Amsterdam Weekly was a free English-language cultural paper

Paper

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 from Amsterdam

Amsterdam

Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...

, published every Wednesday.

The paper offered mainly information about cultural topics and events like live concert

Concert

A concert is a live performance before an audience. The performance may be by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, a choir, or a musical band...

s, theater, movies, gay

Gay

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 and lesbian

Lesbian

Lesbian is a term most widely used in the English language to describe sexual and romantic desire between females. The word may be used as a noun, to refer to women who identify themselves or who are characterized by others as having the primary attribute of female homosexuality, or as an...

 scene in and around Amsterdam.
The paper used to be available at bookshops, cinemas, clubs, grocery stores, and restaurants and cafes, and could also be downloaded as a PDF from the website.

Amsterdam Weekly has been exhibited twice at the Design Museum

Design Museum

Design Museum is a museum by the River Thames near Tower Bridge in central London, England. The museum covers product, industrial, graphic, fashion and architectural design. It was founded in 1989 and claims to be the first museum of modern design...

 in London, cited as one of 'the most inspiring design innovations to have been developed in Europe

Europe

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 in the past two years', and has been awarded six European Newspaper Award

European Newspaper Award

European Newspaper Award is a design competition for European newspapers organized by the German Office for Newspaper Design. The Award was founded in 1998 by Norbert Küpper. In 2011 there are 20 different award categories and the winners will be announced around November 15....

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