Culture
Brussels · July 6, 2026
Engineers Lower Giant Waffle Over Atomium “for Morale”
A 40-metre fibreglass waffle was installed atop the Atomium overnight by the “Order of the Gauffre,” who say it will stay “until morale improves or the waffle does.”
Linguistics · July 2, 2026
Belgian Politician Demands Constitutional Amendment After Spell-Check Changes “Potato” to “Potatoe”
The incident, mid-speech on the early-crop Bintje, has escalated into a federal dispute over autocorrect, the Constitution, and the Flemish soul.