Marina Gera: “I wanted to be a film actress since I was two years old”
It was a miracle that two months ago Hungary had its first ever Emmy nomination. But only the most daring would have dreamt that...
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Operas and operations: the adventurous life of the Marton couple
Éva Marton is the greatest Hungarian soprano of the 20th century. However, her unique career has been a duet; beside her vocal-stage qualities, her... -
Gergely Kiss: “It never once crossed my mind that things could be better with another woman”
They met each other when they were 19, quite by chance, although both played water polo. Ancsa studied at college in Eger and she... -
Conservative feminism during the Horthy era brought significant advancements in women’s emancipation
Barbara Papp is a remarkable historian: she toppled a taboo of several decades by coming not to an ideological nor biased, but rather a... -
Will we forget Faludy, the poet, who makes fun of us even after death?
A curious legacy turned up in the literature department of Szeged’s faculty of humanities: a dedication by poet György Faludy, who died in 2006... -
Does my child have a behavioural disorder or just food intolerance/food allergy?
The scientific community is still debating whether there is a connection between diet and behavioural disorders. As soon as somebody comes up with facts... -
Narrow boundary – The green household does not need discovering, we grew up in it
In fact, we always lived like this. This is how we grew up. We only heated the house as much as was necessary, and... -
Why do we feel ourselves to be powerless? – The psychology of the climate crisis
According to a representative survey carried out by the WWF in 2016, merely 16% of the Hungarian population is engaged actively with nature and... -
Miklós Papp: the mid-life ‘crisis’ is the natural path to maturity and development
Previously referred to as midlife panic, it was basically identified with the behavior of men in their fifties flanging with a young girlfriend. Fortunately... -
On the threshold of another world – The Last Homely House Foundation
This year, the Foundation Völgyzugolyház Alapítvány a Kacifántosokért (the name ‘Völgyzugoly’ comes from J.R.R. Tolkien and means the ‘last homely house’, or ‘elven fortress’)... -
The family-friendly head of a family-friendly hospital – In conversation with Dr. György Velkey
This was not my first interview with Dr. György Velkey, and yet I was still consumed with curiosity: would we be able to have... -
The knowledge of Anna Dévény lives on in the movements of physiotherapists
If therapy starts in time, then the Dévény Special Manual Technique & Gymnastics Method (DSGM) established by Anna Dévény will help 80 out of... -
Lady or queen? – The story of a remarkable kindergarten teacher
My daughter came up to me the other day and asked: “Mummy, what do you think I should be, a lady or a queen?”... -
Diána Ürge-Vorsatz, climate researcher: “People don’t even grasp that ‘many a little makes a mickle’”
There are few more divisive subjects than climate change: some even deny its existence, while others envisage the coming of the end of the... -
A sick child is a catalyser – interview with paediatric neurologist András Fogarasi
The renown of Dr. András Fogarasi, paediatric neurologist, deputy director of Bethesda Hospital, and his department has travelled further than one would think. After... -
The mysterious story of Raoul Wallenberg's villa – 'Objects don't lie'
A house where Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish diplomat who had rescued Jews had lived during the war. A restless art dealer couple who believes... -
Scientific career and a large family: interview with Mónika Andok and Miklós Udvarhelyi
Mónika Andok – despite having achieved scientific successes and been appointed head of department at Pázmány University – cannot be said to be a... -
Alcoholic in the family – Support group for broken-spirited family members
Alcoholism is a family disease but we are prone to forget the relatives when in fact they have to bear a heavy burden. They... -
The mother wound derives from an absence of love and it is difficult to heal
The mother wound derives from an absence of maternal, unconditional love. Emotionally speaking, this is the biggest psychological trauma that a child can go... -
Father wound – Male society suffers from a lack of fathers
“It's very good that we are talking about men at all because nowadays we are approaching all issues mainly from the perspective of women's... -
Parallels meeting in a film – Interview with Márta Mészáros
I'm not the sentimental type. Yet it happened to me recently in the cinema that the dramatic duo of Mari Törőcsik and Ildikó Tóth... -
Chamber music for four instruments – interview with Katalin Kokas and Barnabás Kelemen
We knew it was going to be a busy Saturday evening. Squeezing four people onto the cover page is not only a compositional challenge... -
Very Black Friday
That the raging peak of consumerism comes to us every year just in time for the Christmas season when we Christians celebrate the birth...
