Month: September 2022

A situation that everyone is familiar with: you want to visit a restaurant,but you don’t know which one. There is a good chance that you will then pickup the reviews, for example on Google Maps. But who make them? Allard andEvert have already written thousands of them.

Google Maps is teeming with reviews for restaurants, sights, museums and otherplaces. While some people like to share the experience, especially after avery nice – or very unpleasant – experience, others see it as a dailyactivity.

Never been

For example, Allard Bijlsma from Ede has already written about 1,800 reviewson Google Maps. “I eat out a lot, for example with my daughter who lives inGroningen. She can always choose the restaurant, provided it is one I’ve neverbeen to. Then I can write a review.”

Allard doesn’t just leave reviews on Google Maps at restaurants. He often alsocomments on shops or places of interest. He also includes a self-made photo.”As a visual aid.”

Quality reviews

With the photos he wants to show what something looks like. Handy for users,he says. But the users are by no means the only reason why he is such a bigcontributor to Google Maps.

He thinks that the quality of the reviews is often lacking. “Most, especiallyfor restaurants, are vulgar. A bit along the lines of: ‘The food was jerky’.That is not useful for the people who want to learn more about it, but alsonot fun for the business itself. “

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Raunchy

Did you really not like something? Then he often leaves a review of 3 stars.”But then I do have the necessary comments in the text. I just don’t want toparticipate in that vulgar. I want to support the entrepreneurs.”

His children think he is crazy, he says. “They find it all too burdensome,writing all those reviews. They are too busy for it. But I really enjoy doingit.”

Little time

And it takes him little extra time. “I often do it in between. At commercialbreaks when I watch TV, for example.” Then he receives a notification fromGoogle where he has been that day, asking if he wants to let you know what hethought of it. That’s because he has the ‘location service’ option turned onon his phone.

Not only Google knows where to find him, the entrepreneurs in the neighborhoodalso know him by now. “I once left a nice review at a restaurant. Then I got acall that a bottle of wine was waiting for me.”

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Diaries

He already had this urge to write in his youth. “I wrote diaries until I was18. Through the photos I take and the reviews I leave, I can see exactly whereI’ve been up to 11 years ago. A kind of visual diary, that’s what I do itfor.”

But it also makes him reflect on the day, he says. “It makes me think: whatdid I really think of it? That’s nice.”

Thinking back to the day

Evert Niemeijer is just as fanatical as Allard with writing reviews. He hasalready left more than 1,200 on Google Maps. He also likes to go through theday like this. “It’s nice to think back to the day and how you experiencedit.”

Evert is involved in the export of agricultural machinery and thereforetravels a lot. “That means I come to many places where I can write reviews.”He often does this when he is waiting for his flight or when he is in hishotel in the evening.

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Positive reviews

Like Allard, Evert mainly writes positive reviews. “Or it must have beenreally terrible. But I think above all: those entrepreneurs are doing theirbest. Let me give them something positive.”

He calls it his sense of responsibility, not only to entrepreneurs, but alsoto Google Maps users who want to know what something is like. “My wife doestoo, she reads the reviews, but doesn’t write any. While it’s so easy to leavesomething behind. Although she says I’m crazy that I spend so much time onit.”

Interaction with entrepreneurs

Evert does it all voluntarily, but he does get something in return.Interaction with the entrepreneurs, for example. “Last year I wrote somethingabout a hotel of nothing. Then I received a very detailed explanation from theowner why the service was not satisfactory. That is nice.”

A good review, on the other hand, helps entrepreneurs to get more visitors, heknows. “Recently I was in such a great hotel, with very enthusiasticentrepreneurs. I give them a nice review.”

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By chance

It sometimes happens to him that people in his environment accidentally comeacross his reviews. “2 years ago I wrote something about a restaurant in the_middle of nowhere_ in Sweden. Turned out 3 weeks ago my niece had been there.She had read my review. I think it’s funny to hear that.”

Allard sometimes experiences something like this. “A friend was recently onZakynthos and was looking for a restaurant there. He suddenly came acrossreviews from me, because I’ve been there before.”

