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Skopje in layers
As an interior architecture student, I experience new cities through observation, noticing how people use spaces, how atmospheres form, and how everyday life shapes design. In Skopje, one of the first things that stood out was the café and bar culture. It reminded me of Türkiye’s meyhane tradition, places not just for eating and drinking,…
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Blue footprint
“Brick!”, calls Anastasija and we are all waiting in anticipation looking up the grassy hill. A blink of an eye later, the caramel-brown, quite small and happy bull is running downhill to meet us at the fence, his tail wagging. “He wants the treat first”, says Anastasija, while Riccardo gives him a juicy green branch…
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Why do we love superheroes?
The first superhero appeared in a comic book called Action Comics #1, named Superman, who possessed superhuman powers, costumes, and a secret identity. He was created in 1938 by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, and published by DC Comics. A year later, new superheroes appeared: Batman in May 1939 and Namor in April 1939. This…
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Silence
There are strong words that impose themselves, that snap, that take up space. And then there is silence. A discreet word, erased, pushed in the background, yet it contains the universe. It is not the waste between the words, not the awkward moment at the end of a sentence. It’s a substance, a presence one…
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Hummus of the Balkans
Take some bell peppers, eggplant, a little salt and pepper, or even add a tomato as well – mix it all together – and you have the perfect example of the traditional cuisine and national pride of the various Balkan states, also known as “ajvar”. This red paste made from various vegetables, also called the…
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Make Money While You Sleep
In a capitalistic society, all wealth slowly but surely trickles to the top 1%. This is not a mistake or mere luck. It is the result of a specially programmed system. It all started with one of the richest people in the world, John D. Rockefeller, and his father who went by the nickname “Devil…
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The Invisible Crisis of the 21st Century
Imagine waking up every morning in a place you’ve always known, where the air smells familiar, the streets move to a steady rhythm, and the landscape gives you a sense of safety and belonging. Your life unfolds quietly: work, home, time with loved ones, small plans for the future. Everything feels stable, almost unchanging. Then…
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SoliDAREiTY
Interview with Ivan Sterjovski What is your position and contribution to SOS Children’s Village? I am the Project Manager for “Youth Empowerment Enabling Prospects 2” (YEEP) for Macedonia. The project aims to empower youth at social risk and facilitate their access to the labor market. We achieve this through life skills and employability training, career…
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Why do you smoke?
The intensity, stress, and crowd of daily life often drive individuals to seek ways to escape these pressures. This search sometimes leads to choosing a calm and solitary lifestyle, while at other times it may result in turning to unhealthy coping mechanisms. Such choices can gradually develop into habits and eventually evolve into addictions. Addiction…
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Sunny Rays
Eyes are the window into one’s soul One polished fresh – some dirty and old Scratched from cold moments and sunny days Shining bright in sunny rays – but only reflected by broken glass Some eyes seeing more than others can not fathom Holding memories deepThe eye contact once soft now hard as steelBoring into others soft like clay …
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VOICES May 2026
There was a time when paper had weight. Ink stayed. It marked your hands, your day. Now it slips past us, screen lit, endless, forgettable. In Macedonia, print is not dying loudly. It is thinning out, quietly. Fewer pages, fewer kiosks, fewer reasons to hold something real. We scroll instead. We consume faster than we…
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