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Writer, Wizard, Mall Santa, Rasputin Impersonator
Writer, wizard, mall Santa, Rasputin impersonator. Now that, I understand, is a solid CV. You're hired, Alan Moore
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Still Lynch or Already Odin?
Monarchies · Observations · Pop Culture
Catherine the Great with the Dusha agenda to appear in Sid Meier’s Civilization VII
In the seventh instalment of the global strategy game Sid Meier’s Civilization, players will be able to take the part of Catherine the Great as one of the world leaders. Her agenda, moreover, is called Dusha. In the comments under the news, as you might imagine, the gates of
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The Beautiful Civilisation of the West, and the Wretched Ideological Superstructures That Will Drop Off It of Their Own Accord in the Fullness of Time
Cinema · Books · Observations · Humour
Short Stories and Novel Excerpts by Dostoevsky in Children's Anthologies
Dostoevsky: The Complete Collection of World Children's Literature. Spotted in Satoshi Kon's anime film "Tokyo Godfathers" When it comes to Dostoevsky and children, the following works are usually included in children's anthologies: the stories "Marey the Peasant", "The Boy
Books · Observations · Mores
Have you ever considered how, in European drama of, say, the nineteenth century, the existence of servants is largely ignored, servants who almost never make a decisive contribution to the development of the plot and, for the most part, do not act at all
Have you ever considered how, in European drama of, say, the nineteenth century, the existence of servants is largely ignored, servants who almost never make a decisive contribution to the development of the plot and, for the most part, do not act at all except by carrying out errands of
Geography · Maps · Observations · Humour
Area distortion on Mercator maps, with Greenland and Macron's head as examples
For all who have forgotten how the Mercator-type maps we usually use distort sizes, a reminder in the form of this photograph of Emmanuel Macron with his forehead in the Mercator projection. This is precisely how the inconstancy of scale on Mercator maps expresses itself, and precisely why the
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How Good It Is to Change One's Mind in Time
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By the way, the collage with Aureliano Buendía and Amaranta came out by accident, but it turned out well
Observations · Society
Yaroslavl mayor bans foreign words on street signs except registered trademarks
The Mayor of Yaroslavl has banned the use of foreign words on street signs. Similar rules are already in force in Saratov and Krasnodar. The ban does not apply to registered trademarks. That is, if foreign words appear in a name, the sign may stay as it is. Though what
Archive · Observations · Education · Society
History of conduct grades in Russian schools from the 1918 ban to the 1943 numerical scale
In addition to three Unified State Exam papers, universities will now take into account an "integral score" made up of a schoolchild's general academic performance and discipline. I wholeheartedly support the importance of grading behaviour at school. Let us remember that the task of the school