Nostalgic moment

Allard is a historian and geographer and has not only posted hundreds ofreviews in recent years, but also put tens of thousands of photos at thelocations on Google Maps. “Sometimes a point of interest doesn’t even existyet. Then I create it right away.”

In this way he contributes to the archive location that Google Maps is. Andthat is appreciated by users. All of his submitted photos have been viewedmore than 100 million times. “I like it best for the Dutch who have emigrated,looking back on Google Maps at a nostalgic moment and then coming across mycontributions.”

Listening carefully is an art. At home I sometimes get thrown around theears that I can hear well but listen very poorly. And frankly, that ‘s true. Ido get almost everything with me, but do something with it, oh well. Then mymind is on something else. It’s not malicious, it just happens.

**You can also listen to music. In the last six months we have been able tocelebrate the necessary parties with pleasure. Drinking, singing, dancing andcatching up until the wee hours. Well, catch up? You better call it screaming.It may have to do with my age, I won ‘t deny. But it strikes me that the musicis simply loud. I then have to listen carefully to get some more from aconversation. You really have to chatter in each other’s ear to make yourselfunderstood. As a result, a few days later my voice is still not fully back.For my environment nice and quiet of course. **

Take the Maarkels Feest, for example. Very pleasant but not good for thevoice. Even if you are on the bar shift, it is impossible to immediatelyunderstand what is being ordered. After a few times you think you know. Youput the order down. Turns out no rosé beer was ordered but rosé wine. Stillnot well understood.

Now there is a limit to the sound of 103 decibels, but that is still veryloud. Fortunately, they want to do something about it. Namely, making itmandatory that earplugs are present at a party or concert. And then it is thevisitors ‘ own responsibility to use those caps. That’s the world upside down.So it is admitted that the sound is too loud but the volume knob is not turnedback. Do you still get it?

In the Kösterskoele we had a DJ on the last evening this year. He wasspinning in the farm. And that was tough! He was asked a few times to turn themusic down a bit. But he didn ‘t listen to anything. Probably too much hearingdamage. According to him, it had to be this volume otherwise the musicwouldn’t come through properly. As a result, half of the people went outsideto be able to talk a little more. I don’t think that’s the point of such aparty.

The people who are supposed to run our country have certainly sufferedhearing damage at some point. Because they can ‘t or don’t want to listen. Alot has been promised on Budget Day, but confidence in this cabinet is stilldeclining. They receive a historically low score because they do not listen topractice. When I used to come home with a 4, the advice was: better watch out!That is exactly what the ladies and gentlemen in government should do. Go intothe country once. Gauge the mood of your voters. Listen to your supporters.And do something with it!

And if that all gets too complicated, I do have some free advice for thiscabinet: pack your things, get out. In that regard, they have alreadypracticed well this week by walking away en masse from a debate. If they don’t want to listen to anything I would say: please go do something else. Thejobs are up for grabs. Everyone deserves a second chance, but how many secondchances do you want? How nice it would be if they would listen to this simpleMaarkelse columnist.

It’s the world upside down. When the alarm goes off, 11-year-old Nikki kneelsnext to her mother’s bed to tell her to get up. If she sleeps undisturbed,she’ll probably make her a cup of coffee, let the dog out and leave forschool.

While Master Mark’s 8th grade Nikki draws a grim chalk drawing of her father’sloss (see video below), her mother sits in the living room in a dressing gowntaking her medication.

Mother Karin has a personality disorder (borderline) and often has a hard timewith herself. The groceries, the laundry, dinner, it often comes down toNikki.

Her father leads a nomadic life, does not keep visiting appointments, but thensuddenly stands in the schoolyard with a sweet card or enters Nikki’s house asa burglar with a package full of gift vouchers.

Complicated

It’s all very complicated for the young girl: who should she choose, herparents or herself? Master Mark is Nikki’s great support, but when she goes toseventh grade it falls away and things go wrong.

‘I’m releasing something personal’

It is ‘intense and unreal’ to see yourself on a screen, says Nikki, who hasjust grown up, about the documentary. “All scenes with or about my fatherremain painful. But actually everyone should have a documentary aboutthemselves. It gives you a lot of insight. I can understand myself betternow.”

