State Duma deputies, led by the Chairman of the Culture Committee Stanislav Govorukhin, introduced a bill on administrative liability for public desecration of works of art, as well as disruption of exhibitions and concerts. reports this TASS . Attack on the Jock Sturges photo exhibition in Moscow. Photo by Viktor Guseinov, Komsomolskaya Pravda As stated in the comments to the bill , cases of “aggressive obstruction of the public display of works of art” have recently become more frequent.

MDK offends the feelings of believers, Pornhub illegally distributes pornographic materials, and one of the two largest battle leagues in Russia advertises a banned bookmaker. But Lurkmore finally no longer violates anything. TJ summed up the results of 2016 in the field of Internet blocking. St. Petersburg against "********" [eccentrics] Attempts to close the MDK online community began long before 2016.

American actor Tom Hanks took a selfie with a photo of his fan to help her win an argument with friends. this . reports Mashable Zena Gopal from the Canadian city of Toronto said that she bet with her friends which of them could get a photo with Tom Hanks faster. The girl was determined to win the bet, so she sent the actor her selfie with the llama and a letter outlining the terms of the bet. Photo: Facebook About three weeks later, a response came from the actor with the photo she needed.

Austrian Mario Wienerreuther publishes music videos with a cut soundtrack and overdubbed sound on his YouTube channel. In a recent video from the "Music Videos Without Music" category, Wienerreuther reimagined Elvis Presley's 1968 performance. In the video, the king of rock and roll makes funny faces and makes strange sounds. This is not Wienerreuther's first video with Presley.

The host of the “Here and Now” program on the Dozhd channel, Maxim Tovkaylo, said goodbye to the audience in a unique way, using phrases “from the Internet.” This excerpt with subtitles was posted on the YouTube channel “Post-production department of the TV channel Dozhd”, and the full version is available only to subscribers. Thus, Tovkailo advertised the book “Dictionary of the Internet Language.ru”, dedicated to memes and vocabulary on the Internet.

Employees at Toll Brothers in Horsham, Pennsylvania held a competition to find the best office cubicle decoration. The winner was Melissa O'Neill, who, using scrap materials, built a cardboard “frame” around her table with paper windows and cotton “snow” on the roof. Judging by the video posted on Facebook, the inside of the workplace has not undergone any changes.

A resident of one of the London suburbs, Owen Delaney, drew several Christmas symbols (like a Christmas tree, Santa Claus and a snowman) using the Strava fitness tracker, which allows him to plot a jogging route using GPS coordinates. The runner's drawings were published by the British publication The Telegraph. According to Delaney, he got the idea to start painting with a GPS track from a fountain located in the park.

tass.ru Vladimir Medinsky became the laureate of the “Person of the Year” award. The Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation noted that this is “an award of the entire department” Russian Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky won the “Person of the Year” award for his support of cinema and the successful holding of the Year of Russian Cinema. Vladimir Medinsky, Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation The award ceremony took place in the Moscow Cathedral of Christ the Savior.

Icelandic singer and musician Björk wrote an appeal to the media on Facebook. She accused music journalists of being sexist towards women who "don't sing about boys or kids" but prefer to make music about something more complex. Photo Getty On December 17 and 18, the singer played two DJ sets at the Night Festival in Texas along with other musicians.

russian.rt.com ISU moved the stage of the Speed ​​Skating World Cup from Chelyabinsk The International Skating Union (ISU) moved the final stage of the Speed ​​Skating World Cup from Chelyabinsk on the recommendation of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), RIA Novosti reports. The International Skating Union (ISU) moved the final stage of the Speed ​​Skating World Cup from Chelyabinsk on the recommendation of the International Olympic Committee. The new city of the event is still unknown.

On the night of December 21-22 in Kazan, a driver escaping police pursuit drove into the international airport terminal. According to the NTV channel website, the man was driving drunk. He was detained only after the car crashed through a door on the other side of the building and drove out into the street. Warning, obscene language. Eyewitnesses said that the driver first demolished the barrier and fence, then drove through the parking lot and broke the glass doors of the terminal.

gadgets.ndtv.com Now, Snapdeal Offers to Deliver Cash to Your Home Indian company Snapdeal has launched a mobile application Cash@Home for delivering cash to your home. Many local residents have lost their savings after the government's decision to withdraw 500 (440 rubles) and 1,000 rupees (895 rubles) banknotes from circulation to fight corruption. 500 and 1000 rupees notes withdrawn from circulation.

Wikipedia presented a list of articles that were most often edited and edited in 2016. This was reported by Digital Trends. According to the online resource, the articles of celebrities who passed away in 2016 underwent the most changes: singer David Bowie, boxer Muhammad Ali, astronaut John Glenn Jr. and others. In total, materials in the category “ Died in 2016 ” underwent 18,230 edits. The next four positions were taken by articles related to political events.

www.theverge.com Canada declares ‘high-speed’ internet essential for quality of life Canada has recognized the obvious and declared high-speed broadband internet access a "basic telecommunications service" that every citizen should be able to access. Previously, only landline... The Canadian government has declared high-speed Internet as an essential communications service that all citizens of the country should have access to.

ria.ru Source: an explosion occurred in the passage near the Kolomenskaya metro station in Moscow RIA Novosti In Moscow, near the Kolomenskaya metro station, a gas cylinder exploded in a subway passage. One person was seriously injured, several others were injured. Photo by Alexander Bychkov, TASS As a source in the emergency services told the Moscow City News Agency, the explosion occurred in the southern lobby of the Kolomenskaya metro station during welding work.