What is 'Brutalist' architecture? Where can I see it? And why is it getting Oscar buzz?
The Brutalist' is up for 10 Oscars. But real brutalist architecture is seldom celebrated. Here are some local examples in the ...
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The real story behind Christchurch’s ‘brutalist’ Timezone
Ask anyone what Christchurch’s most iconic building is and you might expect to hear some of the dusty old classics like the ...
A year after Navalny’s death, the Russian opposition struggles without its charismatic leader
The stunning news came in a terse statement from the Russian penitentiary service a year ago: Opposition leader Alexei Navalny had died in the Arctic Circle penal colony.
This city is the coldest, darkest and most polluted in the world, tourists are banned here due to...
Norilsk, Russia, the world's most depressing city, faces extreme cold, isolation, heavy pollution, and a tragic Gulag history ...
The Soviet Union’s forgotten ‘golden city’ is now the gem of Central Asia
With world-beating museums and spectacular nature, Almaty – Kazakhstan’s largest metropolis – remains surprisingly ...
World’s coldest, darkest, most depressing city with sad history is…, it’s located in…, tourists not allowed as…
Norilsk is said to be the coldest inhabited city on the face of the earth, and has been historically quite prosperous due to ...
World's most 'depressing' place is located in THIS country, is extremely cold, has dark history, is one of most polluted cities due to...
Deep in the Arctic Circle lies Norilsk, a Russian city so harsh and unwelcoming that tourists are banned from visiting. Known as the northernmost city in the world, Norilsk has a dark history and ...
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Why a 100-year-old film about a ‘City Without Jews’ seems disturbingly prescient today
Hans Karl Breslauer's 1924 'The City Without Jews' resonates in an environment of rising antisemitism and threatened ...
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I’m an art historian who researches the Holocaust — here’s why I hated ‘The Brutalist’
Brady Corbet’s film starring Adrien Brody as a Hungarian emigré demonstrates a profound misunderstanding of the Holocaust and ...
How a Brutalist architecture-loving Belarusian new wave band went viral on TikTok
For years, various musicians have been credited with coining a familiar quip about the inadequacies of music criticism: ...
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How Soviet Ideals Shaped Urban Landscapes
What did urban design look like in a socialist society? This video breaks down Soviet city planning, from standardized housing and communal spaces to self-contained microdistricts. Learn how Soviet ...