De Pillecyn tells the story based on the song ‘Try’ by the American singer Colbie Caillat. In the video clip she removes make-up in front of the camera, until she looks confidently into the lens without a speck of make-up on. “The lyrics are about the fact that it doesn’t matter what other people think … Read more
The band members of STAKE are young teenagers when the group was founded in 2004, under the name “Steak Number Eight”. Frontman Brent Vanneste is barely 11 years old. Vanneste celebrated his 30th birthday last summer during a festival show with STAKE in Poland, in front of 70,000 people. After the concert, the group members … Read more
Just like at the Golden Globes 2 weeks ago, Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” has a chance to win the most important Oscars. The members of the Academy clearly appreciated the story about the development of the atomic bomb and nominated the film in 13 categories, just shy of a record. Actors Cillian Murphy and Emily Blunt … Read more
All trains between Brussels and London and between Paris and London were initially canceled until at least 6 p.m. Four trains on their way had to return to their departure station, Eurostar reported via X. Travelers were advised to postpone their journey. Towards the evening it became known that the other scheduled Eurostar trains to … Read more
The Dutch journalists’ association NVJ is concerned about the consequences of too much media concentration in the event of a merger. “We have been expressing our concerns about the highly concentrated media landscape for years and this takeover would lead to even further media concentration,” says Thomas Bruning of the NVJ. “It inevitably has a … Read more
“It’s super cool and it remains so after all these years. Incredibly nice to be in such a list, among a lot of talent. To also be number one: that remains special. I cherish that very much, because I think people will look at that list. This is a nice pat on the back, so … Read more
Clouseau has played an extensive concert series in the Sportpaleis for 11 years in a row, each time in December. That tradition started in 2000, after a performance with an orchestra during the “Night of the Proms” in 1999. The annual concert series each had a theme. For example, Clouseau played “in the long”, “in … Read more
There are already various partnerships between European public broadcasters, often around prestigious and therefore expensive fiction series. Now VRT and NPO have decided to make programs together with television face Tom Waes over the next three years. It will be an “intensive and exclusive collaboration”, the public broadcasters announce. In concrete terms, two fiction series … Read more
The Hercule Poirot Prize was established in 1998 by Knack Weekend to give Flemish thriller authors a boost. The honors list includes Jef Geeraerts, Pieter Aspe and Luc Deflo. This year, Benny Baudewijns will be the laureate. The jury chose him over former winners such as Wouter Dehairs, Toni Coppers, Jos Pierreux and Bavo Dhooge. … Read more