Emmanuel Macron. The Loneliness of a President
by Cristina Hermeziu
The French people elected an enfant terrible as their president. Emmanuel Macron is 39 and contributes plenty of atypical details towards the symbolic imaginary of the presidency.
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What Central European University Means for Free Education and Democracy
by Andra Matzal
8 CEU graduates remind us why keeping political control away from this university is vital for the freedom of education and democracy.
Half an Hour of Tom Hardy’s Life (and Mine, Too)
by Luiza Vasiliu
I met one of my favorite actors in Stockholm. We talked Taboo, kids & parents, acting & storytelling, power & corruption.
“This Museum Shall Be a Barricade”
by Vlad Odobescu
Instead of labels and displays, the Museum of the Romanian Peasant asks the visitor to seek and uncoil the meanings of objects on their own.
9 Artists Illustrate Protests in Romania
by Scena 9
We invited 9 illustrators to capture the spirit of the biggest protests in Romania after the Revolution in 1989.
#Resist: A Protester’s Kit
by Ioana Pelehatăi
We asked journalists, mothers, NGO workers, corporate people, etc: What do I need to have on me, for a successful protest?
Why I Skipped Work and Joined the Protests
by Mihai Mateaș
“Stay right there, Mișu. We’ll take care of your work today”
Fantastic Mr. Fox’s Visit to Bucharest
by Ioana Pelehatăi
The animator for Wes Anderson’s “Fantastic Mr. Fox” tells you how much detail work, artistry, and effort goes into stop motion animation.
“We’ll Be an Egg, with One Eye and One Finger”
by Andra Matzal
I talked to writer Andrei Codrescu about poetry, the internet, silence and the American presidential campaign.
Bucharest at Night, with Adi Tudose
by Adi Bulboacă
Come up and see another kind of Bucharest than the one you see every single day.
Culture Questionnaire: Jacqui Banaszynski
by Jacqui Banaszynski
Journalist Jacqui Banaszynski on Hillary Clinton, fishing in the mountains, and how to look at others.
Culture Questionnaire: Jon Mooallem
by Jon Mooallem
Journalist Jon Mooallem feels strongly about: Elton John, a marijuana cream, and a book on hijacking.
Culture Questionnaire: Tara Skurtu
by Tara Skurtu
Poet and translator Tara Skurtu on what she's reading these days, the songs she likes, and what she sees out her window.
“In the Beginning There Wasn’t the Word. But the Image.”
by Andra Matzal
Four Russian artists are turning the world on its head inside a dark Bucharest room
San Sebastian Film Festival (#4): Evolution Will Be Televised
by Ioana Pelehatăi
Day#4: Ewan McGregor and Jennifer Connelly on Roth’s “American Pastoral”, Villeneuve’s “Arrival”, and “The Oddyssey” about Cousteau.
San Sebastian Film Festival (#3): The Act of Fiction
by Ioana Pelehatăi
Day #3 in San Sebastian: on the fringes of reality and fiction. Stone says Obama’s USA is as bad as Nazi Germany. Historic docs and fiction. Hong-san soo. “American Pastoral”.
San Sebastian Film Festival (#2): The Body Politic
by Ioana Pelehatăi
Day 2 of my San Sebastian IFF experience: bodies constructed and politics. Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Sigourney Weaver, Oliver Stone, and Ken Loach.
Vlad Ivanov: “Romanian Movies Don’t Offer Solutions”
by Ionuț Dulămiță
I wanted to learn more about one of the greatest stage and screen actors in post-communist Romania.
San Sebastian Film Festival (#1): Dash for Youth
by Ioana Pelehatăi
Day 1 for Scena9 at the San Sebastian Film Festival: running on borrowed time, for films about youth.
A Summer Reading Children’s Books
by Irina Dobriță
This is what it was like to spend two months reading to Romania’s poorest children.
Horia Manolache’s American Dream
by Ioana Pelehatăi
What motivated Romanian photographer Horia Manolache to capture the homeless people of San Francisco? What does it mean to be successful?
Al cui e Brâncuși?
The Origins of the Cult of Brâncuși. An Interview with Alexandra Croitoru
by Luiza Vasiliu
Who is Brancusi? Why is he among us? When did his reception go from being strictly aesthetic to the emergence of a genuine cult? What did communists believe about Brancusi? What do you think?
How to Get Close to People. From the Teachings of 8 Photographers
by Larisa Baltă
3 questions about the world of photo reportage and the ethical approach to photography, from 8 pros.
I Know What You Did Last Night
by Luiza Vasiliu
I met in London with the team of "The Night Of", the new HBO series.