menu
  • The Word Radio
  • hub heroes
  • The Brussels Bike Hundred
  • Search
The Word Magazine

Tag: The superheroes edition

menu
  • The Word Radio
  • hub heroes
  • The Brussels Bike Hundred
  • Search
The Word magazine

Follow us

The Export Edition

Order our latest issue, The Export Edition

Neighbourhood life

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.

Art

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.

  • Search
The Word magazine
  • Brussels
  • Belgium
  • Music
  • Photography
  • Antwerp
  • Arts
  • Ghent
  • We love
  • Exhibitions
  • Lifestyle
  • Weekend
  • Culture
  • Contemporary art
  • Talent
  • What to do
  • Concert
  • Interviews
  • On the radar
  • Behind the scenes
  • Fashion
  • Design
menu The Word Magazine

Tag: The superheroes edition

Follow us

  • Brussels (807)
  • Belgium (684)
  • Music (447)
  • Photography (445)
  • Antwerp (403)
  • Arts (301)
  • Ghent (295)
  • We love (272)
  • Exhibitions (265)
  • Lifestyle (232)
  • Weekend (232)
  • Culture (229)
  • Contemporary art (229)
  • Talent (222)
  • What to do (218)
  • Concert (217)
  • Interviews (215)
  • On the radar (196)
  • Behind the scenes (195)
  • Fashion (192)
  • Design (170)
Art Portfolio reports
“Art should protect vulnerable histories and project future hypothesis, repositioning perspectives and unravelling potentiality.” The cerebral work of Emmanuel Van der Auwera

“Art should protect vulnerable histories and project future hypothesis, repositioning perspectives and unravelling potentiality.” The cerebral work of Emmanuel Van der Auwera

Emmanuel Van der Auwera discusses the genesis of his artistic practice, the inflection point that was 9/11 and how society at large processes trauma.

Neighbourhood life
The neighbourhood neo-canteen using social inclusion as its prime ingredient for local change

The neighbourhood neo-canteen using social inclusion as its prime ingredient for local change

Underpinned by a belief in the power of the local economy, Refresh distinguishes itself by its intent to lower the barrier to entry to durable and ethical living.

Neighbourhood life
All-in-ones, or how the slash generation is re-inventing the work-life balance (Part 4)

All-in-ones, or how the slash generation is re-inventing the work-life balance (Part 4)

We talk work ethics, balancing acts and unwinding tips with three distinguished do-it-alls in part four of our investigative series on all-in-ones.

Neighbourhood life
On increasing transparency, by Cumuleo’s Christophe Van Gheluwe

On increasing transparency, by Cumuleo’s Christophe Van Gheluwe

Fed up with the total disregard for accountability and even democracy, the public auditing platform Cumuleo was launched in 2009 to increase the transparency surrounding our politicians’ multiple mandates, and rebuild the people's trust in our elected officials.

Music
Denis Mpunga discusses his early 80s work with producer Patrick Stas aka Paul K.

Denis Mpunga discusses his early 80s work with producer Patrick Stas aka Paul K.

Denis Mpunga meets Pauk Stas in Liège, 1979. What resulted was one of the most unexpected, fascinating and exotic sounds never to have been released - until Amsterdam-based label Music From Memory finally released the Criola sessions as an EP earlier this year.

Music
On creating music producing software Fruityloops, by Jean-Marie Cannie

On creating music producing software Fruityloops, by Jean-Marie Cannie

Image-Line Software founder and CTO Jean-Marie Cannie takes the time to describe how the globally beloved and colourful music production interface Fruityloops came to be.

Neighbourhood life
Bikes allow you to see more of the sky

Bikes allow you to see more of the sky

How two entrepreneurs have placed two-wheelers at the heart of their budding businesses.

Neighbourhood life
Class of ’17 – Part III

Class of ’17 – Part III

Take a look at 7 more of the most influential Belgians who broke through the mould in 2017.

Neighbourhood life
Class of ’17 – Part II

Class of ’17 – Part II

Take a look at 8 more of the most influential Belgians who broke through the mould in 2017.

Neighbourhood life
Class of ’17 – Part I

Class of ’17 – Part I

Take a look at the first 8 of some of the most influential Belgians who broke through the mould in 2017.

Neighbourhood life
On fighting for colonial contextualisation, by CLCMD’s Kalvin Soiresse Niall

On fighting for colonial contextualisation, by CLCMD’s Kalvin Soiresse Niall

Collectif Mémoire Coloniale et Lutte Contre les Discriminations is the country's loudest voice concerning the decolonisation of education, space, and the Belgian collective memory; and as such constantly seek to turn their words into affirmative action.

