Monthly Archives: May 2010

CONTROL ROOM

Posted on May 27, 2010 by

image roberto voorbij 1. Control room police Amsterdam / Amstelland. 2. Control room police Amsterdam / Amstelland, images from Amsterdam supermarket. 3. Control room Hubertus tunnel, The Hague. 4. Control room Dutch Lower House, The Hague (Tweede Kamer). 5. Control … Continue reading →

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Hack the barrel organ

Posted on May 20, 2010 by

text r.v. In the beginning of the movie ‘The Dress’ (De Jurk) (1996) of Alex van Warmerdam we see how an Indian man, after a Dutch paver has made an end to his Hindu music, pushes a barrel organ into … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Holland

Posted on May 12, 2010 by

text and image r.v. Returning from a trip to Curaçao last month, I was welcomed on Schiphol by a cordon of royal marechaussee. First it was the royal drug detection dog who snuffled me and the other passengers one by … Continue reading →

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Der Fuehrer’s Face

Posted on May 5, 2010 by

Between 1942 and 1945, during World War II, Walt Disney was involved in the production of propaganda for the US government. The widespread familiarity of Walt Disney’s productions benefited the US government in producing pro-American war propaganda in an effort … Continue reading →

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