Doechii is the sound of pure, unadulterated ambition. She signed with TDE (Kendrick Lamar’s label) and immediately showed why: she has the gift of being artistic and experimental while simultaneously scoring hits that travel across the globe. Her music is a fever dream from the swamps of Florida – raw, sultry, and always surprising. 1. Anxiety https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znlh5gay9oc Anxiety is the heart of her album Alligator Bites Never Heal and the reason why everyone now takes her seriously as the new queen of rap. The beat is nervous, her flow is inimitable, and the lyrics are so painfully relatable they become…
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Serial killers in films are fascinating psychopaths that you shouldn’t really want to understand, yet somehow you do. Some movies turn them into brilliant puzzle-makers, while others portray them as ordinary losers who just happen to kill people. The best serial killer films do both—they show how human monsters can be and how monstrous humans can be. Here are the ten best. 10. American Psycho (2000) https://www.youtube.com/embed/81mibtQWWBg Christian Bale is Patrick Bateman, a Wall Street yuppie who kills people at night. During the day, he compares business cards and follows elaborate skincare routines; at night, he hacks colleagues to pieces…
Iggy Pop, the Godfather of Punk, has a career spanning decades and has defined genres like punk, hard rock, and art-pop. Here are the ten most essential tracks from his impressive solo career. 10. Gardenia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m8TmlS20ZA Taken from the acclaimed 2016 album Post Pop Depression. Together with Josh Homme, Iggy found a modern sound that harks back to his Berlin period. It is a sultry, stylish track that proves he remains relevant in his later years. 9. Real Wild Child (Wild One) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=def3ob2h-1s An energetic cover of an old rock-‘n-roll classic that gave Iggy a major hit in the eighties.…
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre franchise is a cornerstone of horror cinema. Since the first brutal encounter with Leatherface in the seventies, the series has taken many forms, from dead-serious terror to pitch-black comedy. Here is the ranking of all nine films, from the biggest disappointment to the absolute masterpiece. 9. Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcI6SFiK_yk This Netflix attempt tries to follow the formula of modern legacy sequels, but the result is disappointing. A group of influencers wants to gentrify a deserted Texas town, and an elderly Leatherface has other plans. The film makes a forced attempt to touch on…
The X-Men franchise is the series that made modern superhero cinema possible. After the rights were bought in the nineties, a grounded approach proved that comic book adaptations could be both commercially and substantively powerful. While the timeline has become quite chaotic due to prequels and reboots, the highlights belong to the absolute top of the genre. Here are all thirteen films ranked from worst to best. 13. The New Mutants (2020) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-c6q57oy5Vw Josh Boone directed this production which experienced a true ordeal. Filming was already finished in 2017, but the release was postponed repeatedly due to the Fox-Disney merger…
Lily James does a bit of everything. Disney princess? Check. Young Meryl Streep in an ABBA musical? Sure. Indie drama about poverty in North Dakota? Why not. She started in British TV (‘Downton Abbey’), jumped to Hollywood, and chooses projects that… honestly, don’t always make sense. But she works hard, sings well, and has that thing the camera loves. Here are her ten best films, which doesn’t mean they are all good. 10. Fast Girls (2012) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMTG2uHtpLU British sports drama about athletics. James plays a runner on the national team, rivalry turns into friendship, you know the story. It is…
Jefferson Airplane was the driving force behind the psychedelic revolution in San Francisco. With the explosive voice of Grace Slick and the dreamy harmonies of Marty Balin, they gave a face to the “Summer of Love”. Their music is a trip in itself: a mix of folk roots, razor-sharp rock, and lyrics that challenged the establishment. 10. Lather https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmSOWxV8vjQ A beautiful, dreamy song written by Grace Slick for drummer Spencer Dryden’s thirtieth birthday. It explores the theme of growing up and the loss of innocence within the hippie culture. The sound effects and the fragile vocals make this one of…
Freya (or Freyja) is one of the most prominent and complex goddesses in Norse mythology. She belongs to the Vanir, a group of gods associated with fertility and magic, but lived among the Aesir in Asgard following the war between the Aesir and Vanir. 1. Goddess of many domains Freya is not a goddess with a single clear function; she rules over several vital domains. She is primarily known as the goddess of: Love and beauty: She is often invoked in matters of the heart and considered the most beautiful of all goddesses. Fertility and lust: She is associated with…
In the animal kingdom, size is often a matter of evolutionary survival. While some creatures possess organs that are impressive in absolute terms, others boast proportions that are staggering when measured against their own body length. From deep-sea giants to tiny invertebrates, nature has designed some truly remarkable reproductive anatomy. Here are the ten animals with the largest penises, both in absolute size and relative to their body. 10. Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) The blue whale holds the record for the largest absolute size of any organ in history. Its penis can reach lengths of up to 3 meters (10…
Broadway is the beating heart of the theatrical world. From the bright lights of Times Square to the historic stages of the Theater District, these productions have defined culture for generations. Some shows are fleeting hits, while others become institutions that run for decades, breaking box office records and winning dozens of Tony Awards. Based on total attendance, longevity, and cultural impact, these are the ten most popular Broadway shows ever staged. 10. Les Misérables https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq8JaB-NnYY Based on Victor Hugo’s classic novel, Les Misérables is a sung-through masterpiece of revolution, redemption, and romance. It premiered on Broadway in 1987 and…