She finds it exciting how people will react. “I don’t know what to expect. Iagree that the documentary has been made, but it is something very personalthat I release. I will no longer have a choice about what I do and don’t tellpeople about my childhood.”

Damaged Families

It was six years ago that her mother gave permission for documentary makerMonique Nolte to let her camera into their house.

“With the pure intention to help children from damaged families”, mother Karinnow says about it. “I want those children to be seen, especially at school.Such a child must be able to feel safe there. That is not possible at home.”

Karin also found it intense to see the documentary, she says. Thanks tointensive therapy, she is doing much better now than at the time of theshooting.

“It’s strange to see that I was so in survival mode those years. I realize theimpact of it on Nikki. Now it touches me very deeply and I think: God bless, Ihad so many people from healthcare institutions around me. Why does no onehave really helped me? I missed guidance.”

“Jesus, what have I done to her?”

The most painful moment for Karin is a short scene at the end, in which Nikkiand a friend talk about the memories that come up during therapy while dyeingtheir hair red and blue. ‘Things like my father tried to kill my mother andstuff’, Nikki gives as an example.

“I was so upset about that,” says Karin. “The way she says it shocked me. Asif it is actually quite normal. Jesus, what have I done to her, I thoughtthen.”

Over half a million Nikki’s

The documentary, which can be seen on Videoland from 6 p.m. Monday, isdedicated to ‘the millions of Nikki’s in the world’. And in particular to theapproximately 577,500 children in the Netherlands who grow up with parents whosuffer from psychological or addiction problems. “65 percent of these childrenalso develop a mental disorder or addiction,” reads the warning at the end.

Although Nikki is also on the medication in the film, just like her mother,she has been off the medication for over a year now, she says proudly. Shewill soon start training as a social worker, and wants to study neurology viaHBO to university.

“I’m working hard not to end up like my parents. It’s hard because it’s veryhard to get up from the bottom of society, but I’m confident I’ll get there.”

Stephen King turned 75 this week, but he’s not going to sit behind thegeraniums for a while. The king of horror recently published his 65th noveland the next one is already in the works. King is one of the world’s mostsuccessful writers and continues to be a major influence on the horror genreand the next generation of authors.

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“I own all his books, but actually they own me. After Shakespeare, King’scultural influence is the greatest,” says author Benjamin Percy ( The NinthMetal , The Unfamiliar Garden ) about the work of Stephen King. Accordingto author Tom Perrotta ( Election , Little Children ) King is more thanthe main horror author. “He is a language artist and a master storyteller.”

King started writing short stories as a teenager, which he sold to magazines.When he started teaching at a high school in 1971, he continued to write inthe evenings and weekends. His first novel, career published in 1974. Thebook is about a teenage girl who has telekinetic powers that she uses againstthe classmates who systematically bully her.

The book became a great success, but not before King’s perseverance was put tothe test: the manuscript was rejected no less than thirty times by publishers.

After career follow 64 novels, hundreds of short stories and dozens of filmadaptations. His work is loved by horror fans, but also for people who havenothing to do with the genre, titles such as The Shining , it , misery ,The Green Mile , Pet Sematary and The Stand. Much of King’s stories havebeen filmed, sometimes multiple times.

Stephen King at a performance of It in Portland, Maine, USA. Portland isKing’s hometown and the setting for many of his films.

Loved, but also criticized

King is the unbeatable bestseller in the horror genre. No other author hassold as many books as he has: over 350 million copies worldwide. According tothe fans, the writer’s success lies in his writing style and in dynamiccharacters that the reader can identify with.

Yet he has always been criticized by fellow authors. According to critics,King’s work has no artistic or literary value. He is dismissed as a ‘genrewriter’, someone who only writes horror. That is not true; the author’s bodyof work includes science fiction, fantasy, thriller, and historical fiction.King’s response to the criticism has always been the same: he continues towrite.

Getting a lot of strength from King’s work

Author Lauren Groff ( Fates and Furies , Matrix ) said in an interviewearlier that she was greatly inspired by King’s enjoyment of writing and thegratitude he radiates. “I see in other authors that they see their work mainlyas a source of pain and that they are full of self-pity.”

