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Faith · Art · Madrid · Museums · Observations · Nature
Citrons in Zurbarán's 1633 still life, on show at the Prado until 30 June
My grandmother loved "Tsitron" sweets, which had a bright lemon flavour and a pretty wrapper with lemons on it. But it never occurred to me that the citron is a fruit in its own right; I took it for just another name for the lemon. It was thanks
Art · Observations · Heritage
Vicente Segrelles depicts a treasure finder and the ghost of the hoard's owner
The owner is, after all, not the one who found it, but the one who left it. When gazing on the treasures of antiquity, it would be as well not to forget their true proprietors. Illustration: the Spanish artist Vicente Segrelles.
NB! · Observations · Science · Humour
Celebrated Irish scientists: the ancient Irish were dark-skinned with blue eyes
Celebrated Irish scientists: the ancient Irish were dark-skinned with blue eyes. Shall we carry on, or is anyone ready to get off?
NB! · In the Press · London · Monarchies · Observations
Cosmopolitan was explaining, two weeks ago, how we shall learn of the death of King Charles III
London · Monarchies · Observations · Society
Rumours of Charles III's death spread on Telegram, TikTok and Twitter in March without official confirmation
I don't understand why everyone on Telegram suddenly started posting about the death of King Charles III. Clearly, people want views, but there has been no official announcement of the monarch's death. Rumours that Charles was dead began circulating in earnest as early as 17 March.
The East · Art · Museums · Observations
A Painting by Vladimir Fyodorovich Stozharov, Corresponding Member of the USSR Academy of Arts, at Arter, the Istanbul Museum of Contemporary Art
It must be admitted that the display at the museum is rather peculiar: on the neighbouring wall, a couple of metres from Stozharov, hangs Dürer's rhinoceros, and a little further on, Bill Viola.
NB! · Observations · Humour
Imagination, the Moment You Lie Down to Sleep
Aristocracy · Observations · Pop Culture · Humour
If I have a favourite family tree, it is unquestionably that of Scrooge McDuck
Donald Duck is his nephew, in case anyone has forgotten
NB! · Monarchies · Observations · People · Pop Culture · Humour
Majesty magazine states on its cover that Catherine, Princess of Wales, is doing well
Nothing to see here, folks, do disperse. If Majesty magazine itself splashes across its cover that all is well with Kate Middleton, then there is truly nothing to worry about.
NB! · Moscow · Observations
The Window of a Wonderful Little Shop on Trubnaya
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