Now , as promised, a critique of criticism, or, if you like, a review of the “literary-centric” non-fiction of the “ Magazine Hall ”. This is a strange activity, almost speculative, like any meta-construction, a superstructure of a superstructure, a multiplication of secondary things: readers of readers, and, it seems, in the same row - critics of critics.

T to them Barton . Double monster "A". Anyone who masterfully packs his anti -Mainstream skepticism in the bungonades. He behaves independently, but his self -will surprisingly coincides with Hollywood values. Everyone is forgiven to him, the biased. Both the emotion of the Edward Hands-Hands, and the perky mockery “Mars attacks!”, And the infernal coquetry of “Sleepy Polshchina”. For he knows how to entertain with taste.

Messages "Read and crossed all friends" are distributed to ICQ for several years and are quite rightly counted for spam. Nevertheless, a new wave of this kind of message, poured this week, attracted overall attention. Unlike previous years, these messages did not contain calls for protest against the introduction of an ICCA, but rather a traumatic reaction to recent events.

Wall to wall Igor Jadan Publication date: February 24, 2004 On February 23, at the International Court of Justice a three-day hearing began in The Hague on the UN's request on the legitimacy of Israel's construction of an "anti-terrorism wall" in the West Bank. The interest in these hearings turned out to be so great that for the first time in history it is planned to broadcast from court hearings via the Internet live, and then recorded.

No, no, don’t worry, Rybkin is alive and well. He is sitting in London, which is what he wishes for you. It’s just that there is another Ivan Petrovich - Mr. Pushkin’s essay. On Thursday, February 19, the announcement of the shortlist for the Ivan Petrovich Belkin Prize took place at the editorial office of the Znamya magazine. The award, established by the Znamya magazine and the EKSMO publishing house for the best story, is presented this year for the third time.

Tim Barton . Double monster of class "A". The one who masterfully packages his anti-mainstream skepticism into a binder of buffoonery. He behaves independently, but his willfulness surprisingly coincides with Hollywood values. He, the two-one, is forgiven by everything. And the sweetness of “Edward Scissorhands”, and the fervent mockery of “Mars Attacks!”, and the infernal coquetry of “Sleepy Hollow”. Because he knows how to entertain with taste.

Seine, etc. Issue 172 Review of current online events and publications Tatyana Danilova Publication date: February 24, 2004 “ Read it and forward it to everyone you know” messages have been circulating on ICQ for several years now and are quite rightly classed as spam. However, a new wave of such messages this week has caught everyone's attention.

Virtual limb Alexey Chadayev Publication date: February 24, 2004 Not long ago, following a habit that has developed over many years, I went to the website of the Russian Internet Forum to find out about the date and location of the RIF this year. And I find out: in 2004 it will not exist.

We've arrived Andrey Vasilevsky Publication date: February 24, 2004 “In your Holiness!

Leave it alone! (conversations) Maxim Momot Publication date: February 24, 2004 The confrontation between the two factions in the presidential administration is over. The "St. Petersburg" ones swallowed up the "family ones", Mikhail Kasyanov - the last of Yeltsin's circle - was dismissed . Olga Kryshtanovskaya , director of the Institute of Applied Politics, directly linked the decree on the resignation of the government to the upcoming elections.

In the exhibition " Visible Image and Hidden Meaning " at the Pushkin Museum. Pushkin is dedicated to the emblems of Flemish and Dutch painting of the 16th-17th centuries. Based on well-known material from the collections of the Pushkin Museum and less well-known Serpukhov Historical and Art Museum, the Dutch exhibition was compiled, commented by curator V.A. Sadkov. The point is that behind any everyday scene, behind any still life, there is a symbolic plan.

About reforms in breadth and depth Vitaly Naishul Publication date: February 24, 2004 Some time ago, V.M. Shironin , one of the outstanding modern social thinkers of Russia, started a conversation with me on the topic mentioned in the title of the article. His idea seemed so important to me that I developed it and now present it to the attention of the reader. Of course, the text of the article is entirely on the conscience of its author.

Supervise and punish Alexander Myachin Publication date: February 24, 2004 On February 23 , representatives of Sergei Glazyev’s election headquarters announced the possibility of his refusal to further participate in the presidential election campaign. The reason for the refusal was stated to be dishonest campaign methods and “dirty” technologies widely used against the candidate.

Aqua muerta Vyacheslav Glazychev Publication date: February 24, 2004 Most likely , the final conclusion of the high commissions regarding the causes of the Transvaal disaster will be determined by political considerations. Two weeks before the elections, this is so clear that it is not worth discussing. Something else is worthy of discussion: the sad event highlighted the scale of a special kind of drama.

First Japanese warning Maxim Momot Publication date: February 24, 2004 Today, Interfax published a statement by Russian presidential candidate Irina Khakamada, in which she talks about the possibility of withdrawing her candidacy due to the fact that “the election campaign for the Russian presidential election is increasingly acquiring features of lawlessness and lies.” “In such a situation, the competitive struggle of ideas and alternatives becomes impossible, ” Khakamada emphasized.