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Belgium building

Discussing iconic Belgian architecture with urban planners, architects, writers and curators.

Do the right thing

Weekly listings of exhibitions, concerts, openings, parties and events to do over the weekend.

Area codes

Local heroes reveal their favourite neighbourhood hotspots and hangouts – from bars and bookshops to restaurants and galleries.

This is Belgium

The best Belgian-only art, food, photography, music, travel, architecture and neighbourhood tips from the magazine’s team of editors.

hub heroes

We team up with hub.brussels, Brussels’ Business Support Agency, and shine a light on 50 of the Region’s start-up success stories driving the capital city’s economic landscape forward. From the eco-conscious manufacturer to the technology-enabled post-production imprint, our 50-strong selection of portraits and interviews plays testament to the Region’s dense and dynamic culture of entrepreneurship.

The Brussels Bike Hundred

We’re teaming up with Bike for Brussels to put together a 100-strong selection of local heroes shaping the city each in their own way. From designers and DJs to performers and publishers, these are the creatives riding Brussels forward.

The Mechelen Hundred

Nestled between Brussels and Antwerp, Mechelen has often been overshadowed by its larger neighbours. Yet teaming up with the City of Mechelen, our line-up of 100 of the city’s most prominent people, places and projects proves the extent of its potential. From artists and creatives to critical thinkers and fighters, these are the powerhouses driving Mechelen forward one step at a time.

The House Hundred

We’re teaming up with Bulldog to select 100 essential people, places and projects in Belgian house music. From producers and DJs to record labels and festivals, these are the forces driving the homegrown house scene forward, one BPM at a time.

The Leuven Hundreds

We’ve joined forces with Leuven to highlight 100 local people, places and projects that contribute towards making the city what it is today. From artists and architects to producers and professors, these are the driving forces powering Leuven forward one ingenious initiative at a time.

The Antwerp Hundreds

We've teamed up with This is Antwerp to bring you The Antwerp Hundreds, a 100-strong selection of local movers and shakers setting the tone for the neighbourhood of tomorrow.

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On-design

An in-depth look at the work of Belgian design studios, published monthly.

Favourite Belgian movies

Selections of essential Belgian movies handpicked by artistic directors, curators and all-round cinema connoisseurs.

Curator talks

Intimate conversations with curators dissecting the ambitions, intentions and narratives of their recently opened exhibitions.

Exhibition reviews

Visual documentaries of recently opened contemporary art exhibitions in Belgium.

Portfolio reports

Reviewing the practice of Belgium-based artists through in-depth looks at their recent works.

Studio visits

Exploring the environments and artistic spaces of some of the country’s foremost contemporary artists.

The art throwaway project

Insights into the lives of local contemporary art movers and shakers through our office Quicksnaps.

Music

Exclusive mixes

Hour-long mixes recorded by the crème de la crème of Belgian DJs and producers exclusively for us.

Favourite Belgian releases

Selections of essential Belgian tracks handpicked by local tastemakers, from DJs and producers to record label heads and record store clerks.

The music throwaway project

Backstage antics, tour tales and onstage adventures with some of the country’s most exciting musical talents captured with our office Quicksnaps.

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Five reasons not to miss La Monnaie’s 2018-19 season

Five reasons not to miss La Monnaie’s 2018-19 season

This season, La Monnaie will have a schedule jam-packed with incredible shows that are sure to tickle everyone’s fancy, so we’ve curated a rundown of the crème de la crème to help you take your pick for their upcoming season.

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20 things to do in Belgium this weekend

20 things to do in Belgium this weekend

Futuristic curation in Ghent, contemporary theatre in a seed factory in Mechelen and sonic art in Antwerp. Go do the right thing.

Art Portfolio reports
The art of togetherness: De Zwarte Zusters on the power of mutual improvisation

The art of togetherness: De Zwarte Zusters on the power of mutual improvisation

In the framework of Bekegem's PLAN B art festival, various art forms will be explored, boundaries will be crossed and the unexpected is to be expected as Belgian artists and creatives from further abroad will showcase new and existing works. We've selected five artists and projects you cannot miss, rounding up with Ghent's De Zwarte Zusters.