“When the Losers Club (a group of teenagers from it who is the target ofbullying, ed.) If I could conquer bullies and a monstrous clown, I couldcertainly survive my high school years,” says author Robin Wasserman (Chasing Yesterday , Seven Deadly Sins ), who got a lot of strength fromreading the book.

According to experts, this typifies King’s work. He does not shy away fromsocial themes and writes in his books not only about bullying, but also aboutreligious fanaticism and the drinking and drug problem.

King launched Dutch author’s career

King is also loved by authors from the Netherlands. The American authorcontributed to the writing ambition of Thomas Olde Heuvelt ( HEX ,November ), Olde Heuvelt tells NU.nl. “I was about eleven when I read myfirst book by Stephen King. My mother thought I was too young for that, butafter a lot of nagging I was allowed to pick out a few books. The book PetSemetary had a special meaning to me. The story is about loss and I lost myfather at a young age. King’s books are like a mirror to real life.”

Decades later, Olde Heuvelt was in turn hailed by King: HEX was read by the75-year-old author and a message followed on Twitter. King described OldeHeuvelt’s book as “brilliant and completely original”. That short tweetlaunched Olde Heuvelt’s career, who until then was unknown to the generalpublic.

King’s last book Fairy Tale , came out on September 6 this year. He recentlyannounced in a podcast that the next book, called holly , ready. For now,King is not thinking about quitting yet: “I write because it makes me happyand because it makes others happy.”

Between 670,000 and 1.2 million households may find it difficult to pay thenecessary bills with persistently high prices, according to the CPB. Due tothe rising prices in life articles, gas and energy, the hashtag#Ikredhetnietmeer has been created. BNNVARA is making a series about it, withthe story of Rotterdam Nashrin Nasibdar in yesterday’s episode.

For more than twenty years, Nasibdar has been dealing with financial problems.Her ex-husband caused the first problems in the family. “He did things thatare not allowed,” says the Rotterdam mother. “We were fined after fine, forexample for fare evasion. We went to borrow money from the bank, but of coursethere is interest on that and we could not pay that. Then I lost my job. Youcannot get rid of those debts.”

Financial concerns in #Ikredhetnietmeer of BNNVARA

Financial concerns were growing. “At some point you have to see where you aregoing to get it. Who are you going to turn to again? If you’ve knocked onsomeone’s door many times before, you’re like, ‘Here I come again.” Because ofthis situation, the eldest daughter of the family, Mia Nasibdar, learns froman early age to watch her money. “You could already see it in very smallthings. If I asked Mom for soup or something, there was no money for it. Sheeven wore slippers in the winter, because there was simply no money to buywinter stuff. Then she gave us the right stuff.”

With the rising prices, it is only more difficult for the family to make endsmeet. But with the help of a budget coach, they manage to make it. “He wasable to remove some money from every pot and gave me fifty euros living money.Normally I have a hundred euros. For people with five people in a household,that is really very little,” says the mother of the family. But the budgetcoach made this decision for a reason. “We don’t even have a spare jar foryou. If there is a bill, how are we going to pay it?”

Offer help

Buying a present for her son’s birthday is not an option in the near future.“That’s what he says: hey, we just have a good time together, don’t we? Butfor me as a mother, it’s hard for him to turn every dime to see how we’regoing to survive.”

In this crisis there are plenty of stories to tell from people who can no> longer make it, but luckily there are also a lot of great initiatives by> Dutch people who help each other. For example, Henk Asbraken is in the> kitchen of neighborhood restaurant Filah in Amsterdam-West, where people can> eat for three euros. “There has been more growth lately. That really has to> do with more expensive groceries and rising prices,” explains the volunteer.

‘Together, Minister Kaag also says, but she already has a full stomach’

When the bellies are filled, it’s time for a poem. She was still able to writeit in the kitchen. The poem reads: “Together, together, together. And we, thepeople, have to agree. Together the king also says, but yes, he already has ahouse. Minister Kaag also says together, but with a full stomach. Where theprofit is, that’s where it has to come from. And then we can really dream!”

