The gift of a braid in “Carnival Row” and the love symbolism of hair across cultures

The scene of a braid given as a gesture of love is played out in the fantasy series Carnival Row, when the fairy Vignette, played by Cara Delevingne, gives her braid to her beloved Inspector Philo, played by Orlando Bloom. The link between hair and the symbolism of love, however, existed in many cultures of the world and persisted in them for quite some time; recall the gifts of Queen Victoria, made from hair

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September digest: archaeological finds, exhibitions, museums, theatre and the Church

In the finale of the Strugatskys' Roadside Picnic, the Golden Ball is told: "Happiness for everybody, free, and let nobody go away unsatisfied!" I do not promise to offend nobody, but the digest really does come free of charge. So, here is the main business of the

Frederic Leighton

Frederic Leighton. “Daedalus and Icarus”, 1869 Daedalus warns his son not to climb too high: the heat of the sun may melt the wax, but Icarus is already gazing into the distance, and the lamentations of a foolish old man interest him not in the least

The gift of a braid in “Carnival Row” and the love symbolism of hair across cultures

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September digest: archaeological finds, exhibitions, museums, theatre and the Church

Frederic Leighton

Attempts to resolve the problems of many years of uncontrolled mass migration

Characters from Gogol's "Petersburg Tales" on the pedestal of the monument to Nikolai Gogol on Nikitsky Boulevard, photograph of the 1960s