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Top 10: Best Olympic Opening Ceremonies of All Time

Rio 2016, the 31st Olympics that will take place in 37 venues, begins tonight (at 1:00 a.m. our time) with the opening ceremony. It will take place in the famous Maracana stadium, and six thousand volunteers will perform and dance there, who have been preparing for their points since May. Although every opening ceremony aims to surpass its predecessors in everything, Rio will cost only 10 percent of the money spent on the opening of the OI London 2012. The emphasis, according to the program's creative director, film director Fernando Meirelles (City of God, The Constant Gardener), it will be based on authenticity and rhythm, not so much on technology and special effects. Opening ceremonies have always been a feast for the eyes (and as you'll learn, money isn't everything), and below you can see the best Olympic opening ceremonies in history. Will the one from Rio be among them?

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Why do ancient and renaissance statues have such a small root?

Have you ever wondered why David and all the other renaissance and antique statues are so small? Why did sculptors once depict men with small penises, when a large carrot is a symbol of masculinity? As it turns out, this was not always the case, as cultural values were once different and large penises were once not desired.

Film & Tv

Movie Trailer: A Monster Calls (2016)

The fantasy drama A Monster Calls, directed by JA Bayona, is based on the book of the same name by Patrick Ness (in our country it was translated as Seven Minutes to Midnight), who also signed the screenplay for the film about a boy named Conor O'Malley, who is dealing with the illness of his terminally ill mother on the one hand and the bully at school on the other. One night, at seven past midnight, a tree monster visits him to confide in him a story.

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Athletes posed completely naked before the Rio 2016 Olympics

Before flexing their muscles in the Olympic venues, some of the athletes competing at the Rio 2016 Olympics posed naked for photographer Stephen Douglas Rasmussen, including the ex-girlfriend of the world's fastest man, Usain Bolt.

Events Music

Concert: excellent Tindersticks in November at Kino Šiška

Kabum! After the concert presentation of the outstanding album The Something Rain in 2012, the band Tindersticks returns to us for the third time with one of its most ambitious, diverse and polished projects in recent years. The album The Waiting Room will be presented on November 9, 2016 at the Šiška Cinema.

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So Ikea mocks Kanye West, who wants a collaboration

Ikea responded to Kanye West's request for collaboration. In March, the American rapper tweeted that he was greatly inspired by a visit to Ikea, and recently expressed his desire to collaborate on the radio. After a few days, Ikea herself responded to the request, being "enthusiastic" about West's proposal and telling him that she could make him famous. But the sentence must be read in English, otherwise we do not know that it is a clever play on words. "... we could make you famous" is a reference to his infamous video with naked celebrities. Well, Ikea also added an interesting design for a bed and a chair, specially adapted for his wife Kim Kardashian.

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Pokemon on a revenge spree: world gone wrong - Pikachu hunted people!

Pokemon have had enough! After the Pokemon GO mobile game has taken the world by storm and people are hunting Pikachu and co. They began their revenge spree in the Swiss city of Basel, where they threw Pokéballs at random passers-by. When you're the prey yourself, it's not all that much fun anymore, is it?! But there was a group of Swiss people disguised as Pikachu.

Film & Tv

The best Olympic-themed sports movies that celebrate the Olympic spirit

The countdown has reached its peak. The Rio 2016 Summer Olympics are almost here! Feel the Olympic spirit by watching Olympic themed films.

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Ikea pokes fun at food photography obsessives with Instagram's 17th-century version

One of the most annoying habits of smartphone users is taking pictures of food. It is these "Dinner Snappers", i.e. people who take pictures of meals on the table, that Ikea treated themselves to in their latest ad. Set in the 17th century, the sarcastic ad was created by Swedish advertising agency Acne and imagines what dining would have looked like if people back then were as obsessed with portraying food as they are today.

Music Recreation

Top 10 Olympic Hits: Unforgettable Olympic Anthems

In addition to athletes, the honor of performing at the Olympic Games also belongs to a handful of musicians. Just like athletes, musicians also have to go through a qualifying sieve, the winner - many musicians compete for this honor. groups - but there can only be one and it must be finally approved by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The official OI anthem (Cantato or Olympic Ode) was written by Kostis Palamas and set to music by Spyros Samaras. It was performed for the first time at the first Olympic Games of the modern era in Athens (Greece) in 1896. Unofficially, the Cantata was the anthem of the OI until 1958, when it became official. From the same year onwards, songs that are anthems or official compositions of the current Olympic Games. The basic purpose of these compositions is to spread and promote Olympism. In the following, we present the top 10 Olympic hits, which we remembered more than sporting achievements!

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10 signs that life is going well for you, even when you think you're not

Are you dissatisfied with your life? Sometimes life is not simple and we feel that everything is going wrong, that everything has conspired against us, that injustice is happening to us. We can quickly become discouraged. Statistically speaking, Slovenians are generally satisfied with their lives. On a scale from 1 to 10, we rated it 7.1 in the last survey, while 87 percent of respondents expressed satisfaction with life. And the next time you're complaining about how bad things are, remember the following 10 facts to remind you that you're actually doing pretty well in life, even when you think you're not.

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10 reasons why you should follow Cara Delevingne on Instagram

At 23, Cara Delevigne has almost 30 million followers on Instagram. That's more than Gigi Hadid and Lady Gaga. Why? There are many reasons, but we have highlighted the top 10 that will convince you to start following her on Instagram.

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