Author: Samuel Theodros

In 1949, Eric Blair, known by the pen name of George Orwell, published 1984; a novel that has shown its predictive power manifested in the current state of society. Blair coined the term “Big Brother” for the symbolic figurehead of the totalitarian state, Oceania. In the dystopian society, every citizen is under constant surveillance with the government’s…

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Throughout history, the advance in technology and production has also come up with the concentration of wealth among the super rich in society. However just as empires rise so do they fall, and the same can be said about people. Although athletes and celebrities are the most well documented cases of squandered wealth, they are…

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The phrase “all is fair in love and war” hasn’t really stood the test of time. As warfare has become more advanced and deadly, the nations of the world have come together to outlaw certain practices to spare innocent human life. After World War I, the League of Nations established the Geneva Protocols which outlawed…

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There are only a few film franchises that have spawned more spinoffs and content than Predator. Launched in 1987, the series has inspired novel, comic book, and video game spinoffs – not to mention what should have been an epic crossover, Alien vs. Predator. With the latest installment of the Predator series being released this week (albeit…

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Although the Conquistadors’ arrival in the New World has been celebrated by many, it was far from a noble quest. Their arrival in the Americas did lead to further exploration and discovery, but at significant cost. The Spanish Conquistadors were a brutal group of colonizers that managed to make the King of Spain very wealthy…

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Here are at Top Tenz, we give the people what they want. One of our Patreon supporters named Birgir recommended we tackle a list about strongmen, and we obliged. If you’d like to support Top Tenz and suggest list ideas, you can visit our Patreon page. Over the years, the definition of a “strongman” has…

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It’s hard to believe that there are 7.8 billion people on the planet, and that number isn’t getting any smaller anytime soon. The United Nations estimates that by 2050, the world’s population will reach 9 billion. As other species go extinct at record rates, human beings show no signs of slowing down. So it might…

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There isn’t an industry that will not be disrupted by the advancements in technology. However, few would have guessed that computer generated imagery (CGI) would have a life in the fashion industry. It turns out that like in big budget movies, in the fashion world, everything isn’t always what it seems. Innovators in the fashion…

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The United States Secret Service was founded in 1865 and its initial mission was to combat the growth in counterfeit currency. Soon their mission expanded to protection of the Presidents and Vice Presidents and their families, and with its expansion the agency became more sophisticated. In order to better protect the President, Secret Service agents…

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Just last year a fantastic film called Loving Vincent was released, detailing the death of the legendary painter Vincent van Gogh. The experimental film raised doubts as to whether his death was actually a suicide as widely reported. This got us thinking: How many other artists have died under suspicious circumstances? The answer is quite…

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A patriarchal world hasn’t been enough to stop women from rising to positions of power and influence. In earlier epochs, that journey was made much more difficult, with the rigidness of monarchy and the class system. Still, some women used their cunning, intellect, and even their powers of seduction to gain influence and power. Here…

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Last week, we highlighted some amazing accomplishments in practical effects and stunts that you probably thought were CGI. Today, we’re going in the opposite direction. Sometimes, computer-generated effect stand out like a sore thumb. It’s blatantly obvious when an actor is standing in front of a green screen, right? Well, today we’re going to talk…

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In most cases, once someone becomes a celebrity their past endeavors and successes become irrelevant. They just become a celebrity, and are known for the roles they play in the entertainment industry. It turns out, many celebrities were intelligent enough to have chosen other career paths or transitioned to acting after already have successful careers.…

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Reverence for the dead is shared amongst nearly all peoples and cultures. Some groups, like Native Americans, believe that chants and prayers must be said for the dead to reach the afterlife. Other cultures believe that the dead should never viewed, even by their immediate family. Of all the groups and cultures, the Vikings had…

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