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As the cult director of Repo Man and Sid and Nancy prepares to release his final film, Dead Souls, he takes your questions

The Guardian - UK · Oct 28

Quote of the day by Nikolai Gogol: 'However stupid a fool’s words may be, they are sometimes enough to confound an intelligent man.' Life lessons from the Russian novelist on wisdom, intelligence and clear thinking

Quote of the day by Nikolai Gogol: “However stupid a fool’s words may be, they are sometimes enough to confound an intelligent man.” Nikolai Gogol’s insight highlights how illogical statements can leave even the sharpest minds baffled. Navigating absurdity can be challenging, making it important to choose our battles wisely…

The Economic Times · Sep 14

Quote of the Day by Nikola Tesla: “The day science begins to study non-physical phenomena...” — What if humanity's next great revolution doesn't come from a laboratory? The inventor who powered the modern world believed our biggest discoveries still lie beyond the visible

Quote of the Day by Nikola Tesla: Long before the modern world embraced his ideas, Nikola Tesla believed humanity's greatest breakthroughs would come from exploring the unknown. This powerful quote is more than a prediction about science—it is a timeless lesson on curiosity, wisdom, and the courage to look beyond…

The Economic Times · Jun 22

On Ukraine’s musical frontline: how pop and classical stars have taken up arms

From nights at the opera to the nation’s best-loved bands, music is playing a vital role in resistance to the Russian invasion – many musicians have actually gone to the frontline

The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2023

Soldiers, sirens and a ‘sign of hope’ as Ukrainian opera premieres in Lviv

The Terrible Revenge takes place after rehearsal in bomb shelter and with uniformed soldiers in stalls

The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2023

At the 2023 Adelaide Festival, the best works shimmer with a brutal honesty on incarceration, exile – and Nikolai Gogol

Few Adelaideans remember a time before the Adelaide Festival. Formed in 1960 as a civic enterprise and financed against loss by prominent Adelaide businessmen, the festival today remains arguably the most robust international arts festival in our region.

The Conversation · Mar 24, 2023

Adam Levin’s latest big, huge novel throws Chicago into a giant sinkhole. After all, he lives in Florida now.

CHICAGO — Adam Levin left Chicago a few years ago and moved to Florida, and if you don’t think that’s hilarious, you should meet Adam Levin. He grew up in Highland Park, taught at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and for the past decade has been known…

Chicago Tribune · Aug 17, 2022

From Pushkin to Putin: Russian Literature’s Imperial Ideology

Russian classical literature, chock full of dehumanizing nationalism, reads disturbingly familiar today.

Foreign Policy · Jun 25, 2022

Five of the best books about Russia and Ukraine

As Russia wages war, the historian Orlando Figes offers a guide to the literature that illuminates the tensions and the myths of the region

The Guardian - UK · Mar 6, 2022