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In the age of Postmoderism, it is hard to find some decent, dare I say old-fashioned, storytelling where the tale is as exciting and as intricately worked out as its captivating characters. No technology, no shock effects - just real people in their every day small town surroundings living their lives, until one day tragedy strikes: Katharina Linden vanishes.

While Belgian bakeries have no shortage of delectable goodies to satisfy your sweet tooth, Lilicup is drumming up interest in a Belgian newcomer: cupcakes. If it's been a while since you were last state-side, you may have missed the cupcake phenomenon taking that country by storm (thanks primarily to a Sex and the City episode). Belgians remain mystified for the time being, but if Lilicup keeps up their moist, delicious work, the fad is sure to spread here, too.

Ghent's Museum of Industrial Archaeology and Textile (MIAT) suffers from the burden of an unwieldy name. Occasionally you will meet a museum freak who will say: "That sounds incredibly interesting!" But mostly locals and tourists alike back away from the gigantic brick building in the centre of Ghent and turn to look at the pretty canal across the way instead.

There are too few girls studying science and technology, and the reason could be the way we praise their performance in primary schools. That's the broad conclusion of a report from the Itinera Institute, a Brussels think-tank, and its researcher Carl Van Keirsbilck.