Culture
Movies
My conversation with Andrij Parekh, Emmy Award winner of the highly acclaimed American TV series “Succession” took place a few weeks before the war started on Feb. 24. Parekh is of Ukrainian and Indi
May. 30, 2022
Music
Alina Pash, Ukraine’s Eurovision 2022 candidate, who only recently won the right to compete for Ukraine with her song “Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors” is facing a possible disqualification, after alle
Feb. 14, 2022
Art
In this era of discord and conflict, there is an urgent need for art, poetry and music which speaks to the soul and helps humanity recalibrate its faculties and make sense of all the nonsense that is
Feb. 1, 2022
Music
DJ Nastia and Artbat duo have done it again. The U.K.’s DJ Magazine, also known as DJ Mag, released its annual Top 100 Alternative DJs list, with the Ukrainian musicians in the rankings for the second
Oct. 29, 2021
Movies
Some films can be inherently flawed but still useful by triggering a debate and raising public awareness about an important issue. Such is “Babyn Yar. Context,” a new archival documentary by Ukrainian
Oct. 13, 2021
Movies
All film screenings in different Kyiv cinemas are now brought together on one website. English Cinema Kyiv was launched in early September by Danish expat Klaus Jensen to give the local international
Sep. 29, 2021
Music
Dutch broadcaster NPO ran an international poll to discover Europe’s favourite Eurovision Song Contest entries ever. The general public has been voting on all 1,562 songs that have made it to the show
May. 23, 2021
Books
The CNN host, whose new book is “Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World,” includes Alexis de Tocqueville’s “Democracy in America” on the list: “Still the best book ever written about this country.” Rea
Nov. 7, 2020
Movies
It takes courage to step into the shoes of people in the middle of Russia’s war against Ukraine and empathize with both a Donbas resident and a separatist militant. Ukraine’s most-acclaimed screenwrit
Nov. 5, 2020
Movies
Ukraine is a post-Soviet urban oasis beautifully shot by a Canadian crew in “Goodbye Golovin,” this year’s short film winner of the Odesa International Film Festival. But that polished image seems sli
Oct. 13, 2020
Music
Ukraine’s capital has once again turned into a dystopia in the music video of a famous band. This time, Kyiv was featured in the British rock band Coldplay’s cinematic video for their single “Trouble
Mar. 13, 2020
Movies
There is one “villain” in the Vasyl Stus biopic “Censored” that Ukrainians would have wanted to have been named. But, due to legal threats, he wasn’t. In a key film scene, Stus, the Ukrainian dissiden
Sep. 6, 2019
Art
Britain’s Got Talent: The Champions is set to see a whole host of global talent take to one stage – and one of the favourites is Ukrainian performer Kseniya Simonova. Read more here.
Sep. 1, 2019
Music
PARIS — The flight to Tel Aviv was preparing for takeoff when Bilal Hassani, France’s Eurovision nominee, accepted a handset from the flight attendants. Read the full story here.
Mar. 12, 2019
Music
Pop singer Maruv has won Ukraine’s nomination to represent the country in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. There’s just one problem: her Russian concerts put her candidacy at risk. With a provocat
Feb. 24, 2019
Books
Glass ceilings in the 16th-century Ottoman Empire were made of cut stone, secured by iron locks, ringed with imposing walls and guarded by armies of eunuchs. The Ottoman women closest to imperial powe
Nov. 23, 2017
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The melody from Carol of the Bells comes from Ukraine’s Pokrovsk, a city the Russians are desperately trying to capture and rid of Ukrainians.
Nov. 10