HISTORYBased on a True StoryHow Agatha Christie’s Love of Archaeology Influenced ‘Death on the Nile’In the 1930s, the mystery writer accompanied her archaeologist husband on annual digs in the Middle EastChristie accompanied her sec...
Death on the Nile
(Photo: 20th Century Studios)20th Century Studios'Death on the Nile is opening in the top spot at the box office this weekend. This weekend is right before Valentine's Day and includes Super Bowl Sunday, which is usually a struggle for the box o...
Disney has a situation on its hands when it comes to releasing Death on the Nile, the upcoming sequel to Murder on the Orient Express. Armie Hammer, who has been accused of rape and other acts of abuse, is now caught in a highly publicized scandal. H...
Benjamin Franklin once wrote, in this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.. Sadly, you cant get out of paying taxes, and death is a part of life. Its something we all must accept sooner or la...
Listverse has shown no shortage of interest in the darker side of Disney, but few realize how many real-life tragedies have occurred behind the scenes at the happiest place on earth. The below list goes to show that even...
The Black Death was a pandemic that swept through not just Europe, but also parts of Asia and Africa, leaving an absolutely devastating death toll in its wake. Tens of millions of people died at the very least, and the p...
A discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922 by British Egyptologist Howard Carter made a huge impact on the history of archeology. It was considered to be one of the important discoveries of the century. Almost everyo...
When it comes to choosing a profession, most people pick jobs which are not only comfortable but also ones where they dont have to deal with too many people. When people do enjoy working with the general public, they ten...
Though highly uncommon, several well known people throughout history have died from the result of an animal. Whether an attack, an indirect occurrence, or some kind of allergic reaction, it does happen. Here are the ten ...
In the ancient world, the possibility of a violent, premature death was always around the corner. Certainly, it could happen to the ordinary people who died in the millions from famine, disease, or war. But it was also a...
SMART NEWSWild Fox Kills 25 Flamingos and a Duck at the National ZooThe incident is the first time a predator has broken into the exhibit in its 50 year historyThe zoo's flamingos live in a 9,750-square-foot outdoor ...
The universe has a morbid sense of humor. Weve known this ever since apes were allowed to have consciousness. However, the universe sometimes feels the need to remind us of this fact.At times, it does this by giving abso...
The plot of Virginia Woolf’s fifth novel, To the Lighthouse, is thin: The Ramsey family and their guests are on vacation and decide to put off a trip to a nearby lighthouse until a later visit. The book has thrilled and...
The Middle Ages, also known as the Medieval Period, spanned between the fifth and fifteenth centuries, ending with the death of Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field. Given the brutality of the time period, the ide...
SMART NEWSKane Tanaka, World’s Oldest Person, Dies at 119According to her family, the Japanese supercentenarian had been hospitalized and discharged repeatedly in recent weeksKane Tanaka was born on January 2, 1903...
Work is for grown-ups, play is for kids; at least, thats how its supposed to be. While letting children work to teach them meaningful life lessons can be a good thing, its another thing to put kids in harms way by lettin...
The first widely discussed claim of alien abduction was reported by Barney and Betty Hill in 1961. After that, several abductees came forward to share their bizarre stories. From West Yorkshire, England, Zigmund Adamski&...
At the end of World War II, the death marches, which claimed the lives of countless people, were considered among the worst atrocities. Some were simply done to kill prisoners or to keep them from being freed by the adva...
On August 7, 2014, American scientist Boyd Bushman died. For many years he had been working as a senior fellow at Lockheed Martin. Before his death, he had recorded a sensational video in which he talked about his work i...
Death is a solemn, often spiritual occasion, but afterward comes the more mundane problem of what to do with the body. Though burial and cremation remain the most common ways to dispose of a corpse, many people have trie...
HISTORYBased on a True StoryTheHistory Behind Robert Eggers’ ‘The Northman’The revenge saga blends traditional accounts with the supernatural to convey the lived experience of the Viking age Alexander S...
Why do people die? Its the sort of question that philosophers have pondered for millennia. The worlds mythologies have many answers. Christianity says we die because Eve ate the Fruit of Knowledge, causing God to banish ...
On August 7, 2014, American scientist Boyd Bushman died. For many years he had been working as a senior fellow at Lockheed Martin. Before his death, he had recorded a sensational video in which he talked about his work i...
While not common, faking ones death is not new to the world. Weve seen it in literature with Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet, on TV with shows like 24 and in real life. This list looks at ten men who committed pseudocide, ...
When faced with death, people can react in a number of ways. Most respond with fear, others with a weird sense of calm, and some decide at that exact moment that they want to go down in history as totally fearless. 10Mic...
The human body is such a complex and interesting series of energy give and take. But what happens when an individuals health deteriorates and, finally, they come face-to-face with death itself? To understand how the body...
We love our smartphones. Theyre everything to usour GPS, our video gaming device, our way to connect with the world socially, and lastly, a way to occasionally communicate when necessary. Many of us will quickly experien...
Razer DeathAdder, the company’s iconic gaming mouse, has crossed the extraordinary milestone of 10 million units sold since its launch in 2006. The longevity and popularity of the DeathAdder are the result of its extrao...
Actor Fred Ward passed away at the age of 79. He was best known for his roles in “Tremors” opposite Kevin Bacon. He also starred in “Short Cuts.”A representative for the late actor did not disclose a cause of death t...
HALIFAX - A workplace death investigation is underway following a fatality last week at a Michelin tire plant in Nova Scotia.The provincial Department of Labour issued a brief statement Sunday saying a worker died Wednes...
Press Trust Of India Abu Dhabi, May 15 (PTI) Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday visited the UAE and offered condolences to the UAE leadership on the demise of former President of the UAE and Ruler of Abu Dhabi She...
There’s no denying it, nobody likes them downgrade: Finding that the finished version of a long-awaited game looks very different from what was initially shown in the trailers is always a bit of a betrayal.Yet, lately s...
Former President Donald Trump spoke to a crowd shortly after the Buffalo mass shooting on Saturday night.He used the shooting to boast about the lack of US deaths in Afghanistan during his presidency.The boast is mislead...
The World Health Organisation's (WHO) excess death data related to COVID-19 has sparked a debate on official data presented by the Union and State governments. Staggering number of COVID-19 deaths in Kerala, which w...
Almost eight months after its launch, Arkane's Deathloop has received its third major update for PS5 and PC, bringing with it a photo mode and a host of accessibility features. The photo mode comes with its own set o...
Andrew Symonds, who died on Saturday night in a car crash aged 46, was instantly recognisable on the cricket field with a mop of dreadlocks poking out from his baggy green cap and lips gleaming with white zinc cream.A hu...
