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Arkhip Kuindzhi’s painting “North”, created in 1879
The North. Arkhip Kuindzhi, 1879
Alexandr Radayev
Coming Up · Archaeology · Faith · Art · Museums
On 16 October the Museum of the International Numismatic Club will open the exhibition "Byzantine Symphony"
On 16 October the International Numismatic Club's Museum will open the exhibition "Byzantine Symphony. Treasures Earthly and Heavenly". The history and art of ancient Byzantium will be told through an integral part of the artistic culture of the Middle Ages: coins. A most significant event in
NB! · Art · Museums
Sculptures depicting Diana, Ganymede with Zeus in the guise of an eagle, and the Resting Hercules at the Musée Jacquemart-André, at the exhibition of masterpieces from the Galleria Borghese
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A group of monkeys in Gabriel von Max's painting “Art Critics”, 1889
Art Critics. Gabriel von Max, 1889
Archive · Books · Paris
It Is Easy to Ignore the Rain When You Have a Raincoat
It is easy to ignore the rain when you have a raincoat. Truman Capote Photograph by André Kertész, Place Gambetta, Paris, 1929.
Archive · Mores · Humour
People on a balcony in a photograph from Fritz Schreiber’s album “Bauhaus”
One really cannot be so imprudent, even if one is living in 1932. A photograph from the album "Bauhaus" by Fritz Schreiber
Coming Up · Museums · Science
Exhibition “What Does Space Have to Do with It” opens at the Museum of Cryptography on 4 October
Only yesterday, space seemed inaccessible, frightening and far away. Today, everything is different. Every day, without a second thought, we use space technologies: when we talk to friends and family by satellite link, check the weather forecast or consult a satnav. Trainers, smartphones, memory-foam pillows, crisp packets and many
Cinema · Paris · Pop Culture · Society Pages
Julia Roberts awarded prize for iconic roles, ceremony on 28 February at Olympic Hall
Julia Roberts Receives Honorary César at the 50th Awards Ceremony. The beautiful Julia Roberts, the heroine who has won the hearts of millions in Stepmom, Pretty Woman, Notting Hill and Erin Brockovich, has been honoured for creating cult characters in the treasury of world cinema, with roles in films that
NB! · Observations · Society · Paris · Humour
The Discreet Charm of Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris: Delightful Heaps of Rubbish Two Steps from the Gucci Boutique on Avenue Montaigne
The discreet charm of Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris: delightful heaps of rubbish two steps from the Gucci boutique on Avenue Montaigne. Not everything in Europe is as it is made out to be, but something invariably lives up to the most unpleasant expectations
Observations · Heritage · Paris · Pop Culture
Balenciaga show in a specially built pavilion near Les Invalides restricts access to the gardens
A Balenciaga show at Les Invalides. No comment. Fortunately, the show is being held in a specially built pavilion beside Les Invalides rather than in the monument itself. I hope not a single tomb of Napoleon has suffered. For days now the erection of the structure has barred my access
NB! · Faith · People · Rome · Humour
Pope Francis Drops In for a Cup of Coffee
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The Berline tariff in the Uber app and the popular Uber Fashion tariff
I travel Berlin class, black cars. But what proves popular is the “Uber Fashion” fare