Books · Paris · Nature · Reportage
There is a classic English plot in which a village flower and vegetable show becomes the event of the year. In Wodehouse, Lord Emsworth, master of Blandings Castle, will go to considerable lengths to see his pumpkin take first prize at the Shrewsbury show. If this strikes you as an
Heritage · Society · Reportage · Rome
On 24 October, at about 17:40, a crowd of demonstrators forced its way into the Colosseum in Rome. According to the Italian Ministry of Culture, the monument was not damaged and nobody was injured. That day Rome saw an authorised march, "Fuori l'Italia dalla guerra"
Art · Society · Paris · Reportage
The Art Basel Paris fair managed to sell works worth almost 130 million euros before closing early because of the protests in France. This year the fair is held at the Grand Palais for the third time, and in Paris for the fifth time in all. The first two days
Art · Cinema · Museums · Paris · Reportage · Society Pages
At the Zurbarán exhibition at the Louvre I made the acquaintance of Rossy de Palma. Everyone who has seen Almodóvar's films of the eighties and nineties knows her, from "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown" to "Kika". Madame Rosa Elena was invited
Education · Society · Paris · Reportage
They did not know how to avoid a robbery, but they used tear gas against us - reads one of the demonstrators' placards at the entrance to the Louvre. Today the student protests in Paris reached the Louvre, and I decided to go to the demonstration at the museum'
NB! · Art · Reportage · Society Pages
Faith · Reportage · Ethnography
In Tutayev, more than two thousand people walked in a procession of the cross along the right bank of the Volga with an icon that takes thirty men to lift. This is the “Saviour Most Merciful” from the Resurrection Cathedral: a half-length Pantocrator with an open Gospel in his
Art · Society · Reportage
🇮🇱 The backstory to the jury's April resignation has come to light. On the eve of it, Belu-Simion Fainaru, artist and commissioner of the Israeli pavilion, sent the foundation a legal notice, construing the jury's declaration as antisemitism and discrimination on grounds of nationality. In other
Art · Moscow · Observations · Reportage
The Winzavod annual gathering of young artists from the market has turned into the Win-Win fair. A rather pleasant way to spend a day off. There are plenty of all sorts of young people, not yet spoiled by the word "art", waiting for you to come and
Cinema · Observations · Pop Culture · Reportage
The rows in the balcony are buried in rubbish. These seats are reserved for studio staff, invited guests, partners, film students and the junior crew members of the nominated films. Culture, as they say, with a capital C (for Crisp packet)
Art · Moscow · Museums · Reportage
The exhibition is called "Marc Chagall. The Joy of Earthly Gravity" and is held in the main building of the Pushkin Museum. Two halls and the atrium bring together both Chagall's best-known works and rare, little-known pieces such as portraits of members of his
NB! · Faith · Reportage · Rome · Ethnography