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Home-field advantage

Home-field advantage

An Etterbeekois since the age of five, editor-in-chief Nicholas Lewis and in-house photographers Miles Fischler and Thomas Ost roam the streets of Etterbeek, the village-within-a-village.

Neighbourhood life Do the right thing
10 things to do in Belgium this weekend

10 things to do in Belgium this weekend

Engaging film festivals in Antwerp, underdog festivals in Ghent, and our very own rooftop radio reception in Brussels. Go do the right thing.

Art Portfolio reports
“I would like to interrupt today’s machine gun of images for a moment.” Oona Libens’ questioning of today’s imagery

“I would like to interrupt today’s machine gun of images for a moment.” Oona Libens’ questioning of today’s imagery

In the framework of Bekegem's PLAN B art festival, various art forms will be explored, boundaries will be crossed and the unexpected is to be expected as Belgian artists and creatives from further abroad will showcase new and existing works. We've selected five artists and projects you cannot miss, including multi-skilled artists Oona Libens.

Music
“Running a cassette label was basically just another means of coping with my addiction.” EE Tapes’ unabashed infatuation with obscurity

“Running a cassette label was basically just another means of coping with my addiction.” EE Tapes’ unabashed infatuation with obscurity

In a rare interview, EE Tapes' founder Eriek Van Havere talks tape swaps, his love of compilations and why he continues to release Alain Neffe music.

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Pictures of our recent The Word Radio presents All That Jazz party

Pictures of our recent The Word Radio presents All That Jazz party

A selection of pictures from our recent The Word Radio presents All That Jazz: a full day of radio shows, DJ sets and live concerts.

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On the streets of Belgium, Part 2: Eva Donckers

On the streets of Belgium, Part 2: Eva Donckers

The Word Magazine and Fujifilm are happy to invite you to a free street photography workshop, and for the occassion, we sent our own in-house photographer Eva Donckers to capture our streets.

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On shaping educational policy from the ground up, by Rania el Mard

On shaping educational policy from the ground up, by Rania el Mard

VSK spokesperson Rania el Mard took the time out of her busy schedule to share her irksome experiences when transitioning education systems, and her optimism for Flemish students' futures.

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The Belgian Breakfast Club

The Belgian Breakfast Club

In-house photographer Thomas Ost criss-crossed the country far and wide, visiting various different secondary schools in a bid to capture the generations of tomorrow.

Music
“We want to keep shedding light on unknown things, on music people tend to forget even exists.” How Sub Rosa sifts through the chaos of experimental electronic music

“We want to keep shedding light on unknown things, on music people tend to forget even exists.” How Sub Rosa sifts through the chaos of experimental electronic music

An extended interview with Guy-Marc Hinant, co-founder of near-mythical record label Sub Rosa, talking everything from the imprint's first release to achieving unity in production and why seven is the label's lucky number.

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On housing two generations under one same roof, by Chantal Baestle

On housing two generations under one same roof, by Chantal Baestle

Mons-based Chantal Baestle recounts her experience with the Belgian intergenerational housing project 1toit2ages.

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Why Belgium needs to look closer to home before pointing fingers.

Why Belgium needs to look closer to home before pointing fingers.

With the country's seeming unwillingness to tackle its own fundamental failings head on, its ability to hold a moral compass up to its international partners stands diminished. 

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Photographs of our launch party at Brussels’ CIVA Foundation last week

Photographs of our launch party at Brussels’ CIVA Foundation last week

Best. Night. Ever.

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My kind of Rebels

My kind of Rebels

Some opening words from our editor-in-chief for our brand new Rebels issue.

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Behind closed doors, the unpublished pictures

Behind closed doors, the unpublished pictures

A few unpublished images of our last edition's fashion story.

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This is (our) Brussels

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.

