Culture

From protection from evil spirits, to gifts from relatives: how to meet the newborns in different countries

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 ...

Chuck Palahniuk on the words a writer should forget

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 ...

5 signs that noble blood flows in your veins

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 ...

The exciting life of Marguerite Alibert — prostitutes, princesses and murderers

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 ...

Candid female portraits by Herman Tulp

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 ...

Hyperrealistic paintings by Spanish artist Javier Arizabalo

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 ...

A rattling mix: spies, beauties, Nazis and heroes in stunning illustrations by Mort Kunstler

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 ...

The "Dead Internet" Theory: Why Living People Leave the Network

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 ...

How the Tralalelo Tralala Meme and Its Weird Brothers Took Over the Internet

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 ...

The beauty of the female body in the stunningly realistic works of Sergey Marshennikov

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 ...

Everyday life of the Dinka people of Africa: women who do not recognize clothes, defeated cancer and buffaloes

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 ...

13 important rules of etiquette that you might not know

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 ...

How they fought with dishonest merchants in the old days

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 ...

Nobility, restraint and plasticity in the erotic works of the artist Bernardo Torrens

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 ...

How famous writers forced themselves to work

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? ...

The Couturier of French Photography Jean-Marie Perrier and His Best Works

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 ...

10 Great Movies That Have a Double Meaning

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 ...

What people used before the invention of toilet paper

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 ...

Femininity, peace and romance in the photos of Adrian Nina

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 ...

Illustrations of the legendary magazine La Vie Parisienne with a touch of eroticism in the Art Nouveau style

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 ...

The Horrors of Manga Master Junji Ito

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 ...

Russian artist changed the gender of the heroes of "Star wars" and drew them in the style of pin-up

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 ...

Retro Mix: Sex, Drugs and Disco in New York Nightclubs in the 1970s

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. ...

10 most shocking of ways in which artists create their works

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 ...

10 weird misconceptions about Ancient Rome

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 ...

How photographer Ara Guler showed the world the heart of Istanbul and its pain

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 ...