Januari was, ondanks alle goede voornemens in het nieuwe jaar, een maand waarin we collectief worstelden met onze bescheidenheid. Van KPN tot promotielesbo’s en van Floortje Dessing tot Johnny de Mol, allemaal probeerden ze zichzelf op terughoudende wijze te feliciteren, promoten of anderszins op de borst te kloppen.
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Like every year, December was the month of reflection and looking back. It’s a time of annual overviews, selections and lists. Known and lesser-known Dutch people – from politicians to athletes, from writers to musicians, and from fashion designers to ‘oliebollen’ bakeries – all were hoping to be included in some illustrious list. And with that, to safeguard their immortality.
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We cannot go round it: November was the month of sincerity. From Sylvie Meis to Louis van Gaal, and from sponsors to art experts, they all showed truly genuine emotions.
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October was marked by the battle over getting it right. In the month of fierce ‘yes-and-no-discussions’ on the folder of Bart Smit and the color of Zwarte Piet, there was eventually only one winner: the percentage.
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September was the month of the exhaust valve. After the unofficial biography of kickboxer Badr Hari (written by Jens Olde Kalter) became in no time both the most sold and stolen book in the Netherlands, again the question arose whether practicing a fighting sport makes people aggressive. Because, as it turned out in the bestseller, Badr was also outside the ring always a sweetheart.
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