"The Dictator's Handbook".
A totalitarian circus in Prague. The Cirkus totality (or Totalitarian Circus) was one of the cultural projects chosen to accompany the Czech Republic’s EU presidency. A new textbook about Central Europe’s communist past has been written, there will be a series of plays and performances staged, and a giant ‘communism timeline’ has been unveiled on Prague’s náměstí Republiky.
HATE TO SEE YA GO by Mickey Cochran (mp3) - a tune that never fails to make me smile
"The cosmonaut of the erotic future".
We seek satisfaction in the present. According to a recent paper by the British Parliamentary Office of Science and Tech, several factors influence the extent of this bias towards the present. How does this play out in incentivizing the adoption of certain policies? The paper reviews evidence on the influence of time in decision-making, and looks at the policy implications for pensions, health and consumer affairs.
COLORSHOW by The Avett Brothers (mp3)
Europeana, a private museum experience.
Moscow contrasts.
Photo taken by Anca Cernoschi.