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Natalya Gramolina on the perception of culture as a service and an incident outside the museum
Old woman, do not spoil my culture! I simply adore Natalya Nikolayevna Gramolina
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NB! · The East · Art · Cinema · Humour
Chinese iron throne of the 19th century with blades and dragon heads
What the Iron Throne really looks like. China, nineteenth century
Cinema · Observations · Nature
Lily toxicity for cats and people and the tale of Vera Kholodnaya's death
As a dacha-dweller, I would add that many regard the lily as a poisonous plant. At any rate, certain varieties can be highly toxic, for cats, for example. There are reports that a cat which has drunk water containing lily sap, or licked lily pollen from its fur, may
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An Incredible Likeness!
An incredible likeness! A bust of Friedrich Charles Timothy Emmerich (1786-1820), preacher at the Church of Saint Thomas in Strasbourg, who looks remarkably like Alfie Allen, Theon Greyjoy of "Game of Thrones"
NB! · Architecture · Cinema · Books · Observations · Humour
Episode 1 of Game of Thrones recalled Chetham's Library in Manchester: the same little gates as in the Citadel, though here they went further and chained the books down, and in place of Samwell Tarly it was Karl Marx who sat up late
NB! · Aristocracy · Cinema · Pop Culture · Humour
How did Benedict Cumberbatch end up related to Sirius Black and Draco Malfoy?
How did Benedict Cumberbatch end up related to Sirius Black and Draco Malfoy? Judging by the fact that many names on the Black family tree do not match the source, this is a joke by the set designer
NB! · Archive · Cinema · People
On the left in the photograph is Faina Ranevskaya
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Tim Roth and Daniel Defoe: There Is Definitely Something There
NB! · Cinema · People
This Monster: Jean Marais in 1946
NB! · Faith · Cinema · Observations · Paris
The relics of Vincent are kept in his chapel in Paris
The relics of Vincent are kept in his chapel in Paris. Its railings look like a set for another film about the Church, one I like far more than the two mentioned earlier: "Sister Act" with Whoopi Goldberg
Faith · Cinema · Observations · Education · People
Saint Vincent de Paul and the disputed account of his captivity in Tunis
Watching Scorsese's "Silence", besides indignation and weariness I felt a sense of déjà vu. The film reminded me of a story that at school is usually recalled in the last days of September. There is a Catholic figure, Saint Vincent de Paul, whom some guides stubbornly
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