Much like similar derogatory titles “siren” and “fury”, the term “harpy” is derived from a group of monstrous female figures ...

With heightened tensions between Europe and the United States over NATO and Ukraine, the myth of an F-35 “kill switch”, which would supposedly allow the Pentagon to disable foreign-operated F ...

The translation of ancient Assyrian writing into modern languages was a challenge that had long vexed historians. Three Victorian amateurs were determined to solve the puzzle.

A quick look at a still from Ho Tzu Nyen’s The Nameless (2015) will tell you that its subject is one of Hong Kong’s most ...

This year marks the 700th anniversary of the founding of Mexico-Tenochtitlan. The city's government prepared an extensive ...

Some are convinced it’s the legendary Leviathan– an ancient creature from myth– while others are skeptical, brushing it off as another internet hoax. But as enticing as the idea of ...

Black Myth: Wukong was one of the best-selling games of 2024, while other Chinese games like Lost Soul Aside and Phantom Blade Zero are some of the most anticipated upcoming action games around.

A parricide, escape into the woods, where an evil cult awaits to feast on human flesh as sacrifice and ritual. Mikhail Red continues his exploration of horror cinema with “Lilim,” based on the ...

Few have met Charles Manson face-to-face. Academy Award-winning filmmaker Errol Morris is among those rare few. Morris first learned about the Manson murders when the press covered the story, like ...

But it also adds power to a bigger, stronger and more dangerous historical myth. When I was at primary school, during the apartheid era, my white classmates and I were told that when white people ...

Many myths have formed around Houdini over the years. One story was popularized by director and actor Orson Welles. In audience with the tsar in Russia, Welles recounted, Houdini made the bells of ...

Throughout Severance Season 2, fans and critics alike have drawn connections between Mark (Adam Scott) and his wife Gemma (Dichen Lachman) and the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. The comparison ...