FILM
FRIDAY 25
Premiere: “Lady in the Water”
Indian-born writer and director M. Night Shyamalan, known for his mystical stories with unexpected endings such as “The Sixth Sense” and “The Village,” presents his new film. It stars Bryce Dallas Howard, who skillfully portrayed the blind girl in “The Village” (more…)
I heard it quite a few times before and I assume it’s true – one of the things that strike a newcomer to Ukraine as exotic are the outdoor markets. Of course, there are similar things in the West as well – flea markets for instance. However, in the former Soviet countries (more…)
FILMS
“Breakfast on Pluto”
“Strange boy” Cillian Murphy stars as the much stranger character Patrik “Kitten” Braden in a movie by Irish director Neil Jordan whose most famous work to day is “Interview with the Vampire. (more…)
Every new season brings with it new needs and, consequently, new expenses. Of course, during the summer you won’t need to buy an expensive new mink fur coat or anything, but there are, of course, some indispensables, like sunglasses, for instance.
Since the rainy days are now mostly over, (more…)
THURSDAY 25
“Fedir Pryymachenko’s Signs of Polissya”
Artist Fedir Pryymachenko, whose works were once highly estimated by President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko himself, presents his new exhibition “Fedir Pryymachenko’s Signs of Polissya.” (more…)
When I heard that a new Ukrainian music magazine “Mixer” was coming out, I was pretty excited – finally Ukraine would have a local publication that would cover the music scene professionally by knowledgeable writers. Of course I didn’t expect it to be anything really high-grade, (more…)
Despite the occasional rain or even snow shower, the weather keeps getting warmer, and as usual, the first days of spring send a thrill through all the Kyivans who have endured the seemingly endless winter and are craving fresh air and warm sun. Glimpsing the sunlit street from our window incites us to get outside and enjoy the season. (more…)
The Kyiv Post has once again joined with The Ukrainian Connoisseur Club (TUCC) in an attempt to objectively quantify new and existing restaurants according to an established standard for fine dining in Ukraine. Approximately once a month the not-for-profit TUCC selects a Kyiv restaurant, and, on April 6, (more…)
I have been going to the same barbershop for over ten years. It is on Plosha Slavy. I first started going to it because we lived very close by. The most I have ever paid for a haircut is 20 UAH, including tip. I continue to use it because I am very use to it. It offers, for me, an acceptable bargain in hair-care. I am limited in my ability to communicate my hair-care wishes to the barber but I have never been disappointed in the result. Would I recommend it to someone looking for a barber, possibly but not to someone looking for style or the latest thing. One last note, I paid 20 US cents for my first Ukrainian haircut in 1992.
By Terry, Notes From Kiev,http://notesfromkiev.blogspot.com
From personal experience I know how hard it is to shop for men. Seriously, how many more times can you give your husband, brother, or boyfriend a belt, a business-card holder, or another “Simpsons” mug? Valentine’s Day is the toughest nut to crack: does a gray scarf, beige sweater, light-blue button-down shirt really say “I love you”? On the other extreme, you can’t bring yourself to give him a heart-shaped box of chocolates.
