A new wave of Hungarian hip-hop artists is embracing politics, mostly by boisterously mocking the right-wing Fidesz government. For Hungarians who have grown up during Orban's 12-year rule, rappers and their concerts have become a crucial outlet for dissent.
At a time when rampant inflation has taken a sizable chunk out of Hungarians' pensions, a start-up embroidery business in the economically deprived northeast is helping elderly women survive.
Citing low pay, increasing workload, and burnout, thousands of Hungarian teachers are leaving the profession. Finding replacements isn't easy, and very few recent graduates are choosing to enter the pedagogical profession.
The Two-Tailed Dog Party started life as a joke: pledging to build a mountain and promising voters free beer and eternal life. But now, as the most popular opposition party among the under-40s, the party is finding out that politics is not all fun and games.