Marina Gera: “I wanted to be a film actress since I was two years old”
It was a miracle that two months ago Hungary had its first ever Emmy nomination. But only the most daring would have dreamt that...
Zsuzsa Máthé
Operas and operations: the adventurous life of the Marton couple
Éva Marton is the greatest Hungarian soprano of the 20th century. However, her unique career has been a duet; beside her vocal-stage qualities, her...
Ildikó Antal-Ferencz
Gergely Kiss: “It never once crossed my mind that things could be better with another woman”
They met each other when they were 19, quite by chance, although both played water polo. Ancsa studied at college in Eger and she...
Lívia Kölnei
Conservative feminism during the Horthy era brought significant advancements in women’s emancipation
Barbara Papp is a remarkable historian: she toppled a taboo of several decades by coming not to an ideological nor biased, but rather a...
Zoltán Boldog
Will we forget Faludy, the poet, who makes fun of us even after death?
A curious legacy turned up in the literature department of Szeged’s faculty of humanities: a dedication by poet György Faludy, who died in 2006...
Dóra László
Diána Ürge-Vorsatz, climate researcher: “People don’t even grasp that ‘many a little makes a mickle’”
There are few more divisive subjects than climate change: some even deny its existence, while others envisage the coming of the end of the...
Enikő Sárdi
A sick child is a catalyser – interview with paediatric neurologist András Fogarasi
The renown of Dr. András Fogarasi, paediatric neurologist, deputy director of Bethesda Hospital, and his department has travelled further than one would think. After...