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Exhibition in Plovdiv marking 60th anniversary of East German uprising

June 21, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

An exhibition marking the 60th anniversary of the June 1953 uprising in East Germany is to open in Bulgaria’s second

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Film review: Trance

June 21, 2013June 21, 2013 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

One couldn’t imagine a more appropriate title than this one. Danny Boyle, who last directed James Franco in the cinematic

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Film review: Man of Steel

June 21, 2013June 21, 2013 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

Guns blazing, fireballs glaring, smoke rising, people dying. Such is the first 20 minutes of Man of Steel, the latest

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Sofia city hall opens weekend bus line to Vrana park

June 14, 2013June 14, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Sofia city hall will operate a weekend bus line, starting on June 15, to the Vrana residence and park on

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Pamporovo Velo Park opens summer cycling season

June 14, 2013June 14, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

As Bulgaria’s winter resort that claims the highest number of sunny days a year, Pamporovo has made an effort to

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Film review: Now You See Me

June 14, 2013June 13, 2013 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

What we generally perceive to be magic is a phenomenon that requires something very fundamental to be effective: your presence

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Film review: After Earth

June 14, 2013June 13, 2013 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

After Earth garnered stunningly negative reviews when opened stateside May 31, with most reviewers taking director M. Night Shyamalan to

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Sofia Design Week to begin on June 21

June 14, 2013June 13, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The annual Sofia Design Week is being held this year from June 21 to 30, the fifth consecutive year for

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Sofia Motor Show 2013 opens on June 15

June 14, 2013June 13, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The annual Sofia Motor Show is being held from June 15 to 23 2013 at the Inter Expo Centre in

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