50 heads of state and government from across the world recently met in the South Korean capital Seoul in an attempt to find means to encourage the use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes and to restrict the terrorists access to this form of technolog
At the end of last year, famous economist Nouriel Roubini made somber predictions regarding the global economy. This crisis, in spite of the fiscal austerity, will spark an economic disaster.
In ancient times, ambrosia was considered the food of the gods. The combination of wine and honey was a source of youth and zest for life. And although many people are convinced of the therapeutic powers of the products based on grapes and honey, a lot is
A 20-year old project seems to have built momentum and brought about the promise of a major urban change in Romania. A new subway section is currently under construction in Drumul Taberei, a heavily populated district lacking in transport connections to t
Early this spring, the Romanian Peasant‘s Museum in Bucharest hosted a special photo exhibition entitled “The Last Transhumance. Photographer Dragos Lumpan hoped to present images from a world that seems removed from the times we live in, which is slowly
Cheese cream, sweet corn cake- a pound-cake-like rustic dessert of traditional inspiration, scrambled eggs, spicy fillet baked in the oven, toasted bread with butter, honey and a touch of mint, and many other delicacies that one could find only in the gra
Much has been written about Romanian beggars abroad. One piece of news, however, involves a stranger angle to this story: robots beggars. The robot in question can be seen in Mariahilfer Strasse, Viennas most crowded thoroughfare.
A lot has been written about Constantin Brancusi, the Romanian who revolutionized sculpture in the first half of the 20th century, but little is known about his Romanian biography. Brancusi was born 136 years ago, on February the 19th 1876 in Hobita, a vi
The village of Stefanesti, about 6 kilometers away from Pitesti, in central Romania, hosts the Golesti Museum. The large compound, stretching several hectares, comprises the Golescu familys medieval residence, as well as an open-air museum: the Vine and
The railway network had two important functions in Romanias history: it was the driving force behind economic development and ensured the political cohesion of the state formed in 1859. 1868 saw the inauguration of the first railway linking Bucharest to
The natural history museum is the capitals most popular museum, out of a string of museums scattered along the avenue that links the government building in the center to the northernmost regions of Bucharest. The museum building has an interesting histor
Romanian wines, generally appreciated by both locals and foreigners, have long been a distinct Romanian brand. What is not that well known, however, is that sparkling wine, or Romanian champagne, as we call it, has a long-standing tradition of its own. An
Jean Pierre and Luc Dardenne, two of the worlds most highly acclaimed filmmakers to come from Belgium visited Romania for the first time to launch their latest film “The Kid with a Bike. They were invited by the Walloon-Brussels Delegation in Bucharest
We go to the opera for the same reason we read a good book, for the same reason we indulge in contemplating a work of art, for the same reason we go and watch a good movie, a fine play. In other words, we come to the opera to recall who we really are.
The winner of the 6th NexT International Film Festivals held in Bucharest is the French short reel film “Mediteranees directed by Olivier Py. The festivals judging panel described the film as “a wide-scale cinematographic poem, based on 40-year old vid
