april-2011

~ regulars ~
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the talker
Life in London, Paris and Brussels by
natives in the know
le talker Les avis des connaisseurs
sur Londres, Paris et Bruxelles
12
the walker
An artist’s stroll in Brussels
ma promenade
La balade d’un artiste à Bruxelles
15
insider
What’s on, things to see, things to do
insider Endroits, personalités,
nouveautés à voir, à faire, à découvrir
40 expat
Derek Blyth in Brussels
l’expat Derek Blyth à Bruxelles
43 gourmet
Foodie news and restaurant reviews
from London, Paris and Brussels
cuisine Les adresses à ne pas
manques à Londres, Paris et Bruxelles
57 style
News, people, profi les, interviews
mode
News, portraits, entretiens, style
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eurostar
information
Connections, trivia, Culture
Connect, bar buff et menu & more
information eurostar
Correspondances, quizz, Culture
Connect, menu bar buff et, etc.
4 metropolitan
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~ inhoud ~
32 the talker
Het Belgisch compromis gaat
op de schop en vrouwelijke
solidariteit is ver te zoeken
41 l’expat
Een museum in Brussel waar je
gerust in je hemd kan staan
92 rijzende
rapster
De Congolese Belg Baloji maakt
rap carrière en vertelt hier over
zijn muziek, zijn familiehereniging
én over zijn activiteiten als model
103 kate op
de snijtafel
De Britse Kate Middleton wordt
na haar koninklijk huwelijk prinses
Catherine, maar zal zij tevens tot
mode-queen worden gekroond?
122 cultus
van schoonheid
Het V&A wijdt een tentoonstelling
aan de Estheten, de kunstenaarsgroep
die met zijn ‘kunst omwille
van de kunst’ ophef veroorzaakte
in Victoriaans Londen
126 eurostar
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