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Sophy Roberts’s The Lost Pianos of Siberia: a quest in search of music and history Anti-Putin Protests

Sophy Roberts’s The Lost Pianos of Siberia: a quest in search of music and history

Extreme weather conditions can damage a piano. Swings in humidity and heat shrink the wood and crack the soundboard, and misshapen felt, swollen by damp, mutes the keys. For pianists and tuners, a continental subarctic climate such as Siberia’s, with an annual average temperature of -5°C, makes for trying conditions.…
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February 12, 2020
The Oscar-award winning director of ‘Parasite’ was once blacklisted in his own country for being too liberal Global Warming

The Oscar-award winning director of ‘Parasite’ was once blacklisted in his own country for being too liberal

South Korean director Bong Joon Ho took home three Oscars on Sunday — including Best Picture — for his dark class warfare comedy "Parasite."Just four years ago, Bong was among thousands of Korean artists put on a secret government blacklist for their liberal politics. The blacklist sought to keep these left-leaning…
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February 12, 2020