Today has been a tremendously exciting day so far. This afternoon I saw a run-through of the upcoming Beyond the Score on The Miraculous Mandarin. As you may know by now, I am probably the greatest fan of the Beyond the Score series and just as the two previous concerts I witnessed (Strauss’ Ein...
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Thanksgiving was spent in Austin, Texas where my wife’s family lives. I love going to Texas in the colder Chicago months (even though I wouldn’t call the 60s close to cold in November) and any holiday shared with family is priceless. On Sunday, I met up with a good friend of mine who is traveling...
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As the election is drawing to a close in the Netherlands today, I read a news story earlier mentioning that Hans Laroes, editor-in-chief of the NOS, sent an e-mail to his colleague Harm Taselaar at RTL regarding exit polls. RTL is planning to air the results of their exit polls 10 minutes before the closing...
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If you are not going to the CSO’s Beyond the Score season opener with Pierre Boulez conducting The Miraculous Mandarin on Sunday, December 3, you might want to check out the 2006 HAMS Competition for Viola. This annual string competition is organized by the Holland-America Music Society, an organization founded by Dutch CSO cellist Katinka...
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The blogosphere takes on the power of the press (tags: blogosphere new_media media) Fox News takes on The Daily Show (tags: media politics) If your product isn’t newsworthy, don’t focus on media relations (tags: public_relations media marketing) In the recent election, Americans cast a vote for the arts (tags: arts_management politics cultural_affairs) How Dutch Muslims become radicalised (tags: international_affairs immigration politics)
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Tomorrow was another day indeed. I had my bike fixed and on Sunday morning I took it for a cold and windy ride along the lake front. It was the first, and probably last, ride of this season. I reckon it will be a lot colder in the next couple of weeks, and with...
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All week I have been counting the days and even hours until this Saturday morning. It was my first chance to take my new road bike out for a ride. I haven’t ridden (I mean seriously ridden) since I moved to the United States, because I sold my bike in the Netherlands to make...
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Bloglines: Dutch Perspective (tags: public_relations international_affairs cultural_affairs blogosphere) Times: Of course it’s the real thing . . . isn’t it? (tags: cultural_affairs) 10 Effective Ways to Get More Blog Subscribers (tags: blogosphere public_relations new_media) Not Just Your Space – The College Student’s Guide to Managing Online Reputation (tags: career_insight blogosphere new_media public_relations) Public Relations and Marketing agencies in Second Life (tags: second_life public_relations...
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She’s at it again. And this time it’s strategically happening just before the general elections. Rita Verdonk is the driving force behind the Dutch cabinet backing a proposal to ban the burqa from public spaces. “The cabinet finds it undesirable that garments covering the face — including the burqa — should be worn in public...
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Sure, I like my star-studded news. I might even glance over the US Weekly at the supermarket’s checkout line or watch Access Hollywood at home—although I prefer The Soup. But I have a limit. And that limit has been reached. In today’s entertainment section of the Chicago Tribune online, one headline ran: “Angelina Jolie Gets...
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