We all share a memory apart from our individual recollections of the past. The kind of memory I am referring to cannot exist alone. It needs to be communicated since it is the product of historical, sociological, psychological, and political processes. Remember how your grandparents talked about past events?

Among the many fruitful and near-miraculous reforms of the Turkish Revolution enacted by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, none perhaps is as unjustly denounced as the alphabet reform. Many other countries too either planned to go through similar reforms(such as China and Kazakhstan) and some other countries(such as Korea and Azerbaijan) actually did. One such country that successfully changed its way of writing is ignored by most people, this country of course is Germany.

The past decade in the world of chess has been defined by the domination of Magnus Carlsen, the current World Chess Champion. Since his coronation as the youngest undisputed World Chess Champion in history in 2013, Carlsen has maintained a level of play that has kept him at the top of the chess world.

Have you ever thought about being immortal? Having endless life in a universe that offers endless information sounds thrilling. Even if it sounds like a magical trait that can only be achieved in stories, it might be the technology of a different era.

In the year 2022 of the common era, there are certain expectations that any act of storytelling is “supposed” to fulfill. When I say storytelling, I mean both stories passed down through oral tradition and those that were first created on paper. Common to both these forms of stories is the fact that they are surely affected by what’s come before them.

On January 2, after the long-lasting economic problems, the people in Kazakhstan were triggered by the increase in the prices of gas. In the western-Kazakhstan, people started to protest and these protests quickly spread around the country. As a response, the president of Kazakhstan ordered a blackout on the internet. Law enforcers began to use excessive force while dealing with the protests in the different spots of the country.

Adapted from the 2012 novel by David Mitchell, directed by the Wachowski brothers and Tom Tykwer, Cloud Atlas consists of 6 independent but intertwined stories based on themes such as entanglement principle, uncertainty, relativity theory, and reincarnation. Although it has strong cinematography with creative imagery, metaphor, use of colour palette, and ingenious camera tricks, in this article, I would like to talk about the plot and structure of this movie that makes the audience question life and existence in almost every scene.

Mythology is a whole another world that feels both so close to and so far from reality. The human-like characteristics of the actors in mythology, specifically Greek mythology, help us understand them better. However, the situations they find themselves in are not what we would go through in our boring lives. Medusa’s story is one of these many stories.

The 94th edition of the academy awards will be held on March 27 in its traditional home, Dolby Theater. Regina Hall, Amy Schumer, and Wanda Sykes will host the show. Producer Will Parker said, "This year's show is all about uniting movie lovers. It's apropos that we've lined up three of the most dynamic, hilarious women with very different comedic styles".

Figure skating events started normally in the Beijing Olympics, and then hell broke loose right after. After the team event in which athletes from all figure skating disciplines, ice dance, pairs, men's single and women's single, competed to gather points, there seemed to be no medal ceremony held. As it raised questions, there were rumors about finding a substance in someone on the podium's doping tests.

Taylor Alison Swift was born in Pennsylvania on December 13, 1989. She is a country and pop singer-songwriter who sings tales of heartbreak, love, and relationships that are often inspired by her personal life. Swift relocated to Nashville, Tennessee, at the age of 14 to pursue a career in country music. She signed deals with two big companies, Sony/ATV Music Publishing and Big Machine records.

Feminist movements continued to grow in the 1980s. Second-wave feminism in the 80s drew attention to sexuality, family, domesticity, the workplace, reproductive rights, and official legal inequalities. As women raised their voices against the patriarchal system, they started to get portrayed as crazy women who hated men.

Whenever we hear of protests in a non-Western nation, our brains are hard-wired to think that they will end inconclusively, or worse, with only civilian casualties. The developments in Kyrgyzstan in the year 2020, however, have, at least partially, subverted our expectations. If you do not have a special interest in the topic, you have probably heard at some point that there were protests in Kyrgyzstan, and then maybe heard that the prime minister had resigned. Yet, chances are, you do not have a complete understanding of the situation.

The Metaverse has been a hot topic of conversation recently, with Facebook and Microsoft both scrambling to take part. However, do we know what the Metaverse is? Are we ready for this massive change in our lives? There is no specific answer to these questions, but there are so many different hypotheses about how this process will be like for sure.

Concerns about the influence of financial matters on football have been a mainstream debate topic at least since the formation of the English Premier League back in 1992.[i] The Premier League brought about a new system in which the top clubs in English football were more isolated from the rest of the football pyramid and did not have to share their profits as much as before.

Although cinema is seen chiefly as a tool of the entertainment industry, it has gained an artistic identity over time. Bergman is one of the dominant factors in the artistic institutionalization of cinema. Ingmar Bergman has added innovations to the classical cinema concept both with the themes he conveys and the way he handles them and showed how far the artistic value of cinema could go.

