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An interview with the graphic designer Peter Dahmen by Sandra Schmidt Translation from German to Bulgarian: Elisaveta Baltova From Bulgarian to English: Asya Draganova Peter Dahmen brings paper to life… Where did the idea to create pop-up books come from? When I was a child the books with pop-up illustrations impressed me a lot. I […]

Barry George Brian Russell’s Meeting Dad is a memoir of his efforts to reconcile with his natural father. The story unfolds with a sense of urgency and anticipation. Russell is a fourteen-year-old living in Buffalo; Bob Jaycox is a salesman now living in San Juan, Puerto Rico, with his second wife and family. In the […]

Photo: Albena Popova BoA-“Energetic” Selected by Mega Dance FM Radio

Quotes & photos selected by Mariana Velichkova Photo: Fr Antunes A superhuman will is needed in order to write, and I am only a man. Photo: Fr Antunes All one’s inventions are true, you can be sure of that. Poetry is as exact a science as geometry.

Photo: Albena Popova Cher – “Strong Enough” Selected by Mega Dance FM Radio

Yoni Vidal to be continued photo: Patricia Bouquillon ENTIENDO Entiendo means “I understand” in Spanish, and is a homage to the passion of my life, the guitar. I didn’t “compose” this song; my guitar gave it to me. It’s like a present from god; another way to communicate. The particularity of this tune is the […]

Photo: Albena Popova Cascada – “Fever” Selected by Mega Dance FM Radio

Susan Piver is a writer, teacher, and speaker on topics such as love, creativity, and spirituality. She is the New York Times bestselling author of The Hard Questions: 100 Essential Questions to Ask Before You Say “I Do” and How Not to Be Afraid of Your Own Life, chosen as best spiritual book of 2007 […]

Interview with Tzvetelina Tchendova by Dessislava Berndt Translation by Asya Draganova Tzvetelina, how and why did you decide to deal with jazz? I was 11 years old when my dad, who had been abroad, brought home a record of Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess”. I think that’s when I fell in love with this kind of […]

Photo: papalars Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow Photo: anvica At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet Photo: galego No one knows whether death, which people fear to be the greatest evil, may not be the greatest good. Photo: 9127350@N03 We can easily forgive a child who is […]

Yoni Vidal to be continued Photo: Patricia Bouquillon ORCHARD LIGHTS I remember the first time that I went there. It was Thursday of May 1994. Just after landing, my colleagues and I took a cab from Changui airport to Jalan Lada Puteh (“our” street for the following four months) and crossed that big avenue. I […]

Photo: Albena Popova Wildboyz ft. Ameerah – “The Sound Of Missing You” Selected by Mega Dance FM Radio

Interview with Brian Russell by Andrew Micheli Brian Russell is the author of Meeting Dad: A Memoir, which is being released April 1, 2010 from Accents Publishing, Lexington, Kentucky. After more than twenty years of working in the theater as a director and producer of plays, musicals, and operas, Brian shifted his focus toward writing. […]

A Vanya Nikolaeva’s interview with the artist Mona Youssef I am happy to present you Mona Youssef – an inspiring person and a wonderful artist, whose art lifts the spirit like a feather in spring. Mona Youssef is a jury member of the international contest for visual arts “Light as Inspiration” (15 March 2010-15 April […]

Photo: Albena Popova Schiller ft. Nadia Ali – “Try” Selected by Mega Dance FM Radio

Yoni Vidal “Spice Road” is a project made by two good friends: Anthony Jonathan Richter and me, Yoni Vidal. For us, life is music and music is passion… Photo: Patricia Bouquillon Our first meeting was in Singapore at Fabrice’s World Music bar in March 1998. Toni Richter was member of the club and a formal […]

Photo: Albena Popova David Guetta feat. Estelle – “One Love” Selected by Mega Dance FM Radio

Frank X Walker holds an MFA in Writing from Spalding University and honorary Doctorate degrees from University of Kentucky and Transylvania University. He has lectured, conducted workshops, read poetry and exhibited at over 300 national and international conferences. He is a founding member of the Affrilachian Poets, author of four poetry collections, editor of two […]

Photo: Albena Popova David Guetta feat. Estelle – “One Love” Selected by Mega Dance FM Radio

Interview with Syrian composer and pianist Malek Jandali The touch of the hand on the piano is the purest expression of the soul. At least this is how I feel Is it possible to create music compiled between melody based on the oldest music notation in the world, discovered in the ancient city of Ugarit, […]