World Puppetry Day: 8 celebrity puppets that made many Belgians happy
Who was your childhood puppet? Can you still remember the theme song of your favorite kiddie show? Today gives us
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In focus
Happiness in French: 10 happy thoughts from French-speaking literary masters
Ah happiness… Le bonheur… How do we define you? Let us count the ways. In celebration of the International Day
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Folon Exhibit at Villers Abbey: sculpture and architecture in one poetic journey
If Jean-Michel Folon were still alive, he would have been gratified to see his sculptures nestled among the remains of
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Welcome to Etterbeek’s new, energy-efficient municipal building
From its old headquarters in Avenue d’Auderghem, the municipal administration of Etterbeek will serve the public from a new, energy-efficient
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20 Belgian exploits that scored a world record
Belgium may not be your flashy, fancy kind of country. But if you think it’s drab, boy are you in
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Meet 7 modern heroines of Belgian comics
Before the 1940s, male characters were the masters of the world of comics. Women were usually relegated to one of
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Australians take the high road after Italy, EU actions to block their vaccine shipment
“In Italy people are dying at the rate of 300 a day. And so I can certainly understand the high
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How to spot Belgian surrealism when it’s hiding in plain sight
“Scratch a Belgian and you will find a Surrealist,” wrote British travel writer Antony Mason in his book, Xenophobe’s guide
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Belgian PM Alexander De Croo vows to « leave no one behind » in efforts to make vaccines available worldwide
Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo vowed to step up Belgium’s efforts to make vaccines available to the world, “not
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The Belgian masterpiece that became the most stolen work of art in history
In 1432, Flemish painter Jan van Eyck applied the finishing strokes on a painting that he began six years earlier
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