Stubru Culture and Media Fuse to reopen two nights a week The famous Brussels discotheque Fuse has received permission to reopen two nights a week. In mid-January the Fuse management decided to close the dance temp... Thu 26 Jan 12:42
Culture and Media Loss of Trappist: Is there a future for Belgian Trappist breweries? The Monks of Westmalle have sold St Benedict’s Abbey in Achel (Limburg) that loses the right to call beers brewed at the abbey brewery Trappist beers. The ne... Thu 26 Jan 10:37
Culture and Media Loss of Trappist: What now for Achel beer? The Monks of Westmalle have sold St Benedict’s Abbey in Achel (Limburg) that now loses all right to call any beers brewed at the abbey brewery Trappist beers... Thu 26 Jan 10:02
Blond and dark 7° Achel Trappist Hakjubi/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 4.0 Culture and Media Loss of Trappist: “Unfortunate, but not yet a disaster” You will have heard the news. The Monks of Westmalle have sold St Benedict’s Abbey in Achel (Limburg) that now loses all right to call any beers brewed at t... Thu 26 Jan 09:30
radio2 Culture and Media “It’s ridiculous it’s no longer a Trappist!” The St Benedict’s Abbey in Achel (Limburg) has been sold. Beer will still be brewed on location and still taste the same but because all ties have been brok... Wed 25 Jan 15:10
Nicolas Maeterlinck Culture and Media Belgium loses Trappist beer Beer brewed at Achel Abbey will no longer be allowed to bear the name Trappist beer. The abbey is being sold to businessman Jan Tormans and the brewery at t... Update Wed 25 Jan 12:11
Culture and Media Oscar nomination for “Close” “Close”, a movie directed by Fleming Lukas Dhont, has been nominated for an Oscar in the Best International Feature Film category. The Oscars are the most i... Update Tue 24 Jan 16:24
Media Almost 80% of Flemings don’t trust big tech companies with their data 77% of us don’t trust big internet companies with our personal data. Tue 24 Jan 15:24
Culture and Media Exhibition to mark the 80th anniversary of the deportation of Jews and Roma to Auschwitz During World War II, some 25,000 Jews and 350 Roma were sent by train from the Dossin Barracks in Mechelen to Nazi concentration and extermination camps in E... Mon 23 Jan 12:20
© VRT Films & Series The woman behind the costumes that tell “The Story of Flanders” Since 1 January the VRT’s television channel één has be airing a series that chronicles the history of Flanders. Sun 22 Jan 09:00
Madonna in Colombia in 2022 AFP or licensors Culture and Media Madonna celebrates 40 years of stardom in Antwerp At 64 many people in Belgium will be looking forward to a well-deserved retirement, but not so Madonna. The American megastar turns 65 next August and is ma... Sat 21 Jan 08:56
Culture and Media Eurovision: Can queer anthem bring victory to Belgium in Liverpool? Singer Gustaph will represent Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest at the Echo Arena in Liverpool (UK) in May. Gustaph’s song “Because of You” came out to... Sat 21 Jan 08:55
Isabelle Dierckx Culture and Media VIDEO: R.E.M. plaudits for Great Balls of Choir The cover of R.E.M.’s “Losing My Religion” made by Great Balls of Choir from Hasselt (Limburg), has gone viral. R.E.M. singer Michael Stipe saw the video an... Wed 18 Jan 10:43
Culture and Media Gustaph to represent Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest Antwerp singer Gustaph will represent Belgium at the Eurovision Song Festival in Liverpool in May. His song “Because of You” picked up 121 points from the p... Mon 16 Jan 10:05
Culture and Media Unique David Bowie Sixties interview rediscovered An interview made by VRT with a 22-year-old David Bowie has surfaced for the first time in many years. Sat 14 Jan 09:09
Patrick Post Culture and Media Foreign tourists rediscover Bruges – Asian tourists the challenge for 2023 Tourism in Bruges continues to recover. Visitor numbers at Bruges Museums again shot higher during the past year. In all nearly 700,000 people visited one ... Sat 14 Jan 07:08
Limburg 29 works of art and 2 art collections added to the Flemish Masterpiece List As Flanders’ oldest town, Tongeren has a rich an interesting history. Fri 13 Jan 16:18
Radio2 Culture and Media 14-year-old Fleming Febe is published author in English The first book in English written by 14-year-old Febe Maenhout from Nieuwpoort (West Flanders) is now available at Standaard book shops or via Amazon. “How ... Thu 12 Jan 12:06
Culture and Media Winterlicht visitors in Bokrijk overwhelmed by the acts (VIDEO) The Winterlicht festival in Bokrijk (Limburg) is attracting big crowds. Thu 29 Dec 2022 16:38
Antwerp Province Jumper from the Antwerp fashion house Essentiel sells like hot cakes thanks to Netflix series "Emily in Paris" The colourful design is a success worldwide. The pullover, which can be seen in the trailer and the first episode, has already been sold out. Thu 29 Dec 2022 11:02
