NB! · Observations

It Is Hard to Believe This Was Only 95 Years Ago

NB! · Cinema · Pop Culture · Humour

Robespierre, head of the Jacobins, known as the Incorruptible and effectively at the helm of the government of revolutionary France, is mentioned in The Sopranos, in which the North Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano tries to solve his problems with the help of

Robespierre, head of the Jacobins, known as the Incorruptible and effectively at the helm of the government of revolutionary France, is mentioned in The Sopranos, in which the North Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano tries to solve his problems with the help of a psychotherapist. Good morning, and a good

NB! · Geography · Maps · Observations

51% of Europe's area lies within the territory of the former USSR, and if one takes the Russian Empire, rather more still

NB! · Archive · Architecture · Science · New York

A Nuclear-Safe Manhattan Beneath New York, Proposed by Oscar Newman in 1969

NB! · Books · Observations

What a fine word, and alas fallen out of circulation: “fellow-man”

Three-dimensional relief map of Asia on a white background, with the high orange Tibetan Plateau at the centre and blue plains and dark mountains around it.

NB! · The East · Geography · Maps · Observations

Relief map of Asia showing the West Siberian Plain and mountain systems

A relief map of Asia. On the one hand, one is struck by the singularity of the West Siberian Plain; on the other, by the impassable wall of mountain systems running from west to east.