Lenny Kravitz

Romanian candy company ROM's advertisement.

Bucharest NOT Budapest: One Romanian Chocolatier Starts a Campaign to Combat the Confusion

August 14, 2013
Arts, Culture & Media

The capitals of Hungary and Romania are confused so often one Romanian candy company has taken it upon itself to educate the world about the difference. It has Romania's capital stamped into each bar.

Bucharest NOT Budapest: One Romanian Chocolatier Starts a Campaign to Combat the Confusion

From print to screen: The evolution of 'Precious'

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Arts, Culture & Media
From print to screen: The evolution of 'Precious'

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