MYSTERIOUS: 2 | Mind Blowing Facts

Depressed penguins have become Trump and RFK Jr.’s newest fascination, and it’s even dumber than it sounds

It doesn't mean what they think it means.

We Got This Covered · Jan 27

Why has a ‘nihilistic penguin’ meme taken over the internet?

A scene featuring a 'nihilist penguin' from Werner Herzog's 2007 documentary, Encounters at the End of the World, has gone viral on social media. The Adélie penguin is shown inexplicably walking inland, away from its colony, the sea, and potential food, towards the mountains in Antarctica. When Herzog asks the…

The Independent UK · Jan 27

Not All Penguins Follow the Crowd: The Story of One That Didn’t

Encounters at the End of the World by Werner Herzog is not a typical nature documentary. It does not only explore Antarctica as the frozen wilderness but also as a reflection of the weirdness of life itself. A single but chilling scene of a solitary penguin has remained in the…

Times Pets · Jan 25

Grizzly bear activist couple camped with the deadly predators to prove they were friendly but ended up recording their own grisly deaths

Audio of Timothy Treadwell and Amie Huguenard's last moments were so horrific there were calls for the tape to be destroyed.

We Got This Covered · Oct 29, 2025

Jesus Christ Kinski by Benjamin Myers review – a trip inside the frazzled mind of Klaus Kinski

The German actor’s real-life meltdown is the springboard for this compelling autofictional account, in which the author sets out to write about Kinski during lockdown

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2025

The Future of Truth by Werner Herzog review – profound, or just a prank?

The director’s provocative seventh book takes in toupees, AI and a pig in a sewer. Should we take him seriously?

The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2025

Legendary filmmaker Werner Herzog on the ‘phenomenal stupidities’ of his beloved L.A., the dangers awaiting Gen Z, and ‘The Future of Truth’

These are “incredible times,” the director tells Fortune, “more incredible than anything we ever had in human history.”

Fortune · Sep 28, 2025

Venice Film Festival, by the numbers: From standing ovations to Campari spritzes

From a record-breaking standing ovation to the ever-present Campari spritzes to even on-screen subtitles, the 2025 Venice Film Festival was a bounty of interesting numbers

The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2025

Pamela Anderson decries PR stunts after claims her relationship with Liam Neeson is fake: ‘no silly games being played’

Pamela Anderson and Liam Neeson reportedly bonded on set by talking about their children together

The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2025

New Documentary Casts Marianne Faithfull In New Light

A new documentary about British singer-songwriter Marianne Faithfull urges viewers to take a fresh look at the extraordinary life of the "Swinging 60s" icon who died in January this year.

International Business Times · Aug 31, 2025