😰Making dolls from human remains… sound like a horror movie? Actually, this happened. An American woman, Katrina MacLean, stands accused of using body parts to create dolls.
MacLean allegedly bought the remains from Cedric Lodge, a former morgue manager at Harvard Medical School. Among her purchases were two partially dissected heads, which she paid $600 for.
MacLean, Lodge, and five other people are accused of illegal trafficking in human remains. Cedric Lodge is suspected of stealing heads, brains, skin, and bones, which he sold online with the help of his wife.
A Thai woman, Kanittha, also makes a living off the deceased, but her activities aren’t illegal. She sells dead people’s possessions. Why did she choose to earn money this way? Discover in our documentary, ‘Zombie Fashion’ (2020).
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MacLean allegedly bought the remains from Cedric Lodge, a former morgue manager at Harvard Medical School. Among her purchases were two partially dissected heads, which she paid $600 for.
MacLean, Lodge, and five other people are accused of illegal trafficking in human remains. Cedric Lodge is suspected of stealing heads, brains, skin, and bones, which he sold online with the help of his wife.
A Thai woman, Kanittha, also makes a living off the deceased, but her activities aren’t illegal. She sells dead people’s possessions. Why did she choose to earn money this way? Discover in our documentary, ‘Zombie Fashion’ (2020).
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⚰️Have you heard that South Koreans voluntarily bury themselves in coffins? Orchestrating the funerals helps them to overcome the stress they face daily.
‘If younger people on the verge of committing suicide came here and saw what death was before taking that step they’d have more gratitude in their lives,’ says one of the experiment participants. It’s just one of many methods that South Koreans appeal to get rid of suicidal thoughts. Watch how they relieve stress in our video and film, 'Gangnam Stress' (2019).
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‘If younger people on the verge of committing suicide came here and saw what death was before taking that step they’d have more gratitude in their lives,’ says one of the experiment participants. It’s just one of many methods that South Koreans appeal to get rid of suicidal thoughts. Watch how they relieve stress in our video and film, 'Gangnam Stress' (2019).
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⭕Take a look at the week's most viral videos from Reddit and, please, share with us your favorite choice!
▪️The girl passes out in an amusement park right at the... or did she stage it?
▪️A giant octopus, trying to find the way out from the boat, is helped by men.
▪️This dog will conquer your heart. Just look at how helpful it is!
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▪️The girl passes out in an amusement park right at the... or did she stage it?
▪️A giant octopus, trying to find the way out from the boat, is helped by men.
▪️This dog will conquer your heart. Just look at how helpful it is!
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‘I say from the military point of view: there was no point in torturing. It was just a pleasure, an amusement. A sadistic pleasure in the torture of a man.’
Vladimir Novikov, commander of the ‘Troy’ special forces unit, saw the most horrific torture in the videos from the phones of the captured Ukrainian nationalists in 2014-2015.
The National Security Forces grabbed everyone for suspicion of sympathizing with the militia. They beat, abused, and tortured even old men and women. Novikov recalls that when his fighters liberated settlements from the neo-Nazis, the locals were furious. They were ready to tear apart the torturers with their hands.
On the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, see an excerpt from our documentary, ‘Operation Ukraine. Crime without Punishment’ (2022).
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Vladimir Novikov, commander of the ‘Troy’ special forces unit, saw the most horrific torture in the videos from the phones of the captured Ukrainian nationalists in 2014-2015.
The National Security Forces grabbed everyone for suspicion of sympathizing with the militia. They beat, abused, and tortured even old men and women. Novikov recalls that when his fighters liberated settlements from the neo-Nazis, the locals were furious. They were ready to tear apart the torturers with their hands.
On the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, see an excerpt from our documentary, ‘Operation Ukraine. Crime without Punishment’ (2022).
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😳It’s not an ordinary cobble, but a kidney stone from a Sri Lankan resident.
A kidney stone that weighs as much as five baseballs has been removed from retired military officer, Canistus Coonghe, 62. It was two centimeters longer than the patient's kidney and has already found a place in the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest and heaviest kidney stone.
