I have previously been to three print publications (all in Russia), and in England I spent two years at the BBC Manchester newsroom. The impression of the vibe has not effaced, but in comparison to al...
Back in 1946 (that’s 62 years ago) George Mikes, the author of the undying classic of How To Be An Alien, in the chapter titled How Not To Be Clever, observed, with the usual for the book irony,...
The old London bus, originally uploaded by loscuadernosdejulia. The photo you see in the post was made in London this July, as I was walking from the Strand to Trafalgar Square (I took the picture fro...
…at The MEN bulding in Scott Place on Wednesday, September 17, at 6pm. I must admit that when I wrote the original Manchester Bloggers Meet-Up post I could barely think that just a fortnight lat...
A photo by ke21 from AU KDDI’s Mobile in Forest exhibition in Japan struck me as something infinitely stylish and glamorous. I don’t own a super-slim Mac, but, I thought, I wouldn’t ...
These days designer Matthew Williamson, the British fashion prodigy, is reported to open his first NY shop in early 2009 and to leave Emilio Pucci where he was a Creative Director since 2005, having s...
Two years ago, during the Late Summer Bank Holiday, the very first Family Friendly Film Festival hit a few venues across Manchester. Back in August 2006 I was doing The LOOK at QT Radio in the Norther...
There has been much talk about iPhone. I particularly liked Robin Hamman’s documenting the growing queues outside the phone shop on 11th of July (left). I followed a few discussions on Facebook ...
Update: Yang Sing Oriental Hotel has sadly closed in March 2009, just a little under a year since its opening. You have undoubtedly heard of – if not dined at – Yang Sing restaurant in Pri...
I have been writing about my home country every so often on my blog. I know that I have almost never reacted to either critical or positive comments in the media on Russian politics and economy. There...