"Peace" (Artist: Shepard Fairey) I first saw the image, MUJER FATAL (above), last night. It is the mock-up cover image for a friend of mine’s new book, The House of a Thousand Eyes (Katrin Schumann) The image is haunting, sensual, thought provoking,...

Vodka may be one of Russia’s international icons but it is actually whiskey that young Russians drink when they out on the town at night. Whiskey with Red Bull is probably the most popular combination nowadays. When whiskey was first introduced it was...

While back in Boston last month for holiday, I kept getting asked the question by friends, and even by my family members, “Do you like living in Russia? What’s it like?” My answer was, “Once you get settled into your daily routine, life in Russia is...

I just returned from a wonderful holiday back in Boston and while going through my Google Reader, I kept seeing indignant blog posts about the latest controversy in the Russia-Watcher blogosphere concerning GQ magazine and the Conde Naste’s corporate...