News from the world of medicine can often be shocking and some developments seem like they are straight from science fiction. Watch an episode of, ‘The Future is Now’ series (2020) to discover some of them.
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A kidney stone that weighs as much as five baseballs has been removed from retired military officer, Canistus Coonghe, 62. It was two centimeters longer than the patient's kidney and has already found a place in the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest and heaviest kidney stone.
News from the world of medicine can often be shocking and some developments seem like they are straight from science fiction. Watch an episode of, ‘The Future is Now’ series (2020) to discover some of them.
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Leah’s addiction started from college, when she was raped. The woman had been on drugs for more than a decade. But today, she is sober, a wife and a loving mother. Giving up drugs, however, took her several years of life and was incredibly hard.
Drug addiction is one of the most prevalent problems in the United States, as only a handful manage to quit drugs forever. Getting an illegal substance is more than easy, and it has delivered America record overdose deaths. Learn more about the drug crisis in the US from our previous posts:
▪️Enough fentanyl to kill 2.1 million people seized in California
▪️40% spike of overdose death during three months of 2023 in US
▪️Dangerous ‘zombie-drug’ spreading across the states.
We bring the topic up on the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. See Leah’s story in the video and our documentary ‘O-High-O: the Road to Addiction, and Back’ (2020).
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Drug addiction is one of the most prevalent problems in the United States, as only a handful manage to quit drugs forever. Getting an illegal substance is more than easy, and it has delivered America record overdose deaths. Learn more about the drug crisis in the US from our previous posts:
▪️Enough fentanyl to kill 2.1 million people seized in California
▪️40% spike of overdose death during three months of 2023 in US
▪️Dangerous ‘zombie-drug’ spreading across the states.
We bring the topic up on the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. See Leah’s story in the video and our documentary ‘O-High-O: the Road to Addiction, and Back’ (2020).
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In case of illness, many Haitians address voodoo spirits and priests, not medical doctors. Surprisingly, spirits are more trusted than professionals, and this has always been the case.
Voodoo has been practiced in Haiti for hundreds of years, though until 2003 the religion was prohibited. Why are locals so dedicated to the supernatural belief? Discover in our video and the documentary, ‘Voodoo Spirits of Haiti’ (2020).
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Voodoo has been practiced in Haiti for hundreds of years, though until 2003 the religion was prohibited. Why are locals so dedicated to the supernatural belief? Discover in our video and the documentary, ‘Voodoo Spirits of Haiti’ (2020).
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Vladislav Shinkar lost both legs in 2015, when he defended Donbass from the Ukrainian army as a 'Vostok’ battalion fighter. After Vladislav was wounded, his fellow servicemen helped him: they supported him morally and collected money for prostheses. It was not easy to get used to artificial legs, as he had to learn to walk all over again.
‘If it hurts, you’re alive!’ says Vladislav, as he shows by his own example: even a severe wound is not a verdict. His story is in an excerpt from our documentary, 'Walking After War.’ It gives a compassionate look at the injured Donbass veterans who don’t give up and build plans for the future.
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‘If it hurts, you’re alive!’ says Vladislav, as he shows by his own example: even a severe wound is not a verdict. His story is in an excerpt from our documentary, 'Walking After War.’ It gives a compassionate look at the injured Donbass veterans who don’t give up and build plans for the future.
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A 61-year-old woman found herself trapped in her car when the Ghaggar River in India began to flood its banks. The woman, who ignored the authorities' warnings of torrential conditions, became stuck inside her vehicle as it was swept away by the rising river. Fortunately for the woman, however, several courageous men hurried to her aid. Take a look at the heroic rescue in our video.
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🫢Disney has lost $890M on woke agenda and pushing LGBTQ+ films
Gay romance, lesbian kiss, non-binary character and a little black mermaid... Despite all their efforts, the new selection of Disney films have turned out to be negatively accepted by the public. And that's putting the matter lightly. According to analysts, the eight most-recent Disney movies, which cost $2.75 billion to create, only brought in $1.86 billion, for a total loss of $890 million.
