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Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Natalia Sergeevna Goncharova’s cubist-futurist painting La Gare ( train Station ) fetched €963,000 (more than $1 million), surpassing the €500,000 to €800,000 estimate at auction this year. At the turn of the 20th century, two wildly talented and rebellious students, Goncharova and Mikhail Fyodorovich Larionov, met at the prestigious Moscow Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. They quickly became partners, sharing both a studio and a living space, and the art world was never the same. As founding members of the Jack of Diamonds, Moscow's first radical independent exhibiting group, the lovers and collaborators struck a mighty fist through the firmly settled foundation of Russian art. Always stirring controversy while creating revolutionary works, the couple settled in Paris where they spent the rest of their lives. Goncharova, a Russian avant-garde artist, painter, costume designer, writer, illustrator, … [Read more...] about Natalia Goncharova Earned Her Place In Art History

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Cities in Iceland, Denmark and Canada were cited as the safest in a travel insurance company’s new survey analyzing the safety of 29 cities worldwide. Reykjavik, Iceland, is the world’s safest city, and Copenhagen and Montreal are No. 2 and No. 3, respectively, according to research and rankings of Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection . The company says its rankings are based on responses from travelers who visited 29 cities popular with business and leisure travelers, the Economist’s Safe Cities index , city ratings of GeoSure Global and the Crime Index of Numbeo . Honolulu ranks No. 12 — safer than No. 16 Miami, No. 17 Las Vegas, No. 18 New York and No. 25 San Juan, Puerto Rico. Berkshire Hathaway Vice President Carol Mueller cautions that unexpected problems can arise even in the safest cities. “While the cities and countries on our list are notable for their safety,” she says, “you never know what … [Read more...] about Canada, Denmark And Iceland Named Safest Destinations

Lee Sang-eon The author is an editorial writer at the JoongAng Ilbo. The storming of the Bastille as taught in world history class can be an example of misrepresented history. Many people would regard the attack by Parisians on the old fortress used as a state prison just as a symbol of revolutionary struggle, or the flashpoint of the French Revolution to end the corrupt monarchy. The Bastille indeed represented royal authority in the center of Paris. But at the time of the storming on July 14, 1789, the prison had just seven inmates. According to “French Revolution” by Professor Joo Myung-chul, the seven inmates included Auguste-Claude Tavenier who had tried to assassinate Louis XV; a lunatic nobleman imprisoned at the request of his family; and an aristocrat accused of murder in addition to four forgers. The insurgents had not invaded the prison to release the prisoners, but to steal ammunition stocked in the prison. After occupying several military bases in Paris, the … [Read more...] about Giving a medal of honor to opponents

We’re growing concerned about a number of celebrities who, alarmingly, are never seen wearing clothes. Do they own any? Does Hollywood’s only dry cleaner keep odd hours? The Daily Caller is here to investigate. 1. Jennifer Lopez Jenny from the Block keeps it pretty skimpy pretty much all the time. 2. Paris Hilton Paris is apparently a DJ now, most likely because it’s one job that doesn’t come with a dress code, which she seems pretty happy about. 3. Cara Delevingne This Victoria’s Secret angel loves her angles, but steers clear of clothes. 4. Selena Gomez Gomez follows the same trend as Delevingne, which seems sensible since the two are close now. 5. Rihanna I actually don’t think Rihanna owns clothes. 6. Kendall Jenner Taking lessons from her bigger sister, Kendall has traded in her clothes for…nothing. Or next to it. 7. Lea Michele The “Glee” star is really enjoying her summer vacation, and she certainly didn’t pack any clothes in her … [Read more...] about Do These Celebrities EVER Wear Clothes?

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin There are some foods that when you see them, you immediately think of the country they come from. Take the baguette. It's synonymous with France and now the UN's cultural body has granted it special cultural protection—just like Neapolitan pizza, Belgian beer culture and Arabic coffee. The "artisanal know-how and culture of the baguette" joined UNESCO's list this week of Intangible Cultural Heritage. That's to say, things around the world that require a certain savoir faire (know how) to make and are recognised as being integral to the culture they come from. The U.S. has lots of cultural places that are recognised by UNESCO as being heritage sites (Yellowstone National Park and the Statue of Liberty, for example) but it doesn't have any food on the Intangible Cultural Heritage list. This week, the traditional tea-making practices in China and cold noodles from North Korea were also added to the UN's list. A … [Read more...] about French Baguette Earns Protected UN Heritage Status

