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Heists and robberies are stains upon the frame of our history and current society. However, as bad as these actions may be, they still seem to have an attraction to some people. Maybe it’s the fact that a person is doing something which society frowns upon? Or maybe it’s truly about the cash, jewels, gold, etc. Whatever the reason may be, some heists have gone down in history as some of the most spectacular displays of criminal activity ever….READ MORE

Warcraft is easily one of the most anticipated films of the year for a few reasons. To begin with, it is the first film directed by Duncan Jones (David Bowie’s son) in more than five years. His successful first films, Moon (2009) and Source Code (2011), pleasantly surprised movie fans and critics alike. More important, however, is that this is the first time World of Warcraft—arguably the most commercially successful online video game in history with more than 110 million players worldwide—has found its way to the big screen….READ MORE

Ancient Greece’s history is chock-full of heroic figures, glorious wars, and countless contributions to the world in various disciplines. These contributions have impressed and stimulated the minds of generations of people worldwide for more than two thousand years. However, there were events that occurred that were pretty shameful, especially for a superb civilization such as the ancient Greek. One such shameful event was the Peloponnesian War, arguably the most catastrophic and disastrous civil war in antiquity, which transformed ancient Greece from a cultural capital into a poor and decadent place….READ MORE

Soon after winning the first modern-day Olympic marathon at the 1896 Summer Games, the newly crowned champion was accused of cheating. Some of the biggest sporting powerhouses at the time — France, Australia and the United States — couldn’t accept that their well-trained athletes had lost to an unknown water carrier from Athens, so they accused him of covering part of the course by carriage. But the allegations against Spyridon “Spyros” Louis were totally unfounded, and the young Greek and only competitor to ever run a marathon in a fustanella — a traditional skirtlike garment worn by men in the Balkans — would go on to become a sporting icon….READ MORE

According to Wikipedia and most contemporary dictionaries social media consists of computer-mediated tools that allow people to create, share, or exchange information, ideas, and images/videos in virtual communities and networks. However, and as we all know, wherever human activity is involved there’s often jealousy, violence, craziness, and many more “nice” attributes of humankind. In this list we take a closer look at 11 cases where social media became the reason or served as the tool for some crazy or cruel people to commit murder….READ MORE

Houses in film and TV are not normal. Sure, you could argue that some of them are real locations, but they rarely depict everyday homes that everyday people actually live in. Rarely. But that’s not a bad thing. See, if they are to be memorable and entertaining pieces to the whole production package then they can’t be normal. Normal is boring. So it should come as no surprise that houses in films and TV productions tend to be a bit larger than life. Even small dwellings like apartments tend to have a certain air of superiority….READ MORE

In what might be one of the worst years in terms of the passing of major entertainment and celebrity figures, 2016 continues to take from us one icon after another. After David Bowie, Alan Rickman, and Prince most recently, we’re in the sad position today to say good-bye to another great personality who made our world a better and brighter place: humanitarian, activist, and boxing legend Muhammad Ali. The boy who was born Cassius Clay and ended up Muhammad Ali left us late Friday after suffering for years from Parkinson’s disease….READ MORE

According to the academic definition of the term, “popular culture” is the entirety of ideas, perspectives, attitudes, images, and other phenomena that are within the mainstream of a given culture, especially Western culture of the early to mid-20th century and the emerging global mainstream of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. However, here at TCmag we kind of disagree with the aforementioned definition since we tend to believe that “pop culture” dates back to antiquity and revolves around anything that can brainwash the masses to a particular extent for specific purposes, such as consumerism and cultural propaganda….READ MORE

Obesity has always been an issue, even from antiquity, but in recent times it has reached epidemic proportions. For that matter, many scientists and doctors refer to it as the plague of the twenty-first century. What makes this issue even worse is that in the West, especially in the United States, political correctness has seemingly restrained the freedom for a much needed discourse over the ills and dangers of this epidemic. Most people know that it’s not healthy, yet few know that it can lead to death….READ MORE