Author: avvakum
Murals of Monterey County
Kat Morgan moved to Seaside at the beginning of shelter-in-place, when the streets were unusually empty. During her walks, she started to find murals, and she gravitated to them. “One […]
Tiny Fried Birds
“At the risk of protest from wildlife protection societies, I confess that when a platter of tiny fried birds was put before me, I not only ate them, I found […]
John Cage, Quiz Show King
In 1959, after he had given three lectures in the West German city of Darmstadt on the principle of indeterminacy in music and then staged a series of concerts across […]
Imatra’s Ball Brothers in Quarantine
The quarantine of Imatra’s Ball Brothers [Imatran Pallo-Veikot] ends on July 14, 2021. The whole team has been tested and the results have been negative, meaning there have been no […]
Life’s Rich Pageant
“Did you know you can support The Nation by drinking wine?” “Olisiko Saksa voinut mitenkään realistisesti voittaa Neuvostoliittoa toisessa maailmansodassa?” [“Could Germany have realistically defeated the Soviet Union in World War II?”]
India Walton
In her lifetime, India Walton has been a 14-year-old working mother, a nurse, a union representative and a socialist community organizer. On Wednesday, she was on the cusp of yet another […]
A Dog’s Life
The Perfect Combo
Little did I know, until yesterday, that soju was the world’s biggest selling liquor. I’ve wanted to try the stuff for many moons now since binging, this past spring, on […]
The World’s Best Bread
In this case, a picture says a lot less than a thousand words, but in my humble opinion the bread baked by P. Natunen (aka Natusen leipomo) in Imatra’s Linnansuo/Linnankoski […]
It’s Not a Painting
Although it looks like a painting, it’s really a photograph by the uncanny Dmitry Markov, taken in the ancient Avar settlement of Aul Chokh in Dagestan.
