A bearded priest in a black hat stands in a church holding a plush toy, with an English subtitle about a demon of hell.

Observations · Pop Culture · Humour

The Furby of the 2000s and Labubu as demonic dolls of different generations

Everyone who witnessed the great Furby craze knows they were demonic, even those who do not ordinarily believe in demons. It would seem that every generation is palmed off with its own demonic doll. True, the standard Furby of the 2000s was half the size, and it was supposed that

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The White List includes 3,120 Russian journals, among them an Astrakhan University publication

The Russian part of the Unified State List of Scientific Publications, the "White List", has recently been compiled. In all, 3120 journals have made it onto the list, which is to say practically the whole of the former "VAK list". We are told that "the

Faith · Art · Humour

The Sun and the Moon Await the Coming of Christ

The Sun and the Moon await the coming of Christ. Their faces suggest that they know exactly how you spent the summer. This full-page fifteenth-century miniature illustrates one of the signs preceding the Last Judgement. The medieval tradition of giving the Sun and the Moon human faces is

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How Exactly Do You Propose to Use This Chair?

Architecture · Art · Observations · Society Pages · Humour

EKONIKA has produced a genuinely stylish stand with very handsome details; I at once had an immersive experience of wielding a silver hammer, but alas, this art object proved to be an integral part of the installation "Through the Looking-Glass of the Sho

EKONIKA has produced a genuinely stylish stand with very handsome details; I at once had an immersive experience of wielding a silver hammer, but alas, this art object proved to be an integral part of the installation "Through the Looking-Glass of the Shoemaker's Craft", created

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Didn't ask whose slippers those are in the collector's drawing room, but the size is definitely not mine

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Black Square: Leonid Borisov

Black Square by Leonid Borisov. Rather original, that. Did you really think this one up yourself?

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At Kosmoskow they announced that a potash fertiliser plant in Lipetsk will host either a festival of contemporary art or a biennale

At Kosmoskow they announced that a potash fertiliser plant in Lipetsk will host either a festival of contemporary art or a biennale. Evidently, instead of fertilisers, Russia is preparing to supply the world market with children's drawings

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Then this drawing will be sold at the Blazar for 250 thousand

Jean Geoffroy. “Guaranteed Likeness”, c. 1880. Municipal Museum, La Roche-sur-Yon

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Banksy's graffiti has been scrubbed off, but the stain in the shape of a ferocious judge looks even more epic

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Hugh Grant turns 65 today; he took up acting, incidentally, after a failed attempt to obtain a doctorate in art history

Hugh Grant turns 65 today; he took up acting, incidentally, after a failed attempt to obtain a doctorate in art history. It must be admitted that humanity has lost a most artistic scholar

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The Fairest Court in the World: A Judge Bludgeons a Peaceful Protester with a Gavel

The fairest court in the world: a judge bludgeons a peaceful protester with a gavel. A new Banksy mural with precisely this subject has appeared on the Royal Courts of Justice in London. A few hours later the image was hidden beneath a sheet of corrugated metal. Constables were posted