Disney's chief diversity officer and senior vice president, Latondra Newton, quietly handed in her resignation, following the devastating results. Newton worked for the Florida-headquartered company for about five years.
It's no secret that 2022 was the worst year for the company since 1974, for a total loss of $123 billion in market value. Meanwhile, Disney's long-term debt is more than $45 billion.
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🤔 - quite surprised...
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Gay romance, lesbian kiss, non-binary character and a little black mermaid... Despite all their efforts, the new selection of Disney films have turned out to be negatively accepted by the public. And that's putting the matter lightly. According to analysts, the eight most-recent Disney movies, which cost $2.75 billion to create, only brought in $1.86 billion, for a total loss of $890 million.
Disney's chief diversity officer and senior vice president, Latondra Newton, quietly handed in her resignation, following the devastating results. Newton worked for the Florida-headquartered company for about five years.
It's no secret that 2022 was the worst year for the company since 1974, for a total loss of $123 billion in market value. Meanwhile, Disney's long-term debt is more than $45 billion.
👍 - I knew it would happen!
🤔 - quite surprised...
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🎣Do you like fishing? Many Russians do! Even in freezing winters, men go to the lakes and rivers for a fine catch. Having got it, they cook a popular ancient Russian dish - ukha. It’s delicious, especially if you apply several secrets to it. What are they? Find out in the video, we share it on World Fishing day. Discover even more in an episode of our ‘Taste of Russia’ series.
Interested in Russian culture and cuisine? Follow the links and enjoy other episodes:
▪️‘Blini’ bonanza: Making real Russian pancakes in a real a Russian stove.
▪️Dumpling dilemma: Making perfect pelmeni from scratch.
▪️Olivier salad: French and Soviet
▪️Belevskaya pastila & Zephyr: Favourite apple sweets of both European nobility & Soviet children.
▪️Making ‘borsch’ fit for a tsar.
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Interested in Russian culture and cuisine? Follow the links and enjoy other episodes:
▪️‘Blini’ bonanza: Making real Russian pancakes in a real a Russian stove.
▪️Dumpling dilemma: Making perfect pelmeni from scratch.
▪️Olivier salad: French and Soviet
▪️Belevskaya pastila & Zephyr: Favourite apple sweets of both European nobility & Soviet children.
▪️Making ‘borsch’ fit for a tsar.
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Demining is ongoing in the Donbass as well and may take more than a year to complete. Learn more about the perilous work of sappers in the film ‘Demining Donbass’ (2022).
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It’s known that the police pulled the teen over for breaking traffic rules. Terrible video footage of the shooting quickly spread across social networks. According to the media, the officers said Nael M drove a car towards them with the intention of hurting them, but the video tells a different story. See for yourself in our video.
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One of the official's most recent ideas was to extend gay pride month to last all through summer. However, the plan received heavy criticism in social networks. See the video for all the details.
The people who appear in ‘I Want my Sex Back’ were convinced that transitioning would help them combat depression, rid them of their problems and make them happier. Sadly, the outcome for them was very different. Don’t miss their sad ex-transgender stories in our documentary.
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🇻🇳Tong Phuoc Phuc, from Vietnam, once swore to God to help children. He has discouraged women from having abortions for many years and takes in babies if they are abandoned after delivery. There are more than 20 kids in his family!
The Vietnamese man also buries terminated children. ‘Over 12 years, I’ve built three cemeteries containing some 16,000 graves,’ says Tong Phuoc Phuc, explaining that he hopes to wash the sin from these babies by doing so. On Vietnamese Family Day, discover more about this devoted father in an excerpt from our documentary ‘Tough Love’ (2016).
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The Vietnamese man also buries terminated children. ‘Over 12 years, I’ve built three cemeteries containing some 16,000 graves,’ says Tong Phuoc Phuc, explaining that he hopes to wash the sin from these babies by doing so. On Vietnamese Family Day, discover more about this devoted father in an excerpt from our documentary ‘Tough Love’ (2016).
