Belgrade, Serbia
Today at 12:00, one of the last symbols of the Yugoslavian era, if not the last the .yu (dot yu) national top level domain ceases to exist. It was supposed to be gone for some time already, but as it happens with a number of things here in the Balkans,
I already mentioned Boogie the photographer on this website before. Boogie has recently moved to Serbia and he takes some great pictures of his neighborhood, while setting up a studio in Belgrade – take a look, explore it and enjoy. Be sure to check out his other blog too.
Apparently the word does not exist in Serbian vocabulary if you’re trying to use it in a phrase “Srebrenica genocide”. In that case, it is possible to use only words such as “war crime”, “killings” “mass murder”, or as the upcoming Serbian parliament resolution on Srebrenica will suggest – “a
After the Belgrade hostels map, it’s time to map something new. I’ve decided that, since everyone is complaining that national cuisine restaurants are slowly disappearing and giving way to international cuisine restaurants, I should try and map the ones that are still here. Turns out the situation is not so bad if you include the newer national restaurants and those that serve Balkan/Serbian cuisine “with a twist” – in that case there’s seventy of them!
In order to fully comprehend the awesomeness of this performance you have to know that the award ceremony itself, “Beogradski Pobednik” is a very unglamorous occasion primarily aiming at middle-aged housewives as its target audience. Having said that, I invite you to hit the play button and enjoy this subtle
Ksenija Pajcin (32), Serbian turbo-pop singer and dancer and her boyfriend Filip Kapisoda (22), Montenegrin model have just been found dead in her apartment in Vozdovac, part of Belgrade. So far, there is a lot of speculation, but the theory that has been confirmed so far is that Pajcin was killed by
Remember the trailer for Serbian Movie? It seems that it was nothing and that the film itself is much more disturbing, according to comments coming from the people who saw it at SXSW premiere and who generally, liked what they saw: “This is a film that left me feeling dirty
Someone decided that it would be best, because of the world economic crisis, to try and minimize the Eurosong budget and let Goran Bregovic write three songs. Emina Jahovic-Sandal, Milan Stankovic and Oliver Katic were chosen by the audience as the three best candidates to perform these songs.
From Bezanijska Kosa to city center it usually takes around 20 minutes, if you’re lucky with the traffic. This guy, however, managed to get there in under 8 minutes during one of many Belgrade’s rush hours:
One of Belgrade’s off-landmarks, the fast-food stand Loki was forced to shut down it’s operation two days ago. David Dowse posts a fitting farewell to this charming fast food joint. I must say that I can’t really feel sorry for Loki’s demise, because the owner could have prevented it if
I’m Serbian and I got the paper to prove it
In the land of Blood and Honey
Dobrica Cosic Gets Fake Nobel Prize for Literature
Another Gay Pride Parade cancelled in Belgrade
Movie about Radivoj Korac – Belgrade’s basketball legend
