Ether, morphine, wine mixed with cocaine ... Psychotropic substances enjoyed great popularity at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. Artists excelled in their use, claiming that they broaden the perception and support the imagination. But this does not mean that ordinary bread eaters did not re
Hollywood stars were ready for big sacrifices. Some sacrificed their childhood or family, others gave up their pride and ambition to slowly climb to the top. Even those whose dreams came true paid a very high price for their success. Was it worth it? When you follow the fate of stars such as Shi
Its finally winter in the northern hemisphere. Temperatures are lower, days are shorter, trees are bald and crops are growing more slowly. Today we are able to explain this change in the season of science. However, the ancient Greeks had their own way of explaining this phenomenon - through mytholog
Guibert of Nogent called him the liquid sacrifice to Satan. Columbanus recommended a two-year fast for this act, and Jean Gerson recommended self-flagellation as a cure. Whats the matter? The turn of the 4th and 5th centuries AD marks not only the decline of antiquity and the beginning of the Midd