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You may have my number You can take my name But you'll never have my head
Museums · Observations · Pop Culture
Trebuchet at Château de Castelnaud and a nearly identical device in China in the 5th century
Remember the trebuchet? A genuine siege engine straight out of Age of Empires, Cossacks and Stronghold: Crusader may be seen, for instance, at the open-air war museum in the French Château de Castelnaud. What I remember the trebuchet for most is its spectacular shot with a dead cow, giving
In the Press · Cinema · Observations · Pop Culture
The new Vogue carries a touching piece by Yana Lukina on the most anticipated release of the year, the feature-length "Downton Abbey", in which the Crawley family prepares to receive George V under its roof
The new Vogue carries a touching piece by Yana Lukina on the most anticipated release of the year, the feature-length "Downton Abbey", in which the Crawley family prepares to receive George V under its roof. The material is good; I was even surprised that it was Vogue,
NB! · Art · Cinema · Monarchies · Museums · Paris · Pop Culture
On 16 October the exhibition "Marie Antoinette, Metamorphosis of an Image" opened in Paris, bringing together hundreds of images of the queen, from the classic portraits of Vigée Le Brun to excerpts from films about Marie Antoinette and the manga "The Ros
Art · Observations · Society · Pop Culture · Humour
Charming stories with an adventurous sheen reminded me of the Simpsons episode in which Lisa's guinea pig ruined their painting of a primitive little ship above the sofa, and they decided to replace it with something and, by luck, found at the Van Houtens
Charming stories with an adventurous sheen reminded me of the episode of The Simpsons in which Lisa's guinea pig ruined their painting of a primitive little ship above the sofa, and they decided to replace it with something and, by luck, found at the Van Houtens' garage
Art · Cinema · Observations · Pop Culture
Finished watching Hunter's episodes about the auction and the flea market, and a little wave of nostalgia came over me for the days when I had a pop-up stall and was a happy seller of old junk, though in my case the splendid things usually went for far be
Finished watching Hunter's episodes about the auction and the flea market, and a little wave of nostalgia came over me for the days when I had a pop-up stall and was a happy seller of old junk, though in my case the splendid things usually went for
London · Observations · Pop Culture · Humour
Two Victorian dolls in the London Underground and a comparison with Moscow's metro
Victorian twin dolls take a ride on the London Underground. This is precisely the moment when one wants not only to cross oneself like an old crone with the words "Thank God it's not Moscow", but simply to scream: they are dreadful, frankly ghastly. Then again,
Cinema · London · Pop Culture
Russell Crowe denies wearing the armour from “Gladiator” offered at auction
Russell Crowe has denied that he wore in "Gladiator" the armour of General Maximus now on show at the British Film Institute and soon to be sold at auction. And although the armour the actor supposedly wore in the opening scenes of "Gladiator" is valued at
NB! · Cinema · Museums · Observations · Pop Culture
Exhibition in Boston marking the release of the film “Downton Abbey” closes
The bombshell exhibition marking the release of the Downton Abbey feature film closes tomorrow. All that remains is to bite one's elbows for having failed to get there. But what is one to do? The exhibition was in Boston, after all! 😣
Museums · Observations · Mores · Pop Culture
Colleen Moore's dollhouse palace and its tour during the Great Depression
The most expensive dolls' house in history is held to be a 2.5-metre fairy-tale palace commissioned by the silent film star Colleen Moore from leading Hollywood designers and architects. The palace is adorned with semi-precious and precious stones, even diamonds, with gold, and with fantastical
Aristocracy · Art · Mores · Pop Culture
The emerald tiara of Katarina Henckel von Donnersmarck, sold in Geneva in 2011
The emerald tiara with 11 large yellow cushion-cut diamonds belonging to Katharina Henckel von Donnersmarck is usually described as the most sumptuous diadem ever owned by a person not of royal blood. Jewels of this kind are what the newspapers like to gossip about. The story of this gem