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The throwaway project: Jonathan Meese

The throwaway project: Jonathan Meese

As throwaway adventures go, artist Jonathan Meese's one is pretty fucking bonkers.

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The party we threw in Brussels for our new edition

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.

Music The music throwaway project
Sic Alps

Sic Alps

A selection of photographs from the San Francisco-based four-tet's final tour.

Music
Music: Interview with Wastelands’ Herlinde and Kasper-Jan Raeman

Music: Interview with Wastelands’ Herlinde and Kasper-Jan Raeman

The Subbacultcha! affiliate turns two this summer and moves to new digs

Art
Belgium’s photography graduates: Lisa Spilliaert

Belgium’s photography graduates: Lisa Spilliaert

Last but certainly not least, Lisa Spilliaert brings the series to a close...

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Music: DIIV’s Zachary Cole Smith at Boomtown Festival

When not making shitty demos in hotel rooms the Brooklyn blow-in can be found rocking the world's summer festivals

Art
Belgium’s photography graduates: Lenka Lukacovicova

Belgium’s photography graduates: Lenka Lukacovicova

The recent graduate talks abandonment issues and the abundance of space in her graduation series Muses

Music
The rant: The Herbaliser’s Jake and Ollie on “the industry”

The rant: The Herbaliser’s Jake and Ollie on “the industry”

Having been "on the scene" for about two decades now, they've got quite a lot of bones to pick...

Art
Belgium’s photography graduates: Heidrun Klos

Belgium’s photography graduates: Heidrun Klos

Fresh from the prestigious art school, she tells us about the challenge of using images for self-expression.

Music
Music: Interview with 10 Days Off’s Jeroen Delodder

Music: Interview with 10 Days Off’s Jeroen Delodder

He talks pop star DJs, ones to watch and choosing the lineup for one of the world's most progressive electronic music gigs.

Art
Belgium’s photography graduates: Miles Fischler

Belgium’s photography graduates: Miles Fischler

School's out. Miles Fischler is first in our series of interviews with recently graduated Belgian photographers.

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The Word Magazine at Librairie Candide

The Word Magazine at Librairie Candide

The instant camera antics of a few friends of The Word Magazine, as seen at last week's launch at Librairie Candide...

Music
Music: The must-see acts of the Belgian festival season 2013

Music: The must-see acts of the Belgian festival season 2013

Tonight Rock Werchter marks an explosive start to the festival season. Check out these insider tips on what not to miss.

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Area codes: Dieter Van Den Storm’s Brussels North district

Area codes: Dieter Van Den Storm’s Brussels North district

Change to this gritty cityscape is a long time coming...Brussels' north inner city gets a once-over.

Neighbourhood life Area codes
Area codes: Coffeeklatch’s Magali and Bart on Antwerp North

Area codes: Coffeeklatch’s Magali and Bart on Antwerp North

The prolific profilers talk gentrification and architectural gems in this crash course on their north city 'hood.

Neighbourhood life Area codes
A walk through Ostend with DJ Nosedrip

A walk through Ostend with DJ Nosedrip

What’s so great about Ostend? DJ Nosedrip reveals what he loves best about his native turf

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The Word Magazine All*Stars: Max and Randa

The Word Magazine All*Stars: Max and Randa

Shoes say more about you than any of the rest of your wardrobe picks. And sneakers say even more.

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Love London

Love London

Journalist Nabeelah Shabbir walks us through some of her favourite shabby to chic corners of her native London town

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The Word Magazine All*Stars: Damien and Olivier

The Word Magazine All*Stars: Damien and Olivier

“They really are my gig and festival sneakers. They could write a book”

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The Word Magazine at Hunting & Collecting – the Pictures

The Word Magazine at Hunting & Collecting – the Pictures

A selection of party shots from last Thursday's release party at Brussels' Hunting and Collecting.

Art
Consummate Brussels collector Dimitri Jeurissen talks Art Brussels

Consummate Brussels collector Dimitri Jeurissen talks Art Brussels

"Look at the art and not at the market. And build real relationships with the artists..."

