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Serbian judoka Nemanja Majdov, who crossed himself before a bout at the Paris Olympics, has been suspended for five months by the Judo Federation
Such is the effect of the Life-Giving Cross upon the unclean! It is officially declared that he violated the religious code of the Olympic Games, the offence being construed precisely "in the context of observing the rules and norms of the competition". Even before this, Majdov had
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Canadian museum posts photo of school desk with names Benny and Linda, together for 50 years
It Doesn't Get More Romantic. A small town museum in Canada has posted a photograph of the names Benny and Linda, carved into a school desk. The author of the inscription replied in the comments and told the story of his love. Benny fell in love with Linda
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The Artist Émile Friant as the Embodiment of Readiness for the Trials of the Coming Week
Portrait in the studio interior, 1882
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Scrovegni Chapel in Padua with Giotto’s frescoes nearly demolished in the 19th century
The Scrovegni Chapel, Padua. Consecrated on the feast of the Annunciation in 1303 and dedicated to the Virgin. The frescoes are by Giotto. Now a world-famous masterpiece of proto-Renaissance church decoration, the Scrovegni Chapel, built for the private use of a single family, became extraordinarily popular for its
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Digital art on show at the Ruarts gallery in Zachatyevsky Lane
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Silhouette of a person against a projection with a grainy texture
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Verses by Julian Huxley, brother of the writer Aldous Huxley and grandson of Thomas Henry Huxley, President of the Royal Society of London and corresponding member of the Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences
Verses by Julian Huxley, brother of the writer Aldous Huxley and grandson of Thomas Henry Huxley, President of the Royal Society of London and corresponding member of the Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences. All three grandsons of that gentleman, by the way, became distinguished men, luminaries before whom one ought,
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The Dormition Cathedral in Vladimir 💒💞
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Graphic portrait of Alexander Levenbuk by a window overlooking the street
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Vault frescoes: a figure in a roundel, two angels and medallions on the arch
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The Book of Wisdom of Solomon on the souls of the righteous in God's hand
Andrei Rublev's Frescoes in the Dormition Cathedral in Vladimir. But the souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and no torment will ever touch them. In the eyes of the foolish they seemed to have died, and their departure was thought to be a disaster,