http://www.metafilter.com/tags/maastricht Posts tagged with 'maastricht' at MetaFilter. Sun, 30 Dec 2007 05:57:10 -0800 Sun, 30 Dec 2007 05:57:10 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/67806/Is%2Dthis%2Dthe%2Dmost%2Dbeautiful%2Dbookstore%2Din%2Dthe%2Dworld <a href="http://www.dezeen.com/2007/12/04/a-shop-in-a-church-by-merkx-girod-architecten/">Is this the most beautiful bookstore in the world?</a> The Boekhandel Selexyz Dominicanen, Maastricht opened its doors in November. Located in the city's old Dominican church - which for years had been used as a bicycle parking garage - the building has been extensively redesigned by Dutch architects <a href="http://www.merkx-girod.nl/">Merkx + Girod</a>. From the images you can <a href="http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Selexyz%20Dominicanen&w=all">find on the web</a> you can see that it is a <a href="http://www.thecoolhunter.net/architecture/A-Book-Store-Made-in-Heaven/">bookshop made in heaven</a>. Many books in English too. tag:metafilter.com,2007:site.67806 Sun, 30 Dec 2007 05:57:10 -0800 books bookshop bookstore god holland literature maastricht netherlands MrMerlot http://www.metafilter.com/49569/Minister%2Dof%2DCeremonies When was the last time your country's <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/02/27/wduel27.xml&sSheet=/portal/2006/02/27/ixportal.html">minister of Justice expressed his policies in rap form</a>? <a href="http://www.hanolite.com/">Here's the Dutch justice minister's Piet Hein Donner's debut on the mic</a> (<a href="http://www.justitie.nl/Images/DeDonfeatMeesterG_tcm74-107706.mp3">mp3</a>). [more inside] tag:metafilter.com,2006:site.49569 Mon, 27 Feb 2006 15:39:08 -0800 backdoorpolicy batshitinsane donner drugpolicy drugs dutch europe funny hiphop holland leers maastricht marijuana netherlands policy politics rap thenetherlands goodnewsfortheinsane