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Philip K. Dick's novel about androids, a mood modulator and an empathy test

If anyone remembers one of Philip K. Dick's most popular novels, the one on which "Blade Runner" is based. The action is set in 2021, after a world war that has wrecked the whole earth; part of humanity has emigrated into space, while the rest have

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I feel so much better after Blinovskaya's marathon!

I feel so much better after Blinovskaya's marathon! Girls, I do recommend it!

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When counting sheep before sleep, try not to recall that you once queued at cash machines

Observations · Mores · Society · Ethnography

Life-size Macron puppet at La France Insoumise events and the payasou tradition

Concerning the puppet that portrays our charming Macron in decidedly uncomplimentary fashion at opposition demonstrations: a number of critical pieces have already appeared in the Western media, among them the claim that it is an antisemitic image. For those not versed in French political realities, let me clarify: firstly, this

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Emmanuel Macron's mask, incidentally, is not a home-made affair, but is freely on sale for a mere 20 euros

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The Play of Light in the Stained Glass of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris

Art

The Centaur at the Village Smithy

Arnold Böcklin, 1888

Archaeology · Architecture · Observations

Ruins of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi and its earlier temples according to Pausanias

This is what part of the ruins looks like at the historic site in Greece known as Delphi. The very homeland of the oracle, at the temple of Apollo. Situated on another part of the slopes and very similar to these ruins, the temple remains belong to a structure of

NB! · Moscow · Museums · Heritage · People

To Mark the Centenary of Irina Antonova, Her Study in the Main Building of the Pushkin Museum Is Opened to Visitors as a Museum Room

Archive · Monarchies · Paris

Napoleon's return from Elba to Paris on 20 March 1815 and how contemporaries reacted

19 March 1815: French army officers salute King Louis XVIII. 20 March 1815: the same officers fall on their knees before Napoleon. Napoleon's return from exile on the island of Elba to Paris was a veritable triumph. The newspapers modestly saw off the king, who had left the

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Truman Capote (1924-1984) and Lee Radziwill (1933-2019)

Moscow · Museums · People · Society Pages

Plaque in memory of Irina Antonova unveiled on Pokrovsky Boulevard for her centenary

A memorial plaque has been unveiled at 14/5 Pokrovsky Boulevard in memory of Irina Alexandrovna Antonova, who lived there for 40 years. The installation of the commemorative plaque, the work of Frangulyan, formed part of the Pushkin Museum's events marking the 100th anniversary of the birth of

Alexandr Radayev