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Roumen Leonidov

Photo: Stuart Chalmers
At Central Station
in the center of the snack joint
the drunk railwaymen
are drinking their twentieth beer…
Boys that hang around
are hitting on Diddy
once again,
Diddy, the beauty behind the buffet;
time and again they raise their glass trumpets
blowing them ardently,
then at the cash register
they search their pockets for small change…
At the end of the workday,
at [...]

Sonja de Vries is a documentary filmmaker, writer, activist and a mother. Born in Kentucky but raised by her family in Amsterdam, she grew up hearing family stories of resistance to Nazi Occupation. Sonja also spent time growing up on a farm, where she lives today with her son Devlin and partner Beth. [...]

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Madonna – “Miles Away”

Christina Lovin

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They love each other.
There is no loneliness like theirs.
James Wright, “A Blessing”
Now there are two. Seven deer, I’m told, before
the cougar’s appetite growled: one by one they were taken
down to the forest’s soft floor. Just these two escaping:
a tale told by the ragged ear of the [...]

Interview with Barry George by Barbara Sabol

Barry George’s haiku have been distinguished through numerous publications and awards. Wrecking Ball and Other Urban Haiku, to be released April 1, 2010 by Accents Publishing, is his first collection of haiku. George’s haiku blend a distinctly urban content with the nature-oriented perspective of traditional haiku. A true [...]

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Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here

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Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
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A well-spent day brings happy sleep.
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An interview with the photographer Valentin Dimitrov by Yana Radilova
Translation by Asya Draganova

You often mention that your passion for photography is inherited from your grandfather – the famous photographer and interior designer Valentin Stoitsov. When did you realize that you love taking photographs and this was your vocation?
This was dictated by my [...]

Photo: Albena Popova

Cheryl Cole- “Parachute”
Selected by Mega Dance FM Radio

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David Guetta feat Kid Cudi – Memories
Selected by Mega Dance FM Radio

Chris Mattingly is currently pursuing an MFA in poetry from Spalding University in Louisville, Kentucky. His poems have appeared in public-Republic, Margie: The Journal of American Poetry, Moonshot, The Louisville Review, and the forthcoming chapbook Ad Hoc from Q Avenue Press. Chris is also a banjo player and long time member [...]

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Da Buzz – “Alive”
Selected by Mega Dance FM Radio

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Inna – “Love”
Selected by Mega Dance FM Radio

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Sting – “Englishman In New York”

Maya Kolarova’s interview with the photographer Tsvetomir Stanivoev
Translation: Zlatina Dimitrova
Tsvetomir Stanivoev: The good end result justifies the time you’ve spent searching success.

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Tell me about the first time you discovered art?
My mother paints when she has time and inspiration. When I was six or seven years old she painted a bunch of flowers on a [...]

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All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.
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Animation can explain whatever the mind of man can conceive. This facility makes it the most versatile and explicit means of communication yet devised for quick mass appreciation.
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Cheryl Cole – “Fight For This Love” (Cahill Mix)
Selected by Mega Dance FM Radio

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Jackiem Joyner – “I’m waiting for you”

Zlatina Dimitrova’s interview with the photographer Fabio Ricco
Fabio for Fabio

I was born in Genoa, Liguria (Italy) in 1981 and even if I feel I belong to my beautiful sea land I’ve always been attracted to foreign countries. I have visited a large portion of Europe. Last summer I flew for the first time out of [...]

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 a [...]