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Category Archives: entertainment
Kendamanai takes Cluj
A few weeks ago, we saw Kandama’s outside schools, appartment blocks, homes, and parks throughout Cluj. However, on Saturday, Iulius Mall had a Kendama competition which overtook all expectations. On the stage, a few at a time could compete with … Continue reading
Expats love Cluj’s version of Mark Twain
In the film festival, we saw the screens of Cluj. During the rest of the year, we have visited the three main theatres. The Hungarian Theatre is showing an adaptation of “Tom Sawyer” toward the end of every night. Expats … Continue reading
Review: Vecina (Mircea Bravo 4)
Technically, “Vecina” is not a sequel to Mircea Bravo. I mean, the characters seem to be the same, with the same actor playing Bunica, and none of the actors seem to break out of the roles they play in the … Continue reading
MINA – Museum of immersive New Art – partial review
We went to Mina, the Museum of Immersive New Art, in Cluj. At fifty lei a person (40 lei for reduced tickets) you would think you got to see the entire museum. Instead, you see a series of three short … Continue reading
Hungarian Days are in Cluj
For the next week, Cluj will celebrate the Hungarian part of its heritage. This includes concerts, fairs, sports, religious services, poetry, visual arts, history, and hopefully a few reenactments. And of course, you can expect to find more Langos than … Continue reading
Superheroes, the undead, and other dual personalities
Filmmakers in Eastern and Central Europe don’t seem to want to deal with the obvious horror theme. You can find “Dracula’s” castle packed with tourists, but the real Vlad Tepes was only there for two days. (Perhaps he stopped by … Continue reading
ChatGTP admits to plagiarism
Extract So, nothing you say is original? Chatboy: That is correct. Summary Okay, maybe that is a bit of an exaggeration. We asked her in a British kind of euphemistic way. Here is the complete, unedited conversation. Actual Conversation User: … Continue reading
The show must go on
We were very impressed by the resilience and professionalism of the theatre troop from Porto who visited Cluj last weekend. With a showing of The Crucible, the first thing I noticed is how the name of the play seems … Continue reading
Portuguese language theatre, this weekend, in Cluj
Ezen a hétvégén, Kolozsváron, nyelven portugálul, A SALEMI BOSZORKÁNYOK van. Yes, Hungarian might be a hard language to understand at first, even harder than Portuguese. So, unless you speak Hungarian, you might be reading the Romanian or English subtitles when … Continue reading
How to watch the women’s football finalissima in Romania
The women’s finalissima, where Brazil will hopefully beat England (I wanted to say crush, but there are too many hooligans to get away with using that word), is available on Antenna. https://a1.ro/news/sport/anglia-brazilia-womens-finalissima-2023-live-exclusiv-in-antenaplay-id1091467.html When? 21.45 Romanian time, Thursday, 6th of April. … Continue reading