Observations · Science · People
I, a universe of atoms, an atom in the universe
Richard Feynman
Alexandr Radayev
NB! · Faith · Art · Humour
Michelangelo's Torments of Saint Anthony look as though the song from the cartoon "Three Bogatyrs" is playing in the background: "Carried off, oh, carried off somewhere, carried me off"
Heritage · Society
Trump withdraws the United States from UNESCO again, effective at the end of 2026
Donald Trump is to withdraw the United States from UNESCO for a second time. The decision will take effect at the end of 2026. According to State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce, “continued participation in UNESCO is not in the national interest of the United States.” In 2017, during Trump'
NB! · Architecture · Faith · Observations · Rome · Humour
Car park in the Belvedere Courtyard in the Vatican seen in a satellite image
The world's most exclusive car park can be seen in a satellite image of the Vatican. The lower part of the Belvedere Courtyard, one of the most famous and significant palaces of the Renaissance, is used as a car park. Every age has its hallmarks
NB! · Art · Cinema · People
Jean-Luc Godard through the lens of Hedi Slimane
Archive · Cinema · Observations · Nature
Saw this tree and remembered Sofia Coppola's 1999 film "The Virgin Suicides", which we had on cassette, and which, frankly, never gathered dust
Saw this tree and remembered Sofia Coppola's 1999 film "The Virgin Suicides", which we had on cassette, and which, frankly, never gathered dust. One of those films that leaves an impression for life. If you have not seen it, consider this a recommendation from the fireproof
NB! · Observations · Society
Let Us Cease Our Grumbling, Gentlemen!
Coming Up · Archive · Cinema · Humour
Sokurov's five-hour film to be shown at the Venice Festival
Sokurov's five-hour film is to be shown at the Venice Festival. The chief question is whether anyone apart from Alexander Nikolayevich himself will manage to sit through the picture to the end. The documentary work by the director Alexander Sokurov, entitled “The Director's Diary”, will
NB! · Art · Pop Culture
Astrological Types by the Artist Olga Gromova
NB! · Art · Humour
The Shortest Lecture on the History of Art
Science · Nature
Scientists discover a companion to Betelgeuse, one of the brightest red supergiants in the constellation of Orion
Scientists have discovered a companion to Betelgeuse, one of the brightest red supergiants in the constellation of Orion. For stars of this kind, having a companion at all is a great rarity. The companion is a bluish-white star, roughly 1.5 times more massive than the Sun. It orbits
Archive · Moscow · Observations
Timofey Melnik and a panoramic photograph of pilots, Heroes of the Soviet Union, at the 1945 Victory Parade
A most interesting photograph from the 1945 Victory Parade. Heroes of the Soviet Union, airmen who took part in the parade. Timofey Melnik took this picture by chance. He simply saw a group of airmen and asked them to stop, but the large group of pilots would not fit into