The Philosophy of Modern Song, explores more than 60 tracks written and performed by other artists, ranging in style from Dean Martin's "Blue Moon" to theClash's "London Calling." Most of the book's tidy chapters are split in two: The first half is dedicated...
Those artists who already work in digital media or coding, for sure. Then the ones who regardless of their medium are already tweeting, streaming video, or using modern tech to further their careers. If you’ve got any ideas on this subject or know anyone who’s already doing this, I’d...
Masculinity, Beauty, Strength, Elegance, Sexuality, Philosophy in Gay Arts : Painting, Photography, Sculpture, Music, Theatre & Cinematography
I listen to --- not just bebop and swing masters like Bob Rockwell and colleagues, but avant-garde artists like Charles Gayle and Peter Broetzmann, and modern if not quite avant-garde groups like Kenny Werner's quartet, Charles Lloyd with Bill Frisell, and the Billy Hart Quartet, just ...
While many people will initially feel chilled when the comforting blanket of illusory free will is taken away by modern science, the warmth of a philosophically unarguable proposition remains: Existence is. Almost certainly there is no independent conscious will guiding things on either the cosmic ...
The Modern Generation born 1918–1929The 1920s and 1930s saw massive change in American households and their connection to the rest of the world. Sometime around 1925 over a third of them had a car, and by 1929 between 35-40% of households had a radio. In this same period, and severa...
and once you do so, one can't help but realize that we're surrounded by 'truths' that are not actually true. Let's look at just 3 examples of modern myths: you must buy, not rent; the secret to success is to work harder; and it is possible to do two things at once (well)....
In modern garden literature, the same examples recur – the stress, pollution, time-pressures, and busyness of modern life. Accompanying such claims are, however, references to the moral failings of the human world.Robert Pogue Harrison, Gardens: An Essay on the Human Condition. Some gardens ...
From this, we might question the depth of Byrce's scholarship, whether in Latin or Greek -- as this is all too typical of much of modern scholarship about "Romania." Bryce seems to think that Frederick is insulting Issac by using "Romania" in the way that Isaac has used "Alemannia,"...