Amol Rajan’s father passed away unexpectedly from pneumonia three years ago, leaving the BBC journalist feeling adrift. As he states at the beginning of Amol Rajan Goes to the Ganges, “I’ve been in a bit of a funk.” This sentiment resonates deeply with me as a fellow child of Indian immigrants who also faced profound

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Charlie Chaplin, sinemanın en büyük isimlerinden biri olarak, hem komedi hem de toplumsal eleştiriyi bir arada harmanlamış bir sanatçı. Hem oyuncu hem de yönetmen olarak yaptığı devrimler, onu sadece sinema tarihinin değil, kültür tarihinin de unutulmaz figürlerinden biri Charlie Chaplin, one of the biggest names in cinema, is an artist who blended both comedy and

Pablo Picasso is considered one of the most important artists of the 20th century. Many words can be used to describe his art, but one thing is certain: Picasso’s work pushed the boundaries of modern art and reshaped it. The boundlessness of his creativity carried him far beyond his time. Here are five of Picasso’s

When Kurt Cobain, who gave voice to the 90s generation with his music and transformed loneliness and inner rebellion into lyrics, ended his life on April 5, 1994, the world lost not only a rock star but also the soul of an era. But decades after his death, the questions and conspiracy theories he left

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Leonardo da Vinci is considered one of the greatest geniuses of the Renaissance. A multifaceted genius as an artist, engineer, scientist and inventor, Da Vinci left his mark on history not only with his paintings but also with countless innovative designs. Some of the projects that could not be completed in his time, or were

Jean-Paul Sartre’s philosophical landscape is anchored in the assertion that “existence precedes essence.“ This principle not only defines Sartre’s existentialism but also heralds a new epoch in 20th-century thought. Existence and Essence: A Reversal of Philosophical Norms Traditionally, essence—the defining characteristics of an entity—precedes existence. A knife, for instance, is conceived with the purpose of