For those who do not know, Emperor “Caligula” was not his real name. His actual name was Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus. From History.com: Think of it as the ancient equivalent of miniature Nikes and tuxedo-imprinted onesies: Even in Roman times, parents liked to proudly dress their progeny in tiny versions of grownup gear. And […]
Turns out, those iconic images of gods like Anubis with animal heads aren’t literal, they’re symbolic. In ancient Egyptian religion, gods embodied duality (life/death, chaos/order, human/animal). So when a god is shown with an animal head and human body, it represents both forms at once, not that they actually walked around like that. Reference: Religion […]
Have you ever stopped to wonder about the origin about the origin of typography terms? X user Benjamin Molineaux started a tread that ended up being rather informative to all involved. This is going to BLOW YOUR MIND AWAY!
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In the 1940s, Superman had already punched Hitler in the jaw and drop-kicked some fascism out of the atmosphere. So when he needed a new villain to laser-eye into oblivion, along came the worst costume party in history: the Ku Klux Klan. Enter Stetson Kennedy: a real-life badass who infiltrated the Klan without heat vision […]
Once again this year, Montreal Comiccon 2025 is alive with color, creativity, and pure fandom joy! Celebrating its 15th edition at the Palais des congrès, the event has transformed the city into a haven for geeks, pop culture lovers, and of course, incredible cosplay. From jaw-dropping costumes to unforgettable moments with celebrity guests, we roamed […]
Before ghosting was a thing, novelist Franz Kafka was out here having full-blown existential meltdowns over mail he never received. Now, imagine Richard Ayoade, deadpan master of awkward energy, reading Kafka’s anxiety-ridden love letters like a man personally betrayed by the postal service. Recorded at Letters Live at the Royal Albert Hall, this performance is […]
Abracadabra! Ichita copita melaka mystica! Please? Whether you’re casting a spell, begging for an extension, or just trying to get someone to pass the guac, you’ve probably used a “magic word” or two. But what if those words… actually worked? In the latest episode of Otherwords, Dr. Erica Brozovsky dives into the origins and very […]