"Painting eggs was love at first sight" –Ildikó Fekete decorates eggs under the spell of angles and symmetries
Ildikó Fekete was captivated by the art of wax-dyed eggs from a very young age: she has been making them since she was 16...
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Budapest's best-known fortune teller, who consulted in cafes – the story of Boriska Silbiger
In the early 2000s, the director of a cultural institution said to a prominent radio journalist, " Only Silbiger Boriska can give you some... -
Hungarian inventor wins! – We asked Dániel Váczi about the international competition for musical instrument inventors
With his first place and People’s Choice, the Hungarian contestant was the absolute winner of the Guthman Musical Instrument Competition for instrument inventors in... -
Da Vinci dreamed of it, Dániel Váczi made it – a new Hungarian instrument set off to conquer the world
For years, saxophonist Dániel Váczi and designer Tóbiás Terebessy have been working on a family of wind instruments that is apt to transition between... -
How to survive the end of the Christian world? – The Benedict Option with Benedictine monk Gergely Bakos
One of the most thought-provoking books of recent times, it is both a utopia and a detailed survival guide to the rescue of Christian... -
„I don’t have a mascot, I have faith.” – Lilla Horti
Lilla Horti is energetic and a perfectionist. She is a true diva. She is grateful that her parents instilled a love of classical music... -
Take care of the bird if it flies into your garden – an interview with Bence Máté
A couple of days ago in a Facebook group, undergraduate students tried to convince a 17-year-old not to go for social sciences, for „there... -
"The Hungarian language is music to my ears" – sculptor Gyuri Hollósy takes care of his Hungarian roots in the US
He has never lived in Hungary, yet he speaks our language without an accent, and his Hungarian identity defines his life. Gyuri Hollósy was... -
“I never longed to live abroad” – in conversation with Dezső Ránki, Artist of the Nation
Pianist Dezső Ránki is an outstanding figure in the world of music, both for his modesty and his talent. Last year, he was among... -
“Being Hungarian is an incredible experience, despite the bitter pain.” In conversation with opera singer Levente Molnár
“Spiritually, I reckon viceroy (bán) Bánk was a Szekler, just as I am. I, too, have exactly the same emotional charge: I truly tremble... -
“It sent shivers down my spine, I was totally captivated by this magic” – opera singer Csaba Sándor talks about his ‘double life’
Csaba Sándor's wonderful bass-baritone voice and demanding stage performance are the pride of opera-loving audiences. The soloist of the Hungarian Opera of Cluj and... -
“My father chose the flute for me” – after Switzerland, the eye of the world is also on the Hungarian artist
Born into a family with an artistic background in Veszprém, she started playing music at the age of nine and was touring with her... -
“My children love it, we read from it every day” - A storybook library in our pockets
21st century parents do not have an easy life, especially with time management. We experience daunting overload in all areas of life mainly from... -
István Veres, Michelin-star chef: “I am a Szekler, I can do it”
It’s like something from a fairy tale: our hero sets out from the back of beyond with a father’s good advice in his pocket... -
Boldi: “I think that all art must be about immutability”
“A sculptor must accept that what is exhibited in a public space is also subject to vandalism,” says Boldi, who didn’t take much to... -
Eszter Horváth, first prize winner at World Press Photo - “An expedition to the North Pole is also a quarantine situation”
Never before has a Hungarian woman won at a World Press Photo competition. Eszter Horváth took the photo immortalizing a curious polar bear in... -
Bea Kovács, from master beautician to prize-winning photo reporter
Bea Kovács’s life is worthy of a film: at the age of 40, the thriving, acclaimed beautician decided to study photography, and seriously, too...