Art
Newly-installed Art Brussels director Katerina Gregos’ fresh start

Newly-installed Art Brussels director Katerina Gregos’ fresh start

After 15 years, Brussels' seminal contemporary art fair gets a new director.

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The second best edition release party: Brussels

The second best edition release party: Brussels

We came, we saw, we launched a top class, prime rib, first rate piece of publishing genius. Here's the evidence.

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The Word turns five: The pictures (Part 2)

The Word turns five: The pictures (Part 2)

After the first batch yesterday, here's part two of our party people roll-call.

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The Word turns five: The pictures (Part 1)

The Word turns five: The pictures (Part 1)

The first instalment of photographs from last Friday's epic birthday bash featuring you, you and you.

The year’s three most infamous fashion industry cat fights

The year’s three most infamous fashion industry cat fights

In the second installment of our best-of list fest, we look at the ballsiest and bitchiest fashion cat fights of 2012. Meee-ow...

Art
An interview with Wiels curator Devrim Bayar about her project Le Salon

An interview with Wiels curator Devrim Bayar about her project Le Salon

As Le Salon turns one year old, its founder and Wiels curator Devrim Bayar fills us in on the Brussels' premier go-to art guide.

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Meet AME, Funky Bompa and DJ SoFa: Belgium’s biggest crate diggers

Meet AME, Funky Bompa and DJ SoFa: Belgium’s biggest crate diggers

Bart Sibiel's shout-out to three dedicated Belgian record collectors.

Art
Slow journalism, fast medium: Bart Kiggen & Magali Elali’s Coffeeklatch

Slow journalism, fast medium: Bart Kiggen & Magali Elali’s Coffeeklatch

Bart and Magali visit interesting Belgian people in their homes, ask questions, drink coffee, and put it all on Coffeeklatch...

Art
Photographer Frieke Janssens takes your last shot before you die

Photographer Frieke Janssens takes your last shot before you die

The Belgian photographer is embarking on a sort-of-morbid mission to make you immortal.

Fashion designer Christian Wijnants on his 20th collection and winning the Woolmark prize

Fashion designer Christian Wijnants on his 20th collection and winning the Woolmark prize

Throwing a big party to celebrate winning the Woolmark prize is not really Christian Wijnants' thing, he's saving his energies for Paris next year.

Art
A chat with the owners of Brussels culinary gem Bouchery

A chat with the owners of Brussels culinary gem Bouchery

Another installment in our series on dynamic duos going it fifty-fifty sees us drop in on Damien and Bénédicte, the creative minds behind Brussels restaurant Bouchery.

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An interview with Antwerp-based German designer Daniel Andresen

An interview with Antwerp-based German designer Daniel Andresen

Antwerp-based German designer Daniel Andresen took time out to chat to us about subjects close to his heart, like the textures and imperfections of a well-spun yarn

Music
Belgian electro pop duo Joy Wellboy on life, love and joking about The Clash’s drummer

Belgian electro pop duo Joy Wellboy on life, love and joking about The Clash’s drummer

Belgian two-piece Joy Wellboy talk about sharing the stage, sharing a bed and being mirrors for each other...

Art
An interview with the founders of Brussels art gallery VidalCuglietta

An interview with the founders of Brussels art gallery VidalCuglietta

Barbara Cuglietta and Lilou Vidal: a pair of Brussels-based gallery owners share the reasons for their mutual appreciation in our series on winsome twosomes.

Antwerp-based girl DJ duo Soren on gigs and good looks

Antwerp-based girl DJ duo Soren on gigs and good looks

We met up at Antwerp's Café Normo with Amélie Lens and Rosalie De Meyer to talk about Søren, the DJ act they launched together last year.

Music Exclusive mixes
The 15 best party tracks by Fuse founder Peter Decuypere’s

The 15 best party tracks by Fuse founder Peter Decuypere’s

We asked the founding father of legendary Brussels club Fuse and the creative mind behind I Love Techno to select a couple of party tracks for us.

