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21.09.2026 Robert Reich

The Rise of AI Populism

Are we on the cusp of a political realignment against corporate power? Last week, the unlikely duo of Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon keynoted a Washington conference to demand a stop to AI, its data centers, and the risks AI poses to jobs and even to the human species. Notably, both lambasted the corporate oligarchs […]
4min 222
Review & OpinionPopular
21.09.2026 Vladimir Golstein

The Documentary Film Naza and Its Revelations

People fixated on either Israel or Gazan Palestinians can bemoan or gloat over it as much as they want. I am sure, the film offers a lot for each side to get itself worked up into a frenzy. But what remains heavily under-discussed is the elephant in the room. And by this elephant I mean […]
3min 125
Memories & ConversationsPopular
19.09.2026 Yuri Chekalin

It’s Cold There

At 1:40 in the morning, the March rain turned the neon of Kabukicho outside my window into smeared, dirty streaks of color. She came in barefoot. I noticed her feet before I noticed her face. The soles were scraped raw. Her right knee was streaked with soot and dried blood. A wet trail followed her […]
9min 117
Medicine & HealthPopular
19.09.2026 Yuri Chekalin

Japan’s Myopia Epidemic

Japanese schoolchildren are spending more time with screens than ever before. But the tablet is only one piece of a much larger story—a story about how modern childhood may be changing the human eye. When Digital Childhood Changes the Eye Imagine an ordinary Japanese schoolchild. A smartphone on the way to school. Several hours of […]
13min 167
History & PersonsPopular
17.09.2026 Andrey Vedyaev

The Whirlwind Front

Colonel Alexei Nikolayevich Botyan did not earn the nickname “Whirlwind” by accident. He was one of the principal real-life models for the legendary “Major Whirlwind,” the Soviet intelligence officer credited with saving the Polish city of Kraków from destruction by the retreating Germans. We discussed those events with him more than once, and each time […]
16min 278

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20.08.2026 Dmitri Drobnitsky

Trump is Interested in Chinese AI

3min 1181
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16.08.2026 Dmitri Drobnitsky

Netanyahu Calls Britain an “Islamic Country with Nuclear Weapons”

2min 1767
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05.08.2026 Dmitri Drobnitsky

America’s Water Systems Have a Cybersecurity Problem

3min 1818
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23.07.2026 Alexander Rimov

Silicone Miss Sally: AI Robot Teacher

4min 2473
NewsActuality
16.07.2026 Dmitri Drobnitsky

New York to Freeze AI Data Center Construction

2min 1936
NewsActuality
15.07.2026 Dmitri Drobnitsky

ICE Officers Temporarily Barred from Conducting Traffic Stops

2min 1784
NewsActuality
12.07.2026 Dmitri Drobnitsky

A Scaled-Down Second Cuban Missile Crisis

2min 1933
NewsActuality
11.07.2026 Dmitri Drobnitsky

DOGE Officially Ceased to Exist on July 4

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21.09.2026 Robert Reich

The Rise of AI Populism

Are we on the cusp of a political realignment against corporate power? Last week, the unlikely duo of Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon keynoted a Washington conference to demand a stop to AI, its data centers, and the risks AI poses to jobs and even to the human species. Notably, both lambasted the corporate oligarchs […]
4min 222
Review & OpinionPopular
21.09.2026 Vladimir Golstein

The Documentary Film Naza and Its Revelations

People fixated on either Israel or Gazan Palestinians can bemoan or gloat over it as much as they want. I am sure, the film offers a lot for each side to get itself worked up into a frenzy. But what remains heavily under-discussed is the elephant in the room. And by this elephant I mean […]
3min 125
Review & OpinionPopular
10.09.2026 Dmitri Drobnitsky

Vance Has a Problem: His Friendship with Tucker Carlson

The Republican Party is slowly shedding the original version of Trumpism. And Tucker Carlson has become toxic to political careers. J.D. Vance is not apologizing for his friendship with Carlson—at least not yet. But he is making it clear that he does not agree with him. Vice President J.D. Vance has increasingly been filling in […]
3min 602
Review & OpinionPopular
09.08.2026 Yuri Chekalin

Tucker Carlson Draws a Line

Tucker Carlson Lays Out 10-Point Manifesto as MAGA Coalition Shows Signs of Strain. American journalist Tucker Carlson has unveiled a 10-point political manifesto that he says should serve as a foundation for “the changes to come” in the United States. His nearly two-hour address offered the clearest indication yet of growing tensions within the MAGA […]
5min 2387
Review & OpinionPopular
04.08.2026 Vitaly Golovkov

