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The Anniversary Cover of Harper's Bazar
The anniversary cover of Harper's Bazar. In December 1916 the magazine of fashion, style and society marked its fiftieth anniversary
Cinema · New York · Humour
They were standing beside the biggest newspaper stand in the city centre
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
NB! · Art · Museums · New York
Aphrodite, 1st-2nd century AD
Aphrodite, 1st-2nd century AD. Roman sculpture. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
NB! · Archaeology · Art · Museums · New York
Bronze ceremonial helmet of a high-ranking warrior, 1500-1100 BC
Bronze ceremonial helmet of a high-ranking warrior, 1500-1100 BC. Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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The Statue of Liberty's face be like
NB! · Books · New York · Humour
Sisyphus's To-Do List
Sisyphus's To-Do List. From The New Yorker
Books · Observations · New York · Society · Nature
In New York, Conscientious People Are Outraged at the Cruel Treatment of Horses, an Important Part of the City's Tourist and Entertainment Industry
Incidentally, I am sure this is a common problem for all big cities where horse labour is exploited for amusement: the wretched animals work from morning till night, have no chance to rest, are underfed and, good Lord, often go without even the amount of water needed to live. It
Architecture · Moscow · Observations · New York
"What a dreadful building!" I have heard it said more than once of the 2003 business centre on Oruzheyny Lane in Moscow's Tverskoy District (photos 1 and 2)
"What a dreadful building!" I have heard it said more than once of the 2003 business centre on Oruzheyny Lane in Moscow's Tverskoy District (photos 1 and 2). As it happens, I rather like this building by the architect Posokhin. Its style is usually called neo-
Archive · Art · Museums · New York
A Woman at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1964
A woman at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1964. Photograph by Burt Glinn. After the painting in this photograph was put on display at MoMA, one of the trustees promptly resigned his seat on the board. What we see here is, of course, not Malevich's Black
NB! · New York · Nature · Humour
The most dangerous animal in nature: the very sign the Bronx Zoo hung above a mirror in 1963
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