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Monthly Archives: January 2011
Fun with Photoshop
Maybe this connection is too far-fetched, but when I saw this article on the New Jersey Nets 2010-2011 team program it reminded me strongly of O.P.P. That is, the Original Photoshop Practitioners of the old Soviet Union. The example that … Continue reading
Mozgov’s career night
Last night the New York Knicks beat the Detroit Pistons 124-106 at Madison Square Garden. In what was otherwise a run-of-the-mill regular season match-up team between one pretender and a lottery team, Russian rookie Timofey Mozgov had career highs across … Continue reading
Broscow
As it is tradition to lampoon the ‘bro’ phenomenon (also ‘brah’ and ‘braugh’) let’s do it with a Russian theme. All contributions welcome. This list so far is courtesy of me and MH: The Broviet Union Brostoyevsky Joseph Brodsky Broseph … Continue reading
Coverage of the blast at Domodedovo
Cell phone camera footage of the aftermath: President Dmitri Medvedev’s Twitter account: “Law enforcement and government officials responsible for transport security will be held to account.” http://twitter.com/kremlinrussia_e The Moscow Times report: http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/blast-kills-34-at-domodedovo/429530.html (includes airport schematic and photos) Medvedev’s remarks to … Continue reading
No App for This: Croc Gulps Phone, Starts Ringing
From the Moscow Times 24 January 2011 KIEV — Workers at a Ukrainian aquarium didn’t believe it when a visitor said a crocodile swallowed her phone. Then the reptile started ringing. The accident in the eastern city of Dnipropetrovsk sounds … Continue reading
Meet: Aleksei Plutser-Sarno
When this happened over the summer I didn’t really have a good source to link to it, but luckily the New York Times just published an article on the guerilla art collective Voina, whose most famous street art is shown … Continue reading
Тульский край – прияничный рай
Again, without a camera I resorted to a stock photo for this one. On a field trip to Tula we had a chance to shop for priyanniki as souvenirs. There was a chocolate section in the shop where they had … Continue reading
The New Jersey Nyets
News that the New Jersey Nets had pulled out of negotiations to trade for Carmelo Anthony prompted this graphic, courtesy of basketbawful. Here’s the quote: “I’m not happy with the way … this deal has gone until now. It has … Continue reading
LP is back in Moscow!
you think you understand it you don’t see theres no antidote just another russian motherfucker with his hand at your throat not a clan animal you’re no real fan of the show disenchanted after dancing with a phantom in snow … Continue reading
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Update on Protests in Russia
Several weeks ago tensions between nationalistic Russian soccer fans and the Caucasian immigrant communities here in Moscow intensified: after two immigrants suspected of murdering a Russian soccer fan were released from police custody, the soccer fanatics, together with many ultra-nationalistic … Continue reading
