On Lord of Wine and Madness

Today I wanted to start talking about Greek pantheon, and the obvious choice to start such an adventure would be no other than the Zeus himself. At least that was what I planned. However while doing research I accidentally entered the rabbit hole of completely other figure, which I found so much more fascinating. Without further ado, hero of today's story is Dionysus, god of wine, theater, dance and so much more.

On Girl Covered in Cinder

The Little Glass Slipper is definitely one of the most known and recognised stories ever written. However, majority of people most likely know it under its shorter title, namely Cindirella. In short, I may describe the story in its heart as one of a girl who lives in the horrific circumstances, and then there happens a sudden twist in her tale, and her shoe leads her to the remarkable future.

On People and Wolves

People were always fascinated by the Moon. Almost every culture has believes about it’s cycles that attribute it a special meaning, for a good reason - literary for thousand s years watching it was crucial for human survival and every agricultural development was at least partially influenced by it. While being offset by technology in modern times, there is no doubt that every civilisation and culture that has ever existed, was at least partially possible thanks to the cycle of Moon.

On Children of Hemlin

Of all the tales told by men throughout the history, there are some that are special or unique. The story we will focus on today is one of those. It is special not only because of its scale or extraordinary happenings described, but it is comparable to other in that regard. Sometime a fable is special because of one tiny detail that anchors it well outside the realm of fantasy and legends and places it much closer to our world.

On Communication With Artificial Intelligence

One of the most common themes in science fiction, literature and other cultural mediums is Artificial Intelligence. Usually we depict them as cold and distant, sometimes witty, but always logical and perceiving. Machines and robots able to talk with humans and to work and adapt to every condition imaginable. Machine that can have a meaningful conversation with a human operator that can help and solve every problem presented. Among those stories, we may sometimes find a common theme when such a being was spontaneously created by some accident or entirely on its own.

On Origins of Fairies

While talking about folklore tales, it is literally impossible not to think about one very special kind of being. The one that is probably among the least specifically described and consistent across all stories they make an appearance in. Which seems weird, especially considering that they are so widely spread in folklore that they, in fact, are in the name of a genre of magical tales. Today we take a closer look at the origins of the færies.

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