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Yerevan, Miami and Menorca: where Air Serbia will fly in 2027
Air Serbia has announced six routes for next year: five new ones and one comeback. Tickets are already on sale and the first flights take off in late March. Here's where, when and how often.
by Polako Hedonist
A joke nineteen years long: Quest Pistols brought Belgrade into a circle
Once three dancers were made to sing as an April Fools' prank. On October 25, two of them, Anton Savlepov and Konstantin Borovsky, took the stage of Belgrade's Zappa Barka and by the end of the night stepped down into the crowd.
Motherhood, dating and martinis: what Emily Ratajkowski wrote after her divorce
In an essay for The Cut, the model and author describes being left alone with her son, going on a date a week after the split and inventing a villain persona to get through it. Here's what she said, and why some readers called it brave while others called it out of touch.
by Polako Hedonist
Goth at the gym: 6 brands for people who train in black
Coffin-print leggings, skull tops and yoga mats for metalheads. We rounded up brands for anyone bored of regular gym clothes and checked how they handle shipping.
by Polako Hedonist
Buckingham Palace is hiring - no experience needed
Housing, free lunch and hands-on work with antiques. Here's what's known about the job and what the palace usually pays.
by Polako Hedonist
McDonald's made a computer mouse shaped like fries
More than 60% of its shell comes from recycled Happy Meal toys. Only 4,000 were made, sold only in China - and far more people wanted one.
by Polako Hedonist
Where to go this week? Our digest for October 27 – November 2 🎃
Halloween in Belgrade and Novi Sad, Fontaines D.C. at Hangar, Bemus with “La Traviata” and the Belgrade Philharmonic, the last days of the Book Fair and Kraft Fest. Our guide to culture and nightlife in Serbia from October 27 to November 2.
by Polako Hedonist
What happiness researchers actually do to be happy
Thirteen leading well-being scientists got on a call and took stock of around 600 years of combined research. What matters more than money, how much circumstances really decide, and which habits the researchers adopted themselves.
by Polako Hedonist
Put the phone down: nobody will rewatch your concert videos — not even you
A forest of raised arms has become a fixed feature of every concert. We look at what we take home instead of the night itself, why artists stopped asking politely, and which filming rule works better than a ban.
by Polako Hedonist
Where to go this week? Our digest for October 20–26 🍂
Bi-2 and Bajaga i Instruktori, the 42nd Jazz Festival, the Book Fair, cabbage festivals in Novi Sad and Futog, and the first Halloween parties. Our guide to culture and nightlife in Serbia for October 20–26: concerts, theatre, lectures, fairs, quizzes and events for kids.
by Polako Hedonist
Jokes Stay in the Room: How Костя Пушкин Performed in Belgrade
On October 4, Костя Пушкин — a resident of Stand-Up Club #1 and the host of «Самого умного комика» — performed at Theatre 78 in Belgrade. We explain who he is, who warmed up the crowd, and what was discussed on stage.
Cosmic rock over the Sava: how «Элизиум» returned to Belgrade
«Элизиум» in Belgrade for the second time: two hours of hits at Zappa Baza, a new song «Карантин» not yet on streaming services, a circle pit during «Чёрное знамя», and the promise of the first album since 2017. Opening act — the band sila.