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Paul Newman, Anthony Perkins and Joanne Woodward in the Kitchen, 1958
Good morning, and a hearty breakfast to all!
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Guys, This Can't Possibly Be True, It's Obvious at Once
Guys, this can't possibly be true, it's obvious at once. The astrophysicist Avi Loeb, known as the author of theories about interstellar objects, joked that Kim Kardashian had been "invited" to join the research team studying the comet 3I/Atlas, after she dared to
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Given these figures, the real Marina Abramović performance is trying to justify to yourself the price of a ticket to her show
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Is this the Mandela effect already, or just universal forgetfulness?
Is this the Mandela effect already, or just universal forgetfulness? How is one to explain why everyone is discussing Cheburashka's Jewish nationality, and, above all, discussing it as the original invention of a State Duma deputy? Yet the man merely voiced an old joke from LiveJournal that everyone
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Gandalf the White Vanquished Sauron; Gandalf the Terry-Towelling Saves Middle-earth from a Draught
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It is good that the chief villains of Harry Potter, Ralph Fiennes, Helena Bonham Carter and Tom Felton, in fact support J. K. Rowling, refusing to join the pile-on against her and openly showing their gratitude to this woman
Remember the interesting observation J. K. Rowling once made about the children of Harry Potter. When she was writing her first book about Harry Potter, she had a hard time of it; she knew want and the hardships of a poor life. But the child actors in Harry Potter became
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Diamond Brooch of Napoleon Sells for $4.4 Million at Sotheby's in Geneva
The diamond brooch, which served as an ornament for a hat, was left behind by Napoleon in his carriage as he retreated from the field of Waterloo in 1815. During the battle the Prussian army seized and confiscated at least two carriages carrying the Emperor's personal effects, including
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The United States Has Stopped Minting the Penny, That Is, the Copper One-Cent Coin
The United States has stopped minting the penny, that is, the copper one-cent coin. A vast country, a great economy, space-age technology, and yet things did not work out with one small piece of copper. They counted, they reckoned, and they discovered that producing a one-cent coin
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Young lady, this is a chest of drawers from the GDR: have you any idea how long the queues for them were?
Photo: Alex Manchev
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Patriarch Kirill on Orthodox anime:
…a few words on church art as an instrument of the Orthodox mission. Church art, in its most varied forms, has always been a vital component of our national culture. Of late, a new and highly ambiguous style of icon painting has gained currency, in which the images of the
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Photographs taken by Thierry Mugler during his trip to the USSR in 1985
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One of the Scandalous Dolls of the Beheaded Marie Antoinette Is Up for Sale in Paris
One of the scandalous dolls of the beheaded Marie Antoinette is up for sale in Paris. The disgrace of the Olympic Games opening ceremony that cannot be forgotten