CULTURE

Our understanding of our bodies and minds improves with every passing year. There are still many unanswered questions, and too many seemingly insurmountable medical challenges for comfort, but at least science tries to point toward answers. In decades and centuries past, illnesses, both physical and mental were often treated with ineffective, inhumane, and often destructive ways in old insane asylums. People with psychological conditions, especially, tended to be viewed as subhuman. These unfortunate souls were born in the wrong era, and their stories are heartbreaking.

Before execution, it is usually customary for condemned criminals to take the stage one last time and address the public with his or her final words. Whether it is a chilling statement aimed at shocking or upsetting those in attendance, a light-hearted statement that attempts get a few chuckles or a final slap in the face of society, criminals throughout the years have had some pretty interesting things to say in the minutes prior to taking their final breath.Here are the last words of 13 death row prisoners and the disturbing messages they chose to leave the world.

After learning about this information, it is unlikely that you will stop yourself from watching the movie again. Inception and Nolan once again leave everyone speechless. Let's dig more into the details.

The language of cinema has the power of turning most extraordinary dreams into reality. As one might expect, filmmakers are aware of this powerful side of the cinema. Talented directors with unique perspectives use language of the cinema in the most uncommon ways possible. While you're checking out these movies, don't expect anything ordinary. These movies are the weirdest that cinema history has seen to this day!

It feels like only yesterday we admired Johnny Depp in Sweeney Todd, or flocked to the theaters to see the latest Harry Potter movie The Order of the Phoenix! Well, these were 10 years ago and yes you’re aging. But there’s no harm in remembering your youthful years with your favorite movies. Here’s some nostalgia!

We humans have always had this morbid fascination with death, so it’s no surprise that various civilizations through different ages had this obsession with dead bodies and preserving them as if they’re still alive. Some of the bodies are so well preserved they look almost flawless! Here are 18 of those people whose almost alive bodies will creep you out...

If you are a big fan of comedy movies that are absurd, this list is for you! From Austin Powers to Police Academy, here are some of the best examples of surreal humor!***Movie storylines were taken from the IMDb.

Modern art is confusing for some us. Paintings that you think you could create yourself can sometimes be sold for millions of dollars and receive a bunch of compliments. What is accepted as art is also a controversial topic. It’s sometimes hard to distinguish between modern art and a painting that was made by a kid. Let’s see if you can distinguish between the two!

The political developments around the world have made the concept of fascism relevant, once again. In history classes, we are told that the reason we study history is to learn lessons from our past so that we don't repeat our mistakes, but ironically enough, history is a sum of mistakes being repeatedEco grew up under Mussolini's fascist regime. There was also Nazi Germany and Franco's dictatorship in Spain. These regimes had something in common: they were all based on oppressive and authoritarian mentalities, and are radical and nationalist political movements. Umberto Eco, the Italian novelist, and critic, summarized 14 basic features of fascism in his article Ur-Fascism in 1995. Do you think that any of this is still valid for our day? How much has changed over the last 22 years?

There are some paintings that we all know whether young or old; from museums, the internet, frames in our homes, and even tattoos... such as the Mona Lisa, by Leonardo da Vinci or Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh. But these famous painters' first works, their debut pieces, reflect the styles that they started out with. We compiled the first creations from the 23 most famous painters of art history.

Doctors in Pisco, Peru couldn’t believe their eyes when they first saw Lina Medina. They thought that it was a tumor growing up in her stomach. But they had to deal with one of the strangest cases in the history of medicine…

Cyberpunk is a subgenre of science fiction. It is generally set in the future where advanced technological and scientific achievements, such as information technology and cybernetics, are juxtaposed with a degree of breakdown or radical change in the social order. Plots often center on conflict between artificial intelligences, hackers, and mega corporations.We’ve collected 16 books that you should read even if you’re not a fan of the genre. After all, cyberpunk is now more relevant than ever, and you might want to prepare yourself for an even more weird world!Book descriptions were taken from Wikipedia.

We are already holding our breath for the 8th movie of the legendary series The Fast and the Furious, which will come out in April. It has been 16 years since it all started. Naturally, the cast members have changed over these 16 long years. We have compiled 19 actors of the famous series and compared how they used to look then and how they look now!

Here is the strange story of the Shriners organization, members of which include very significant people ranging from ex-US presidents to celebrities for 145 years.

While children innocently read these fairy tales, someone is playing with their perceptions. We have taken it upon ourselves to expose these. We have a request, though: please don't consider these analyses in today's perspective, try going back like fifty years.