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Concentrate on the music!
The Eurovision Song Contest finally ended, the discussion on social media has been quite emotional, and now it’s time to look back and sort out what has happened to Eurovision and why it’s not the same as it was back in time. After Sweden won jury votes and reached a big gap compared to the…
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Балкански рап: спој на звук и приказни
Рапот дојде од хип-хопот во текот на 70-тите години во американските гета. Рап музиката ја препознаваме по специфичен ритам и многу рима. Во почетокот, рап музиката беше начин на изразување на еден вид живот, а тврдеше и ги извади на виделина социјалните нееднаквости. Во 80-тите, рап музиката се извезуваше низ целиот свет во Европа (Франција,…
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Balkan Rap: A Fusion of Sound and Stories
The rap came from Hip-Hop during the 70s in the American ghettos. We recognize rap music by a specific beat and a lot of rhyme. In the beginning, rap music was a way of expressing a kind of life, and it claimed and brought to light social inequalities. In the 80s, rap music was exported…
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VOICES June 2023
“What time is it? Summertime!” Let’s kick off the summer with the month of June, which symbolizes beauty in all its forms, from spring’s flowers to the sunlight heralding the arrival of summer. And what could be more splendid than starting the season with long nights, breathtaking sunsets on the beach, or a warm barbecue…
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Carlos: a traveler who’s living his adventure in 100%
This month, we met Carlos from Lota, Chile. He has been traveling around the world with his big backpack, monocycle, puppet, skateboard, ukulele, and juggling sticks for 5 years. He’s passing through Skopje for the third time and staying here for a few days. He told us about his way of life and his various…
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Naked Truths
I woke up and realized that’s all I wanted. To wake up next to you every single day. I could swear you’ve read my mind. You did not even wait for a good morning. You’ve asked me, with the most beautiful smile and the sincerest voice “move in with me”. You did not even ask…
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Working with offenders
Meet Katariina, a Finnish woman working with criminals and their families. Hear her stories about working with children of prisoners and her views on the prison system.
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Macedonian football players in Poland
Hello everyone! I’m Marcel and I come from Poland. Honestly, I have loved football since the first years of my life. Knowing about my long-awaited trip to Macedonia as a volunteer, I wanted to write about Macedonian football players who played or still play for Polish clubs during their careers. In Poland’s top football division,…
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Penguins – not just cute but also clever!
“Antarctica, an inhospitable wasteland, but even here, on the Earth’s frozen bottom, we find life. And not just any life: penguins. Joyous, frolicking, waddling, cute and cuddly life. Look at them, tumbling onto their chubby bum bums”, describes the narrator in the famous DreamWorks Animation movie “Penguins of Madagascar”. With their distinctive coloration and their…
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The science of love
If you have experienced love, you know its power. The confusing emotion has been given credit for million-dollar industries, songs, movies, and even rises and falls of whole empires. But why? It turns out love is both: surprisingly simple and complex at the same time. And definitely useful according to evolution. For centuries, people have…
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Француска книжевна сцена – награда Гонкур за 2022 г.
Иако Меѓународниот ден на Франкофонијата, 20 март, помина не одамна, Франкофонијата треба да се негува во секое време, затоа во прилог споделуваме превод од француски на македонски јазик на извадок од романот Брзо живеење од Брижит Жиро, добитник на Гонкуровата награда за 2022 г. Инспирирана од вистински трагичен настан, авторката се навраќа на настаните од…
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