Hi there, thanks for showing up. On your behalf, I’ve selected a bunch of photos depicting Russia at its finest; and also at its most confusing and frightening. This edition features bears (obviously), vulgar wallpaper (of...
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Peder Balke (1804-1887) painted the bleakest most impressive parts of one of Europe’s bleakest and most impressive countries. Famous in Norway for his romantic visions, he has largely been ignored outside of his home country....
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Virginia Hall was an impressive human. She worked as a spy during World War II with the British Special Operations Executive (SOE). I reckon, in a straight race, Virginia Hall would count as one...
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I don’t like to make a habit out of mocking public health videos, but sometimes it can’t be helped. As many of you will have heard on the news, the Zika virus, named...
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The war in Syria has been hurtling on for years. The origins of the conflict are complicated and involve multiple players. The initial belligerents were those who wanted to depose President Assad and his family...
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In the middle of rural China, very far from anything of note, a massive and recently built statue has been flurrying across Asian news. The structure in question is a whopping rendering of our old...
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I’ve decided to make a career change, I’m going to become a TV psychic. I may as well. It’s not like you have to be accurate or anything, just make some guesses. For...
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The Motherland Calls, or Homeland-Mother is a whopper of a statue that stands proud in Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd, Russia. The statue was built to commemorate the Battle of Stalingrad, a battle considered by many...
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Dominican Republic is the second largest Caribbean nation after Cuba. It harbours around 10 million people, and around 10% of the population live in the capital Santo Domingo. Dominican Republic is also home to...
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If you’ve visited LAZERHORSE.ORG before, you may have noticed that we have more than a passing interest in flags. I’m certainly no flag expert, but I know a good flag when I see one. My favourite...
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