Observations · Humour
A narrator speaks of an age of two thousand and the fear of asking about it
When you see me for the first time, what you most want to ask is how old I am. But you do not dare, because you fear to hear: two thousand
Alexandr Radayev
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The Death Mask of Isaac Newton
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Fairy Dolmen near Draguignan in Provence, a megalith of 60 tonnes
The best-known megalith in France: the 60-tonne Fairy Dolmen near the Provençal town of Draguignan. The limestone slab rests on three pillars; how it was raised into place (around 3,000 BC) is, of course, unknown
Archive · Monarchies · Paris · People
“My dear Mama, on Tuesday there was a festival that I shall never forget
“My dear Mama, on Tuesday there was a festival that I shall never forget. We made our solemn entry into Paris. As for honours, we received all the honours one could possibly imagine, but it was not these that touched me most. What truly impressed me were the poor people,
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Today Is Marie Antoinette's Birthday
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Let us not imagine what they are thinking
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The Great Bear
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A page from the "Uranometria", the first atlas of the starry heavens (1603), by the German lawyer Johann Bayer and the cartographer Alexander Mair
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Assyrian demon Pazuzu, lord of the winds, and his role as a protective amulet
The Assyrian demon Pazuzu, lord of the parching winds. It seems to have been he who took possession of the girl in 'The Exorcist'. Curiously enough, his image was used as an amulet against more malevolent powers
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The Hydra Wishes You a Pleasant Weekend
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This is not some zoological museum where you pose your plain girlfriends against Soviet taxidermy
NB! · Nature · Rome