13-10-2023
“The Drunkard’s Cloak”: how they fought alcoholism in ...
At all times, drunkenness was condemned by society, and all kinds of methods of influence were used against lovers of strong ...
13-10-2023
For that, the last master of the knights Templar cursed the ...
On January 21 1793, the French revolutionaries beheaded king Louis XVI of the Bourbon. Someone in the crowd shouted that the master ...
13-10-2023
The other side of Istanbul that you probably don't know about
Usually, when thinking about Istanbul, you imagine beautiful mosques, old streets and ships on the Bosphorus. The architect, Yener ...
12-10-2023
Ridiculous deaths of kings and monarchs
I choked, laughed, hit the doorjamb... the death of all-powerful monarchs was far from as pathetic as their life…
12-10-2023
Dirty secrets of luxury: what lies behind the pomp and ...
Cruise on huge white liner — blue dream for many. Stay at the highest level, stunning scenery, bright sun and blue wave — what ...
12-10-2023
Why in the Middle Ages the church called the fork a ...
An ordinary dining fork has an impressive history with many interesting facts. It seems to us that these devices have always been ...
11-10-2023
Mussolini was a dictator both in life and in bed and ...
On April 28, 1945, Italian partisans shot the leader of the Italian fascists, Benito Mussolini. The same fate befell his mistress, ...
11-10-2023
Frank and daring Spain in the illustrations of the 1900s
On a sultry summer day, Maite Zubiarre, a professor of Spanish at the University of California, Los Angeles, went into an antique ...
10-10-2023
Paris at night — French photographer Loic Le Coeur takes ...
Looking at the series of photos "Paris at Night" by photographer Loic Le Coeur, it may seem to you that he had a complex set of ...
10-10-2023
Huge traffic jam in the Belgian forest
More than 500 retro cars are rusting in the forest near the Belgian village of Chatillon. According to local legend, all these cars ...
09-10-2023
The Captain from Kepenik: how the shoemaker robbed the Town ...
When Kaiser Wilhelm learned the story of the captain from Kepenik, he laughed until tears came. He personally pardoned a man who ...
09-10-2023
10 must-see photography stories we ran this month
From surreal shots in Mongolia to Berlin's most popular cruising sites, here are our picks from September.
08-10-2023
Italian artist Giulia Bernardelli turned spilled coffee into art
One day, the artist Giulia Bernardelli from Italy was drinking coffee at work and accidentally tipped the cup onto the canvas. And ...
08-10-2023
Sam Haskins is a world classic of nude photography and just a ...
British photographer Sam Haskins can be considered an innovator of the nude genre. It would seem that in the second half of the XX ...
08-10-2023
A complete list of the wives of Ivan the terrible. Do not ...
Tsar Ivan the terrible created for himself the image of the monk on the throne, who is forced not to pray, and to rule. His ...
08-10-2023
This crazy, vibrant London in black and white photographs ...
The 30s were a time of great change for the British capital: the city finally switched from gas lighting to electric lighting, ...
07-10-2023
The story of the magician Cheng Liansu — other people's ...
On March 24, 1918, the circus world suffered a serious loss. During his performance at London's Wood Green Empire Theater, the ...
07-10-2023
What was the red light district like 25 years ago
At first glance, the red light district in Amsterdam has hardly changed over the years. Courtesans still look invitingly at ...
07-10-2023
Modern classics from Roberto Ferri
The painting of Italian Roberto Ferri is an amazing phenomenon full of symbols and images of ancient mythology. This contemporary ...
06-10-2023
No alcohol — no problem skin! Like giving up alcohol for a ...
Millions of people around the world after the new year holidays will try to give up alcohol. Challenge "January-tresuary" launched ...
06-10-2023
The century-old history of the main cabaret of the world ...
In In Paris, at the foot of Montmartre, on October 6, 1889, the Moulin Rouge night cabaret received its first visitors. This year, ...
04-10-2023
Grace and sexuality in the works of the artist Paul Lorenzi
Among portrait artists there is a special category of masters who glorify female beauty and sexuality. Among them, a worthy place ...
03-10-2023
The Naked Truth: How girls flaunt themselves on social networks
Perhaps one day our time will be called the era of voyeurism and exhibitionism. With the advent of social networks, everyone has ...
03-10-2023
Medieval beekeeper was kapowee plague doctor
It is known that on Halloween people often dress up in a plague doctors, or vampires. But it seems that this year the trends will ...
03-10-2023
Down with the new, give the old! An American collects ...
Photographer, illustrator and designer Troy Litten lives in San Francisco. Although it is almost impossible to find him at home, ...
03-10-2023
Festive mood - spoiled smile: alcohol destroys teeth worse ...
What holiday table is complete without alcohol? It turns out that alcohol not only lifts the mood, but also spoils the teeth, and ...