A few years back, when the porn industry was going through its modern boom phase, many media critics began enunciating the doom of “soft-core” magazines such as Playboy. They felt that, at least for the tastes of many sexually dysfunctional North Americans, the magazine had nothing to offer readers.
Fast-forward to the present and I’m sitting at home with my girlfriend flipping through the latest copy of Playboy Ukraine. No, we weren’t exactly reading all the articles Continue reading ‘Playboy on the up and up; pricey Pret’
February, 2006
Haven’t planned anything for Valentine’s Day? We offer some ideas for simple, romantic dates.
Option #1
The National Opera Theater will present Tchaikovsky’s wonderful three-part “Swan Lake†ballet on Feb. 14 at 7 p.m. Tickets start from just Hr 10 and top out at Hr 100. The show should be done before 10 p.m., at which time we recommend dinner and drinks at Italian chef Franco Bettoni’s Mille Miglia restaurant in the Radisson SAS (22 Yaroslaviv Val, 492-2255). Though further away from the opera than another good Italian eatery, Continue reading ‘Sample Valentine’s Day itineraries’
It’s long been around - the movie and book exchange at the Baboon cafe/bookstore. For those who have blinked and missed the note in the Kyiv Post Community Listings (see p. 33 for these), it’s pretty simple: bring your old books to Baboon, trade them in for old or new ones, or receive credit on future purchases. The same applies to movies, of which they have a growing stack of VHS tapes. Maybe most people have already switched to DVDs, but for those that haven’t this is a gold mine.
We’re not going to say that a Cuban revolution is going on in Kyiv, but from two years ago, where there weren’t any smoke shops here, to today, when there happen to be five (downtown street corner kiosks included), that’s almost revolutionary. Cigar-starved Kyivans now have reason to celebrate.
Continue reading ‘Put this in your pipe: Kyiv’s best smoke shop’
SPORTS, CLUBS, FILM,
It’s wonderful to acknowledge charitable giving in Ukraine, whenever and however it is done. Even better is acknowledging that the Kyiv Lions Club, now three years old, will again host the now 10th-annual Robbie Burns Night party, all the proceeds for which will go to their eponymous charity fund, to be distributed to local charities.
Short-term apartment rentals continue be the accommodation of choice for guests to the Ukrainian capital, and for good reason. Hotels here tend to be either ridiculously expensive, or the service they offer is so bad, people figure they could do better if they just shopped around.
Continue reading ‘Apartment rentals - a good alternative to Kyiv hotels’
