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Abraham, the Lord and Two Angels
Gustave Doré, 1852
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Kay reads tabloid newspapers at a newsstand in central New York
They were standing beside the biggest newspaper stand in the city centre. Not only had Kay not got stuck in a single traffic jam on the way here, he had even parked the car right by the newsstands. Brothers, a man needs a pocket god of his very own to
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Only Napoleon Can Understand Mbappé's Feelings
London · Observations · Society
Marlene Hadley, who took the name Ngozi Fulani, and the debate over Black African identity
First, skin colour is sometimes the only thing that unites black people born in different countries. A black man from the Bronx has far more in common with a white man from the Bronx than with a black man from London, and still more so than with a black man
In the Press · London · Monarchies · Observations · Society
A Times columnist has criticised the ever-whining Meghan Markle, forever bemoaning persecution over the colour of her skin, and the black activist who caused the royal family to dismiss an 83-year-old maid of honour and made her repent before the whole wo
A Times columnist has criticised the ever-whining Meghan Markle, forever bemoaning persecution over the colour of her skin, and the black activist who caused the royal family to dismiss an 83-year-old maid of honour and made her repent before the whole world of a transgression she never
NB! · Faith · Observations · Ethnography
A child before a hanukkiah made of oranges, with Hanukkah greetings
A child and a hanukkiah made of oranges. Happy Hanukkah 🌸🌹💐🌺🌷🌼🌻
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Argentina's national football team white and sky blue kit in 1908 and the first match of 1902
Argentina's national team has worn its legendary white and sky-blue kit, in the colours of the national flag, since 1908, since the star-studded match with Brazil. The Argentines played their very first official match in a plain blue kit, against Uruguay in 1902
NB! · Faith · Rome · Society Pages
Can you imagine the party they threw yesterday in the Vatican, at the Casa Santa Marta, the residence of the Argentine Pope Francis?
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Paolo Sorrentino Has Said It All 🤍💙🤍💙
Faith · Ethnography · Humour
The Norwegian Yule goat Julebukk and its Christmastide house visits
No, this is not the principal shareholder of Balenciaga, but the Yule Goat of Norway, the Julebukk, which goes back to pre-Christian rituals and is linked to the image of the hoofed beasts harnessed to the chariot of the god Thor. At Christmastide the Julebukk goes from house to
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