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If I have a favourite family tree, it is unquestionably that of Scrooge McDuck
Donald Duck is his nephew, in case anyone has forgotten
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Majesty magazine states on its cover that Catherine, Princess of Wales, is doing well
Nothing to see here, folks, do disperse. If Majesty magazine itself splashes across its cover that all is well with Kate Middleton, then there is truly nothing to worry about.
Science · Mores · Nature
Moonstone: Roman beliefs about its origin and the value of its different colours
What Colour Can Moonstone Be? The ancient Romans supposed that moonstone, with its unearthly shimmer, had been formed from solidified moonlight. The most valuable is considered to be blue moonstone, the more intense the shade, the higher the price; the rarest is pink, the commonest is white, and the least
The East · Art · Monarchies · Museums · Mores
Tortoise trainer at the Ottoman sultan's court and the painting by Osman Hamdi Bey
The tortoise trainer. Strange as it may seem, such a post really did exist at the court of the Ottoman Sultan. Tortoises are trained by sound, so the trainer's instruments are musical: in this case a pipe and a drum, while nowadays a little bell is used. The
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The Angel of Vengeance, by the Italian sculptor Mario Ceroli, 1997
NB! · Moscow · Observations
The Window of a Wonderful Little Shop on Trubnaya
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Leaving for Tyumen at once
NB! · Art · Museums · Observations · Paris
A very familiar and pleasing air about the paintings of the young Franco-Israeli artist Nathaniel Herbelin, currently on show at the spring exhibition in the Musée d'Orsay
Art · Moscow · Museums · Science
The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts Begins Study of "Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery" from the Collection of the Vladimir-Suzdal Museum-Reserve, Attributed to Antiveduto Gramatica (1570/71–1626)
The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts is beginning a study of "Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery", a work from the collection of the Vladimir-Suzdal Museum-Reserve attributed to Antiveduto Gramatica (1570/71–1626). The painting will be analysed by a team of specialists from
Architecture · Heritage
The Tour du Masque in Old Cannes and the Legend of the Man in the Iron Mask
The Tour du Masque in the old town of Cannes. According to a popular legend, the Man in the Iron Mask was held prisoner on the Cannes coast, and when he escaped, he took shelter in this very building. Naturally, like many tales told to tourists, the claim rests on
Coming Up · Art · Moscow · Pop Culture
Fair to open special project on comics and video games, with a session on 31 March
From 28 to 31 March, Gostiny Dvor Hosts the Fifth Contemporary Art Fair and International Art Forum Art Russia 2024. The event will present comics and video games as forms of contemporary art. In collaboration with the Fan Fest festival, a special project, "Forward to the Future. A Journey