime suspect...

Author: By Abe J. Riesman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Screenshots: "Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo" | 12/8/2005 | See Source »

...seafarers. After his bones were removed by Italian raiders to the port of Bari in 1087, prisoners, prostitutes, pawnbrokers and others flocked to his patronage. Soon, every Christian city wanted a piece of him, and relic hunters provided fingers, hair and teeth upon which to build churches. Reaching Amsterdam around 1300, he eventually became a supplier of goodies to kids, as shown in the 1907 postcard at left. And it was Dutch pilgrims who took him to America, where, in 19th century New York City, frothy writers and advertisers turned the austere bishop into the fat, jolly, pipe-smoking Santa...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In the Time of Nick | 11/7/2005 | See Source »

...seafarers. After his bones were removed by Italian raiders to the port of Bari in 1087, prisoners, prostitutes, pawnbrokers and others flocked to his patronage. Soon, every Christian city wanted a piece of him, and relic hunters provided fingers, hair and teeth upon which to build churches. Reaching Amsterdam around 1300, he eventually became a supplier of goodies to kids, as shown in the 1907 postcard at left. And it was Dutch pilgrims who took him to America, where, in 19th century New York City, frothy writers and advertisers turned the austere bishop into the fat, jolly, pipe-smoking Santa...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In The Time Of Nick | 11/6/2005 | See Source »

...Amsterdam television station at5 conducted a poll about Job Cohen. Only 40% agreed that he was a hero - 60% disagreed. Maybe the real hero in the days after Theo van Gogh was killed was Cohen's ally, Alderman Ahmed Aboutaleb. Bert Knol Amsterdam...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: European Heroes | 10/30/2005 | See Source »

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