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Tag Archives: Russia
Notes on “War and Peace”
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I spent much of the 431-minute running time of Sergei Bondarchuk’s 1966 “War and Peace” wondering if spectacle, in and of itself, can be considered a kind of art. “War and Peace” doesn’t work as drama, … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged Film, Leo Tolstoy, Ludmila Savelyeva, movies, Russia, Sergie Bondarchuk, War and Peace
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Naked Lady of the Week: Polina Kadynskaya
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: As far as I can tell Polina has two stage names: Viva and Georgia. Of the two I think Viva suits her best. She is a vivacious presence. In looking through a bunch of her photos … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Sex, The Good Life
Tagged naked lady of the week, nude photography, Polina Kadynskaya, Russia
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Naked Lady of the Week: Saloma
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: The Russian Saloma, who is sometimes billed as Maxa, is currently one of the most popular nude models on the European sites. Something in her face reminds me of Rachel McAdams, though the schoolteacherish Rachel has … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Sex, The Good Life
Tagged naked lady of the week, nude photography, Russia, Saloma
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Naked Lady of the Week: Kseniya Yankovskaya
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: What inspires a young woman of today to cultivate a big overgrown bush? Innate quirkiness? Wilfulness? A passion for the heterodox? In the case of a nude model I suspect the bush is related to marketing. … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Sex, The Good Life
Tagged bush, Kseniya Yankovskaya, naked lady of the week, nude photography, Russia
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The Russians Return!
Blowhard, Esq. writes: Just when I think I’m done with the Cold War, it pulls me back in. What I’m WATCHING now: THE AMERICANS, season 5. Also BETTER CALL SAUL season 3 and THE UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT season 1. What I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Games, Linkathons, Television
Tagged Cold War, Russia, USSR
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Naked Lady of the Week: Diana Bronce
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Is a strawberry blonde closer to a blonde or a redhead, or is she irreducible to a more comprehensive genus? I think of true strawberry blondes as being at least as unique and as estimable as … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Sex, The Good Life
Tagged Diana Bronce, nakedy lady of the week, nude photography, redheads, Russia, strawberry blondes
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Naked Lady of the Week: Dama
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Dama here has the sort of dark, doll-like beauty that I associate with Jewish women such as Winona Ryder, Natalie Portman, and the porn star Casey Calvert. The internet claims she’s Russian, which certainly doesn’t rule … Continue reading
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Tagged Dama, naked lady of the week, nude photography, Russia
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Linkage
Paleo Retiree writes: Will France follow in Trump’s footsteps? Title IX gone wild. New York City’s best dumplings. How Russia does a trade show. (NSFW) Why are we more preoccupied these days with policing attitudes than with policing behavior? Should … Continue reading
Posted in Linkathons
Tagged alt right, food, France, Gary Taubes, ramen, Russia, Title IX
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“Uncle” Sang as Peasants Sing
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: “Uncle” led the visitors through the anteroom into a small hall with a folding table and red chairs, then into the drawing room with a round birchwood table and a sofa, and finally into his private … Continue reading