Evening Medusa

"Rain" spoke about the bullying of Navalny in the colony. Hundreds of refugees began to break down the barriers on the Polish-Belarusian border. Telegram has (annoying) ads

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This is Meduza's daily newsletter about the most important things that happened today. And also about what happened in the four days during which we did not write to you. I would like to start today with a reminder: owls (and barn owls) are not what they seem. They are actually apples with wings! Here, see for yourself .

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Pulse

The main thing - point by point

• Former prisoners of IK-2 in Pokrov, where Alexei Navalny is located, spoke about the bullying of the politician. The Kremlin said that "this topic is unlikely to have anything to do with them." Navalny himself said that he was "still much easier than the rest."
• Residents of Russia complained about the reduction in the validity of vaccination certificates against COVID-19. The operational headquarters announced a technical error .
• in New Moscow There was a fight : four people attacked a man with a child. After her, Margarita Simonyan wrote that "persons of Caucasian nationality jump." For this, she was criticized by Ramzan Kadyrov .
• In Belarus, hundreds of refugees made their way to the border with Poland . The Polish authorities have warned about the preparation of a massive breakthrough across the border. The migrants began to break down the barriers .
• Telegram has begun testing official ads in channels. Users began to complain about her obsession. Pavel Durov said that advertising can be waived by purchasing a subscription. And here's what else he said about the monetization of the messenger.
• at a Travis Scott performance in Texas due to a stampede Eight people were killed . Several people filed lawsuits against the musician and organizers.
• The Russian-Ukrainian team Natus Vincere won the main CS:GO tournament.
• Employees of the Rossiya Segodnya international information agency were banned from calling the Taliban * an organization banned in Russia.
• Oksimiron released two more videos: "Tsunami" and "Organization" . The album hasn't been released yet. But the first ABBA album in 40 years was released .

* The Islamist movement "Taliban" is included in the list of organizations recognized as terrorist in Russia, its activities are prohibited.

Texts of the day

What is it like doing stand-up in Russia in 2021? Vera Kotelnikova says

27-year-old Vera Kotelnikova is one of the stars of independent stand-up in Russia. She has appeared in Women's Stand-up and Roasted, and has released a popular special that talks about feminism, masturbation, relationships, weight loss, and many other sensitive topics. Meduza Special Correspondent Alexandra Sivtsova spoke with Vera Kotelnikova about how comedians come up with jokes, cope with self-doubt and stagnation in creativity - and also try to fight state censorship (or not).

Why were the journalists of the Project declared “foreign agents”? For the reposts of Meduza and VTimes*, the Ministry of Justice replied

The Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation explained on what basis it included four former employees of the Proekt publication in the register of media outlets - "foreign agents" (it was recognized as an "undesirable organization" in Russia and ceased to exist). For example, among the facts on the basis of which the journalist Yulia Lukyanova was included in the register, there is the following:

In a piece by Meduza, “Domestos has announced a competition for the worst school toilets. And he opened a portal to hell" dated May 27, 2021 "contains a mention of the activities of Lukyanova Yu." (yes, this is news from the Chapiteau section about the competition for the worst toilet in Russian schools).

* VTimes was declared a "foreign agent" in Russia and ceased to exist

The law on "foreign agents" is absurd and contrary to the Constitution. Sign the petition to cancel it!

How did the Marvel movie turn out from Oscar winner Chloe Zhao?

Anton Dolin's short answer is the most unusual . Or even an "existential blockbuster". The film "Eternals", which was shot by Zhao ("Land of Nomads", "Rider"), tells the story of immortal gods who have been living on Earth for thousands of years and try not to interfere in the fate of mankind. The Eternals can be compared to Denis Villeneuve's Dune: both films are meditative and require patience from the viewer. It also features the first sex scene in the Marvel Universe - as well as the first kiss between two men.

The What's Happened podcast is still on vacation, but it's only a matter of time before a new episode is released. It will be released November 10th.

Anniversary Day

We celebrate the 60th anniversary of KVN!

And we are not doing it in the most obvious way: we are trying to distinguish the headline of Kommersant from the name of the Ural dumplings concert. And here and there there are (at times simply magnificent) puns. And it’s not so easy to understand where whose is which, even for those who worked at Kommersant or live in the Urals. Check yourself !

Although we have not solved all the problems, we hope that you have become a little more joyful and cheerful. Your Medusa