Producer SimpelZodiak and broadcaster RTL were not aware of reports oftransgressive behavior made by former participants of the ‘Temptation Island:Love or Leave’ program to the Mores hotline. The media companies say this inresponse to an item from ‘Show news’ in which it was stated on Friday eveningthat several candidates had reported the aforementioned behavior during therecording of the program.

“We take that very seriously”

“We are somewhat positive that the candidates concerned are able to find theMores.online hotline”, says SimpelZodiak. Mores.online is the joint hotlinefor undesirable behavior in the performing arts, film and television sector.”At the same time, we strive to ensure that candidates feel safe enough tocontact us. We will always enter into discussions to clarify the situation andsolve the problem together, so that we can also learn from specificsituations.”

RTL also says that it was not aware of the reports to Mores, but just like theproducer would like participants to report if they experience undesirablebehavior during recordings. “Together with the producer, we naturally doeverything we can to make the recording period go smoothly for all involved.If something does happen, we would of course prefer that participants feelsafe enough to start a conversation with the producer or with us. , or withthe confidential advisers. Then we can find a solution together. That alwaysapplies, even after the recordings and broadcasts.”

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From the item of Show news it was not clear what exactly would have happenedduring the shooting of Temptation Island: Love or Leave. It was also notstated over which period the reports were made. This is in connection with theprivacy of the reporters and because of their fear of traceability.Mores.online also does not want and cannot confirm that the reports have beenmade due to confidentiality.

Lawyer and Show news expert Natascha Harlequin told the desk on Friday morebroadly about what would have happened. For example, candidates were said tofeel ‘manipulated’ and ‘feel pressured’, ‘their well-being was not takenseriously’ and ‘the participants were urged to drink alcohol’.

The candidates would also be afraid of fines, because they had to sign aconfidentiality obligation for their participation. It does state that thisdoes not apply to reports of undesirable behaviour, but because explicitreference is made to the producer and the broadcaster, it is not clear to thecandidates whether this is also allowed with an external party such as Mores.

RTL and SimpelZodiak are clear about this in their responses. “We encourageeveryone to report undesirable behavior, the penalty clause absolutely doesnot apply to this,” says SimpelZodiak. RTL agrees. “Let’s be very clear:participants will never be fined for making a report or for discussingsomething. We take that very seriously.”

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Both media parties also state that they are already doing a lot to preventtransgressive behavior during recordings. “We have a clear protocol for ourreality and dating programs. This is actively discussed with our producers andregularly evaluated and refined. This stipulates, for example, that acandidate supervisor, confidential counselor and psychologist must always beavailable for participants and other involved parties.” says a spokesperson

Who will be the next James Bond after Daniel Craig? That discussion keepsTwitter, the British betting offices and us very busy. In addition to HenryCavill, a striking candidate also appears in the favorites lists: a FantasticBeasts star.

Daniel Craig already said na Spectre (2015) would rather slit his wriststhan do another James Bond film. Still, a big bag of money and the promiseknew that all loose ends are gone character arc tied together to convincehim to return as the iconic movie hero one more time.

Daniel Craig is ready

Precisely the fact that his films would have a dignified ending with No Timeto Die convinced the British. He would go through a deep physical valley onemore time in his fifties to close that chapter of his life.

We won’t give away any details, but the film’s ending makes that ending justthat: final. An end. Whether producer Barbara Broccoli comes with a reboot ornot, you should not expect Craig as Bond in the next film.

But then who? Because it is clear that the film franchise is not going tostop. It is not without reason that Amazon bought the iconic franchise formany millions.

James Bond ‘reinvented’ in first film after Daniel Craig

Bondproducers Barbara Broccoli (L) and Michael G. Wilson (Image: AFP PHOTO / LEONNEAL)

Requirements for the new James Bond

Broccoli hasn’t released much about her plans, besides saying that the newJames Bond “should be a man, because it’s simply not appropriate for a womanto step into this role. In addition, he must be British. So that says nothingabout color or orientation,” she told The Hollywood Reporter earlier thisyear.

All nice and nice, but who will be the new 007? Speculation about that issuehas been going on ever since Spectre came out the internet and British_bookmakers_ in process.

