Category Archives: Propaganda

Yo Vlad! You want to talk about “cancel culture”?

Posted on April 20, 2022 by Naomi

From Harper’s Weekly Review: Vladimir Putin complained that Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich, and Rachmaninov were victims of cancel culture. I don’t know what what Putin thinks he’s getting at about Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov. Shostakovich, however, is a different matter — except what … Continue reading →

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Addendum to the cutting up a Chanel bag story

Posted on April 12, 2022 by Naomi

I’ve seen the video and am not sure whether apologies are due. The Russian Influencer destroying the Chanel bag is not holding the video camera in one hand while scissoring with the other. No, she’s set her phone camera on … Continue reading →

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Could I get famous cutting up my Chanel bag?

Posted on April 10, 2022 by Naomi

Newly seeking ways of becoming famous, I was excited to read in the Times that Russian influencers (I’ll have to dissect the whole…career thing called Influencing, but not today), having heard that Chanel will be closing its stores in Russia … Continue reading →

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