• Top heads rolling
    Arts & Culture|10/12/2009

    Top heads rolling

    Several public cultural institutions will see a change in their top management early next year. Tenders had to be announced because the tenure of the leading positions will expire. However, many believe that what lies behind the changes of senior management is the preparation of an escape route by a political elite that is on its way out.

  • Arts & Culture|12/11/2009

    The secret of the Liceu

    World-famous Hungarian soprano Éva Marton received one of the most prestigious awards of international opera life, the gold medal of the Liceu, the legendary opera house of Barcelona. She talks of the golden age of this genre, and also about its distortions. Éva Marton believes the time will soon come in Hungary when audiences dare to express their dissatisfaction by booing during bad performances.

  • Arts & Culture|12/11/2009

    I’m the one who decides which team’s shirt I’ll wear

    Jenő Csiszár says society is in such a terrible state that the basic message must be the transmission of positive thoughts.

  • Arts & Culture|29/10/2009

    What about the Trojan War?

    The Syrian–Hungarian Archaeological Mission has been excavating in Margat, one of the largest Crusader fortresses of the Middle East, since 2006. We asked archaeologist Balázs Major, about the castle hill of Margat.

  • Arts & Culture|22/10/2009

    “Our freedom is a joke, isn’t it?”

    “If we want to celebrate in a dignified way next year, standing around in the streets won’t be enough. We need to act,” says Gábor Karátson. The painter, who was sentenced to prison for having actively participated in the events of 1956, thinks unusual - but not illegal - measures will have to be taken if Fidesz wins the elections.

  • Arts & Culture|24/09/2009

    Where has the secret gone?

    I’m sitting at the table that used to be Frigyes Karinthy's in the Centrál Café. It’s by the window, from where one has an excellent view of the library and the branch office of the bank. It was here that the writer noticed the first symptoms of his brain tumour.

  • Arts & Culture|17/09/2009

    Pauper's gold

    Have you ever eaten gold? Or have you settled for Red Gold (Piros Arany - a paste made from paprika, used for cooking) and Golden Dumplings (Aranygaluska - a dessert with walnuts, served with vanilla sauce)? If you suddenly find yourself craving gold, do not hesitate, for twenty-four-carat gold poses no harm to one’s health. In Hungary, it is known as food additive E175, and is edible.

  • Arts & Culture|10/09/2009

    Our inexpressible fears

    “If there’s one thing I’m proud of, it’s that I played a role in putting an end to the debate between the populist/nationalist and urbanist/internationalist artists in the world of pop music,” says András Lovasi. The frontman, a citizen of Pécs, has confidence in the mayor of the town, Zsolt Páva, but he will not become a member of Fidesz, nor will he run for candidate at the elections next year.

  • Arts & Culture|03/09/2009

    Missing link

    The first moments of the human race’s emergence eight to ten million years ago are covered in obscurity. However, the hominoid finds, discovered in Rudabánya, may help to connect the missing links of the chain. The ancient trees that were found in Bükkábrány and caused a worldwide sensation originated from exactly the same period.

  • Arts & Culture|20/08/2009

    A battle of aspic proportions

    Hungary enjoys favourable conditions for food production, yet discerning cooks still order their ingredients from abroad. And the country has more than its share of prize-winning master chefs, but menus feature the exact same dishes from one end of the country to the other. While the myth of Hungary’s world-famous cuisine seems to be collapsing, cooks’ associations are engaged in a pitched battle to determine who will represent Hungary abroad (and at home).

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