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How do you like the nereids at the base of the Fountain of Neptune in Bologna, mid-sixteenth century, by the sculptor Giambologna?

Aerial view of a railway yard with many tracks and long curving rows of dark freight cars.

Architecture · Geography · Observations

Infrastructure's effect on the landscape in an aerial view of a railway yard

A Queue of Trains at the Norfolk Railway Station in Virginia, USA. If anyone underestimates the influence of infrastructure on the landscape, do think again.

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Could All Our Street Kiosks Look Like THIS, Please?

Observations · Mores · Society · People

Nina Khrushchev and Jacqueline Kennedy

Nina Khrushchev and Jacqueline Kennedy. These photographs are often captioned with ironic remarks comparing the two First Ladies, of the USSR and the USA, as if to set Nina Khrushchev in a less flattering light. Well, then. It may be agreed that the wife of the Soviet General Secretary dressed

NB! · Archaeology · Art · Museums · Observations · Rome

Ancient Sculptures from the Archaeological Park of Ostia Antica on Display at Rome's Fiumicino Airport

Ancient sculptures from the Archaeological Park of Ostia Antica have gone on display at Rome's Fiumicino Airport. A capital idea for a museum partnership!

Observations · Science · People

The need for certainty has always been stronger than the need for truth

The French anthropologist Gustave Le Bon

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Good night to all, and a happy Friday in advance

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I adore the comments on my TikTok

Aristocracy · Cinema · Books · Observations · Pop Culture

The English Bear Rupert and the Aristocratic Image of Stewie Griffin in Family Guy

Remember Rupert, Stewie Griffin's beloved teddy bear from the brilliant show Family Guy? In fact, the name Rupert was not chosen at random: the detail is meant to underline Stewie's aristocratic bearing and his special position within a plain American family. Rupert Bear is a famous

Observations · People · Pop Culture

I understand that after decades of listening to tracks of no more than two or three minutes, Grand Music may be very hard to take in

I understand that after decades of listening to tracks of no more than two or three minutes, Grand Music may be very hard to take in. But in honour of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Ralph Vaughan Williams, one of the outstanding composers of the twentieth century, who

Cinema · Observations · Paris · Pop Culture

The 1992 film “Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris” with Angela Lansbury and its 2022 remake

One of my favourite films with Angela Lansbury is the 1992 "Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris", which also stars Omar Sharif as the old lady's influential friend and Diana Rigg as one of the directresses of the House of Dior. The plot is simple: the

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