NLWM No 38 15/01/2026 The concept of a dynasty implies the transfer of power to a member of the family. In the Strauss dynasty, it was the other way around. Johann I forbade his children from learning music at all. Fortunately, to no avail. Rebellious Prince A famous father sent his son, also Johann, to a trade school to be a bank clerk. Meanwhile, the son, with the support of his mother, secretly took music lessons. At the age of 19, he organized a music band with which he started to perform...

NLWM No 37 09/01/2026 Carnival is a several-week period of joy and fun. It lasts from the beginning of the year until Lent. The name comes from the Italian 'carnivale' – farewell to meat. As you know, Dynasty is not just a title of a TV series. By definition, a dynasty is a family in which power passes from generation to generation. In the Mid-East – the Umayyad or Abbasid, in Europe - the Bourbon or Habsburg dynasties were legendary. This term is also used to refer to families with great...

NLWM No 36 02/01/2026 The New Year 2026 will begin as always in the Pacific Ocean, on the islands of Kiribati and Samoa (on Dec. 31 st at 1:00 p.m. Kuwait time). And the last to welcome it are the US residents in Hawaii, also in the Pacific islands (Jan 1 st , 1:00 p.m. in Kuwait). Is it like a symbol? Is each year an island in the archipelago of life? On the Ocean of Eternity or Universe? In literature, there is a metaphor for an ideal place: The Happy Islands . In Greek mythology, it is a...