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An interview with the photographer Doris Peter by Dessislava Berndt Translation to English: Asya Draganova Doris Peter was born in 1967. At the age of 18 she starts a four-year photography course in Zurich which she finishes successfully in 1990. The world is vast, and Doris Peter decides to follow its call. What follows are […]

Photo: Albena Popova Rihanna – “Rude Boy” (Fanmade Music Video) Selected by Mega Dance FM Radio

Interview with Sealiah by Dessislava Berndt Translation: Nadejda Nikolova Sealiah was formed in 1999 and is comprised of Daniela Miteva and Franck Helwina .Their music mixes the Bulgarian voice of Daniela with Spanish, oriental and gypsy rhythms, combining traditional music with a modern sound. The band has sold more than 35,000 copies of their first […]

Photo: Albena Popova I Feel Love – Donna Summer

Roumen Leonidov Photo: Anosmia Because my straitjacket armor was a bit too short they shod me in a pair of knights’ boots, they pulled a helmet over my eyes, my hands they chopped off, just in case. And because it’s only knights I’ve met since then, I rush to handshake them, rush to handshake them, […]

Jody Lisberger’s story collection, Remember Love, was published by Fleur-de-Lis Press in May 2008. Her stories have appeared in Fugue, Michigan Quarterly Review, Thema, Confrontation, and The Louisville Review. She has a PhD in English and an MFA in Writing from Vermont College. She has taught literature, writing, and feminist theory at the University of […]

Photo: Albena Popova Keri Hilson – “I Like (House Mix)” Selected by Mega Dance FM Radio

Christina Lovin Photo: hickoryhollow113 I am afraid, I admit. There are reports of mountain lions in these woods. I am mortal, like the deer and the squirrel, but I come prepared: large stick in my hand, a knife from the kitchen in my pocket. A quick study, I stop and turn as I have read, […]

Photo: Albena Popova Andreea Banica ft Dony – “Samba” Selected by Mega Dance FM Radio

Whitney Groves Photo: aturkus “Things will be different when Tequila’s baby gets here.” For the last eight months, Amber had reminded herself of this fact whenever she was bored or worried or upset. She soothed herself by itemizing the baby’s parts as she imagined them: big blue eyes, specks of fingernails, first gummy smile, the […]

Photo: Albena Popova Cheryl Cole ft. Will.i.am – “3 Words” Selected by Mega Dance FM Radio

Kenneth Pobo Photo: [nati] Thirteen in October 1967, face smeared with brown Clearasil to hide popped pimples. Bullies gathered. Jesus said He’d return one day to avenge me. Too distant. The Family had a hit single in Chicago, “Face The Autumn.” How to face Atutumn? Winter? Spring? Bullies, birds surrounding the house at the end […]

Photo: Albena Popova Tiësto feat. Nelly Furtado – “Who Wants To Be Alone” Selected by Mega Dance FM Radio

Interview with Lindsey Olivares by Yana Radilova Lindsey Olivares: “It takes an artistic eye to see the subtlety in life” Lindsey Olivares Do you remember how and when you got interested in art? I’ve been interested in art since I could hold a pencil. As a little girl I drew constantly and always loved creating. […]

An interview by Mira Dimova with the photographer Ana Shefchek Ana Shefchek is a 16-year-old student from Croatia. She lives with her big family and two pets in Oroslavje, a small town near the capital Zagreb. After finishing school she hopes to study acting at the Academy of Dramatic Arts. She’s always had a camera […]

Photo: Albena Popova Iyaz “Replay” Prequel Music Video Selected by Mega Dance FM Radio

An interview by Petia Petkova with the fashion designer Virginia Zdravkova Translation by Asya Draganova Virginia Zdravkova is a leading figure in Bulgarian fashion. She is the author of five fashion lines: formal dresses and wedding dresses, jeans, jewellery, shoes, and sunglasses. The successful designer sells her collections in a number of international centres and […]

Photo: Albena Popova Oceana – “Cry Cry” Selected by Mega Dance FM Radio

Interview with Laura Chukanov by Dessislava Berndt Foto: Arthur Garcia Laura, why and how did you decide to enter the contest for Miss Utah? I was at a point in my life where I felt that I had to do something that forced me to organize. It needed to be something that I felt I […]

Photo: Albena Popova Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina – “Stereo Love” Selected by Mega Dance FM Radio