BIZARRE: 4 | Mind Blowing Facts

The Best Biopic Movies of All Time

From portraits of influential leaders to stories about iconic musicians and athletes.

Marie Claire · Nov 4, 2024

From Camilla to the ‘ugly’ Elizabeth of Austria: a problematic history of obsessing over royal women’s looks

Throughout history, queens have often been judged on their looks. Beauty standards shaped early-modern queenship. Even today, royal women such as the UK royal family’s Camilla, Catherine and Meghan are scrutinised for their looks, while their male counterparts aren’t held to the same standard.

The Conversation · Oct 22, 2024

Is stress turning my hair grey?

When we start to go grey depends a lot on genetics.

The Conversation · Oct 2, 2024

32 well-known 'facts' that are actually complete myths

Well-known 'facts' sometimes turn out to be complete myths, but do you know which ones?

Woman & Home · Aug 26, 2024

OPINION - Rachel Johnson: Brat summer, the trad wife trend — it's all just footnotes to Marie Antoinette

If I said that brat summer 2024 was well under way, your mind might well turn to all the riots roiling across the UK. Not our TikTok and Twitter addicts, however, our Gen Zs or millennials and so on, who will not associate the word “brat” for a second with…

Evening Standard · Aug 8, 2024

Good Luck Topping the 2024 Paris Olympics, Los Angeles

Equestrian events held at the Palace of Versailles are yet another example of France’s magnificent venues, which will be hard to outshine at the next Summer Games.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 2, 2024

Gojira deny Olympics opening song was satanic: ‘It’s French history: beheaded people, red wine, and blood’

French metal band performed 19th-century French anthem “Ah! Ça Ira” along with an actor playing the beheaded Marie Antoinette

The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2024

“A testament to what extreme bands can achieve when they grind hard and write innovative but relatable songs.” Why Gojira at the Olympics was the most important moment for metal this century

Never before has a metal band had so many eyes on them at once – and the Olympic Committee chose one of the best, most principled names we have

Metal Hammer · Jul 30, 2024

“It’s French charm: you know, beheaded people.” Gojira respond to claims Olympics performance was “satanic”

Singer/guitarist Joe Duplantier shoots down allegations of satanism fired at the French extreme metal stars

Metal Hammer · Jul 30, 2024

Olympics is anti-Christian?

From a "mockery of the Last Supper" to a headless Marie Antoinette, the Olympics has conservatives clutching pearls

Salon · Jul 27, 2024