Architecture · Observations · Society · Paris
Trump plans a majestic triumphal arch opposite the Lincoln Memorial, and a pedestrian bridge leading to it with statues of American presidents in niches, for the 250th anniversary of American independence, to be celebrated in 2026. The project is grandiose and, naturally, designed to remain a monument to the Trump
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People · Pop Culture · Nature
I chose to turn away from the bustle of the world, from its falseness, its wounds and its vanity, to take refuge in a sanctuary built with my own hands. Here, in this quiet haven where only nature and tenderness reign, I have found peace. The trees stretch their branches
Art · Books · Heritage · Paris
When I see a virtuous man perishing in poverty while a scoundrel bathes in luxury, I ask myself: what have we done with this world? We devised laws to curb crime, yet those very laws protect the criminal, provided he is rich. We extol the truth, yet chase after falsehood,
Faith · Cinema · Pop Culture · Rome
It is reported that Mel Gibson will change the cast for the sequel to The Passion of the Christ. Meetings with actors are currently under way in Rome. The project has been in pre-production for several months. The film will be devoted to the events of the three days
Observations · Society · Paris · Humour
Heaven talks of nothing but France without a prime minister or a budget. Macron looks isolated, Édouard Philippe proposes that he leave office and call early elections, Alain Minc calls him a dreadful president, while Le Pen, his long-standing opponent, unlike her former comrades-in-arms, does not support
Books · Society · People
The Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to the Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai, winner of the 2015 Man Booker International Prize. The prize was conferred on him “for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art”. In Russia, the author&
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Art · Observations · Humour
Russian history is entertaining in that it alternates between epochs of sanguine and choleric temperaments. The former build churches, the latter tear them down, and the melancholics afterwards write: “This was inevitable.” The phlegmatics, for their part, rebind the manuscripts and calmly survive the change of dynasties. The temperaments in
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Archive · Science · Society · People
Gentlemen, Moscow and every other Russian capitalists! Will you let the French, Germans, Swedes, English and Americans exploit this Russian wealth too and make a handsome profit from it, or will you think of taking it yourselves, when it is pointed out to you once more as a great lucrative
Art · Museums · Science · Saint Petersburg
There are three versions of the painting "The Lute Player". One is kept in the Hermitage in Saint Petersburg. The second belongs to the collection of the Wildenstein family, the well-known French art dealers. The third was until recently considered a copy. In 1969 specialists from Sotheby&