Scena9s

A victory on paper and nothing more

Why Romania’s efforts to legally recognize freelance cultural workers were doomed to fail

Legalise comedy

Romania’s evolving political satire reveals what jokes can say and what they can’t In this thoughtful and subtly sharp essay, Romanian writer Dan Panaet traces the country’s long, awkward relationship

With food waste, the personal is political

In a personal but wide-ranging article for the Romanian online platform Scena9, the journalist Oana Filip explores the thorny issue of food waste. While the piece focuses on Filip’s home

Dark fantasies in 1990s Romania

An investigation into the legacy of post-communist Romania’s first sex mag. Self-proclaimed misogynist and far-right influencer Andrew Tate moved to Romania in 2017 partly inspired by the country’s reputation amongst

Ursa major

An investigative report into Europe’s growing bear population and how it is being (mis)managed Most Europeans – particularly in western Europe – have never seen a bear in the wild.

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