“Abandon hope all ye who enter here.” You know what pisses me off the most about the courts? It’s the denial that surrounds them. President PM Medvedev can do a serious interview with a serious UK publication, and wave off all concerns about Pussy Riot by pointing out that the court should decide. This isContinue reading “Weekly writing round-up, featuring Pussy Riot, horror and my favorite bad joke in Russian”
Monthly Archives: July 2012
I’m 28
I slept for about three hours, because Lev had what appeared to be food poisoning. I put out the paper today and bought cherries for the office. My colleagues repaid me with flowers and kisses – and a paper that came out on time – which was very generous of them. Somehow, my body isContinue reading “I’m 28”
No, there’s no “Batman franchise curse”
There’s just tragic coincidences – and one deranged fucker who shot people in a theater (and the deranged fucker even looks like Kevin from “We Need To Talk About Kevin,” based on the photo released to the press at this time). But I do think that the franchise is associated with a lot of darknessContinue reading “No, there’s no “Batman franchise curse””
Giant hogweeds on the rampage, that one rape movie you should watch (if you can stomach it), and the general state of Russia’s film industry
I have been writing for your benefit, dear reader. This is for you – all for you. First of all, stay away from the freaky plants that look like Queen Anne’s lace that had been watered with bovine growth hormone (and find out what they have to do with the worst dictator in Russian history).Continue reading “Giant hogweeds on the rampage, that one rape movie you should watch (if you can stomach it), and the general state of Russia’s film industry”
Lev is a year old!
And he has the funny hat to prove it.
Natalia A. 