One of the world’s largest museums, the State Hermitage in St.Petersburg, will not be participating in foreign exhibitions this year because of the Ukraine conflict, its director, Mikhail Piotrovsky, said on Tuesday. “Under the current circumstances, we will not have permission to export [the art pieces] outside the Russian Federation,” …
Read More »Iconic moviemaker Oliver Stone weighs in on Ukraine conflict
Oliver Stone, the Academy Award-winning filmmaker, and vocal critic of US foreign policy, called on his Instagram followers to read several articles to better understand of how Russia came to unleash its military against Ukraine. The Sunday post is meant to counter “all the hysteria of Western media” and its …
Read More »Russian Instagram star released by cops after bare butt photo outside iconic St. Petersburg cathedral landed model in hot water
36-year-old Irina Volkova was released by the court without any conditions on Sunday, after spending about a day in detention. The prosecution had been demanding restrictions be imposed while prosecutors prepare the case, but the court dismissed dismissed the arguments as “hypothetical.” Volkova sparked outrage earlier this week after a …
Read More »Michelangelo’s David canceled? Replica of iconic nude statue has its genitals COVERED UP at Dubai Expo – reports
The 17-foot resin replica, manufactured from laser scans of the sculpture and coated with marble dust, was apparently intended to be displayed unobstructed, just like the original masterpiece, which resides at the Accademia Gallery in Florence, Italy. However, the organizers of the international trade event – held over from last …
Read More »Police descend on London’s iconic Tower Bridge after XR activists block landmark (VIDEOS)
Activists from the climate action group blocked traffic on the famous London landmark, using a van and a caravan as part of their demonstration. As well as pressuring the government to provide “an emergency response” to the threat of global warming, the group also sought to highlight concerns about its …
Read More »Ultimate insult? Taliban fighters mock iconic Iwo Jima flag raising photo, posing in seized US military gear
In a photo that ruffled many feathers, mostly among American conservatives, the members of Taliban’s commando unit Badri 313 are seen donning full camouflage and fancy tactical gear, including night vision goggles – seemingly recreating an iconic WWII photo of American troops raising the US flag atop Mount Suribachi during …
Read More »‘May there be peace’: WATCH Yuri Gagarin’s iconic speech on 1st anniversary of his space flight, now IN COLOR
“I am grateful to those who invested their hearts, souls, skills, and hard work to fulfill this great mission,” Gagarin said in a speech that was first broadcast by Soviet television back in 1962, exactly one year after he became the first human ever to fly in space. The first …
Read More »DMX dead at 50: Family hails iconic rapper as ‘a warrior who fought till the very end’
Born Earl Simmons, the 50-year-old Grammy-nominated rapper suffered a heart attack last week, reportedly related to a drug overdose, and has been in critical condition since. One of his managers, Nakia Walker, told the New York Times last Sunday that he was in a “vegetative state.” Simmons passed away shortly …
Read More »Instagram CENSORS iconic graduation photo of ‘Kent State Gun Girl’ but allows ‘direct threats’ in her DMs
Bennett made a splash on the political scene in May 2018, when she posted a photo of herself with a rifle slung over her back and a graduation cap with the words “come and take it.” On March 31, Instagram sent her a notice that the photo was removed for …
Read More »Indian police evacuate iconic Taj Mahal after bomb threat
Tourists were evacuated from the world-famous palace in Agra on Thursday morning following the anonymous bomb tip. A search operation was launched. The police said the man who called claimed he was somehow wronged during a military recruitment process and planted a bomb in the Taj Mahal. The Indian authorities …
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