Having just returned from Russia I recalled a really cool set of photos I saw on the web last year. They're full colour photos taken by Tsar Nicholas II's court photographer Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii in 1907 - 1915. Quite spectacular. I tracked them down again in the Library of Congress' web site, and here they are.

Last night I went with Anne to see Austin Powers in Goldmember, which was a lot of fun. I particularly liked the little subtle jokes mixed in with the broad humour, that showed a lot brains went into this movie. Plus since Mike Myers is a local boy (born and raised in Toronto) there were a couple of nice Toronto jokes as well: a little CNN-style newsbar at one point said "Toronto named best city in the world" and "Maple Leafs win Stanley Cup". Who could ask for more? If you smiled (even a little bit) at either of the other Austin Powers movies, let me tell you this one is a must see, and my favorite of the three.
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