Neighbourhood life This is Belgium
The best weightlifters in Belgium

The best weightlifters in Belgium

Weightlifters are often (wrongly) perceived as steroid-hungry meatheads. Truth is, the discipline, resilience and mental strength needed to master this Olympic sport would make any other professional athlete run for cover.

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Iconic Brussels bookstore Darakan’s dying days

Iconic Brussels bookstore Darakan’s dying days

We drop-in for a browse and a chat as a new (and final?) chapter opens in the Darakan saga.

An interview with high fashion shop Smets’ buying director Pascaline Smets

An interview with high fashion shop Smets’ buying director Pascaline Smets

Glamorous style heiress Pascaline Smets uses her role in the family business to bring a cosmopolitan edge to Brussels.

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The five movers and shakers that gave Belgian designers a voice

The five movers and shakers that gave Belgian designers a voice

Scenes don’t just magically take shape. We talk to five individuals instrumental in instigating, supporting and promoting design in Belgium.

Art
Documenta 13: an interview with fair director Chus Martinez

Documenta 13: an interview with fair director Chus Martinez

Documenta, Kassel's 100 day contemporary art exhibition, is coming to a close. We speak to organiser Chus Martinez before the internationally renowned art gig disappears for another five years.

Neighbourhood life This is Belgium
The best new faces in Belgian fashion

The best new faces in Belgian fashion

With the new fashion season upon us, we review agencies' books, sifting through their pages for the new faces of tomorrow.

Art Studio visits
A walk around up-and-coming Belgian painter Matthieu Ronsse’s house-come-studio

A walk around up-and-coming Belgian painter Matthieu Ronsse’s house-come-studio

We visit Matthieu Ronsse's studio, which also doubles up as his home to discover this promising artist's eclectic and fascinating body of work.

Art Studio visits
Inside Brussels painter Karen Vermeren’s studio

Inside Brussels painter Karen Vermeren’s studio

In part three of our series on artists' spaces, we pay a visit to Brussels-based painter Karen Vermeren's studio.

Art Studio visits
Tom Liekens

Tom Liekens

In our second studio visit of the month, we drop in on Belgian painter Tom Liekens, who let us into his Antwerp studio for an exclusive peak around.

Art
An interview with Belgian painting prodigy Rinus Van de Velde

An interview with Belgian painting prodigy Rinus Van de Velde

We sit down with Belgian artist Rinus Van de Velde to talk about his working process, living in a fake reality and why the world doesn’t really need art.

Neighbourhood life
Grey expectations

Grey expectations

By 2020, 40 percent of the Belgian population will be over 50. They will want to have fun, travel, and stay healthy and mobile in their own (renovated) homes. These four professionals understand that seniors will soon rule the world.

Art
Photographers…and everyone around them

Photographers…and everyone around them

Photographers need a whole team of specialists behind them, from framers and printers to airbrushers. In a bid to shine a light on those professions essential to the photographic process, we profile four of these artisans.

The middleman

The middleman

We sat down with Marc Gysemans to talk about his collaboration with industry darling Raf Simons and his profession as a producer in general.

Art
Man vs. machine

Man vs. machine

Saturo Toma, Michel Mazzoni and Frederik Heyman talk about their weapons of choice: We profile three Belgian photographers' cameras.

A taste for paradox

A taste for paradox

We sat down with Paris-based Belgian Kris Van Assche - who designs Dior menswear as well as his own line - to talk about his style, avoiding sartorial clichés and why having fun with clothes is so important.

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Truck drivers

Truck drivers

Belgium is an obligatory pit stop on most truckers’ itineraries. Here, we hitch a ride with some of the local boys, capturing the loneliness that comes with having chosen life on the road.

Christian Astuguevieille

Christian Astuguevieille

On the eve of one of his biggest auctions in Belgium, we chatted to French wunderkind Christian Astuguevieille about his relationship with Rei Kawakubo, his unusual career path and his contagious passion for tactile objects.