Bookmakers go wild

Betting shops allow anyone to bet money on who will succeed Daniel Craig asJames Bond. The resulting rankings of the top contenders for the role aretreated almost like sports scores in the British media. Important stuff.

There is a good chance that Broccoli will eventually go for an unknown actor.Despite this, names such as Tom Hiddleston, Idris Elba and Henry Cavill havelong topped the favorites lists of bookmakers.

Since then, Elba has already unsubscribed, and Hiddleston is probably too oldfor the part. The producers behind the long-running franchise are probablylooking for a young talent, someone with whom you can really go for years.

Someone viewers only associate with James Bond, rather than a familiar face.Can you already picture Cavill? Then you immediately think of Superman or TheWitcher.

Who are the favorites now?

Anyway, in the meantime it has been almost a week since we took stock at thebetting offices. However, that was about the average of twenty betting shops.

LadBrokes’ top 9 is slightly different. And here we focus on (read: we hopefor) the most striking new name in the list, the 32-year-old actor CallumTurner. He has shot up quite a bit in the list of contenders. A name thatprobably means little to you, but chances are you’ve already seen it inaction.

CallumTurner (right) as Theseus Scamander (Image: Warner Bros.)

Fantastic Beasts star

He plays in the Fantastic Beasts movies namely the brother of lead actorNewt, Theseus Scamandar. The best man was born in London and grew up inChelsea. For the producers behind James Bond, he is probably the perfectcombination of acting experience, skills and yet a face that is stillrelatively unknown.

The top 9 betting shops

Furthermore, the list of biggest contenders for the role still largelyconsists of the same names. We list them for you below:

1. Henry Cavill (2/1) 2. Rege Jean Page (7/2) 3. Idris Elba (4/1) 4. Tom Hardy (5/1) 5. Chiwetel Ejiofor (13/2) 6. James Norton (10/1) 7. Aidan Turner (12/1) 8. Callum Turner (16/1) 9. Richard Madden (20/1)

no science

You already notice: what fans bet their money on is not necessarily what isactually realistic. Recently, Idris Elba already said he doesn’t see himselfas James Bond, and the Luther star is probably too old too.

Henry Cavill once had the chance to become James Bond, but it’s probably toolate for him too. Don’t take these rankings too seriously. It’s more of afascinating thermometer of what the general public is hoping for than ananalysis or Hollywood science.

Or can Cavill soon add another mega franchise to his resume? Who knows!

Reality star Kris Jenner, the mother of the Kardashians, amazes viewers andher own daughter Khloe because she “actually forgot” that she still owns anapartment in Beverly Hills. You can see that in the first episode of the newseason of The Kardashians , which has been on Disney Plus since yesterday.She uses her’ condo ‘ barely.

The episode shows the 66-year-old businesswoman – reportedly worth $175million – peeking into her Beverly Hills apartment, admitting that she onlyuses the place to wrap Christmas gifts and store them. of champagne. Jennerwas accompanied by her daughter Khloe Kardashian, 38, who mocked her motherfor being so rich she can’t remember her real estate portfolio.

“This is a cute little place, if I do say so myself,” Kris said inconversation with Khloe, in which she also confessed to only using the cottageto wrap gifts. “I kind of forgot I had this,” Kris says. “That soundsridiculous, doesn’t it?” Khloe is having a lot of fun with it. “I can’t waitto be rich enough to forget I have real estate somewhere,” Khloe says, addingin British accent: “Oh, I have an apartment in Beverly Hills! I forgot that!”When the two open the fridge door, it turns out that there are only bottles ofchampagne in it. “In case of emergency”, Kris jokes.

‘Ridiculous’

Kris later explains that she bought the property to have a base near hermother Mary Jo “MJ” Campbell and cousin Cici Bussey, who live in the area. Theaverage selling price for apartments in Beverly Hills is currently around $1.5million, which is why some viewers are quite surprised by Kris’ statement.

“I forgot I had a flat… that sounds ridiculous, doesn’t it?” Yes, Chris. Thatsounds ridiculous,” said one on Twitter. Another: ‘It’s so ridiculous thatit’s good’. And another: “I want to be so rich.” Furthermore, many ‘wows’ andeven more wishes to have that much money.

