In the 19th Century, Easter was one of the most important dates in the Orthodox Christian Calendar. To celebrate Easter, tsar Alexander III started a tradition that turned into one of the most precious and luxurious collections in the world. He ordered an Easter surprise from Carl Peter Faberge for his wife. The surprise was … Read more
In the world of comics and superheroes, men are usually the heroes. Women, on the other hand, are mostly seen as secondary heroes, or as means to support the primary character. Men usually can fly, fight with heroic mannerism and escape every death scenario. Women, not so much. Aside from few comic books written specifically … Read more
The common name for the landmark and circular feature with a diameter of 40km is The Richat Structure. However, everyone know the feature in Mauritania as the Giant Eye of Africa. Located in the Sahara Desert, the sedimentary rocks of the structure come from different eras, ranging from the age of Late Protrozoic to Ordovician … Read more
As society, and as people, we tend to believe in our justice system. And that is great. We should always believe that our justice system is capable of making the right call, of making the right decision. But can the justice system make mistakes? And what happens after the justice system makes a mistake? That … Read more
The recently opened Daxing Airport in Beijing was praised for its spectacular form. And it was co-designed by Zaha Hadid, a legendary architect and designed. She passed away in 2016, so she couldn’t finish the project by herself. However, the studio she formed Zaha Hadid Architects finished up the project. She was an Iraqi-British architect, … Read more
Move on Eiffel Tower, Paris might soon have a new symbol of the city, called project “Thousand trees” or “Mille Abres” in French. The project, a vision of Japan’s Fujimoto Architects and France’s Manal Rachdi, has the goal of reinventing Paris as a green city leader in Europe and the world. The joint project will … Read more
Jazz is nowadays viewed as one of the most popular music genres. Born from the roots in blues and ragtime, Jazz is a music genre that gained popularity in the 1920s. The jazz originated in African American communities of New Orleans, America. The jazz was born in the late 19th century, but it wasn’t until … Read more
Some call it the “Devil’s Triangle”. Some call it the Triangle. Some call it the Bermuda triangle. In any way, the area from Bermuda Island to Miami that looks oddly like a triangle, is one of the greatest unsolved mysteries of the modern age. According to estimates, more than 1,000 people have lost their lives to … Read more
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin was born in England. She is one of the few women that have successfully blazed into male dominated scientific community. Cecilia is one of the world’s most accomplished and successful astrologists. Her career in astrology helped many other women pursue a career in science. Near the end of her life, Payne wrote her … Read more
Many of the traditions of the Inuit people, including language, beliefs, customs, and so on, have develop over thousands of years. They believe that humans, animals, and forces of nature had spirits, and when something went wrong, the spirits were not happy. The Inuit people have a long tradition of oral literature and storytelling. Before … Read more