Queen Victoria is usually presented as a squeamish prude and a lady of sorrow, but she had a wonderful sense of humour and a very sharp mind, and a smile, glimpsed in a few rare photographs, that could lift the spirits. I should like to see Nina Usatova, for example, in the role of Victoria one day; I am sure the part would suit her perfectly
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. “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