Last year, Kris moved into a $20 million mansion in the Hidden Hills near LosAngeles, next to Khloe’s home. She also owns three apartments in Calabasas anda multi-million dollar mansion in La Quinta, California.

Also listen to the AD Media Podcast with this week ‘s new programming fromNPO, RTL and SBS, the return of Linda de Mol, Rob Kemps’ substitute job andEen jaar van je leven. Listen below or subscribe via Spotify or iTunes.

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with videoThe Flemish singer Helmut Lotti (52), known for his brave,classical-like repertoire, has done something that his fans probably didn’tsee coming. The tenor pulls out all the stops for a ripping cover of metalband Iron Maiden, while his neat clothes don’t stay on.

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Starting next week, the Belgian radio station Willy will bring a top 1000 withthe best and ‘dirtiest’ rock records ever made. Listeners can now vote andHelmut Lotti, who broke through in 1989 with an Elvis Presley cover in theDutch Sounds mix show , has some advice. According to him _Run to the hills_by the British metal band Iron Maiden from 1982 in the first place. The singerhas special memories of the song.

,,My brother Johan is a hard rock fanatic and played the album The number ofthe beast Iron Maiden used to be flat,” he says. ,, Run to the hills was mypersonal favorite. One day I was singing that song when my father suddenlywalked in. He stood transfixed and said, “Wow, you can sing.” That was thefirst time I got a compliment from my father about my singing.”

Helmut Lotti unleashes the hard rocker in himself. © Willy

And he can still sing, according to the cover he recorded to reinforce hisadvice. It starts quite calmly, with Lotti in a neat suit with a bow. Firsthis jacket goes off and his cool leather bracelet comes out. When hiswaistcoat and shirt are also taken off, it turns out that he is wearing aT-shirt from the band.

Listeners do not know what they are experiencing. ‘Never thought I’d ever hearHelmut Lotti sing metal, but beautifully done’, it sounds under the video onYouTube. “He could be Iron Maiden’s new frontman,” wrote another. This is whatthe original sounds like:

It is not the first time that a singer with a completely different imagebrings out the rock star in himself. Do you have a moment for me – folksinger Frans Bauer once covered you hast from the German band Rammstein:

Although it is not rock, it is a similar outing: opera singer Maria Fiselierwas ahead of the best singers for a moment a rude rapper:

Also listen to the AD Media Podcast with this week ‘s nominations for theTelevizier ring, the clash between Angela de Jong and Johan Derksen, thestatement by Linda de Mol and the cancellation of Het Dorp. Listen below orsubscribe via Spotify or iTunes.

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updateArjen Lubach’s satirical item about the Russian referendum in Ukrainehas been viewed many millions of times within a day and a half. The video hasalso reached Russian viewers, partly thanks to a message on Twitter byjournalist Olaf Koens.

The item has been viewed 1.1 million times in Koens’ message alone. The videois also circulating in Russian Telegram groups. The referendum video isLubach’s biggest online success since he started with _The Evening Show_confirms producer Human Factor TV.

Lubach responded with the item, which was posted on Wednesday evening TheEvening Show on Russian President Putin’s decision to hold a referendum onaffiliation with Russia in parts of Ukraine. Lubach argues that a referendumshould also be held on Russia joining the Netherlands, because of the longhistorical ties between the two countries.

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“Our King Willem IV is also your king”, the video claims. “Because in 1816Anna Pavlovna, the daughter of Tsar Paul I, married Willem II, the ancestor ofWillem IV.” The photo is shown below of Willem-Alexander and Máxima who dranka beer with President Putin in 2014, during the Winter Games in Sochi.

Lubach also argues in his video that Maria, Putin’s daughter, lived inVoorschoten for a long time. “Because believe me, you don’t live there forfun, but for your real motherland!”

The success of the satirical item is also noticeable abroad. Belgian, Italian,American and German media are already reporting it. In the past, Lubach, whoat the time still had the program Sunday with Lubach made a big hit with it_America First, Netherlands Second_ movie. The video, with which Lubachintroduces our country to the then-new American President Donald Trump, wasthe most viewed YouTube video of 2017 with 10.7 million views.

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