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Culture
Jeff Bezos’ Superyacht Could Become Target of Dutch Rotten Eggs
Jeff Bezos' superyacht is in danger of becoming the target of Dutch preservationists who threaten to pelt her with rotten eggs. Bezos is looking to take apart a 140-year-old bridge in the city of Rotterdam in order to fit...
Europe
Jeff Bezos’ Yacht Too Big for Rotterdam Bridge, Which Has to be Dismantled
The new yacht owned by Jeff Bezos, the billionaire founder of Amazon, is so large that a historic bridge in Rotterdam, the Netherlands has to be dismantled to allow her to pass through.
Bezos' three-masted yacht, which was built in...
Greece
Stefania, the 17-Year Old Who Will Represent Greece in Eurovision 2020
Greece's State Broadcaster ERT announced on Monday that Stefania Liberakakis will represent the country in the 2020 Eurovision song contest, which will take place in Rotterdam, the Netherlands in May.
Her selected song is called “SUPERG!RL.”
Liberakakis, who was born in...
Culture
‘Suntan’ by Argyris Papadimitropoulos Wins Top Prize at Edinburgh Film Festival
The film 'Suntan' directed by Argyris Papadimitropoulos and shot entirely on the island of Antiparos won the prize for Best International Feature Film at the 70th Edinburgh Film Festival on Friday. The film, which premiered at Rotterdam, is Papadimitropoulos'...
Crime
Rotterdam: Valuable Items Stolen From Greek Orthodox Church
A 45 centimeter long, 25 wide and 7.5 deep silver reliquary, owned by the Greek orthodox church in Rotterdam, was stolen on Saturday afternoon.
According to "Algemeen Dagblad" reports, the box contained pieces of the holy cross where Jesus Christ was crucified...
Art
Emmy Storms Performs Vasilis Tsitsanis
Emmy Storms, a young Dutch violinist proved that music has no boundaries, playing a song by the Greek composer Vasilis Tsitsanis, during a classical music concert, in Rotterdam. The song she chose is called "Apopse stis akrogialies," (tonight on...
Hollywood
Yorgos Lanthimos Set to Begin First English Language Film
Academy Award nominee Yorgos Lanthimos, who garnered much attention for his film "Dogtooth," is set to make his English-language film debut with "The Lobster."
The director will begin shooting the film in Ireland this fall. The love story takes place in...
entertainment
Lanthimos Wins Rotterdam’s CineMart Prize
Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos was awarded the ARTE International Prize, at the 42nd International Film Festival of Rotterdam for the Best CineMart 2013 Project for The Lobster. Along with the prize came the cash amount of 7,000 euros. The film...