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The Man Who Lived to Draw His Pension Has Seen What It Amounts To

A man cleans a mosaic floor at an excavation; below, a close-up of the mosaic with a skeleton, an amphora and a Greek inscription on a dark ground.

NB! · Archaeology · The East · Observations

Greek mosaic inscribed Ευφροσυνος found in Turkey in 2016

In 2016 a Greek mosaic inscribed Ευφροσυνος, denoting a man rejoicing, was found in Turkey. The find most probably belongs to the later period, the 2nd to 4th centuries AD. Joy, at any rate, has lost none of its meaning since

NB! · Observations

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NB! · Archive · Monarchies · People

Nicholas II after the Coronation

NB! · Humour

You Looked Different Online

Observations · Science · People

I, a universe of atoms, an atom in the universe

Richard Feynman

NB! · Faith · Art · Humour

Michelangelo's Torments of Saint Anthony look as though the song from the cartoon "Three Bogatyrs" is playing in the background: "Carried off, oh, carried off somewhere, carried me off"

Heritage · Society

Trump withdraws the United States from UNESCO again, effective at the end of 2026

Donald Trump is to withdraw the United States from UNESCO for a second time. The decision will take effect at the end of 2026. According to State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce, “continued participation in UNESCO is not in the national interest of the United States.” In 2017, during Trump'

Satellite image of the Vatican with a blue circle marking the car park in the lower Belvedere Courtyard near St Peter's Basilica.

NB! · Architecture · Faith · Observations · Rome · Humour

Car park in the Belvedere Courtyard in the Vatican seen in a satellite image

The world's most exclusive car park can be seen in a satellite image of the Vatican. The lower part of the Belvedere Courtyard, one of the most famous and significant palaces of the Renaissance, is used as a car park. Every age has its hallmarks

NB! · Art · Cinema · People

Jean-Luc Godard through the lens of Hedi Slimane

Archive · Cinema · Observations · Nature

Saw this tree and remembered Sofia Coppola's 1999 film "The Virgin Suicides", which we had on cassette, and which, frankly, never gathered dust

Saw this tree and remembered Sofia Coppola's 1999 film "The Virgin Suicides", which we had on cassette, and which, frankly, never gathered dust. One of those films that leaves an impression for life. If you have not seen it, consider this a recommendation from the fireproof

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