Neighbourhood life The pulse of a city: 25 visual tributes to Brussels Art institutions, online radio, graphic design studio, independent magazine: this is how Creative Belgium sees Brussels.
Neighbourhood life We the people: Eric Corijn on Brussels A discussion about Brussels we had with the respected cultural philosopher and social scientist Eric Corijn.
Neighbourhood life This is (our) Brussels To mark the release of The Brussels Special, we take a trip down memory lane to pull-up some of our favourite Brussels features.
Neighbourhood life Where to buy our new edition in Belgium A complete run-down of some of the book shops, concept stores, museums and newsagents that stock our new edition.
Neighbourhood life Area codes Area codes: Damien and Bénédicte’s Brussels Award-winning restaurant Bouchéry's owners Damien and Bénédicte reveal their Brussels.
Neighbourhood life The Brussels Special – Party pictures Photographs from the night we had to mark the release of our new issue, The Brussels Special.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing On-Point teams up with Brussels Philharmonic We talk to On-Point Records about its recent partnering up with Brussels Philharmonic as the Belgium Trombone Quartet.
Neighbourhood life Area codes Area codes: Jurgen Maelfeyt’s Ghent Set to open his own bookshop-come-gallery this Thursday, we ask APE's Jurgen Maeyfelt about his favourite Ghent hotspots.
Neighbourhood life PARTY! To mark our Brussels Special hitting stores, we're having a party right across the road from the King's Palace. No kidding.
Neighbourhood life People of Belgium, rise up! Doing our (little) bit to fight the power, we captured some of last week's national protest with one of our throwaway cameras.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing 10 things to do in Belgium this weekend (Mockup) In collaboration with ING Art Center, here's our list of tips and tricks for a culturally active WE in Belgium.
Neighbourhood life Area codes Area codes: Virginie Devillez’ Brussels Curator and Middlemarch co-founder Virginie Devillez reveals her favourite neighbourhood spots.
Neighbourhood life How the Absolut Andy Warhol Art Exchange came about. We talk to Absolut's Global Communications Manager about its global art exchange.
Neighbourhood life Beats in Belgium: video teaser A small video about Beats in Belgium, a special feature on the country's beat scene set to be published in our upcoming issue.
Neighbourhood life Announcing our Brussels special With just under two weeks before going to print, pre-orders for our next edition are now open
Neighbourhood life Introducing The Absolut Andy Warhol Art Exchange What Absolut's recently-launched Andy Warhol Art Exchange is all about, and what you need to do to participate.
Neighbourhood life How to get your voice heard in our next edition We've kept three pages open in our next issue for readers to get their work published alongside the country's leading creatives.
Neighbourhood life Area codes Area codes: Claire Silva Moreira’s Brussels Part two of our neighbourhood watch series with Brussels-based online vintage design retailer Claire Silva Moreira.
Neighbourhood life Area codes Area codes: Marina Bautier’s Brussels We kick off the new season with a tour of some of Brussels-based designer Marina Bautier's favourite local digs.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing Best friends forever at Bozar Pictures of a dinner we hosted to mark the opening of our exhibition, The Word presents The Belgian Six.
Neighbourhood life Yes Philippe, Roland and Sergej, we fucked up What happened the day we realised we're not as perfect we thought we were...
Neighbourhood life Order This is Belgium, get It It Anita’s vinyl release We're giving away copies of It It Anita's Word-produced vinyl release to the first readers who order our book, This is Belgium.
Neighbourhood life Exhibition view: The Word presents The Belgian Six at Bozar A few exhibition views of our exhibition, The Word presents The Belgian Six, that opened in Brussels last night.
Neighbourhood life This is Belgium Where to get This is Belgium in Brussels Some of the fantastic Brussels bookshops that stock This is Belgium, our book documenting the country's creative coming-of-age.
Neighbourhood life This is Belgium 10 of Belgium’s best weekend getaways From Liège and Namur to Antwerp, Ghent and Brussels, we unveil 10 of our favourite quirky Belgian weekend getaways.
Neighbourhood life This is Belgium 15 facts and figures about This is Belgium We handpick 15 facts and figures about our book This is Belgium.
Neighbourhood life The night we celebrated Belgium A few photographs from the official book launch we held in Brussels to mark the release of This is Belgium.
Neighbourhood life This is Belgium Inside This is Belgium Word-potographer Miles Fischler plays around with This is Belgium's ubiquitous red rectangle.
Neighbourhood life Converse collaborates with Belgian street artists A few images of Converse's recent collaborations with Belgium's most prolific street artists.
Neighbourhood life This is Belgium Around Belgium in 80 days Photographer Joke De Wilde, a driving force behind our upcoming book This is Belgium, selects six of her favourite images. In Around Belgium in 80 days.
Neighbourhood life This is Belgium Six of Belgium’s best travel guides These six books offer perfect introductions and insights into one of the world's last remaining superpowers.
Neighbourhood life Inside Belgique-Op-Zee, our special edition A few words and photographs on the special edition we made to mark the release of our book, This is Belgium.
Neighbourhood life This is Belgium Best for news in Brussels 10 neighbourhood newsagents and a legendary downtown kiosk that'll cater to all the city's international press needs.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing Exhibition preview: Miles Fischler at Recyclart We put a few questions to the Antwerp-based photographer in the run up to her show opening this Thursday in Brussels.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing Six things to do this weekend Upper-crust erotica in Antwerp, historial reenactment in Ghent and group shows in Brussels.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing The Affordable Art Fair’s sixth edition We dropped in The Affordable Art Fair to see what's cracking at the entry-level end of the market.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing Ten things to do this weekend Concerts in Kortrijk, group shows in Antwerp, vinyls markets in Brussels, drawings in Liège and artists teaming up in Brugge.
Neighbourhood life Our best Instax moments of 2013 The best Word moments of 2013 captured with the office Instax.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing Ten things to do in Belgium this weekend Our weekly round-up of cultural showstoppers marks its return this week with a 10-strong selection of agenda fillers.
Neighbourhood life Three reasons Belgium stood proud in 2013 Three homegrown projects which did more for Belgium in 2013 than any Stromae radio hit ever could.
Neighbourhood life What we’re up to in 2014 A group show at Bozar, the release of THIS IS BELGIUM, our next edition and a few other things to keep us all busy in 2014.
Neighbourhood life What you liked, viewed and listened to the most in 2013 The mix you most listened to, the content you Facebook-liked the most and the best Word parties of 2013. Just like that.
Neighbourhood life This is Belgium 15 spaces for photography in Belgium From Brussels' Contretype to Antwerp's FoMu, we’ve crisscrossed Belgium looking for the best spaces for photography.
Neighbourhood life The party we threw in Brussels for our new edition A gospel pop act that literally brought the entire room to its knees and a bunch of guitar-wielding monks. EPIC.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing A Third Rate party at BRASS with M.E.A.N + more ...plus slow journalism on Sochi at FoMu, Jan Verbruggen, Suzan Frecon, Eric Baudelaire...
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing The Word at BRASS, Brussels Our new edition hits Belgian stores this week with a brand-new, 'Only for Belgium' €10 cover price. Party!
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing A weekend of Warhol, Wilde Things, MAD and MØ ...don't miss Gold Panda at Botanique and window dressing with Splash, Can and Cock at Komplot
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing Brainbox, Richard Serra and Happy birthday dear Academy ...plus Catclub, Gedi Sibony and Everything and More at Tim Van Laere
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing A weekend of Mykki Blanco, Chvrches and TUFTUFTUFTUF ...plus Freek Wambacq’s Antwerp trailblazing, Etienne Courtois at Island, and Javier Tellez at SMAK.
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