Belgrade, Serbia
Just when James Cameron thought he will get away with plagiarism, he’s caught! Yugoslavian author Predrag Urosevic claims that his novel from 1984, Tihana iz Erga (Eng: Tihana from Ergo) served as a plot for Cameron’s Avatar. There are at least three similarities with Avatar’s plot, says Urosevic. The man
Girl from the West gives all of you ladies out there six reasons to marry a guy from the Balkans. Great article, and the discussion continues in the comments. (found via @PeckoPivo)
Chinese market in New Belgrade’s blok 70 is already an interesting place, but from 1st of February it will become even more so. Art organization Anonymous said decided to turn this shopping mall into an open art exhibition with works of several Serbian contemporary artists. The Chinatown Market is open
Rodjen kao ratnik (Eng: Born to be a warrior) is a cult movie from the nineties. One of those “so bad it’s good” movies, to this day it remains a mystery how and why this movie was made. I would do a review, but I can’t do a better one
This just in: new Serbian Patriarch has been elected – it’s Irinej Gavrilovic of Nis, most moderate of all three final candidates. I guess we should feel lucky. In other news… Like most European countries, Serbia is preparing for the most important event of the year, the Eurovision. Instead of national competition this
Say you want to visit some place and you want to experience it like locals do. Who do you contact then? You contact the locals willing to show you how they live – and that is what Belgrade Alternative guide provides. They claim on their website that “the time you
News making rounds in Serbian blogosphere these days: group of 200 intellectuals wrote a letter to the government where they ask for a referendum on whether or not Serbia should join NATO. They believe Serbia should maintain to be “militarily neutral [Serbia], true to herself and her own traditions”. There
comic by xkcd
I’m Serbian and I got the paper to prove it
In the land of Blood and Honey
Nicolas Cage and Holly Hunter on the cover of old Serbian biology textbook
A hidden comedic gem
Dobrica Cosic Gets Fake Nobel Prize for Literature