The Michael Jackson Biopic is Missing its Most Controversial Story

‘Michael’: How legal constraints and corporate sterility undermined the biopic of the decade. The making of Michael, the long-awaited biographical film about the “King of Pop,” has become one of the most remarkable production stories in modern Hollywood. With a reported budget of $155 million, the project was conceived as the definitive cinematic portrait of […]
6min 2060
Review & OpinionPopular
22.07.2026 Robert Reich

Integrity

Is it possible to be loyal to Trump and preserve one’s integrity? There’s been a lot of discussion this past week about the meaning of integrity. You didn’t hear the word used directly; it was alluded to indirectly — in wondering whether Lindsey Graham was an immoral opportunist or clever pragmatist; in suspecting Todd Blanche […]
4min 1765

Society & Philosophy

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30.08.2026 Yuri Chekalin

Priestesses of Love

6min 716
Society & Philosophy
27.08.2026 Yuri Chekalin

Japanese Communism: A Century of Revolution, Underground Struggle, and Parliamentary Politics

22min 649
Society & PhilosophyPopular
29.07.2026 Yuri Chekalin

Political Myths: Authority and Legitimacy (Part.11)

7min 1871

Religion & Beliefs

Religion & BeliefsPopular
05.07.2026 Dmitri Drobnitsky

The Pope Excommunicates the Bishops of the Society of Saint Pius X

3min 2463
04.06.2026

War and Christianity

28.05.2026

The Spiritual Dangers of AI. Part II

27.05.2026

The Spiritual Dangers of AI. Part I.

08.05.2026

Sam and the Mirrors

Politics & Army

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15.09.2026 Kamil Askerkhanov

Royal Navy and Trojan War Heros

11min 326
08.09.2026

Who Will Inherit Old Europe’s Tab?

26.08.2026

Shipyards Matter More Than Aircraft Carriers

04.07.2026

It’s the Next America

29.06.2026

Why Won’t the Media Call This for What it Is?

History & Persons

History & PersonsPopular
17.09.2026 Andrey Vedyaev

The Whirlwind Front

16min 278
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The Cheka Was Born Before the Revolution

07.09.2026

A Hard Landing

06.09.2026

Mark Twain Visits Tsar Alexander II

05.09.2026

Yeltsin’s Betrayal of the Residents of Crimea

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04.08.2026 Yuri Chekalin

Madama Butterfly and the Japan of the Western Imagination

It is fascinating that Madama Butterfly, or Cio-Cio-San, has long been regarded as one of the most “Japanese” of European operas. Yet, in reality, it tells us far more about Western perceptions of Japan at the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries than about Japan itself. The same can be said, in a different […]
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18.04.2026 Vladimir Golstein

Perennial Relevance of Dostoevsky

What makes Dostoevsky forever relevant is his dialectical approach to the most pressing issues of human predicament. Only in the eyes of the extremely naïve thinkers — doesn’t matter if they come from the right, left or center the issues that face modern day materialistic capitalist societies can be quantified, computerized, and resolved. For the […]
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11.04.2026 Vitaly Golovkov

Ralph Fiennes the Master of the “Silent Explosion” Phenomenon

Ralph Fiennes always follows his own rules. Looking at his performance — whether in the Lord’s robes or in a haute couture suit, the viewer inevitably catches a cognitive dissonance. We expect a monster, but we get an abyss of charisma, the “gold standard” of cinematic noir, which is impossible (and, honestly, one does not […]
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31.03.2026 Tatiana Kasatkina

“Demons”: Film Adaptation or Interpretation?

Film adaptations and interpretations not only have different goals, but also appeal to different audiences. A film adaptation is offered, in a sense, “in place” of the book, a simplified version for those who may never read it; the director here plays an educational role, addressing the ignorant as one who knows, the superior as […]
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Verdict for “Mercy” on 90 Minutes of Legal Action

As a former federal judge who has handed down sentences for serious felonies and aggravated assaults, I view this on-screen trial not as a detective thriller, but as a very gripping legal drama. I apologize in advance to readers for paying little attention to the visual effects and dynamics, which are top-notch in this work. […]
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13.03.2026 Klim Zhukov

“Master and Commander”

I envy those who haven’t watched it, because I want to erase this film from my memory and watch it again. Peter Weir’s “Master and Commander” is not just a battle film. It’s a hymn to male friendship, duty, and the romance of the sailing era, shot with epic grandeur and stunning attention to detail. […]
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The End of Cinema

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Revolutionary of Russian Theater: Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko

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“Double Life” of Karolina Pavlova

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The Last Mask of the Great Actor

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