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Jan 05, 2026 at 13:00 172

Operation Absolute Resolve, Nicolás Maduro and the future of Venezuela

Operation Absolute Resolve against Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela was successful in the sense that the dictator and his complicit wife were captured alive in a stunning U.S. military operation, which needed months of preparation, but was flawlessly executed within hours. Together with Stephen Miller, President Trump’s homeland security adviser, the U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is...

Jan 03, 2026 at 17:40 Brigitte Bardot 1934-2025

The French model, actress, singer and animal rights activist Brigitte Bardot (September 28, 1934—December 28, 2025) became a sensation in the United States in 1957 thanks to her film And God Created Woman...

Dec 19, 2025 at 16:33 Mixed results at the European Union summit for Ukraine

On December 19, the European Union summit regarding aid for Ukraine ended with mixed result. On the positive side, the EU agreed...

Oct 14, 2025 at 20:28 Edvard Munch. Angst

Together with Nova Gorica in Slovenia and Gorizia in Italy, Chemnitz is the European Capital of Culture 2025. In this context, the exhibition Edvard Munch. Angst at Kunst Sammlungen Chemnitz in Germany, which opened on August 10...

Feb 03, 2000 at 13:06 2018

The First World War in British perspective by John Keegan

In the First World War, 2 million Germans, 1.7 million Russians and 1.7 million French, 1.5 million men of the Austrian-Hungarian...

Jan 01, 2000 at 00:00 1427

Interview with Cornelio Sommaruga, President of the ICRC

Cosmopolis exclusive interview with Cornelio Sommaruga, President of the ICRC, late December 1999: ‘In the long run, it is...

Jan 01, 2000 at 00:00 1633

Lilia Shevtsova: Yeltsin’s Russia: myths and reality

People interested in an account of the Yeltsin era should turn to Lilia Shevtsova: Yeltsin’s Russia: myths and reality....

Jan 01, 2000 at 00:00 497

Hilary Spurling: The Unknown Matisse: A Life of Henri Matisse: the Early Years, 1868-1908

Hilary Spurling is no art historian, but a broadly acclaimed biographer (e.g.: Paul Scott). After eight years of research on the...

Jan 01, 2000 at 00:00 2564

L.A. Confidential

Based on the novel written by James Ellroy (written 1988/89), L. A. Confidential (1997) is one of our favourite movies of recent years and an exception since most of the other excellent...

Jan 01, 2000 at 00:00 642

John Russell: Matisse. Father & Son

The former art critic of The Sunday Times (1949-74) and The New York Times (1974-1990), John Russell, in his book Matisse. Father...

Nov 30, 1999 at 13:31 3548

The Blair Witch Project

Film review: “In October 1994, three student filmmakers disappeared in the woods near Burkittsville, Maryland, while shooting a documentary. A year later their footage was...

Jan 01, 1999 at 00:00 4537

Biography of Dizzy Gillespie

The biography by Alyn Shipton: Groovin’ High. The Life Of Dizzy Gillespie. OUP, 1999, 422 p. Get the paperback edition from Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk. Sheet music by Dizzy...

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