Bank museum exhibit in Bucurest
Occasionally, the local BNR is open to visitors. This is not one of those occasions. We heard from a foreigner who was confused after reading about the ‘Money speaks to…
Romanian is related to Norwegian
I know what some of you are thinking. That lady in the green shirt is saying, “of course Romanian and Norwegian are related, they’re both Indo-European languages.” And the guy…
Seven hour movie with English subtitles
Cinema Arta will be showing a seven and a half hour film (450 minutes) on Sunday 15th of February in the honor of the director Bela Tarr. Bela Tarr is…
Palestine and sci-fi film festivals to have English subtitles
Looking for a film to watch this weekend, we noticed something. The “Seri de film Palestinien” says that the films are English subtitled. (So did the “Introspectiv sci-fi”, but those…
Mind Days, review
To think of Mind Days, one should compare it to other film festivals in Cluj. I remember the 2021 edition of TIFF film festival. There was an autobiographical film where…
Georgina Lonbonț returns to Cluj, 4 April 2026, at BT arena
Georgina Lobonț will appear at Cluj Arena on 4th Only 3 percent of tickets are left. Tickets range from 690 lei to 1384 lei. Sometimes you might find them on…
How to renounce US citizenship
Should you renounce? It is understandable that many people want to renounce their US citizenship. When I renounced over eight years ago, I was told that people were renouncing “every…
Will Romanian streamers have fewer choices?
Netflix is buying Warner Brothers. I can hear the ‘so-what’ chorus. “Nu-mi pasa. So Breaking Bad will buy Bugs Bunny. They still will be dwarfed by the mouse. Remember when…
Flash mob created by impromptu rap in town center
Piata Unirii, Cluj Napoca. An impromptu rapper, who claims to be performing this evening, gathered a short crowd with samples of his act this afternoon. (Or, perhaps it was just…
Top Picks at the christmas market – exotic fruit
If you are new to Cluj, you might have heard about the Langos. While some of the Langos at the Christmas market taste okay, not all are up to the…