Belgrade, Serbia
UPDATE: (November 26th) A lot of media picked the story up, including Trojka in Serbia and Huffington post abroad. Since a lot of people were interested in how Nicolas Cage and Holly Hunter ended up on the cover, I asked and got the explanation from the graphic designer of the
So the new bridge over the Ada is completed, and the parts of Belgrade Cukarica (on the old side) and Bezanijska kosa (on the new Belgrade side) are finally connected. The bridge is yet to be opened for traffic, but first things first – how do we name the bridge?
Bojana Stamenov is a contestant in the Serbian version of the X factor and I think it’s pretty safe to say she’s the next big hit, judging by the number of shares and likes on my Facebook profile today. So this goes to say that there is some use from
Finally, a promotional video that could actually attract tourists to visit Serbia. It’s amazing that we had to wait until 2011 to see one. At least we are still young, right? No? Ok, but still. The video you’re about to see is not revolutionary – the angles, direction, camerawork, narration,
Branislav Nusic (1864-1938) is one of the great names of Serbian comedy. Man with a really turbulent life, he is also the proof that comedy was (and still is) a serious force to be reckoned with. Comedy got him into prison, but also made him part of intellectual circles of
UPDATE: Serbian anonymous group takes the responsibility for the hoax. Here’s their letter to the public. We are a non-profit, self-organized group of web activists. The purpose of our activity is to bring to the attention of the Serbian public dangerous influence of the writer Dobrica Cosic, who has been,
I just ran into this great short film by the always brilliant Milos Tomic, with English subs. I don’t really have any comment to add to this film, it’s perfect enough as it is. Enjoy. via I Bike Belgrade photo by BART
For years now, decades maybe, fare evading in Belgrade’s public transportation, or svercovanje as we like to call it, has been a norm rather than an exception. We don’t pay cause the buses and trams are shit and they are shit because we don’t pay. This enchanted circle, besides keeping
Gay pride parade planned for tomorrow has been banned by Serbian autorities because the police said they can’t protect the participants. If you rewind the film, last year the parade took place somehow with strong police forces virtually defending the inner circle of participants with three walls of policemen. In
Radivoj “Zucko” Korac was an interesting character to say the least – one of the first real European basketball superstars, loved to read and learn new stuff, brought the first Beatles record to Serbia, and shot free throws in an mst unorthodox way from today’s perspective. Now there’s a movie
Is Serbia in the EU?
I’m Serbian and I got the paper to prove it
In the land of Blood and Honey
Du Hast from Munze
The End of Amy Winehouse’s Career
