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The article discusses the history of monsters in the works of the author Pliny including the Hippopodes, Panotii, and Cynocephali and highlights the use of childbirth defects as a form of monstrous births due to displeasure from God. Topics discussed include the symbolism of monsters as temptation in Christian iconography, the modern history of monsters through the depiction of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, and the depiction of enemies as monsters by the Nazis.

An essay is presented on the topic of monsters in art. The author discusses the history of monsters in the Bible and the Middle Ages, explores the use of monsters and demons in the paintings "Saturn Devouring His Son," "Witches Sabbath," and "Pilgrimage to San Isidro," by Spanish painter Francisco Goya, and examines the surrealist monsters in the painting "Three Studies of Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion," by British painter Francis Bacon.

The article focuses on increased technology use and urbanization are opening up a market of almost 200 million people where less than half of adults are banked. Drawn by the vast potential of an untapped market, banks also have little choice as they face competition from wireless carriers with over 160 million users, and the central bank demands they lend more or risk punishment. It includes that Banks are trying to entice consumers with free access to music on their mobile phones, payday loans