Category: It is interesting!

Death in the Country. And the Second Amendment.

Контент 18+ (лексика, описания жестокости). Remembering those who will never sing anymore, never dance, never cry, never make mistakes…
My esteemed partner and friend Artem has just returned from America, and I hope he will have many interesting tales to tell our readers. Upon my request, he has already sent me a kind of 'like vs dislikes' menu based on his experiences in such contrasting points as New York City
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Death in the Country. And the Guns in USA, along with Russian opinion.

Контент 18+ (описания, лексика)
As I talk to my Russian friends about the recent slaughter in Las Vegas. I am amazed by their defense of America and firearms possession, and their eagerness to point out that this sort of thing happens globally. One of my good mates, who is a journalist, even went to the trouble of researching many incidents in Russia where various people, including the police, have just
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Death in the Country. History of the Nation and the Great Question.

Контент 18+ (лексика, описания)
If you want to know why something is what it is — or what it has become –, go back to its roots. Find the source, then do the math. It doesn't always work: sometimes cancers accumulate in seemingly healthy bodies, and often weeds amid immaculate gardens grow.  But usually, the rule holds true.

There are other rough countries besides the USA. Australia, for example.. Aussie … Read the rest

“In the Name of the Father”

Контент 16+ (лексика, описания)
John Donne the Elizabethan poet and Dean of St. Paul's in London, once declared in a famous sermon that "No man is an island….", adding that "Any man's death diminishes me because I am involved in mankind, " and concluding: "Therefore, do not send to know for whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee."

It hasn't been a good season for fathers. Two of my
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Не одному Богу известно

– Одному Богу известно! – ответил мне человек, которому я описал некий статистический факт о влиянии солнечных дней на определенный аспект нашей жизни. Я не стал возражать.

В жизни я часто встречаюсь с тем, что люди не хотят принимать, либо же неверно интерпретируют статистику.
Богу, несомненно, известно всё. Тем не менее, это не ограничивает круг знающих. Именно для этого и проводятся различные подсчеты и опросы.

Да, люди врут. Да, в … Read the rest