CULTURE

Slovak graphic designer Igor Kupec suffered from generalized anxiety disorder and panic attacks during his college years. He says that those were the worst times of his life, and later he was intrigued by the idea of visualizing mental disorders with typography, as it would enable him to take the issue from a graphic designer’s perspective. What’s interesting is that he says “I was able to visualize many of them, except the one I was struggling with.”Here are 20 mental disorders and their reflections on the art of typography by Igor Kupec.Descriptions of the illnesses and disorders were taken from Wikipedia.

We all have some type of sleeping habit. Does that say something about us? We don't know the answer to that, but in this list, we have the sleeping habits of the most successful and well-known writers, poets, and a bunch of other successful people. We don't know if it's about their sleeping habits that make them that successful but it's worth giving a try. Some choose to sleep during the day and some at night. All of them have a common characteristic in that they sleep little.

Did you know that Salvador Dali had collaborated with Playboy magazine? Yes, that’s right! In 1973, the little Spanish town of Cadaqués was turned upside down when Salvador Dali arrived for a Playboy shoot! The legendary artist worked with Playboy photographer Pompeo Posar. Here are the details…

Throughout history, paintings have inspired many people from around the world. Some directors wanted to show their respect to art history by imitating these paintings in their movies. We gathered up this wonderful comparisons from Twitter user hodologies' profile for your viewing pleasures!

Emanuele Taglietti had created about 500 cover photos for several graphic novels in the 1970's. His work has appeared in many adult sex and horror graphic novels such as Sukia, Zora the Vampire, Stregoneria, Ulula, Vampirissimo and Wallenstein. We've gathered 28 of the works by this crazy man from Dangerous Minds.

Obviously all fathers rock. But if you want jumping-from-helicopters-and-recharging-ammunition-midair-to-protect-offspring kind of badassery, let's take a look at movies.Movie descriptions may contain spoilers!

Canadian artist Rob Gonsales have been interested in painting since his childhood. Most of his imagination is derived from his child and in time Gonsales have learned to reflect his imagination pieces over the canvas. These surrealistic paintings have influences of both Dali and Tanguy. Take a moment to dive into the magical world of Rob Gonsales!

Franz Kafka, the writer born in 1883 and died in 1924. His published works include The Trial, Metamorphosis and The Castle. Many consider him the greatest writer of the twentieth century.These are the bald facts. But Franz Kafka, the man, or better still the noun-phrase, conjures up far much more than that. He led a different life than we all knew, especially about sex. Let's take a closer look to this great writer's life!

In parallel with the technological advancements of the 20th century, photography also saw a rapid development in this era. So it’s not surprising to recall iconic figures of the 20th century with their iconic photos or terrible disasters with their heartbreaking scenes. Here are 20 of those photos and their interesting stories.

Early on the morning of April 16, 1947, Fred Atwood Jr. and his wife, Yvonne, awoke to fire alarms sounding down at the docks in Texas City. They ate breakfast and gave their 6-month-old son, Kent, a bottle in his crib. Then they went outside to watch smoke rise from the French freighter SS Grandcamp docked in the town's port along the west shore of Galveston Bay....

The film contains a scene in which Brando's character engages in anal rape using butter as a lubricant. In a 2006 interview, Schneider said that the scene was not in the script and that 'when they told me, I had a burst of anger. Woo! I threw everything. And nobody can force someone to do something, not in the script. But I didn't know that. I was too young.' Let's look more into the story!

We know for a fact that people can be very destructive. We can destroy the environment without giving a second thought to it. These movies in this list prove how far people can go both physically and psychologically in torturing other people. Friendly advice, don't watch them all in a movie marathon, try to put some romantic comedies in between.There are other films whose torture scenes are pretty tough but I personally didn't like on the whole.: 'Snuff 102 (2008), Srpski film (2010), Cannibal Holocaust (1980), Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma (1975), The Human Centipede (2009)'The movies were listed according to their IMDb rating.The storylines were taken from IMDb.

Serial killers...The most evil creature that enjoys murdering innocent people. With their dark mind and heart  they are not afraid to do brutal things to others.Here are some of their drawings that they express themselves and help us to understand a bit their psychotic mindset.

Isn’t it amazing to know and understand what really happened in the past? It’s truly an eye opener to know how people lived before, how they suffered and survived those times. By learning history, it makes us appreciate what we currently have.But history can also give us fear, an unimaginable creepy feeling of uneasiness, especially if you see these spooky old photographs. After seeing these images you'll break out in a cold sweat and we can't guarantee that you will sleep peacefully tonight.

These mind-bending, mentally stimulating movies are not for your pajama parties, fellas. Their stories, editing, and sometimes even the visual complexities of them can make you feel a little, well, “not-so-brainy” if you insist on not paying attention. So clear your mind, and enjoy the challenge! The list is not in order, and the storylines were taken from IMDb.