The platform controller signals that the train can leave at Komsomolskaya metro station in Moscow, Russia, March 24, 2017. REUTERS/Grigory Dukor
Going Underground in the Moscow Metro, Photo-essay by Grigory Dukor
Rub a dog’s nose for luck. Look back to Russia’s 1917 Bolshevik revolution. Marvel at a mosaic spaceman. Maybe even watch a ballet. Moscow’s metro is one of the busiest and most visually stunning underground systems in the world. Created as a showcase for the Soviet Union, its elaborate, spacious stations are adorned with mosaics, marble statues and stained glass that tell the story of the communist state.
An array of solar panels are seen in Oakland, California, U.S. on December 4, 2016. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo
“Green” investment funds spring back, by Ross Kerber Money – Report
After U.S. President Donald Trump’s election last November, investors pulled nearly $68 million from so-called “green” mutual funds, reflecting fear that his pro-coal agenda would hurt renewable energy firms. But now investors are pouring money back in.
Commentary:
Manthorpe: UK Election no longer a sure bet for Theresa May.Jeff Overs/BBC Handout via REUTERS
Theresa May’s election victory no longer certain, by Jonathan Manthorpe Column
Six weeks ago, when Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May called a snap election, it seemed a foregone conclusion this was simply a formality to boost her parliamentary majority and strengthen her hand in negotiating Brexit from the European Union. Not any more.
Regan: America’s Confederate icons must go. Above, Stone Mountain, by Jim Bowen
America’s Confederate icons must go, by Tom Regan Column
t has always puzzled me why so many Southerners, and their sympathizers in other places around the country, are so intent on linking their “heritage” to a bunch of racist losers. Because that is what the Confederacy was.
Last but not least, listen to Bob Dylan’s lecture on literature, months after he was awarded the Nobel prize for literature:
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