You can find it almost everywhere: in every gift shop, on every online merchandise store, on every souvenir stand – and on every object imaginable, from posters and postcards to coffee mugs, water bottles, t-shirts, and phone cases: the brick-red background, the stylized white crown, and in big, bold letters, those five iconic words: Keep… Read More »
Films, books, TV series and even video games have narrated, and often celebrated, the story of the Italo-American Mafia. A story of violence, oppression, corruption at all levels of society, which swings between the two extremes of turning Mafia dons into folk heroes, and painting the entire Italo-American community as a criminal minority. Both extremes… Read More »
Are clowns harmless jokers or evil people? While there is no straightforward answer to this (at least not from the never-ending debates), clowns have existed for centuries and continue to do so. From Joseph Grimaldi to Grock and Bozo the Clown, the world has had a plentiful supply of such characters. Whether you distaste them…… Read More »
Entering the realm of personal finance is akin to embarking on a labyrinthine journey, particularly when it comes to wielding the tools of credit cards and loans. These financial instruments, while powerful, demand a nuanced understanding and disciplined approach to avoid the pitfalls of debt and financial instability. In this comprehensive guide, we will delve…… Read More »
While vandalism is generally unacceptable in most parts of the world, it is celebrated in some communities. In other cases, it can lead to a life-changing breakthrough. For instance, Vin Diesel, a great actor known for his exploits in the “Fast and Furious” franchise, started his acting career because of vandalism. When he was seven,…… Read More »
If I ask you to picture the words “digital,” “electronics,” or “cyberspace,” odds are the images that just popped into your head are tinted a bright fluorescent green, like Neo seeing the Matrix for the first time. Indeed, our collective image of digital technology is drenched in shades of green, from the strings of code… Read More »
If your parents ever took you to a science museum or planetarium as a child, you likely spent much of your visit in the gift shop, begging them to buy you one of the hundreds of shiny – and purportedly “educational” – items on offer. And most irresistible of all was undoubtedly “astronaut food”: shiny… Read More »
