Twenty years. Hundreds of stories. Here are a few.

An Island for Quiet Reading: Eleven Children’s Publishers Share a Common Space at This Year’s “Book Alley”

SOFIA, Bulgaria, September 3, 2026 — Away from the hustle and bustle of Vitosha Boulevard, the restaurants and the loud music, eleven Bulgarian children’s publishers are coming together to create a shared “island for quiet reading”. Located in the Fountain area in front of the National Palace of Culture (NDK) during this year’s “Book Alley” […]

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“The Long Marsh”: Author Elena Pavlova Presents the Adventures of Frog-Explorers at the “Lyuben Karavelov” Regional Library – Ruse

The meeting is part of a project that encourages children to explore the world around them through hands-on experience. On April 28, acclaimed children’s author Elena Pavlova will hold a virtual meeting with children from the 3rd and 4th groups of the “Pinocchio” Kindergarten at the “Lyuben Karavelov” Regional Library in Ruse. She will present her latest […]

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The Fifth “Biennial of Illustration” Opens for Submissions

The country’s only national forum dedicated to illustration launches its anniversary edition as a bridge between generations. Online submissions are open until September 30. SOFIA, Bulgaria, September 1, 2026 — Today marks the official opening of submissions for the fifth anniversary edition of the Biennial of Illustration 2026. Across its four previous editions, the event […]

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Horror Vacui — The Rococo Syndrome of Modern Communication

Sometime around 1730, an unknown master — an architect, painter or decorator — was confronted with something that would seem utterly mundane to us today: an empty wall. Not entirely empty. The space was framed by pilasters, windows and cornices. But for the Rococo aesthetic, this structural presence was not enough. Ornaments began to appear […]

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8 Alternatives to the Hero’s Journey and Narrative Monotony

A hero in an ordinary world. A turning point. A journey, an enemy, a mentor, catharsis and a triumphant return. The end. This is the Hero’s Journey — Joseph Campbell’s concept that Hollywood turned into a blueprint for producing blockbusters. It works perfectly — or rather, it used to, until contemporary communications copied it almost […]

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Lab Thread Honored at the INNOVISION Awards 2026 in the “Innovision in Technology” Category

The Bulgarian-British unified lab software platform is among the winners of the leading national competition for innovative technologies Sofia, Bulgaria, May 29, 2026 — Lab Thread, a Bulgarian-British life sciences software company, has won the bronze award in the Innovision in Technology category at the INNOVISION Awards 2026, organized by Planet Schwarz — the creative space of Schwarz Digits […]

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Lab Thread Introduces Unified Lab Software Platform to streamline biological research

Connects scientific teams, data, and workflows within a single, fully integrated digital lab management system Silverstone, UK, 30 April 2026: Lab Thread Ltd, a UK-based life science software company, today announced the worldwide commercial release of its Unified Lab Software Platform. By linking functional modules including molecular biology tools, electronic notebook (ELN) records and laboratory […]

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