Milena Angelova
Fact-Checker & Researcher | History & Balkan Folklore
An independent historical research sample tracing how Balkan vampire beliefs developed before Dracula became the familiar literary figure.
I examined folklore, eighteenth-century reports, and later interpretations to understand how local beliefs entered wider European accounts. The aim was to separate what historical sources document from what people believed — and from the details later storytelling added.
The resulting brief organizes the material into a clear chronology, key cultural context, and traceable sources. It shows how I can help writers and creative teams use historical and folkloric material without presenting legend as established fact.
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An independent portfolio sample showing how I fact-check claims about AI.
I took five commonly repeated claims, traced them to credible sources, and checked whether the evidence actually supported the wording. Where a claim needed qualification, I separated what the sources established from what was assumption or interpretation.
The result is a structured research brief with a clear assessment of each claim, concise explanations, and traceable sources. This example shows my approach to source verification and nuanced verdicts; it is not a fixed five-claim package for every client project.
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THE LAST OUTPOURING — THRACIAN RHYTON
I reimagined a fourth-century BCE Thracian silver rhyton as an object formed from frozen burgundy wine.
The original vessel once carried wine. In this version, the wine carries the memory of the vessel. As it melts through the rhyton’s original pouring spout, the permanence of silver becomes something fragile and temporary — a ritual object disappearing during its final pour.
I began with the Met’s Open Access image and explored several treatments of transparency, frost and melting. The final version preserves the rhyton’s recognizable horns, fluted body and extended legs while transforming its material into cloudy, semi-opaque wine-ice.
Inspired by “Rhyton terminating in the forepart of a wild goat,” Thrace, ca. 4th century BCE.
Original artwork:
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/326622
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Today I found Copypoppycock — a daily copywriting game.
The brief: Write a slogan for transparent trousers.
The rule: It has to start with “So…”
I submitted:
“So… someone finally had the courage to ask why trousers need to keep secrets.”
Then, naturally, I thought of another one five minutes after submitting:
“So… transparency is a policy. Especially from the waist down.”
Apparently, transparent trousers have more brand angles than expected.
Which one would you pick?
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