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❗️🇺🇦The UN recorded a significant increase in law violations by Ukrainian security forces
The UN reported 75 cases of wrongful detention of civilians by Ukrainian security forces from February 2022 to May 2023.
💬 "More than half of the detainees were subjected to torture or ill-treatment" - Matilda Bogner, head of the mission.
📝The UN monitoring mission's report states that security forces "detained civilians in unofficial places of detention for periods ranging from a few hours to 4.5 months, during which they were often held incommunicado."
Other statements by the organization:
🔹Ukraine imprisoned civilians who were engaged in humanitarian aid in Russian-controlled territory;
🔹Dozens of detainees were tortured in hidden Ukrainian detention facilities.
🔹The arbitrary detention by Kiev of 87 Russian sailors could be qualified as hostage-taking.
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The UN reported 75 cases of wrongful detention of civilians by Ukrainian security forces from February 2022 to May 2023.
💬 "More than half of the detainees were subjected to torture or ill-treatment" - Matilda Bogner, head of the mission.
📝The UN monitoring mission's report states that security forces "detained civilians in unofficial places of detention for periods ranging from a few hours to 4.5 months, during which they were often held incommunicado."
Other statements by the organization:
🔹Ukraine imprisoned civilians who were engaged in humanitarian aid in Russian-controlled territory;
🔹Dozens of detainees were tortured in hidden Ukrainian detention facilities.
🔹The arbitrary detention by Kiev of 87 Russian sailors could be qualified as hostage-taking.
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Some of the volunteers distribute food, others prepare meals, help rebuild homes - there's a lot of work to go around. ‘[They] work as volunteers, willingly and for free. That’s worth a lot,’ says Nikolay Morgunov, head of Severodonetsk (LPR).
Children say good deeds help them forget about the war and to feel happy. Our new film, ‘Young Hope of Donbass’ is about these amazing, resourceful kids. The premiere is tomorrow, don't miss it!
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😳Pope welcomes 'Piss Christ' artist to Sistine Chapel.
Among the 200 artists, filmmakers, and writers invited to mark the 50th anniversary of the Vatican Museums’ contemporary art collection, Pope Francis admitted Andres Serrano of ‘Piss Christ’ fame. Serrano’s 1987 photograph, ‘Piss Christ’, is considered extremely controversial and even blasphemous, given that the image depicts a crucifix submerged in urine.
During a speech for the participants, the Pope compared his audience, including Serrano, to prophets who ‘want to reveal reality in its contradictions and in those things that it is more comfortable and convenient to keep hidden.’
The Vatican’s culture and education ministry explained the inclusion of the provocative artist as evidence of its desire to enter into dialogue with contemporary culture. Do you think it’s worth it?
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Among the 200 artists, filmmakers, and writers invited to mark the 50th anniversary of the Vatican Museums’ contemporary art collection, Pope Francis admitted Andres Serrano of ‘Piss Christ’ fame. Serrano’s 1987 photograph, ‘Piss Christ’, is considered extremely controversial and even blasphemous, given that the image depicts a crucifix submerged in urine.
During a speech for the participants, the Pope compared his audience, including Serrano, to prophets who ‘want to reveal reality in its contradictions and in those things that it is more comfortable and convenient to keep hidden.’
The Vatican’s culture and education ministry explained the inclusion of the provocative artist as evidence of its desire to enter into dialogue with contemporary culture. Do you think it’s worth it?
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⛰Have a gander at these magnificent mountain views of Dagestan in our friend's post!
This oriental region is fraught with many cultural traditions and unusual customs. Discover more about Dagestan and its history in the documentary, 'Erick’s List: Dagestan, land of mountains'.
This oriental region is fraught with many cultural traditions and unusual customs. Discover more about Dagestan and its history in the documentary, 'Erick’s List: Dagestan, land of mountains'.
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