I have recently been added as a Flickr contact by someone who was making pictures of Liverpool on exactly the same day – 18th of December – when I visited the 2008 European Capital of Cult...
I have been hearing the birds singing at sunrise for half a month now, and last night the air was full of spring, too. Today, however, when I sat to write a post for my LiveJournal blog wishing everyo...
We have heard Kim Carnes’s undying classic song, Bette Davis Eyes; and some of us have even seen the videoclip. But what about Bette Davis herself? Meryl Streep in her pre-Oscar interview to the...
The Arts world was all shook up on Monday 23rd of February 2009 with the news that a portrait of Leonardo da Vinci was discovered by historian Nicola Barbatelli in the village of Acerenza in Basilicat...
Before the end of this week (before Friday 13th, that is) you have the chance to vote for the 13th member of the Shakespeare Hall of Fame. The names range from Sarah Bernhardt to David Tennant, with t...
There is something good about Google’s contextual advertising that we get in our Gmails. Had it not been for a Google ad, I’d not have learnt that a popular 1960s Northern Soul band The Fl...
As they say, “better later than never”. I have mentioned a few times on my Russian blog that January 26th was the date of the Chinese New Year (of the Yellow Ox, no less), as well as the f...
Pay no attention to these well pre-dated Easter adverts (left) – since the weekend, winter has settled in Manchester. I don’t know about you, but I am rather pleased. It has taken 5 years ...
Queen Victoria on ‘Fyvie’ with John Brown at Balmoral, originally uploaded by National Galleries of Scotland. “The key goals of The Commons on Flickr are to firstly show you hidden t...
A short note about Alexander Pushkin as a favourite artist. 2009 is the 210-th anniversary of Alexander Pushkin‘s birthday. Ten years ago, therefore, Russia and the Russian-speaking world celebr...