The People’s Republic of China is more than enthusiastic about hosting the Winter Olympics of 2022 in its capital city Beijing. However, many others are not so enthusiastic about this event. The opposers claim that China is not a suitable host for this event, citing various human rights abuses -including concentration camps, forced sterilization, suppression of religious rights- an overall totalitarian and corrupt regime, and an aggressive foreign policy. The question is, what is being done?

“This Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will rebuild America’s roads, bridges and rails, expand access to clean drinking water, ensure every American has access to high-speed internet, tackle the climate crisis, advance environmental justice, and invest in communities that have too often been left behind.”
-The White House Press Release

Freezing cold, lack of sleep, hunger and thirst. These are the difficult conditions from which the migrants at the Poland-Belarus border are suffering. From summer 2021 onward, thousands of people, mostly from the Middle East with an overwhelming majority of men, are waiting at the border between Belarus and Poland in order to arrive in the European Union in which they hope to seek asylum. In recent years, the world faced different migration crises but this crisis has different aspects from the previous ones.

It seems that ever since the covid pandemic, video streaming platforms such as Netflix and Hulu have entered their glory age. With the shutdown of cinemas and cancellation of most cultural events, most of us shifted our focus to video-streaming platforms. But have we ever stopped for once and thought about the impact binge-watching might have on our planet?

As the world goes through many changes, the world of comedy transforms as well. Abandoning the jokes made on vulnerabilities or other people’s expenses has led to a new sense of comedy. Last year’s Emmy Award Record Breaker Schitt’s Creek is the prime example of the fresh perspective of television.

Ever since they were re-popularized around the beginning of the 19th century, Tarot divination has been a popular concept both in public life and popular media. You yourself have probably seen a Tarot divination scene in a TV show or a Tarot deck in a store. If that is your only exposure to Tarot cards, you might think that they seem kind of confusing. This appears to be a general phenomenon where people believe Tarot cards are more complex than they actually are. However, they are not difficult to grasp once you get to know the basics. And once you get the hang of it, you can start using your knowledge in order to attune your way of living to your spiritual energy and begin turning a new page in your life, or you could also use it to impress potential partners or whatever.

Have you ever seen a documentary about how the industry treats animals with cruelty and thought, "I wish I could stop this."? Or do you want to embrace a vegan lifestyle but can't find the courage to stop eating meat altogether? First of all, let me state that this is not an article about how to become a vegan or vegan tips and tricks, and I will not talk about moral aspects of it. This article is a collection of ideas to help the environment, without sacrificing the pleasure of eating, which agrees with veganism. Now let's look into how you can be more environmentally friendly without giving up on your meat pleasures.

Since its abrupt appearance at the end of 2019, COVID-19 has changed a lot in our lives. Every sector, from education to tourism, had to adopt a “new normal,” in which they can function under pandemic conditions in some way. Masks inside shopping malls, PCR tests before flights, social-distanced seats in classrooms… Well, all good! But, what about the film industry? Are we going to watch people fall in love from a 2-meter-distance with their masks on? This solution sounds a little soul-sucking, so let’s see what filmmakers and screenwriters have in store for us in this brand new environment.

Have you ever thought about titles of internet articles? Do you believe that sometimes they do not exactly refer to what they say they do? It seems you are not wrong and alone at all. Just like the title of this article, as readers, we encounter clickbait very frequently. But why are such titles chosen? Actually what is clickbait, why do authors and editors prefer to put it, and most importantly; is it ethical? Does it not manipulate us? Let’s try to give an answer.

Aren't you enthusiastic when you buy a new mobile phone, computer, or simply a new technological device anymore? Do you feel “strange” after having fun with your best friends? Or do you think that you are not happy despite doing your most favorite activities? If your answers are “yes,” you are not alone.

He was born in 1918 in the Thembu tribe as the son of a tribal chief. An elementary school teacher gave Mandela the name Nelson. Being an artifact of the British colony in Africa, offering a Christian name to the children starting education become a tradition.

Have you heard about Bollywood (yes, not Hollywood)? You have presumably heard Hollywood, the most significant film industry in the USA; however, Bollywood may seem relatively unfamiliar. Bollywood is a part of the Indian cinema industry and followed by many people worldwide like Hollywood despite its unpopularity.

Friends is an American TV series that aired on NBC from 1994 to 2004. These ten years of journey of 6 friends, Rachel, Monica, Phoebe, Chandler, Joey, Ross, spread over the world and became legendary.

Surreal memes might seem like a pile of nonsense in the eyes of many people. However, in today's world of memes consisting of templates, surreal memes are the way of breaking the boundaries. This article will discuss how surreal memes came to be and why they are essential for meme culture.