February 17, 2014
George Clooney hits back at Boris Johnson Hitler comparison: ‘Too much hyperbole washed down with a few whiskeys’
Johnson’s comments came after The Monuments Men star suggested that Britain take proper steps to return the 2,500-year-old Elgin Marbles
JENN SELBY Monday 17February2014
George Clooney has struck back at Boris Johnson, after the wily-haired Mayor of London compared the affable Hollywood heartthrob to one of the evilest men in history.
Johnson's comments came after The Monuments Men star suggested that Britain take proper steps to return the 2,500-year-old Elgin Marbles to it's original home of Greece.
As part of his column for the Telegraph, the Mayor wrote that Clooney had "lost his marbles" over the Elgin affair, before adding: "And where were the Nazis going to send the Elgin marbles? To Athens! This Clooney is advocating nothing less than the Hitlerian agenda for London's cultural treasures."
And the usually good-humoured Clooney wasn't about the let Johnson's words go unchallenged.
February 16, 2014
Snow again, but finally, a warmer week
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Luis Lituma, of Patchogue, cleans snow off his car Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014, in front of his home on Oak Street. (Credit: James Carbone)
While this week will begin as usual -- with another helping of snow -- it'll end with a welcome warming trend that could peak into the 50s, according to the National Weather Service.
Sunday will be cold, with highs in the low 30s and the possibility of flurries later in the day, said Joey Picca, meteorologist with the service's Upton bureau. Temperatures will drop into the teens Sunday night.
Monday, Presidents Day, will see highs stuck in the low 30s, with some colder areas only reaching the upper 20s, Picca said. The day will remain dry, but come evening, expect a 70 to 80 percent chance of "a few inches of light, accumulating snow," Picca said.
"We're not expecting anything significant," he said. Lows on Monday will be in the upper teens to low 20s.
Ice storm paradox: It's colder because the Earth is warmer
With the American South locked in a deep freeze, you can be sure that plenty of the folks suffering through the snow and ice storms are interpreting the big chill as more proof that global warming is a hoax. “Warming?” they scoff. “How can the planet be warming when it’s so darn cold?”
People in other parts of the world seem to have no great difficulty understanding the science but, in the good old USA where quite a few people consider science just another political opinion, it is going to take a lot longer to get most people to accept the cold facts about a warmer world.
Put very simply, here is what the predominant science says: Average global temperatures have been rising in recent decades. Some of the warming could be part of a natural cycle but, almost certainly, increased levels of CO2 in the atmosphere caused by the burning of fossil fuels are a pivotal factor in intensifying the phenomenon. The starkest evidence of the temperature jump is the rapid melting of the polar ice caps and the disappearance of the world’s glaciers.
February 13, 2014
Is George Clooney correct? Should Britain return the Elgin marbles?
While promoting his new film Monuments Men, about returning art taken by the Nazis to its rightful owners, George Clooney has said that the UK should give back the Parthenon marbles to Greece. Are you with him?
The Elgin marbles from the Parthenon on display at the British Museum. Photograph: Martin Argles/Guardian
Poll closes in 1 day
The Elgin marbles from the Parthenon on display at the British Museum. Photograph: Martin Argles/Guardian
Should Britain return the Elgin marbles to Greece?
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| 87% | Yes |
| 13% | No |
George Clooney, Bill Murray and Matt Damon back return of Elgin marbles
Hollywood actors say Greek sculptures have had a "very nice stay" in Britain but should be returned
Matt Damon, Bill Murray, John Goodman and George Clooney promote their new movie The Monuments Men. Photograph: Dave M. Benett/WireImage
Part of the Athens marbles, taken by Elgin. Photograph: PjrTravel/Alamy
They came to promote a film showing how millions of artworks were rescued and returned to their rightful owners after plunder by the Nazis. But George Clooney, Bill Murray and Matt Damon left implying that Britain, too, needed to have a long, hard, look at itself.
The Hollywood actors had become embroiled in one of the fiercest of all heritage controversies: should the Elgin marbles, removed from the Parthenon 200 years ago, be housed in London or in Athens?
At the National Gallery, Clooney repeated his belief that it would be a good thing if the British Museum gave the 2,500-year-old sculptures back to Greece. He was backed by Murray, who said they had had "a very nice stay here" but now should be returned.
The actors joined a dispute which has simmered ever since enormous chunks of the Parthenon's statuary were removed by Lord Elgin, British ambassador to the Ottoman empire, in the early 19th century.
Later bankrupt, Elgin sold them to the British government for £35,000 and they made their way to the British Museum, where they have remained a star attraction ever since.
In Berlin, on Saturday, while promoting his new movie The Monuments Men – based on the second world war platoon which rescued and returned thousands of artworks stolen by the Nazis – Clooney said it would be "very nice" if the marbles went back to Greece.
Matt Damon, Bill Murray, John Goodman and George Clooney promote their new movie The Monuments Men. Photograph: Dave M. Benett/WireImage
Part of the Athens marbles, taken by Elgin. Photograph: PjrTravel/Alamy
They came to promote a film showing how millions of artworks were rescued and returned to their rightful owners after plunder by the Nazis. But George Clooney, Bill Murray and Matt Damon left implying that Britain, too, needed to have a long, hard, look at itself.
The Hollywood actors had become embroiled in one of the fiercest of all heritage controversies: should the Elgin marbles, removed from the Parthenon 200 years ago, be housed in London or in Athens?
At the National Gallery, Clooney repeated his belief that it would be a good thing if the British Museum gave the 2,500-year-old sculptures back to Greece. He was backed by Murray, who said they had had "a very nice stay here" but now should be returned.
The actors joined a dispute which has simmered ever since enormous chunks of the Parthenon's statuary were removed by Lord Elgin, British ambassador to the Ottoman empire, in the early 19th century.
Later bankrupt, Elgin sold them to the British government for £35,000 and they made their way to the British Museum, where they have remained a star attraction ever since.
In Berlin, on Saturday, while promoting his new movie The Monuments Men – based on the second world war platoon which rescued and returned thousands of artworks stolen by the Nazis – Clooney said it would be "very nice" if the marbles went back to Greece.
February 08, 2014
Greek Byzantine Church in the Heart of Russian Olympic Games
Those who are in charge of organizing the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games, together with with the Moscow Patriarchate’s authorities, constructed a glorious Byzantine style Greek Orthodox church.
It is an impressive Byzantine temple devoted to Christ the Savior. In fact the temple’s name is The Holy Face of Christ the Savior Church. There is no other church in Russia built-in such a uniquely impressive way. When observing the church, one can notice the byzantine influence by the astonishing domes gracing the outer shell.
However, the temple’s interior has been decorated with beautiful religious icons, as the Russian school dictates.
Yesterday, the Russian Patriarch Kirill held a divine liturgy at the church. Members of the Russian Olympics along with the Olympic teams from Belarus, Ukraine and Moldavia were in attendance.
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