Author: Jamie Frater

It’s always tragic when a movie loses money. The event can lead to industry workers losing jobs, projects being shelved, and studios tightening their creative purse strings for years afterward. And 2025 had quite a few of these disasters, with multiple nine-figure productions struggling to earn back even half of their reported budgets…

Governments often view the law not just as a set of rules, but as a tool for radical social engineering. History is filled with instances where leaders attempted to erase ancient traditions or force new habits upon their citizens overnight. These mandates frequently target the most intimate parts of life…

Shared universes are all the rage. By setting two or more stories in the same continuity, creators can maximize profits by combining multiple fan bases. They also enhance the world-building, showing how one narrative might have ramifications for another. You’re probably aware of the Marvel Cinematic Universe…

In the age of social media, it is easy to see how things become accepted as fact simply by being repeated enough. But this is not a new phenomenon. Some so-called “facts” about history and even science have circulated for centuries, shaping popular understandings of people and events…

They stole hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars. But justice caught up with the ten fraudsters on this list, all of whom sold counterfeit works supposedly created by famous artists or otherwise cheated the art market. Then, in most cases, their ill-gotten gains were transformed into prison terms ranging from a suspended sentence to