Neighbourhood life
On being another kind of venue, by Tommy De Nys

On being another kind of venue, by Tommy De Nys

As head of programmation and communication at Les Ateliers Claus, Tommy De Nys discusses how to maintain a unique underground music venue.

Neighbourhood life
On creating a fanzine for kids, by Cuistax’s Chloe Perarnau and Fanny Dreyer

On creating a fanzine for kids, by Cuistax’s Chloe Perarnau and Fanny Dreyer

We met at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Brussels, where we both studied illustration. After graduating in 2012, we continued drawing and working on projects together, supporting each other during the uneasy post-graduate phase of trying to set up our careers. We’d both had our fair share of commissioned work for several editors […]

Music
The classically-trained musician that made one of the best Belgian boogie records you probably never heard of

The classically-trained musician that made one of the best Belgian boogie records you probably never heard of

The Liège-born musician Alec Mansion on his circuitous, cross-Atlantic journey through the music industry.

Neighbourhood life This is Belgium
Neighbourhood Heroes: Best for cultural centres

Neighbourhood Heroes: Best for cultural centres

Our finetuned selection of cultural centres: the undisputed unsung heroes of the neighbourhood, the beacons of cultural empowerment remaining a crucial and necessary function of the social landscape.

Neighbourhood life
On running neighbourhood jazz club Sounds Jazz Club, by Sergio Duvalloni

On running neighbourhood jazz club Sounds Jazz Club, by Sergio Duvalloni

From a clear-cut artistic direction, to a careful balancing act between panache and a no-nonsense attitude, Sounds Jazz Club's Sergio Duvalloni reveals all.

Neighbourhood life
The Word Radio launch

The Word Radio launch

Much love to Rémy Martin, Cabinet du Ministre-Président Rudi Vervoort, Images de Bruxelles, Kabinet van Pascal Smets and Fujifilm for their invaluable support. the word.radio

Neighbourhood life
On launching The Word Radio, an online community radio for Belgium

On launching The Word Radio, an online community radio for Belgium

A few words from our editor-in-chief Nicholas Lewis on the launch, next Friday 1st December, of The Word Radio.

Music
“There’s no way to define it simply. It’s music that evolves in a Bermuda triangle between rock, world and electronic music.” Deciphering the bewildering world of Brussels-based record label Crammed Discs

“There’s no way to define it simply. It’s music that evolves in a Bermuda triangle between rock, world and electronic music.” Deciphering the bewildering world of Brussels-based record label Crammed Discs

In a candid two-hour interview, we talk to Crammed Discs' Marc Hollander about the fetishism surrounding vinyl records, not being a legacy label and how a chance encounter with Marc Moulin gave him his first big break.

Music
All-in-ones, or how the slash generation is re-inventing the work-life balance (Part 3)

All-in-ones, or how the slash generation is re-inventing the work-life balance (Part 3)

Part three of our investigative series on the country’s creative do-it-alls: candid talks with a DJ, a producer and a barista.

  • Party (156)
  • Nightlife (152)
  • Art (139)
  • People (127)
  • New release (121)
  • Shopping (116)
  • Consume (115)
  • This is Belgium (110)
  • Festival (108)
  • Style (107)
  • Schedule (102)
  • Play (98)
  • Exhibition (97)
  • The Current Issue (93)
  • Belgian creative forces (93)
  • Liège (85)
  • Innovation (83)
  • Backstage (82)
  • The current album (82)
  • Industry (77)
  • Ideas (74)
  • Leuven (70)
  • Agenda (66)
  • The music interview (60)
  • London (59)
  • Bozar (59)
  • The throwaway project (58)
  • Food (55)
  • Visit Brussels (55)
  • Hip Hop (53)
  • Electronic music (52)
  • Graphic design (51)
  • Disruptive (51)
  • Charleroi (50)
  • Electronic (46)
  • Exclusive (45)
  • Exclusive mix (45)
  • architecture (42)
  • Visit Antwerp (42)
  • do the right thing (42)
  • Portfolio report (41)
  • Books (39)
  • Film (39)
  • The photography interview (39)
  • Favourite Belgian releases (38)
  • Pop (37)
  • Cinema (36)
  • belgian music (36)
  • DJ mix (35)

The Word Magazine is Belgium’s leading English-speaking free media platform, documenting and championing the best in neighbourhood living, music and art. Published every two months, the magazine is distributed in over 500 distribution points across the country.

Design & development by Variable

Like us
Follow us
Follow us again



Listen to us

About us

Contact us

Over 100 residents, all Belgian or based in Belgium.

Listen to The Word Radio live, 24/7