Sadly, it now seems pretty clear that the widely proclaimed “Mozart effect” was a myth almost entirely concocted by the media; listening to one particular composer or genre is highly unlikely to transform your intellectual powers. So if you’ve been force-feeding your ears sonatas in the hop...
What does the beech tree symbolize in The Interlopers? What does "huzza, huzza" mean in Walk Two Moons? What is The Giving Tree about? What does the moon symbolize in ''Cyrano de Bergerac''? What genre is ''The Giving Tree''?
Then, pick a musical genre from the second column. Finally, pick at least one word from the third column. Now write a poem that takes inspiration from your musical genre and notation, and uses the word or words you picked from the third column. I won’t reproduce the full columns, but...
What is Aristophanes "The Clouds" about? What role does the god Epimetheus play in Theogony? What type of folklore is Ceres and Proserpina? Which goddesses sing through Hesiod to begin the Theogony? What genre is The Gods Themselves?
Or the whole genre of grindcore, predicated on the principle of compressing what could conceivably be a six-minute song if it were performed by, say, Suffocation, into a denser-than-Iridium thirty seconds? OK, these are valid points, but not the right points. Metal over-the-topness is ...
What genre is The Secret Garden? What is the secret in Cold Comfort Farm? What's the name of the church in Snow Crash? What are they chanting in The Secret Garden? What is the thing in Winter Dreams? What is the secret of the statuette in The Maltese Falcon? What is Purple Hibiscus...
" is meant to be a comedy that uses the superhero genre as fodder for laughs. Like many other great multidimensional female characters, Raven is voiced by Tara Strong. The ultimate goth chick, Raven is easily the most badass resident of Titans Tower. She's half-demon but all awesome, ...
Thuy Trang was best known for her work as the original Yellow Ranger on "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers," but, unlike a lot of actors who start out in genre TV, she seemed in no danger of being typecast. In fact, she was developing what seemed like a potentially promising career after le...
For unclear reasons, I have become a accidental fan of a musical genre I understand almost nothing about — tango electronico. Likethis. And to a lesser extentthis. The first of these links is by a band named Otros Aires and I’m not ashamed to admit this — I am just a huge fan ...
Over the years, hip hop has evolved into a genre greater than what anyone could have ever imagined. Though there are multiple reasons as to why I fell in love with this art form, I believe that the artists that get in the booth and pour out their thoughts and emotions through rhymes an...