The whole world has not been able to solve the riddle of Japanese longevity for decades. Today, the average life expectancy for Japanese men is 80 years, and for women - 86. No country on Earth has yet reached this level. Recently, leading experts in the field of gerontology from Japan and Russia gathered in Moscow to deal with the phenomenon of Japanese longevity
The upcoming concert of Alina Davis and the Rotten District group in Makhachkala has literally overgrown with scandals since the date of the announcement. It all started when the city administration decided to provide financial assistance in organizing the event. This was extremely negatively perceived by the Dagestani media, which regarded the aid as a manifestation of double standards
How education will look like from September 1, 2020 remains one of the main and painful questions for schoolchildren and their parents. According to the representative of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation Sergey Kravtsov, a proposal was put forward for discussion to introduce distance learning in Russian schools starting this year. n
The premiere screenings of the opera The Life and Death of Alexander Litvinenko, which is dedicated to the poisoning of a former FSB officer, have begun in Great Britain. Permission to stage was given by Litvinenko's wife
Perhaps everyone at least once in his life looked at the interiors of the apartments of the rich and famous in glossy magazines. And someone, perhaps, caught himself thinking that it would be great to live in such an apartment, or at least spend a weekend. But it turns out that this desire is quite real today
Sergei Shnurov, the leader of the popular group Leningrad, refuses to pay 19 million rubles to the former soloist of his band Alisa Vox. Information about this appeared in the press. According to the lawyer Vox, negotiations were held with the scandalous musician for a month and a half over compensation for violated copyrights, but this did not end with anything. Currently, the singer's representative has sent a lawsuit to court
The famous singer Zemfira went to court with a lawsuit against the popular writer Yevgeny Grishkovets, who called her a drug addict. The TV channel "Rain" is involved in the court as a third party
The famous Russian singer Elena Temnikova was sued by the copyright holder of "Love is …" for using the brand image on the cover of her own single
Russian performer Yegor Creed threw a large-scale party in honor of his birthday. At the same time, he violated absolutely all the rules that were introduced in the capital due to the pandemic. The musician himself said - "no antique restrictions"
It's hard to find someone who doesn't like music. And psychologists are completely sure that the craving for creative activity is in a person's blood. This explains the craving of people not only for musical melodies and dances, but also for original arrangements. But in our time there is a great opportunity - online music games, which have everything and even a little more to realize your creative aspirations
A year ago, Stanford's Manish Agrawala helped develop lip-syncing technology that allowed video editors to alter the words of speakers almost imperceptibly. The tool could easily insert words that a person never spoke, even in the middle of a sentence, or delete words that he said
Emilia Clarke, who played the role of Daenerys Targaryen in Game of Thrones, unveiled the release of her feminist comic, M.O.M .: Mother of Madness. The actress posted information about this on her Instagram page
Prince Harry's wife, Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle, will produce an animated series about the adventures of a 12-year-old girl who was inspired by the example of the most powerful women. The cartoon will appear on the Netflix platform
American pop star Madonna supported the famous singer Britney Spears and called her father's custody a prison. She posted a message about this on her Instagram page
The festival of puppet and synthetic theaters KUKART has new laureates - students of the St. Petersburg Institute of Culture, whose performance was prepared by director Sergei Murzin
Alexey Pushkov, a member of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation, in his Telegram channel commented on the news that Konstantin Bogomolov, artistic director of the Theater on Bronnaya, invited a transgender woman Natalia Maksimova to play in the production of "The Cherry Orchard"
The famous film and theater actor Oleg Basilashvili, who is known to millions for his roles in films such as "Station for Two" and "Office Romance", called the Russians who refused the coronavirus vaccine traitors
The notorious ballerina, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation Anastasia Volochkova, decided to sue the leadership of the Bolshoi Theater. She has already filed a lawsuit, and in the comments for the media said that she intends to fight for the truth and defend her honor. vololo
Honored Artist of the Russian Federation Lyudmila Porgina, the widow of the famous actor Nikolai Karachentsov, demanded to establish a pension for Russians at the level of 100 thousand rubles. This information was shared by the Russian media
In Paris, 20 actors stripped to the waist took to the street in front of the French Ministry of Culture, demanding the authorities to open theaters that have been closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. This is reported by the French media
A television show based on the first part of the Lord of the Rings trilogy by JRR Tolkien appeared on the YouTube channel. This film was shot in 1991 based on the book "Keepers" translated by Andrey Kistyakovsky and Vladimir Muravyov in two parts. But on the air it was shown only once, after which this production was considered lost
