Faith · Observations · Science · Society · Rome
Presumably the padres are watching lifelike scenes of nuclear apocalypse and worldwide drought, caused by the data centres of the AI tech giants, through their VR goggles. The Papal Gardens of Castel Gandolfo welcomed 30 Nobel laureates, representatives of 30 countries, former heads of state, 20 leading AI specialists and
Geography · Science · Nature · Ethnography
In southern Brazil, on a high plateau in the coldest part of the country, an araucaria forest grows. The araucaria is a coniferous tree whose ancestors were alive in the days of the dinosaurs. The forest does not form a solid mass but is interspersed with grassy glades, onto which
NB! · Observations · Nature · Humour
Art · Cinema · New York · Society
A documentary about America's last two staff art critics has been released: House of Criticism, directed by Alison Chernick. The film tells the story of the lives of Roberta Smith and Jerry Saltz. Smith joined The New York Times in 1986 on a part-time basis; in 2011
Art · London · Museums
Souvenirs Without Nostalgia. The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation has given three works by the artist to the Artist Rooms collection, which is jointly managed by the London-based Tate group and National Galleries Scotland. Rauschenberg is known above all for his «Combines» of the post-war years, but all three donated
Aristocracy · Monarchies · Observations · Society
Kunwar Dhruv Raj Singh of Dungri Marries Countess Maria Ghislaine von und zu Eltz in the Parish Church of Pauli Bekehrung. If you are wondering why you should be burdened with this pile-up of strange names, I shall say that, true, these persons are of no great importance, but
Art · Observations · Society
In Melbourne, a giant graffito of a bird has split the city into two camps. The artist who painted a cartoon bird on the pier of a bridge has been arrested. But thousands of people have come out in support of at least his graffito and have asked the authorities
Archaeology · Science · Nature
In short, it was not quite so simple. Although in this case it is the method that is interesting rather than the result. Polish archaeologists have established that the builders of megalithic tombs did not burn the forest down to the ground. This follows from an analysis of pollen and
NB! · Observations · Paris
Books · Observations · Society · Humour
Thomas Salmon and Matthias van Goch relay the observation of John Perry, an English engineer in the service of Peter I, on how the Russian voivodes grew so very rich during their brief terms of office. "The Modern History, or the Present State of ... Russia", 1735. And, you
Archaeology · Architecture · Heritage · Rome
The Pyramid of Cestius is an ancient Roman mausoleum in Rome, built in 18-12 BC. The tomb received the ashes of Gaius Cestius, an influential Roman magistrate and priest. The pyramid is a concrete structure 36 metres high, faced with marble. The Pyramid of Cestius has survived to our
NB! · Architecture · Faith · Heritage · Paris
A symbol of awakening from darkness to light, of vigilance and of the protection of Paris, the golden cockerel crowning the spire of Notre-Dame de Paris holds a fragment of Christ's Crown of Thorns, as well as relics of Saint Geneviève and Saint Denis. The relics survived