Ed Gein — the true story vs. Netflix 2025: what’s fact and what’s myth

The basics: what the series “Monster: The Ed Gein Story” actually covers The third season of the anthology series Monster follows the story of Ed…

Impostor Syndrome: When Success Feels Like a Fluke—and What to Do About It

Do you ever have moments when you have objectively solid results, yet you still tell yourself you were just lucky? That they’ll “figure you out”…

How Does ChatGPT Work? What’s Under the Hood

ChatGPT today is built on the GPT-5 generation—a unified system that combines a “fast” general-purpose model, a “deep” model for demanding problems, and an intelligent…

Hetty Green: the “Witch of Wall Street” — or simply a misunderstood ascetic?

As a woman who managed to amass hundreds of millions of dollars in the male-dominated world of stock trading, Hetty Green still captures the imagination…

This Is How the “Witch Hunts” Unfolded in What Is Now Slovakia: Cases, Verdicts, and the End of Executions

Witch-hunting was not exclusively a “medieval” oddity—its peak came only in the early modern period. Across Europe, tens of thousands of people (especially women) fell…

A mystery that still fires the imagination: what really happened at Dyatlov Pass?

On the night of February 1–2, 1959, a tragedy unfolded on the eastern slope of Kholat Syakhl in the Northern Urals—one that still fascinates and…

The Quiet Language of Fungi: A Surprisingly Rich “Conversation” Underground

If you could shrink down to the size of cells and enter the soil, you would discover a bustling highway of intertwined filaments—the mycelium. It…

Marburg: a rare virus with a severe course and high fatality rate

In a hospital room you enter only in a white coverall and double gloves, the monotonous beeping of monitors fills the air. The patient, whose…

Diddy Remains in Custody After Split Verdict — Jury Finds Him Guilty of Violating the Mann Act

Sean “Diddy” Combs, one of the most prominent figures in American hip-hop, suffered a dramatic fall from the height of fame on July 2, 2025,…

What to See in Tallinn: A 48-Hour Itinerary (Updated 2025)

Between medieval city walls and the Nordic startup boom, Tallinn manages to be both at once. If you have two days, this tried-and-tested plan will…