The drawing of the great Italian artist "Bear's Head" was sold at Christie’s London auction on July 8 for a record amount for this class of art - $ 12.2 million
Anonymous English street graffiti artist Banksy lost the intellectual property rights to 2 more of his works. This decision was made by the EU Intellectual Property Office due to the fact that the artist refused to disclose his identity
Today, the most expensive painting in the world is considered the painting "Savior of the World" by the great Leonardo da Vinci, which went under the hammer at the auction for almost half a million dollars. In 2017, information appeared that the painting had disappeared, but later it became known that it was on the yacht of the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammad bin Salman, and the yacht had been for a long time in the port of the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh
The world's largest canvas painting "The Journey of Humanity" by British artist Sasha Jafri was auctioned in Dubai for $ 62 million (over 4.5 billion rubles)
Modern apartments today quite often do without carpeting. And although parquet and carpet are very popular today, designer carpets are the best choice for an exclusive interior. It is this piece of furniture that will bring comfort and warmth to the house and at the same time the room will fully comply with the latest trends
The Italian police managed to return to the Museum of Naples a copy of the most expensive painting in the world - "The Savior of the World", painted by Leonardo da Vinci. According to CNN, the stolen painting was found at the home of a local resident who is currently being taken into custody
All events related to this initiative, the exhibition, the award ceremony, were held with the support of the Ryazan administration, the Ministry of Culture, the business community and caring residents. After the awards ceremony, Alexander Demidov announced another important campaign, the face of which he promised to become
The painting by the Italian painter Sandro Botticelli "Portrait of a Young Man with a Medallion" was sold at Sotheby's in New York for more than $ 92 million. As reported on the website of the auction house, the auction took place in New York on January 28. The painting was sold for 92 million 184 thousand dollars. The identity of the buyer is not disclosed
The State Museum Hermitage has received a complaint "from the authorities" that the nude sculptures of this museum are dangerous for children. The director of the museum, Piotrovsky, shared this information with the media. True, he did not specify which department sent such an appeal
The 1st People's Prize named after S. V. Demidov was established in the Ryazan Region. Today, in honor of this event, a linden alley was planted in Ryazan today. The initiator of the appearance of the corresponding award was the son of Sergei Demidov - Alexander
The monument to Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev, which was once erected in Prague, was demolished due to the stupidity of local politicians. This statement was made on the air of Czech Radio by Czech President Milos Zeman. He stated that these politicians are unremarkable, and took such a step to be in the center of public attention
On the eve of Victory Day, federal and regional authorities annually put in order monuments and memorials throughout the country. After all, there are only a few veterans left, and these memorable places are an important milestone in the people's memory and the flagship of Russian patriotic education
Eccentric artist Alfie Bradley will create a huge sculpture out of knives that are the murder weapons. According to preliminary data, the sculpture will look like an angel
The largest museum in Russia was accused of using fake exhibits. After the exhibition “Faberge - Jeweler of the Imperial Court”, an open letter with claims was received in the name of Mikhail Piotrovsky, the director of the museum. It was published on the website of the famous collector Andrey Ruzhnikov
The Russian Ministry of Culture believes that museums can take on the responsibility of caring for the graves of famous people. As an example, the Russian National Museum of Music is cited, which has already managed to take patronage over the grave of such a person - Fyodor Chaliapin
This 2018 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of the writer Ivan Turgenev. In connection with this event, various events are held, including the opening of the first monument to this literary figure within Moscow. The head of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin took part in the opening ceremony on November 10
A monument to Alyonka, the founder of the settlement, has been dismantled in Voronezh. The monument stood for only three days. But even during this time he managed to horrify the local residents. Now a real excitement has flared up around the monument: Russian businessmen are fighting for the right to own it, and Alyonka herself has become an Internet meme
In recent years, a lot of attention has been paid to augmented reality and virtual reality. Some additional devices are constantly being created that would allow a person to interact with objects of virtual reality, to get additional impressions. There are already a lot of such devices, and now their number has increased even more, due to the appearance of BodyRocks
The French artist sat inside the stone for a whole week, eating mashed potatoes and breathing through a small gap. What exactly the master of contemporary art wanted to say with his performance is still unclear