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin “I know it’s an unusual picture because there are not many made this way. I think it’s what we need today. New looking fresh pictures of a very beautiful world.” – David Hockney. Late November-Early December has gotten cold, damp, and grey in most places, even in our paradise of Santa Monica, and Venice, California. Fear not! Along comes David Hockney to cheer us up with his new exhibition 20 Flowers and Some Bigger Pictures . This collection of 20 iPad drawings of assorted flowers displayed in a vase, as well as several larger drawings, and a photographic drawing where we see Hockney seated both on the right and the left gazing at the work, will be exhibited globally concurrently in five cities this fall and winter: Annely Juda Fine Art, London November 3 – December 23, 2022; Galerie Lelong & Co., Paris November 3 – December 22, 2022; GRAY, Chicago November 4 – December 23, 2022; L.A. Louver, Los Angeles November … [Read more...] about David Hockney’s Beautiful World

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Cristiano Ronaldo’s focus right now might be on helping Portugal get as far as possible in the 2022 World Cup, but that hasn’t stopped speculation about his future. The striker left Manchester United on November 22, leading to questions about where he will go after the games in Qatar. One of the offers on the table is reportedly a huge deal from Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr. ESPN has said the Saudi club is offering Cristiano Ronaldo a three-and-a-half-year deal worth more than $119 million a year . That would make Ronaldo the highest-paid soccer player in the world, topping the $110 million a year that French forward Kylian Mbappe earns at Paris Saint-Germain. Ronaldo was on around $40 million a year at Manchester United before mutually terminating that deal in November. On top of that though, he earns around $60 million from off-the-pitch sources like his partnerships with Nike, Herbalife HLF and … [Read more...] about Cristiano Ronaldo Could Be Saudi Arabian Soccer’s David Beckham If He Takes Al Nassr Offer

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Tax Notes chief correspondent Stephanie Soong discusses how countries are approaching implementation of the OECD’s two-pillar corporate tax reform plan and the future of the OECD after Pascal Saint-Amans’s departure. This transcript has been edited for length and clarity. David D. Stewart: Welcome to the podcast. I'm David Stewart, editor in chief of Tax Notes Today International . This week: pillars' progress. We're checking in again on the OECD's two-pillar project to reform the taxation of multinational companies. Despite ongoing challenges, the inclusive framework on base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) continues to make progress toward a final design for implementation. I'm joined by Tax Notes chief correspondent Stephanie Soong to talk more about where things stand now and where we expect them to go. Stephanie, welcome back to the podcast. Stephanie Soong: Hey, thanks for having me. … [Read more...] about Advancing The Pillars: An OECD Tax Reform Project Update

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Peak oil, a hypothetical point when global oil production maximizes and enters an irreversible decline, has been the holy grail of resource economics for decades: prized and just as elusive. Recently, technological development including increased digitization has altered conventional understandings associated with “peak oil”. Like other consumable resources, peak oil is grounded in reality: Oil is a finite natural resource produced over a geological timespan whereas demand continues to climb. However, peak oil could also become a self-fulfilling prophecy, inadvertently misinforming the public. When this author was about 10 (more than 50 years ago), his father, an oil and gas Ph.D. geologist, told him that we will run out of oil, as all major fields have been already discovered. How we react to this prophecy will determine a lot about decarbonization and the energy transition. Nobody can quite agree on when … [Read more...] about Peak Oil: The Perennial Prophecy That Went Wrong

Bangkok ranked sixth in the Top 10 Cities in the World for expats in 2022 in an InterNations poll. InterNations is a global social network for expats that operates both online and offline in 420 cities across the world. The network provides insider information on many expat destinations and also allows expat communities in each city to share and exchange their experiences. InterNations recently launched the Expat City Ranking 2022 on its website. The rank was created by the votes from over 12,000 members across the world, and Bangkok came in sixth place. What do expats think about Bangkok? Some 79% of them are happy with living in the city, 69% are happy with the cost of living, 66% are happy with their jobs in the city, 68% are happy with their work-life balance, 82% are happy with the quality of medical care, and 54% says it is easy for them to make new friends in Bangkok. This year, the city was also ranked No.5 on the language learning platform Preply ‘s … [Read more...] about Bangkok ranked No.6 in the top 10 best cities for expats