Wandering around Amsterdam’s canals you always seem to discover something new. A little niche filled with hidden treasures. These places are safe havens for collectors, specialists, historians, modernists and the freaks inside us all. The Otherist is exactly one of these niches, a small shop with some of the most interesting items to tickle anyone’s fancy freakish fetish.
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I’ve always been slightly fascinated with Star Wars fanatics and toy conventions for adults. Why are they always portrayed as ultimate super geeks? They are actually superheroes in their own right. I used to be a huge Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fan, but I’ve never felt the urge to dress up as Michelangelo and meet up with the other turtle brothers to re-enact fight scenes. But, eventually, it all comes down to people being passionate about something. And they’re not really using lightsabers to cut each other’s heads off…right?
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It’s Tuesday, and we’re all still feeling the hangover blues from all the pre-NYE, NYE, and NYE after-parties. I may be biased, but I think the anti-NYE party we threw was one of the most special ones this year. With our F*CK NYE theme we took all the big year-end clichés to the extreme including a big countdown guided by poetry and with hundreds of balloons, snow, smoke and a lot of light. Once again, everyone’s reactions motivate us to keep doing what we’re doing, but for now I leave you with the pictures.
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The Greeks were right to adore Dionysus, the god of grape harvest, wine-making and wine. What is there not to love about good wine? Although a bit late, I found out about the The Pop-Up Wine Bar, which opened its doors on November 17th and will stay open until December 23rd. The cold weather is a perfect excuse to step inside this welcoming place, so hurry up before it is gone again.
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