June 11, 2020 New Trams, Old Memes, and New Monuments for Old Villages By The Editors This week's Odder News features monuments for dead villages, ancient memes, and a mirror for Putin. Cities & Towns Environment Health Internet Pop Culture Social Issues St. Petersburg Transportation Odder News
June 10, 2020 Snakes and Self-Isolation By The Editors “It’s not clear how he found himself at school: maybe someone threw him out or he crawled away. As our specialist said, the python is full. Such an animal is able to swallow even a cat. And it’s a great happiness that no one was hurt.” – Alena Shibanova, a representative from the Good Home Animal Shelter, on a two-meter python found near a school in Kineshma Animals Health Quote
June 10, 2020 Museum's Modern Masks By Margaret Godwin-Jones The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts has found a contemporary way to display classic works of art. Art Health Russia File
June 09, 2020 Testing, Testing, One, Two, Three... By Griffin Edwards Human testing of a coronavirus vaccine is set to begin in Russia, and you, too, can fulfill your dream of being a guinea pig. Government Health Science Russia File
June 08, 2020 Dog Days By Griffin Edwards As summer begins, a Russian doctor explains how to combat "weather pains." Film & TV Health Humor Russia File
June 03, 2020 Misplaced Global Anxiety? By The Editors “It’s all bullsh*t… It’s all exaggerated. It’s an acute respiratory disease with minimal mortality.” -Alexander Myasnikov, appointed in April as Russia’s head of coronavirus information Health News Quote
May 28, 2020 Car Crashes, Art, and Bikinis By The Editors This week arts and crafts flourish under quarantine; a heatwave hits an unlikely place, and coronavirus fashion hits a new high (or low?). Animals Art Health Moscow Science Women Odder News
May 27, 2020 Poetic Graffiti, Self-Isolation, and Skyrocketing Views By The Editors “On the day of his 80th birthday, Brodsky returned to Pestel Street—he is looking directly at his balcony in the house where he lived, those same one and a half rooms from where he left forever. But poets always return.” – Creators of a large graffiti display depicting the poet Joseph Brodsky Culture Health Pop Culture Quote
May 26, 2020 Weight, Weight, Don't Tell Me By Griffin Edwards Quarantine is hard on the mind, soul, and waistline. Economy Health Internet Social Issues Russia File
May 21, 2020 Soccer, Victory Day, and Virtual Culture By The Editors This week: soccer games return, cultural events go online, and an 11-year-old girl makes us all look like pansies. Children Culture Food & Drink Government Health Holidays Military Science Theater Odder News
May 14, 2020 Coping with Coronavirus, One Odder Item at a Time By The Editors This week: Putin cracks down on smartphones, some things go online that probably shouldn't, and new coronavirus advice seeks to preserve the peace (and health). Family Health Internet Military Moscow Transportation Odder News
May 13, 2020 A New Role for Kioski? By Griffin Edwards Moscow's metro stations rise to the occasion of coronavirus. Cities & Towns Health Moscow Transportation Urban Life Russia File