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Mobile phone throwing championships in Finland, the Almost Dead Festival in Spain, pig calling contests in France and the swamp diving champs in Wales; this summer, any extravagance is allowed
As various legends take to the stage from 10-13 July, a local fan on how the ancient city of Novi Sad plays host to the most remarkable musical event in Europe
With their French and Spanish novels, Despentes, 39, and Etxebarría, 42, override the superficiality of cultural critics and the need to write about the female body
The film school in Poland's second largest city is home of directors Roman Polanski, Krzysztof Kieślowski and cameramen from 'The Pianist' and 'Black Hawk Down' - an American film student's experience
Spangly sequinned drag queens, folklore tedium, Spanish 'ChikiChiki' and a crooning Irish muppet. During the 53rd Eurovision song contest from 20 to 24 May in Belgrade, Europe’s music types once more let their speciality potpourri of mediocrity loose. Is someone actually taking this seriously?
One million more tickets, and ‘Bienvenue chez les Ch’tis’ (‘Welcome to the Sticks’) will become the most successful film in France since 1945. Can the French comedy break all box office records?
The absence of eastern European titles is the main story at Cannes from 14 – 25 May, amidst well- known western names including the Dardenne brothers, Wim Wenders and Italians Sorrentino and Garrone
The Grammy-nominated British RnB artist, 26, helped make garage music mainstream in the UK in 2000. Eight years wiser, he talks his fourth album, grime music and bulking up
Released on 25 April in an English-dubbed version, a review of Franco-Iranian artist Marjane Satrapi's Oscar-nominated animation of a girl displaced in Vienna
Where do these bands get their names from? We sweep the UK, Belgium, Switzerland and France for our monthly music pick this April
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May welcomes us with long holidays, which are devoted to Workers' day. Of course, we can' forget Mother's Day, then - Europe's day. On these days tickets to opera or ballet, concert or theater can create festive mood - it's a great opportunity before the cultural season is over ...
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