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XpatLoop Interview: Colm FitzGerald, Travel Writer and Photographer
- 31 Mar 2015 12:00 PM
Colm FitzGerald was born in Ireland and moved to Southern California at the age of three. He grew up in the harbor city of San Pedro and then in the agricultural town of Fillmore.
Hungarian Writer Nominated For Man Booker Prize
- 31 Mar 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai is among the ten nominees for the 2015 Man Booker Prize. This year, the jury selected writers from ten countries – authors from Hungary, Libya (Ibrahim al-Koni), Mozambique (Mia Couto), Guadeloupe (Maryse Condé), South Afrika (Marlene van Niekerk) and the Republic of the Congo (Alain Mabanckou) are among the select ten top literary figures for the first time.
Wines Selected For Great Tokaj Wine Auction 2015
- 12 Mar 2015 8:01 AM
- food & drink
Only the finest contemporary Tokaji wines are offered at the Great Tokaj Wine Auction staged annually by the Confrérie de Tokaj in Sárospatak Castle, Hungary as part of the Tokaj Spring event. Each is a unique barrel lot (136 l), a primeur wine that is available exclusively at the Auction to be held on 25th April 2015.
Jubilee Weekend At Palace Of Arts In Budapest: Program Details
- 12 Mar 2015 12:50 AM
- community & culture
The Palace of Arts celebrates its 10th birthday with a particularly special series of events between 14-15 March. This spring weekend is the “crowning jewel” in Müpa’s jubilee season, where a cast of artists will take to the stage who have all provided outstanding concert entertainment over the past decade at the region’s leading institution of the performing arts.
Gemma Ray (UK) @ A38 Ship Budapest, 11 March
- 8 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Two first class singers-songwriters, a charming British girl and a handsome Austrial lad will take you on a great journey from Nick Cave moods to indie, bedroom-pop and far beyond by two charismatic performers.
Sycamore Of Tata Second In European Contest
- 5 Mar 2015 11:00 AM
- getting around
The great sycamore, standing on the banks of the Old Lake in Tata, in northwest Hungary, has won second place in this year’s European Tree of the Year contest, the Ökotárs Foundation said.
Xpat Comedy Night: One Man Show By Stephen Grant, 11 March
- 2 Mar 2015 8:05 AM
- entertainment
On Wednesday 11 of March, Brody Studios features the ninth in the series of English comedy nights. Our ninth comedy night features international star Stephen Grant in a ‘One Man Show’. A repeat award winner of Best UK Compere (4 times nominated), Stephen Grant is one of the hardest working comedy performers and writers in the UK.
Hungarian Court Rejects Áder Claim Against Index
- 23 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Capital Court on Friday rejected a libel claim filed by President János Áder in which he demanded Ft 1 million from Index. The news website had published a piece by writer and film director András B. Vágvölgyi who remembered that while in the army in Kalocsa in 1978 Áder and a few associates “had access somehow to alcohol”, and that later Áder’s weapon went off, “not pointed at anyone, but ...
Meet Lajos Simicska: Fidesz’s Enigmatic Oligarch
- 12 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“From the time of its founding Fidesz did not have outside supporters. We wanted to avoid being beholden to domestic and foreign groups, and for this reason had to develop our own sources of income.” – Lajos Simicska, Fidesz economic director, October 1994 “Hungary needs large Hungarian companies in the financial sector, the insurance […]
XpatLoop Interview: Colm FitzGerald, Travel Writer and Photographer
- 31 Mar 2015 12:00 PM
Colm FitzGerald was born in Ireland and moved to Southern California at the age of three. He grew up in the harbor city of San Pedro and then in the agricultural town of Fillmore.
Hungarian Writer Nominated For Man Booker Prize
- 31 Mar 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai is among the ten nominees for the 2015 Man Booker Prize. This year, the jury selected writers from ten countries – authors from Hungary, Libya (Ibrahim al-Koni), Mozambique (Mia Couto), Guadeloupe (Maryse Condé), South Afrika (Marlene van Niekerk) and the Republic of the Congo (Alain Mabanckou) are among the select ten top literary figures for the first time.
Wines Selected For Great Tokaj Wine Auction 2015
- 12 Mar 2015 8:01 AM
- food & drink
Only the finest contemporary Tokaji wines are offered at the Great Tokaj Wine Auction staged annually by the Confrérie de Tokaj in Sárospatak Castle, Hungary as part of the Tokaj Spring event. Each is a unique barrel lot (136 l), a primeur wine that is available exclusively at the Auction to be held on 25th April 2015.
Jubilee Weekend At Palace Of Arts In Budapest: Program Details
- 12 Mar 2015 12:50 AM
- community & culture
The Palace of Arts celebrates its 10th birthday with a particularly special series of events between 14-15 March. This spring weekend is the “crowning jewel” in Müpa’s jubilee season, where a cast of artists will take to the stage who have all provided outstanding concert entertainment over the past decade at the region’s leading institution of the performing arts.
Gemma Ray (UK) @ A38 Ship Budapest, 11 March
- 8 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Two first class singers-songwriters, a charming British girl and a handsome Austrial lad will take you on a great journey from Nick Cave moods to indie, bedroom-pop and far beyond by two charismatic performers.
Sycamore Of Tata Second In European Contest
- 5 Mar 2015 11:00 AM
- getting around
The great sycamore, standing on the banks of the Old Lake in Tata, in northwest Hungary, has won second place in this year’s European Tree of the Year contest, the Ökotárs Foundation said.
Xpat Comedy Night: One Man Show By Stephen Grant, 11 March
- 2 Mar 2015 8:05 AM
- entertainment
On Wednesday 11 of March, Brody Studios features the ninth in the series of English comedy nights. Our ninth comedy night features international star Stephen Grant in a ‘One Man Show’. A repeat award winner of Best UK Compere (4 times nominated), Stephen Grant is one of the hardest working comedy performers and writers in the UK.
Hungarian Court Rejects Áder Claim Against Index
- 23 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Capital Court on Friday rejected a libel claim filed by President János Áder in which he demanded Ft 1 million from Index. The news website had published a piece by writer and film director András B. Vágvölgyi who remembered that while in the army in Kalocsa in 1978 Áder and a few associates “had access somehow to alcohol”, and that later Áder’s weapon went off, “not pointed at anyone, but ...
Meet Lajos Simicska: Fidesz’s Enigmatic Oligarch
- 12 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“From the time of its founding Fidesz did not have outside supporters. We wanted to avoid being beholden to domestic and foreign groups, and for this reason had to develop our own sources of income.” – Lajos Simicska, Fidesz economic director, October 1994 “Hungary needs large Hungarian companies in the financial sector, the insurance […]