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A New Social Movement and the Return of Day Zero | This Is What Sziget Festival 2026 Will Look Like
In 2026, Sziget opens a new chapter: the festival is both looking back to its own history and responding to one of the most pressing generational issues of today. On August 10, the iconic Day Zero returns, while the SZociety Movement is also launching, supporting professionals and communities working with
Urban Lungs, Shared Living Rooms | Attila Glázer’s New Book on Budapest’s Parks
How did the representative promenade turn into a communal living room, and what does the way a city treats its green spaces reveal about it?
More Than Books | Bookstores as New Urban Social Spaces
Bookstores are no longer just about selling books — they are transforming into vibrant urban social spaces and cultural hubs at the heart of the city.
Rice, Roots, Rituals | A culinary and cultural journey through Chinese heritage in Budapest
“There is heaven in food,” goes the Chinese saying. And wherever they live around the world, Chinese communities are steadfast in preserving their culture, culinary heritage and rituals — a living legacy passed down through generations. Here in Budapest, there are hidden pockets where you can, for a day at least,
A Baroque Aria on the Glass of a Photocopier | Ábel Regős’s Boundary-breaking Music Video
In the video clip created for Che si può fare op. 8 music, the body, and manually distorted imagery merge into a single, continuously evolving visual structure.
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TASTE | Szabina Tomán
She says she often gets a strange look when ordering chicken stew in a restaurant. Szabina Tomán is a successful businesswoman, known by many from the business show Cápák között (Among Sharks), and there is a fair number of people who would put her name in gold thanks to the
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Wellbeing as Urban Heritage | How a Swiss Hotel Brand Is Rethinking the Spa Culture of Mariánské Lázně
Central Europe’s spa towns are on the move again. Swissôtel’s debut in the Czech Republic is not a spectacular reboot, but a subtle repositioning: how historic spa culture can be transformed into a contemporary wellness experience through design.
Mariánské Lázně did not become a wellness destination retroactively. From
Let the journey be part of the rest
These are Europe’s newest overnight sleeper train routes — not just for railway enthusiasts!
