Sugar bell, sugar stamp, sugar room – Marzipan Land, the empire of the Oscar-winning Lajos Kopcsik
It’s not only the taste of sweets that you can enjoy, but also the sight of them. This is especially true when someone uses...
Ágnes Bodonovich
“I was an altar boy in the morning and a thief in the afternoon” – The testimony of a Franciscan monk
The life of Franciscan monk Mihály Zillich - or as everyone calls him, Brother Misi - is a good example of how God is...
Ágnes Bodonovich
"No arms, but I’ve received many other things from God"
Born without arms, Borbála Ivicsics has been using her legs for everything since she was a baby. She knows no impossible, and once she...
Adrián Szász dr.
Robert Capa, the world's best-known war photographer had a passionate desire for peace
"It's not enough to have talent, you also have to be Hungarian", said Robert Capa, the greatest war reporter in the history of photography...
Andrea Csongor
"No one will commit suicide with beautiful, freshly washed hair...”
"If anyone thinks it would help them, or just make them feel better, please get in touch! I offer free haircuts to people in...
Tamás Velkei
Bone and heart from the 3D printer: we visited the Laboratory of the University of Pécs
Did you know that 3D printing technology can now be used to produce artificial limbs or arms? And that advances in technology have made...
Zsuzsanna Bogos
How was complementary feeding done a hundred years ago?
"Oh, Tommy ate stuffed cabbage at Tibi's wedding when he was four months old, and it didn’t hurt him" - we've all heard similar...
Ágnes Jónás
“Life is much harder than prison”
The film Rescuer, directed by Gergely Hajnal, immediately captures the viewer's attention. Not because it is half a prison story, but because it shows...
Zsejke Jámbor-Miniska
“Bitten by a shark? You must be kidding!” – interview with Emil Karáth marine biologist, underwater cameraman
Emil Karáth, marine biologist, professional diver and award-winning filmmaker, has an extremely adventurous life. He has often been the only Hungarian to take part...
Melinda Hekler
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...