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As Ksenia Sobchak Would Say: Such Is Life
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As they said in "Charmed", the power of three will set us free!
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Of late American women have been seized by a sort of décolletage mania
Of late American women have been seized by a sort of décolletage mania. Evening dress has, in the shortest possible time, descended quite literally to the limit beyond which it is more than risky to go. Nor is low dress worn only at soirées and dinners: it is worn in
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Brunello Cucinelli has dedicated his new campaign to books and written a very touching letter about the place of books in his life:
I am in love with books. I love them for the knowledge they give, for the fragrance they exude, for the rustle of turning pages, which seems to caress the soul. Like Voltaire, I have a weakness for old volumes and I treasure the words of their authors, whose wisdom
Faith · Observations · Heritage · Mores · Society · Pop Culture · Rome
Vatican police escort a blogger out of St Peter's Basilica and attempt to arrest her for dancing inside the church and filming it
Vatican police escorted out of St Peter's Basilica, and attempted to arrest, a blogger who had been dancing inside the church and filming it. The silly girl, naturally, at once raised a howl about it online. Each time I see activities of this sort, I want to ask:
Cinema · London · Observations · Pop Culture
Quentin Tarantino Announces That His Next Major Project Will Be a Stage Play
Quentin Tarantino has announced that his next major project will be a stage play. He plans to present the production on the stage of a London West End theatre. The text of the play is already finished, but active work on the staging will begin in early 2026 and will
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As promised, I return to my report on this season's fashion exhibitions in Paris
As promised, I return to my report on this season's fashion exhibitions in Paris. The large retrospective of the work of Paul Poiret will interest not only lovers of the history of costume, but indeed anyone enthralled by fashion and style. The exhibition at the Musée des Arts
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Tomorrow brings our customary roundup of new museum and gallery exhibitions in Moscow, but today I suggest you save a route through the fashion exhibitions now running in Paris
📌 Paul Poiret, la mode est une fête. Musée des Arts Décoratifs (MAD) - until 11 January 2026. A major retrospective of a great couturier of the twentieth century, Paul Poiret, liberator of the female body and master of the fashion avant-garde. The exhibition shows not only his legendary silhouettes but
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In July, a Martian meteorite found in Niger in 2023 was sold at Sotheby's in New York for $4.3 million
In July, a Martian meteorite found in Niger in 2023 was sold at Sotheby's in New York for $4.3 million. The stone, known as NWA 16788, became the largest Martian meteorite ever sold at auction. Only the other day, Niger opened an investigation into the circumstances of
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Botticelli's "Madonna of the Veil" turns out to be a twentieth-century fake, painted from the popular 1930s actress Jean Harlow
Doubts about its authenticity were confirmed by the discovery of modern pigments. The true author of the "Botticelli Madonna" proved to be the twentieth-century Italian artist Umberto Ginti (1886-1970)
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School uniform conforming to the new GOST, developed by the Ministry of Industry and Trade together with the Ministry of Education, looks like clothing from Soviet cinema of the 1950s
School uniform conforming to the new GOST, developed by the Ministry of Industry and Trade together with the Ministry of Education, looks like clothing from Soviet cinema of the 1950s. Indeed, the burgundy suit with skirt and jacket prescribed for girls, complemented by a lace tie-cum-jabot, is more