42 result(s) for us government in Entertainment
Invitation: 'Economics Of Good & Evil', Theatre Performance Budapest, 26 April
- 18 Apr 2013 10:35 AM
- entertainment
Does it pay to be good? Does economics trump ethics? 300 pages of Tomas Sedlacek’s bestseller are condensed into a theatre performance taking the audience on an exciting journey across economic thinking. In this experimental collage of movement, grotesque sketches and musical numbers viewers will see Gilgamesh, Epicuros and Adam Smith, and hear the words of Moses and contemporary philosophers. ...
Xpat Opinion: Dispute Over The Sirály Cultural Club In Budapest
- 26 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- entertainment
A left-wing daily accuses the Mayor of Budapest of closing down a cultural club in order to silence anti-government protesters. A pro-government commentator believes that the Jewish cultural organization running the Sirály cultural club without paying rent used its resources to orchestrate anti-government protest.
'Bond Is GREAT Britain', By Jonathan Knott, British Ambassador To Hungary
- 9 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- entertainment
"We arranged a screening of the new Bond film, Skyfall, last week. On the same day it premiered here in Budapest. And we invited our closest contacts and friends to share the evening with us. It was great to see members of government, politicians, people from ministries, NGOs and just friends of the Embassy relaxing at the movies.
Invitation: Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry Screening With English Subtitles, Atrium Film&Theatre Budapest
- 24 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Named by ArtReview in 2011 as the most powerful artist in the world, Ai Weiwei is China’s most celebrated contemporary artist, and its most outspoken domestic critic. He rose to prominence in 2008, after assisting in the design of Beijing’s iconic Bird’s Nest Olympic Stadium then publicly denouncing China’s embrace of the Games as political propaganda.
Xpat Opinion: Slot Machines Banned In Hungary
- 4 Oct 2012 12:35 PM
- entertainment
In an unusually swift procedure, Parliament banned slot machines with immediate effect, except for those in casinos. Commentators both on the right and the left agree that it was the right decision, although the price is high: the loss of tens of billions in gambling revenues and tens of thousands of jobs.
Hindus Laud Hungary For Selecting Gypsy Maltreatment Film For Oscars
- 12 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Hindus have applauded Hungary for selecting “Csak a szél (Just The Wind)”, a disturbing film about Roma (Gypsy) killings, as country’s entry in Foreign Language Film category of next Academy Awards.
Invitation: 'Economics Of Good & Evil', Theatre Performance Budapest, 26 April
- 18 Apr 2013 10:35 AM
- entertainment
Does it pay to be good? Does economics trump ethics? 300 pages of Tomas Sedlacek’s bestseller are condensed into a theatre performance taking the audience on an exciting journey across economic thinking. In this experimental collage of movement, grotesque sketches and musical numbers viewers will see Gilgamesh, Epicuros and Adam Smith, and hear the words of Moses and contemporary philosophers. ...
Xpat Opinion: Dispute Over The Sirály Cultural Club In Budapest
- 26 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- entertainment
A left-wing daily accuses the Mayor of Budapest of closing down a cultural club in order to silence anti-government protesters. A pro-government commentator believes that the Jewish cultural organization running the Sirály cultural club without paying rent used its resources to orchestrate anti-government protest.
'Bond Is GREAT Britain', By Jonathan Knott, British Ambassador To Hungary
- 9 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- entertainment
"We arranged a screening of the new Bond film, Skyfall, last week. On the same day it premiered here in Budapest. And we invited our closest contacts and friends to share the evening with us. It was great to see members of government, politicians, people from ministries, NGOs and just friends of the Embassy relaxing at the movies.
Invitation: Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry Screening With English Subtitles, Atrium Film&Theatre Budapest
- 24 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Named by ArtReview in 2011 as the most powerful artist in the world, Ai Weiwei is China’s most celebrated contemporary artist, and its most outspoken domestic critic. He rose to prominence in 2008, after assisting in the design of Beijing’s iconic Bird’s Nest Olympic Stadium then publicly denouncing China’s embrace of the Games as political propaganda.
Xpat Opinion: Slot Machines Banned In Hungary
- 4 Oct 2012 12:35 PM
- entertainment
In an unusually swift procedure, Parliament banned slot machines with immediate effect, except for those in casinos. Commentators both on the right and the left agree that it was the right decision, although the price is high: the loss of tens of billions in gambling revenues and tens of thousands of jobs.
Hindus Laud Hungary For Selecting Gypsy Maltreatment Film For Oscars
- 12 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Hindus have applauded Hungary for selecting “Csak a szél (Just The Wind)”, a disturbing film about Roma (Gypsy) killings, as country’s entry in Foreign Language Film category of next Academy Awards.