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OPINION entertainment : Tearjerker tips for Europe in crisis

Tearjerker tips for Europe in crisis

Read ‘em and weep: ‘tearjerker’ is a noun which translates practically perfectly into other European languages. It is used mostly to describe a film, book, play or song which moves us to tears. The entertainment industry gets an excessively sentimental Europe down, but these pearls could also abate our crisis-ridden depression

by English language version of cafebabel.com @ // 07/12/11

entertainment, cinema, tower of babel, languages, love, economical crisis, idioms

OPINION entertainment : cafebabel.com blogs: 'Nightlife: Paris are you Berlin...still?'

cafebabel.com blogs: 'Nightlife: Paris are you Berlin...still?'

Where are the new places to hang out in Paris? Is it because Paris is realising she is a dead town that she is starting to organise events called Berlin, like at the Gaîté Lyrique between 29 March and 3 April? View from the cafebabel.com Paris blog

by English language version of cafebabel.com @ // 25/03/11

entertainment, paris, berlin, culture calendar, nightlife, france, culture

NEWS entertainment : Football viewing rights: Europe 1, Premier League 0?

Football viewing rights: Europe 1, Premier League 0?

UK LANDLADY USED GREEK SATELLITE FOR GAMES! screamed the headline; a British woman convicted of using a cheap European channel to let her customers watch football. Now the European court of justice is 'on the ball'. Read the story in football expressions

by Anj @ // 09/02/11

entertainment, football, tower of babel, greece, united kingdom, european court of human rights

REPORT entertainment : Ban bullfighting in Catalonia

Ban bullfighting in Catalonia

It’s a briskly warm spring afternoon in Barcelona and blood is shed for the first time this year in the grand Monumental arena to the cheers of willing fans. Brilliantly shimmering sequins sparkle on the skin-tight suit of a proud Torero as he marks the beginning of yet another season of bloodshed

by Louis @ // 21/05/10

entertainment, sport, protest, bullfighting, controversy, meat, bilbao

MULTIMEDIA entertainment : Sexy EU election candidates from France to Romania via Lithuania

Sexy EU election candidates from France to Romania via Lithuania

It's European election time again. As per usual there are some 'special' candidates hoping to win a seat. In 2004, a French orchestra conductor, a British actor, a Czech cosmonaut and even a Lithuanian hockey player became MEPs. What does the 2009 edition have in store for us? Featuring Elena Basescu, Barbara Matera and Donala Meiželytė-Svilienė

by Pierre-Anthony Canovas @ // 04/06/09

entertainment, humour, scandal, erotic, sexism, video gallery, european elections 2009

INVESTIGATION entertainment : 'Prishtinali': urban faces in a raw capital

'Prishtinali': urban faces in a raw capital

A capital in transition has ‘bigger’ priorities than music and fashion. Dynamic young patriots use these elements of renewal to bring their city closer to Europe

by Nabeelah Shabbir @ // 02/01/08

entertainment, balkan sunflowers, balkans, supermodel, pristina, dj, kosovo

REVIEW entertainment : Jihad: the Musical

Jihad: the Musical

Appears only the name of the six-member US production courted the real controversy in Edinburgh this August

by Nabeelah Shabbir @ , carles matamoros balasch // 05/09/07

entertainment, religion, culture, media, european media, edinburgh, festivals

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