Olympic Dislikes
Human nature is fairly simple, even primitive, and we are driven by just two basic concepts: we either like something or we don’t. That’s it — full stop, the end of the post...
Category: Victoria Hridina
Resident at Vilni Media
A Cinematic Set-Up
“Hi everyone, my name is Viktoriia, and I… love movies.” That’s roughly how I’d start my first meeting of Movie Lovers Anonymous—if my family ever decided to sign me up after seeing how much money I spend on films...
Humane Principles in an Inhumane World
Another year has come to an end, turning the page of the chronicle of our lives. As always, it leaves us with memories of the not-so-distant past — moments when we felt joy, sadness, fear, pain, love, and many other emotions...
The Forgotten World of Derry in Our Time
The mysterious world of the town of Derry, which according to Stephen King’s legend is located in the state of Maine, has captivated us — fans of horror, mysticism, and fantasy — our imagination and our deepest fears since September 1986...
The Magic of Music
Can music heal? Steal away the magical power of sorcerous curses cast by evil witches on the innocent – those that force them to sleep with a hand pierced by a needle? Ward off future destruction programmed by secret rituals of otherworldly incantations? Cure death, prevent illness, grant hidden supernatural powers, enchant the soul, and save it from ruin?
The Process
Computer technologies, artificial intelligence, and the development of new inventions have become part of our everyday lives. They no longer surprise us, attract wild attention, or call into question the limits of our abilities. Over the years, we’ve grown used to instant access to any information, using it daily—asking ChatGPT about simple things we once did automatically, without a second thought..
One in a Hundred
Society. Such a familiar and well-framed system, with its own rules and norms. A place where everyone is expected to play their role — sometimes through effort, sometimes through an inner, genuine desire.
A Horror Film Come to Life
There are horror films that etch themselves into memory for a long time. Usually, they are not about something magical or otherworldly, like a voice speaking from the sewer at night, a made-up ghost standing by the light switch (blink-blink), or even a terrifying vampire outside the window. No. What is truly frightening is when the story is painfully simple: the victim does not suspect the danger, and the attacker has no intention of announcing his plans in advance.
The Cycles of Jeans, Blondes, and Eugenics, or the Times We Live In
How fascinatingly our world is built! Starting with the incredible matter of planet Earth and the phenomenon of gravity, where stars flare up and burn out like magical wonders, the Moon where the Dreamworks boy with a fishing rod sits, the Sun, galaxies with aliens and predators, black holes…
Let’s talk about our Ukrainian selves. Mental health.
Each of us carries in our mind a special phrase from childhood, etched deeply in memory. Our parents, grandparents, and other adults put in specific efforts—efforts unique to Ukrainian society (which would be particularly intriguing to Ukrainians not born or raised in Ukraine)—to make sure their version of the truth traveled with us through time...