The world we are leaving to the younger generations is not in good shape and they will have to save it. And they will. Yes, I am optimistic, says Andrea di Robilant, Italian journalist and writer, in an interview to Europost.

I have been dreaming of playing Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar since I was a little kid who loved that particular record most out of the entire family collection, says musician, singer and actor Vlado Mihaylov in an interview to Europost.

Last night, during a vibrant award ceremony at the Stadsschouwburg of Groningen, the Netherlands were revealed the winners of the 2020 Music Moves Europe Talent Awards, the EU prize for popular and contemporary music.

Getting to play so many roles, so many different characters, sometimes four-five at a time, actually helped me to exorcise my demons, my budding sins. I just wrenched them out of my being and tossed them. That is how I dealt with the terror that grips a young and unprotected soul, says actor and director Marius Kurkinski in an interview to Europost.

South Korean class satire Parasite made history and Joker surprisingly edged out The Irishman, 1917 and Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood in Monday’s Oscar nominations. Yet, women and ethnic minorities were once again largely shut out.

War epic 1917 shocked the Golden Globes on Sunday by claiming the top prize for best drama film, while Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood won the most honors, massively boosting their prospects for next month's Oscars. Yet, while Once Upon a Time... - an homage to 1960s Tinseltown - won three prizes including best comedy, Martin Scorsese's much-vaunted Netflix crime saga The Irishman went home completely empty-handed.

The poetical nature of first love and a beginner's translation lies in what I would call an optical illusion. Gradually, the amorous come to realise their feebleness and the futility of the quest for a perfect love, while the translator comes to grips with the mirage known as the “perfect translation” dream, says Petko Hinov in an interview to Europost.

The Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage last week inscribed 15 cultural practices to the UNESCO representative list, widening it to 549 elements coming from 127 countries. The latest additions come from Europe (6 practices), Asia (6), and Africa, Latin America and Oceania (1 each). The European novices come from Ireland, Italy, Norway, Portugal Slovakia and Switzerland.

An interactive exhibition titled Bulgaria Through the Glass of Time is on display at the Museum of Rome in Trastevere from 12 December to 12 January, the organizers from the Values Foundation said. The exhibition will mark the 140th anniversary of Bulgarian-Italian diplomatic relations.

An international exhibition titled Not Based on a Reason opened on 5 December in the Arosita Gallery in Sofia. The project features the works of five young artists from Mexico, Iraq, Korea, Austria and Bulgaria, presenting their views on superstitions and prejudice. Before the opening, the participants met the audience in Goethe-Institut Sofia.