20 postcards with female wisdom that are useful for men too

Why did an Italian designer provocateur create a chair in the shape of a female body, and Why did he advocate "female thinking"

The armchair in the shape of a woman's body, created by Italian designer Gaetano Pesce, has been reproduced and copied hundreds of times, without thinking about the meaning of the designer himself. Brawler and provocateur, Pesce always knew how to tell sad stories in the most extravagant way, declared that "masculine thinking" is unacceptable in modern design, and architecture should be pleasant … to touch

What secrets are kept by 8 legendary ancient libraries: Interesting facts about the world's treasuries of wisdom

From the very moment that writing arose, people trusted books with all their wisdom. They wrote on clay tablets, papyri, palm leaves, parchment. Writers, scientists and philosophers strove to preserve their thoughts, knowledge and experience for posterity. Therefore, the creation of temples of knowledge - libraries, has always been approached with special trepidation. It should come as no surprise that today many of these storehouses of wisdom are on the list of the world's top attractions. Surprising facts about the most outstanding

Funny aphorisms and everyday wisdom from the monologues of the magnificent Roman Kartsev

When he read monologues about "large crayfish, but 5 each" or about the Georgian Avaz, huge halls full of spectators exploded with laughter. He glorified Zhvanetsky's monologues throughout the vast country, and in the 1970s the then unknown Alla Pugacheva performed "as an opening act" before Kartsev and Ilchenko appeared on the stage. On October 2, a wonderful actor, the creator of absurd humor, Roman Kartsev, died. "Culturology" has collected the brightest phrases from the monologues he read

A codpiece, a chest tightener and other fashionable wisdom from the past that are perplexing today

Fashion trends from the past were not just crazy and wild, but also unsafe. Dyes that were used in fabrics could contain poisonous arsenic, and the so-called giant crinoline was easily ignited by any spark. And even if clothes in themselves did not pose a danger to health and life, many of the strange things from the past made it difficult to move around and feel truly comfortable. For example, those who wore blio could not really move their arms. So

Two worlds, two universes: 20 postcards about men, women and their uneasy relationships

Sometimes it seems that men and women speak different languages - there are so many misunderstandings and disagreements between them. But still, we are nowhere without each other - this is how the world works. For our readers, two dozen postcards that may help someone better understand their other half