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Apr 14, 2026 at 17:50 990

Bye, bye Orbán! Péter Magyar and his Tisza party win a two-thirds majority in the 2026 Hungarian parliamentary election

Bye, bye Orban! Péter Magyar (*1981) and his oppositional Tisza party win a two-thirds majority in the 2026 Hungarian parliamentary election—despite all of Viktor Orbán’s (*1963) repeated gerrymandering, the control of roughly 80% of the media in Hungary, and repeated election handouts to retirees and rural residents, who make up his core constituency. On April 12, 2026 the...

Apr 06, 2026 at 19:15 Gustave Courbet: realist and rebel

The French painter Gustave Courbet (1819–1877), born into a wealthy farming family in a provincial town, revolutionized the pictorial language of 19th-century art by making the visual reality of his time the...

Apr 05, 2026 at 16:02 Félicien Rops: Laboratory of Lust

Even in today’s sexualized world, the erotic and pornographic works of the master of Belgian Symbolism, Félicien Rops (1833–1898), have the power to lure audiences out of their comfort zones. They...

Mar 11, 2026 at 11:10 Global Nuremberg 1300-1600

Already since September 25, 2025 and only until March 22, 2026 Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg shows the exhibition GLOBAL Nuremberg 1300–1600. It explains how the city of Nuremberg (Nürnberg)...

Mar 16, 2021 at 11:36 1422

Key findings of the Art Basel and UBS Global Art Market Report 2021

Written by renowned cultural economist Dr. Clare McAndrew, founder of Arts Economics, and published by Art Basel and UBS, The...

Mar 01, 2021 at 15:00 4104

Castanheiro Boutique Hotel review

Castanheiro Boutique Hotel originally opened its doors in 1991 and then again, totally renovated and refurbished, in November 2015. The family hotel with 81 rooms is situated in the...

Feb 04, 2021 at 20:15 2899

Putin can still get away with anything

There is this former KGB agent, stationed in Germany, who later led the Russian secret service FSB before rising to the top as...

Jan 06, 2021 at 22:43 2036

Democrats win the majority in the US Senate

Trump protesters occupied Capitol Hill, some breaking glass and entering the parliament building, while the two chambers of...

Jan 01, 2021 at 15:11 2541

Decadence and Dark Dreams: Belgian Symbolism

It’s the right time to have a look at some of the great art books published in 2021. A fabulous one is the catalogue...

Dec 30, 2020 at 20:02 2983

Post-Brexit EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement backed by House of Commons

Today, the UK’s House of Commons backed the post-Brexit EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement. Parliament approved the...

Dec 01, 2020 at 13:46 3582

Review of Hotel Caju in Funchal

One of the newest additions to the hospitality landscape of the city of Funchal, situated on the island of Madeira, is the four-star Hotel Caju. It opened at the end of 2019 and is the...

Nov 18, 2020 at 10:30 3480

Quinta da Bela Vista review

Because of the European covid-mess, at the last minute before Germany — unnecessarily — closed all hotels to tourists, I managed to fly to a jewel in the Atlantic Ocean: Madeira....

Nov 07, 2020 at 16:27 3406

Trump, you’re fired! President-elect: Joe Biden

With mostly heavily Biden-leaning mail-in votes to count left in the U.S. presidential election, Joe Biden was the hot favorite...

Nov 04, 2020 at 08:04 2331

Trump prematurely and falsely claims to have won the 2020 presidential election

Timing is everything in life. Woke up at 07:30 local Madeira time and turned on the TV. It was still set on CNN. Donald Trump was...

Nov 01, 2020 at 13:12 6890

Visit the island of Madeira! Information, history, photos

Just managed to escape the European covid-chaos and fly to Funchal yesterday. Halleluja! On the island of Madeira, officially,...

Oct 22, 2020 at 22:20 1875

Trump and US. What he says and why people listen

The book TRUMP AND US. What he says and why people listen (Amazon.com, Amazon.de, Amazon.fr) by Roderick P. Hart is one of many...

Oct 20, 2020 at 21:40 3687

Razeen Sally: Return to Sri Lanka

In October 2019, the economist Razeen Sally (*1965) has published a personal, biographical, free-ranging, eclectic and entertaining book which includes historical, political, social,...

Oct 12, 2020 at 16:11 5058

Review of Uva restaurant at hotel The Vine in Funchal

A review of Uva Restaurant has of course to start with the fact that the opening and the concept date back to the...

Oct 12, 2020 at 15:41 4145

Review of Hotel The Vine in Funchal, Madeira

I was looking forward to go back to the great design hotel The Vine, where I have already stayed in 2012 and 2015. The multiple...

Oct 09, 2020 at 12:30 3186

Hotel review of Quintinha de São João in Funchal, Madeira

Quintinha de São João in Funchal, Madeira is a traditional, old-fashioned, Portuguese style family hotel with only 42 rooms....

Oct 07, 2020 at 09:51 6761

History of the Blandy family and Hotel Casa Velha do Palheiro

In 1801, João José Xavier de Carvalhal Esmeraldo Bettencourt Vasconcelos Sá Machado da Câmara Leme (1778-1837; sorry for the...

Oct 06, 2020 at 19:19 3628

Hotel review of Casa Velha do Palheiro, Madeira

Hotel Casa Velha do Palheiro is part of the Palheiro Nature Estate owned by the Blandy family, famous around the globe for their...

Oct 04, 2020 at 15:48 6513

Pestana Carlton Madeira hotel review

My hotel review of the Pestana Carlton Madeira has to start with a charming detail: instead of “Do Not Disturb”, the sign to put on your door reads in big letters: “Having...

Oct 02, 2020 at 18:10 5633

Hotel review of The Cliff Bay in Funchal, Madeira

The five-star hotel The Cliff Bay in Funchal, Madeira offers understated luxury. Set on a promontory, The Cliff Bay offers direct...

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