"Beeodiversity" Bilingual puns are a Brussels speciality. Plus, a wild bee hotel that sorts the insects by size. Science!

Yes, but how will we know when we see him?

Francophone Belgium's equivalent of the Academy is named in honour of director André Delvaux, but it failed to mention his centenary at its awards ceremony this month. The Dardenne brothers lead a protest at this slight and broader neglect of Delvaux's legacy.

Romanian auction oddity of the day: a sealed bag of lottery scratch cards from around 1983, first prize a Dacia car. Bidders are warned that claims can no longer be made. www.artmark.ro/ro/licitatie...

This month’s Derek Jarman retrospective at the Vienna Film Museum includes two live performances of Blue with original composer Simon Fisher Turner. Wish I could be there! www.filmmuseum.at/en/film_prog... www.filmmuseum.at/en/film_prog...

Coincidentally, an article today in La Libre Belgique about teens hanging out in laundromats because they are priced out or simply excluded from other urban spaces. www.lalibre.be/debats/opini...

Dendermonde’s archaeologists want to get into people’s cellars to look for traces of the old town, destroyed in WWI and then built over. And don't panic! You won't get landed with a preservation order...

And as always, Offscreen has a sharp poster...

Beginning tomorrow at @cinematek.bsky.social in Brussels, Exorcising Franco: Spanish Genre Cinema 1968-1983, part of the excellent Offscreen festival. There will be blood… www.offscreen.be/en/offscreen...

Starting neck exercises now for when this re-opens in August... www.codart.nl/museums/monu...