English, Reportaje

Attention Deficit

Last fall, a few kids from Pitesti teamed up against a classmate they were afraid of. Nobody won, but everyone lost.


Translated by Andrew K. Davidson
Illustrations by Tuan Nini
Timp de citire: 36 de minute
24 aprilie 2017
English, Portrete

Citizens’ Fitness

Elena Calistru and Funky Citizens are training a new generation in active citizenship.


Translated by Andrew K. Davidson
Photos by Ioana Moldovan
Timp de citire: 19 minute
27 martie 2017
English, Reportaje

Colectiv: What happened on the night of October 30th

A reconstruction of the night of the Colectiv club fire, so we never forget what happened to those who were there.


Translated by Ioana Pelehatăi
Proofread by Margot Miller
Timp de citire: 37 de minute
15 decembrie 2016
English, Eseuri

The Case of Inna

The seven attributes that have made Inna the best-selling music product to come out of Romania.


Illustration by Mircea Drăgoi
Timp de citire: 13 minute
21 noiembrie 2011
English, Eseuri

Trapped behind the curtain

Uneasy with the intolerance toward my sexual orientation, I lay low. It took me years to finally break free.


Illustrations by Ioana Șopov
Timp de citire: 24 de minute
21 noiembrie 2011
English, Eseuri

A Deeply Agnostic Ritual

Running, a source of balance and meaning.


Illustration by David Stroe
Timp de citire: 11 minute
21 noiembrie 2011
English, Reportaje

Three Men in a Dump

The amazing saga of artist Ion Bârlădeanu and his benefactors.


Photo by Barna Némethi
Timp de citire: 4 minute
21 noiembrie 2011
English, Eseuri

The language wars

In February 2011, a revised edition of the Romanian Thesaurus will roll off the presses, after the Academy’s linguists have amended the definitions of the words „kike” and „gypsy” in response to pressure from civil society.


Illustration by Alex Macsoda
Timp de citire: 3 minute
21 noiembrie 2011
English, Portrete

The Good Life of Alex. Leo Șerban

The film critic Alex. Leo Şerban, and the joys of being.


Timp de citire: 25 de minute
21 noiembrie 2011
English, Reportaje

Death of a Firefighter

In 45 years, Bucharest firefighters had never lost one of their own in a fire. Then Ionuţ Ungureanu died.


Photos by Tudor Vintiloiu
Timp de citire: 21 de minute
21 noiembrie 2011
English, Portrete

Family Portraits

Few photographs are as important as the family portrait. Few say so much about who we are and where we come from. That’s why we challenged some of the best Romanian photographers to capture one such important moment.


Timp de citire: 5 minute
21 noiembrie 2011
Portret Dan Perjovschi
English, Portrete

Perjovschi’s Romania

Artist Dan Perjovschi draws his trademark figures on the walls of the world’s most important art institutions, but he couldn’t do them without Romania.


Photos by Roald Aron
Illustrations by Dan Perjovschi
Timp de citire: 17 minute
21 noiembrie 2011
English, Portrete

The life of Otto

This is Otto the Barbarian. A 16-year-old punk who wants to change the world.


Photos by Ioana Cîrlig
Timp de citire: 19 minute
8 martie 2011
English, Eseuri

Free Gigi

Four guys set up a prank and become overnight celebrities, adored by two types of diverging subcultures. This is an urban legend, as true as it gets.


Timp de citire: 10 minute
8 martie 2011
Fotomodelul Diana Dondoe, la ședința foto cu Nobuyoshi Araki
English, Eseuri

A Camera Has Come Between Us

Nobuyoshi Araki is anything but comfortable. On the surface he might seem like a pervert who objectifies women, but I suspect there’s more to him than that.


Fotografii din arhiva personală
Timp de citire: 6 minute
8 martie 2011
Echipa Let's Do It Romania 2010
English, Reportaje

Let’s Do It, Romania! The Beginning

How the country’s largest eco-cleanup came together.


Photo by Cătălin Abagiu
Timp de citire: 3 minute
8 martie 2011
Made in romania scris din pufuleti
English, Reportaje

The Ordinary Pufuleți

Under communism, in the absence of capitalist candy, people loved them. Then, chips and chocolate took over. Now, the nostalgic snack is back.


Timp de citire: 3 minute
8 martie 2011
tartine cu magiun
English, Reportaje

Romanian plum butter

Encouraged by Romanians’ recent obsession with healthy eating, a mother-daughter plum butter business takes off from Topoloveni, Argeș.


Photo by Tudor Vintiloiu
Timp de citire: 3 minute
8 martie 2011