Neighbourhood life This is Belgium
The best graffiti writers in Belgium

The best graffiti writers in Belgium

We hunted down six legendary Belgian graffiti writers, each with their own speciality, and got them talking about their nighttime obsessions.

Art
The grey album release party – Photographs

The grey album release party – Photographs

Photographs of last Friday's grey album release party at BOZAR Shop in Brussels.

Art
Fifteen questions to Caroline Van Hoek

Fifteen questions to Caroline Van Hoek

Here's us chatting with Brussels-based gallery founder Caroline Van Hoek about her take on the artist-as-jewellery-maker, why she expanded her space upwards and talent-scouting.

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High potentials

High potentials

The future is bright, the future is orange: Five Belgian kids with a bit more potential than the rest of them tell us about their dreams for tomorrow.

Blonde ambition

Blonde ambition

Céline De Schepper, only 23 years old, just graduated from La Cambre last June and is already one of Belgium's young rising fashion stars.

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Pimpinelle

Pimpinelle

Pimpinelle, a new boutique in Brussels for foodies, inspires Damien Aresta to sample some other recent delicious food experiences. Dig in.

Art
Pauline Miko

Pauline Miko

For our orange album, young and upcoming photographer Pauline Miko aimed her lense at red heads, capturing their somewhat mysterious and intriguing aura.

Art
The orange album release party photographs

The orange album release party photographs

Photographs of our orange album release party that took place in Brussels on Friday 8th April.

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Back to zero

Back to zero

As part of our series on new beginnings, here's Julien Mourlon and Mieke Dumortier who've accomplished something most of us scaredy cats daren't do: they took the reigns of their careers and said so long to playing it safe.

Music
Decap organs

Decap organs

Decap organs have been a family business since 1902, even though they look more like something from Bladerunner. We found an Antwerp producer who's equipped this old-timer organ with a midi interface, bringing it to life again.

Music The music throwaway project
Casiokids

Casiokids

The Word's throwaway project whisks you backstage for a peek at Norway's Casiokids doing their thang on their latest tour.

Music
New name, new game

New name, new game

We're talking band re-baptisms as part of our series on new beginnings, with Belgian musos The Glimmers, MonkeyRobot, New Bleeders and BRNS on why they did it and how it changed things (or not).

Music The music throwaway project
M O N E Y

M O N E Y

After their gig in Paris' Point Ephémère last month, M O N E Y, Mancunian band on their way up, strip down naked for our throwaway project. Literally.

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The rise of e-suicides

The rise of e-suicides

Today we kick off our series on 'new beginnings' by taking a look at those who dare to say goodbye to their social network accounts. But, as the Eagles put it: “You can checkout any time you like, but you can never leave.” Or can you?

Fifteen questions to Alice Knackfuss

Fifteen questions to Alice Knackfuss

We talk to the designer about feminism, the "freedom" of menswear and why she ultimately refuses to believe in fast fashion.

Music
Ross Clements and Geert Sermon

Ross Clements and Geert Sermon

With just a few days before their first night at Brussels' Beursschouwburg, we speak to kindred spirits Ross Clements and Geert Sermon about their joint promoting effort.

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PLMD’s Pierre and Damien

PLMD’s Pierre and Damien

We polish off our series on creative and enterprising two-pieces with the delightful duo Pierre and Damien from graphic design studio pleaseletmedesign.

Music Exclusive mixes
Miss Hot Tracks’

Miss Hot Tracks’

We continue our series of Valentine's Day-inspired mixes with Brussels-based DJ Miss Hot Tracks mix entitled 'Desires'.

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Hunting and Collecting’s Niels and Aude

Hunting and Collecting’s Niels and Aude

Niels and Aude are the creative geniuses behind Hunting and Collecting, a Brussels-based concept store that's made a name for itself in Belgium and beyond.

