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The Revolt of the Toads

Unpublished Khlebnikov, 1929 You know whom to send it to

NB! · Archaeology · Faith · Art · Humour

If a morning workout, then with the Egyptian goddess Nut, who swallows the Moon and stars every day and gives birth to them again

Architecture · Faith · Observations · Humour

Completion of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona is expected in 2026

It is reported that the construction of the La Sagrada Familia cathedral in Barcelona is expected to be completed in 2026. Just in time for the centenary of the death of its legendary architect, Antoni Gaudí. That is to say, in 2026 the longest-running building project in the world

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Ivan Krylov's two fables “The Peasant and the Fox”, including the 1829 version

The Peasant and the Fox. Ivan Krylov, 1829 Curiously, this is not the only fable by Krylov with such a title. In the second, the peasant asks the fox why she lives by thieving, risking her life and committing sin besides: would it not be better for her to come

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Indeed, What Does She Need a Book For

Monarchies · People · Humour

Kate Middleton Turns 43!

How quickly other people's princesses grow up

Observations · Science · Society · Humour

The editorial board of the palaeoanthropological journal Journal of Human Evolution has resigned over the publisher's imposition of artificial intelligence tools, which increased neither the efficiency nor the quality of the work, but…

In particular, it is reported that when, in the autumn of 2023, an AI-based machine assistant was brought in to edit texts, it began replacing the capital letters in proper names with lower-case ones and altering the typefaces specially used to set off terms and scientific nomenclature. As