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Glass ceilings in the 16th-century Ottoman Empire were made of cut stone, secured by iron locks, ringed with imposing walls and guarded by armies of eunuchs. The Ottoman women closest to imperial powe
Nov. 23, 2017
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David Lynch, the most important director of this era as the Guardian newspaper once called him, knows more than most about creativity. For the 71-year-old director of the innovative and influential “T
Nov. 17, 2017
What happens to people’s personal relationships – and, more specifically, their sexual lives – in a time of conflict? In the Donbas region of east Ukraine, fighting began in 2014 and has smouldered on
Nov. 6, 2017
Witches are believed to gather at high bald hills at nighttime to cast spells and do the rituals. But Kyiv witches are cooler than that: They just got themselves a bar. Lysa Hora, or literally “bald h
Oct. 27, 2017
Ukraine is a big part of the European continent, but still mostly terra incognita to the Western entertainment industry. Good luck finding a mainstream movie set in Ukraine — Autobots never fight Mega
Sep. 29, 2017
The second Ruslana Kulyk gripped her opponent’s hand, she knew she was stronger. The 16-year-old Kulyk, from Poltava Oblast, had reached the final on Sept. 5 of the World Armwrestling Championship in
Sep. 22, 2017
A woman holding a corncob in her mouth while sitting on her knees in a cornfield, a man hugging a birch tree, another woman lying in a bathtub — all of them naked — are only some of the pictures found
Sep. 22, 2017
Kyiv has become the backdrop of yet another commercial for a big foreign brand – this time a video advertising the new Apple Watch Series 3. The screening of the video was a part of the latest present
Sep. 13, 2017
People
Although the bulk of Ukraine’s exports are industrial and agricultural commodities, some of the other goods made in the country have seen an extraordinary rise in popularity abroad in recent years. At
Aug. 18, 2017
For a touring performer, there is nothing more normal than to say something flattering to the local crowd while on stage. But Marilyn Manson just took it one level up. The scandalous American musician
Aug. 3, 2017
Kyiv’s Medical Officer of Health has banned swimming at all 11 official beaches in the city, according to the municipal water management enterprise Pleso. Read more here.
Jul. 21, 2017
“One of the most mind-blowing performances in America’s Got Talent history.” That’s how NBC’s America’s Got Talent show described the performance of the Ukrainian light-up dance crew Light Balance. Th
Jun. 22, 2017
A new hostel has opened in the heart of the Chornobyl exclusion zone, one of the most radioactive places on the planet. Read more here.
Jun. 8, 2017
“Frost,” a film by Lithuanian director Šarūnas Bartas featuring French actress Vanessa Paradis, received a standing ovation after its May 23 screening at the 49th Directors’ Fortnight, an independent
May. 26, 2017
He says he would never write a song just to get played on the radio and winning Eurovision will not change his life, but who is Salvador Sobral, the Portuguese star who has touched the hearts of milli
May. 14, 2017
The Norwegian participant and the winner of Eurovision 2009 Alexander Rybak recorded his own cover version of 1944 by Jamala. Thus, one winner of the contest contributed to even greater popularity of
May. 11, 2017
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It has been roughly 15 years since a friend of Oleksii Andreiev invited him to a nudist beach for the first time. At first, Andreiev was hesitant. But soon he agreed — after all, he was curious to see
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