I didn’t realise how this happened, but in the month of July our house acquired 4 kittens. I came to Moscow in 2010 to discover a cat, and this summer she (and we) got 4 more felines. They were ...
There are many versions of Kate Bush’s famous song, but this “classical” interpretation by Mia Martini is very original. The violin gently backs the voice, creating the a-capella fee...
Michael Cunningham signing books in Moscow, November 18 Moscow is renowned for its unexpected and colossal traffic jams – and never more so as when you’re waiting for a speaker to arrive t...
Leonardo's self-portrait is on display at Turin until January 2012, along with modern artists' takes on his work, including Duchamp and Warhol....
Marc Chagall, At the Easel (My LiFe, Orion Press, 1960) I’m currently reading “My Life” by Marc Chagall. It is in Russian, and I haven’t read it before. I love his paintings, b...
Baltasar del Alcazar Three things have chained my heart in love That equally do please: The fair Inez, a well-smoked ham, And aubergines in cheese. Friends, this Inez of whom I speak Has such a hold o...
Miroslav Valek, illustration to The Blizzard Usually I can see the Moscow State University’s main building from my window – but now it is barely seen through the most beautiful blizzard. T...
Caravaggio, The Entombment The exhibition of the famous Italian Baroque painter, Michelangelo di Caravaggio, opens at the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow on November 26, 2011. The works on displ...
Roman Polanski’s 1962 short Ssaki is a Surrealist tale of co-operation and compassion. The two characters (Henryk Kluba and Michal Zolnierkiewicz) wander across the snowy wonderland. We don̵...
The trend of obsession with celebrities limbs and other body parts continues this year with the sale of a tooth that belonged to John Lennon. The lovely town of Stockport on the border of Greater Manc...