Povești
Aproape toate materialele pe care le-am publicat între 2009 și 2022. Majoritatea sunt reportaje, portrete și eseuri, deci le poți sorta și după categorii. Folosește cu încredere și search-ul dacă cauți ceva anume: subiect, autor, personaj de articol.
The life of Otto
This is Otto the Barbarian. A 16-year-old punk who wants to change the world.
Free Gigi
Four guys set up a prank and become overnight celebrities, adored by two types of diverging subcultures. This is an urban legend, as true as it gets.
A Camera Has Come Between Us
Nobuyoshi Araki is anything but comfortable. On the surface he might seem like a pervert who objectifies women, but I suspect there’s more to him than that.
Let’s Do It, Romania! The Beginning
How the country’s largest eco-cleanup came together.
The Ordinary Pufuleți
Under communism, in the absence of capitalist candy, people loved them. Then, chips and chocolate took over. Now, the nostalgic snack is back.
Romanian plum butter
Encouraged by Romanians’ recent obsession with healthy eating, a mother-daughter plum butter business takes off from Topoloveni, Argeș.
Betting on Filip Florian
A legendary writer is created in Time, word by word, book by book, myth by myth. However, if you pay attention, you can see the signs ahead of time.
Vama Veche Isn’t What It Used To Be
How a village of 15 houses became one of the most popular places at the Romanian seaside.
Why we need diacritical marks
Where did the diacritical marks come from? How come they are subject to linguistic and technological disputes? Why is it that we don’t use them correctly? And why do we need them?
The Scapegoat
Inside the mind of Cristi Puiu, Romania’s most important filmmaker.
Romanian Style Review
There is hope for Romanian fashion. Eleven professionals explain why.
Notes from Abroad
After fighting windmills for 15 years, I packed up and moved to Luxembourg. This story is about what I left behind.
Every Woman Is a Story About Breasts
Ever since we anxiously start longing for them up until they fall victims to gravity, we spend our lives obsessing about their fate. Every woman is a story about breasts. This is mine.
Found in Translation
Up to a certain age, you don’t even notice that you belong to an ethnic minority. Then comes confusion, followed by indecision and conflicts with the majority.
My Dearest Stranger
După câteva luni de corespondență virtuală, ne-am refugiat pentru trei zile la Paris. Când ne-am sărutat, aveam familiaritatea unui cuplu cu vechime.
2, 3, şiiieee!
Ăsta‑i Otto Barbarul. Are 16 ani, e punker și vrea să schimbe lumea.
Fiecare femeie este o poveste despre sâni
Prin simpla lor apariţie sânii zdruncină, demolează și reconstruiesc universul fiecărei femei. De când începem să‑i așteptăm cu înfrigurare și până când cad răpuși de gravitaţie ne petrecem viaţa obsedând despre ei. Fiecare femeie este o poveste despre sâni. Aceasta este povestea mea.
Țapul ispășitor
Cristi Puiu, regizorul care s-a săturat de explicații.