Observations · Society
The author expresses bewilderment at the submission of such applications
Rospatent Refuses to Register "I Am Russian" as a Trademark. How do people find the nerve to file applications like this in the first place?
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Hugh Grant turns 65 today; he took up acting, incidentally, after a failed attempt to obtain a doctorate in art history
Hugh Grant turns 65 today; he took up acting, incidentally, after a failed attempt to obtain a doctorate in art history. It must be admitted that humanity has lost a most artistic scholar
Art · London · Society · Humour
The Fairest Court in the World: A Judge Bludgeons a Peaceful Protester with a Gavel
The fairest court in the world: a judge bludgeons a peaceful protester with a gavel. A new Banksy mural with precisely this subject has appeared on the Royal Courts of Justice in London. A few hours later the image was hidden beneath a sheet of corrugated metal. Constables were posted
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At Alina Pinsky's gallery a solo exhibition of Evgeny Muzalevsky opened today, offering a fresh view of an artist who so often takes part in shows at Alina Pinsky gallery
At Alina Pinsky's gallery a solo exhibition of Evgeny Muzalevsky opened today, offering a fresh view of an artist who so often takes part in shows at Alina Pinsky gallery. I may write a report on the exhibition later, but today I want to share one interesting parallel
Coming Up · Art · Saint Petersburg
A week ago I wrote about the then forthcoming exhibition of collector Zoya Galeeva's collection at the Anna Nova gallery in Saint Petersburg
A week ago I wrote about the then forthcoming exhibition of collector Zoya Galeeva's collection at the Anna Nova gallery in Saint Petersburg. Today I offer a friendly reminder that the exhibition is open and ready to receive guests and residents of the cultural capital. Zoya Galeeva has
Archaeology · The East · Museums · Heritage
Ruins of the sunken city of Canopus found off the coast of Alexandria in Egypt
Ruins of the sunken city of Canopus have been found off the coast of Alexandria in Egypt. During excavations, archaeologists uncovered limestone buildings, an ancient dock, water reservoirs and monumental statues, among them a sphinx bearing images of the pharaoh Ramesses II. The port of Canopus was one of the
Faith · The East · Heritage · Society
It is reported that the South Sinai administration is pursuing a court case for control of two thirds of the lands of Saint Catherine's Monastery, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
The monastery was founded in the 6th century at the supposed site of the burning bush and is considered the oldest continuously inhabited monastery in the world. It holds a unique collection of Byzantine icons and manuscripts, second in importance only to that of the Vatican. Although it stands in
Art · Mores · People
Pieter Dirksz, also known as "Longbeard", was a shipwright who earned extra money touring the fairs as one of the attractions
Pieter Dirksz, also known as "Longbeard", was a shipwright who earned extra money touring the fairs as one of the attractions. The takings from "viewings" of his beard he donated to the Edam orphanage, which commemorated him as its benefactor in a portrait at the end
Faith · Books
He who created you without you will not save you without you
Saint Augustine
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So we are not raindrops, swiftly effaced by the wind; it is because of us that gardens bloom and the forest rustles; we rise in different ways, for ever and ever
"The Waves", Virginia Woolf
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Greetings for the new week and the Sun personified in a painting
Congratulations on the start of a new week in your life. For a change, try being a ray of sunshine.
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August digest of the Parnassian Mockingbird, from rock art to Tolstoy's cycling trips
As Virginia Woolf wrote in "The Waves", “Life is the mainspring of a watch. How swiftly life runs from January to December! We are borne along by a stream of things, so familiar now that they cast no shadows. We float, we float…”. I hope that one more