Art
The love movement

The love movement

A few weeks ago we asked our readers to send us a photograph which, to them, illustrated the word 'love'. Here are the 13 photographs that made the cut.

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Projet Digilence’s Emilie and Valentin

Projet Digilence’s Emilie and Valentin

Emilie Pischedda and Valentin Souquet are a duo in lots of ways: they are artists, lovers, parents and founders of Brussels-based art production hub Project Digilence.

Art
Grey Gardens

Grey Gardens

By telling the story of the aunt and cousin of Jackie 'O' Kennedy, 1976 documentary Grey Gardens shows the face of the American aristocracy fallen from grace.

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Felicia Atkinson and Bartolomé Sanson

Felicia Atkinson and Bartolomé Sanson

In the fourth part of our series on illuminating couple-collaborators, we introduce multi-talents Felicia and Bartholomé whose pooled resources include books and records.

Art
Fifteen questions to Ingrid Baars

Fifteen questions to Ingrid Baars

We sit down with Antwerp-based Dutch photographer Ingrid Baars to discuss the creative process, her love of the female form and feedback from older men at gallery openings.

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Onda Sonora’s Bart and Yoeri

Onda Sonora’s Bart and Yoeri

More superstar soulmates. DJs Yoeri Bellemans and Bart Sibiel make up two halves of Onda Sonora Soundsystem. They traffic their soulful sound at their own trademarked shindigs but also through a cool weekly slot on FM Brussel.

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Face to Face’s Delphine and Flore

Face to Face’s Delphine and Flore

On a total love buzz, we've begun harvesting some of February's Valentine spirit. We've decided to while away the month by introducing you to some inseparable Belgian two-pieces. Some are musicians. Others photographers. The odd DJ-duo, even. We kick off our series with Brussels-based graphic design team Face to Face.

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Memymom’s Lisa and Marilène

Memymom’s Lisa and Marilène

Part II of our fascination-feature on outstanding Belgian two-pieces. Drumroll please for Memymom, a photography venture concocted by mother and daughter duo Marilène and Lisa.

Art
In Sickness and In Health

In Sickness and In Health

In this unconventional family portrait, photographer Colin Gray offers you the ability to gaze into the spheres of a dying woman.

The Beautiful Fall

The Beautiful Fall

A fascinating read about the bitter rivalry between iconic fashion designers Karl Lagerfeld and Yves Saint Laurent.

Art
Bruce Davidson’s Subway

Bruce Davidson’s Subway

We take a closer look at Steidl's recent reissue of American photographer Bruce Davidson's groundbreaking photographs of the New York subway back in the 1980s.

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Bouchéry, Brussels

Bouchéry, Brussels

We book a table at gastronomic newcomer Bouchéry in Brussels' south to discover a world where passion and provenance prevail.

Music
Nosedrip

Nosedrip

We sit down with Ghent-based DJ Nosedrip to ask him what's missing in his life and what songs he'd play on a first date. Scroll down to the bottom of the interview for a free mix.

Art
Seeing right through you

Seeing right through you

A campaigner, a law enforcer, a lawyer and a investigative journalist. We profile four local heroes that strive towards making your society a more honest and transparent one.

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The smooth operator

The smooth operator

We speak to a Belgian hostage negotiator about handling crisis situations, parallels to the movie 'The Negotiator' and how a little lie can undermine an entire operation.

Art
The school of white socks

The school of white socks

We zoom in on one of our all-time favourite fashion faux pas: white socks.

Art
White coats: The pharmacist

White coats: The pharmacist

For the last instalment in our series on professions that still require wearing a white coat in the workplace, we visit Ghent-based pharmacist Ann Seye.

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The king of clean

The king of clean

Eddy Beaurain's Pressing No1 is an institution amongst Brussels' fashion folk. We pay him a visit days before he closes shop for good.

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White labels

White labels

Brussels nightlife queen and Word-columnist Lady Jane on white labels and the luxury of having record store clerks keep little gems behind their counters for their trusted customers.

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