And then I’m going to take that lung, bring it to the city council and dump it on the mayor’s desk.
Category Archives: Ukraine
Blog-stroll on Pokrov
Pokrov is an Eastern Orthodox religious holiday. It’s been a long time since I’ve spent Pokrov at home. I like it. It’s happy and low-key and very, very peaceful. Ali Eteraz is… being Ali Eteraz. And pissing off Yvonne Ridley. Ye-a. Pandagon’s latest book selection is Susan Faludi’s The Terror Dream. The dissection of theContinue reading “Blog-stroll on Pokrov”
Out and about in the city
Pinchuk, unlike some of our other gazillionaires, is putting more money into art (as opposed to, say, a gold-plated jacuzzi for an underage mistress). I loathe the self-important expat jackasses than hang out at O’Brien’s pub – but recent trips there have been free of the “do you speak English, luv” crowd, and anyway, theContinue reading “Out and about in the city”
A little bit of love
Kitty takes a nap: Vova makes a face: Man naps on the bus:
Kyiv in black and white
Because talking about the election is giving me hives. Elderly woman on bus: Balcony on Bogdana (that’s Bogdana Khmelnic’kogo Street): Darkening street (in the city center as well): Building detail (very old-school):