Culture

01-05-2025
From protection from evil spirits, to gifts from relatives: ...
The birth of a child is a joyful event, looked forward to by the whole family. To the little man grow up healthy and happy, the ...

01-05-2025
Chuck Palahniuk on the words a writer should forget
In six seconds you will start hating me. But in six months you'll be writing better. From now on—at least for the next six ...

01-05-2025
5 signs that noble blood flows in your veins
Nobles have always been considered "special" people who have privileges in the form of land plots, a decent salary and power over ...

30-04-2025
The exciting life of Marguerite Alibert — prostitutes, ...
History Few people know Marguerite Alibert, because she has never been a public person. At a young age, she led a wandering ...

30-04-2025
Candid female portraits by Herman Tulp
Dutch artist Herman Tulp is well known in his homeland. His landscapes, still lifes and portraits can be seen in many museums and ...

30-04-2025
Hyperrealistic paintings by Spanish artist Javier Arizabalo
The paintings of hyperrealist artists never cease to amaze and delight with their subtle resemblance to the real world. Amazing ...

30-04-2025
A rattling mix: spies, beauties, Nazis and heroes in stunning ...
Artist Mort Kunstler is known for his vivid live works, which bring to life scenes from American history. Especially often the ...

30-04-2025
The "Dead Internet" Theory: Why Living People Leave ...
What if we told you this: the Internet died 7-8 years ago. Now, most Internet users are not people, but bots. They fill social ...

29-04-2025
How the Tralalelo Tralala Meme and Its Weird Brothers Took ...
Lately, all popular short video platforms have been flooded with videos featuring strange creatures. These are neural ...

29-04-2025
The beauty of the female body in the stunningly realistic ...
Contemporary artist Serge Marshennikov, inspired by the beauty of the female body, creates images full of tenderness and charm. And ...

29-04-2025
Everyday life of the Dinka people of Africa: women who do not ...
There are not many places left in the world where people live in harmony with nature and preserve an original way of life carried ...

29-04-2025
13 important rules of etiquette that you might not know
All of us from childhood instilled good manners. Someone just taught to hold a fork and a spoon in the right hand, and some even ...

28-04-2025
How they fought with dishonest merchants in the old days
In the modern world, where there are consumer protection societies and many other regulatory authorities, the buyer is somehow ...

28-04-2025
Nobility, restraint and plasticity in the erotic works of the ...
There are very few artists working in the genre of hyperrealism. It is difficult to single out anyone among them, because they are ...

28-04-2025
How famous writers forced themselves to work
How were great books created? How did Nabokov write Lolita? Where did Agatha Christie work? What was Hemingway's daily routine? ...

28-04-2025
The Couturier of French Photography Jean-Marie Perrier and ...
Photography is an art, and a person with a camera who creates something unique has every right to be called an artist. But among ...

28-04-2025
10 Great Movies That Have a Double Meaning
Although modern cinema presents hundreds of new films every year, there are not so many truly good films that can make a lasting ...

28-04-2025
What people used before the invention of toilet paper
Our ancestors didn't know the word "comfort", however, they sought. Throughout history, humankind has improved my life and ...

27-04-2025
Femininity, peace and romance in the photos of Adrian Nina
New York photographer Adrian Nina takes portraits of women in the most ordinary settings. His heroines are relaxing at home, riding ...

27-04-2025
Illustrations of the legendary magazine La Vie Parisienne ...
The magazine La Vie Parisienne ("Parisian life") appeared in 1863 and became very popular in the first twenty years of the ...

26-04-2025
The Horrors of Manga Master Junji Ito
If you are a fan of manga, you probably know the works of Junji Ito. This comic book creator has been considered unsurpassed in the ...

25-04-2025
Russian artist changed the gender of the heroes of "Star ...
The artist Andrew Tarusova (who was born in Rybinsk, but now lives in Los Angeles) — their own vision of pop culture. He ...

25-04-2025
Retro Mix: Sex, Drugs and Disco in New York Nightclubs in the ...
It seems to the current generation that their fathers and mothers, grandparents behaved strictly and decently half a century ago. ...

25-04-2025
10 most shocking of ways in which artists create their works
The perception of art is largely subjective. Even those who are not strong in the details, can still form an opinion about a work ...

25-04-2025
10 weird misconceptions about Ancient Rome
People mistakenly believe that ancient Romans lived in idleness, indulging in gluttony, debauchery. Meanwhile, Roman society was ...

24-04-2025
How photographer Ara Guler showed the world the heart of ...
Istanbul through the eyes of Ara Güler is a city full of life, pain and memories. Orhan Pamuk shares the story of his friendship ...