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At the 10,000-foot summit of the mountain, Gaislachkogl, was a stunning, glass-encased, cubist-inspired restaurant called ice ...
Escaping city life became the goal. In such a spirit, the colony of Worpswede was formed in Lower Saxony. Becker followed her future husband Otto Modersohn there, where writers and poets such as ...
But the significance of Disney princesses extends far beyond their entertainment value. As stories created for children, and often intended to teach a lesson or impart specific morals, these films ...
The influx of rock music and counterculture in the 1960s signaled a new era for music journalism, and Rolling Stone became the venue for documenting this revolution. As counterculture evolved in San ...
The growth of foreign media’s popularity poses many interesting questions as to the future shape of media in the U.S. and worldwide. While platforms like Netflix seem content to purchase and serve as ...
"Some people bring a sense of entitlement along with them on their vacations," explains Nick Leighton, host of the etiquette podcast "Were You Raised By Wolves?" "This can often be an attitude of, ...
We know that the choice of language and framing in reporting on these scandals reveal underlying societal prejudices. And, importantly, the media's portrayal of sex scandals not only reflects societal ...
The resurrection of dead franchises and the creation of new ones based on recognizable intellectual properties all target one core emotion: nostalgia. Hollywood is not facing a lack of ideas; rather, ...
“Welcome to Jurassic Park.” The four words that usher in a new generation of visual filmmaking. In that moment, when Richard Attenborough’s character welcomes the cast, and consequently, the viewer, ...
The subtitle of Original Sin, a new book about former President Joe Biden’s reluctance to leave office in 2024, says it all: “His Disastrous Choice to Run Again.” Due to Biden’s decision to run for re ...
A native of Santa Monica, Calif., Janka’s parents divorced when he was young. Somewhat of a wallflower in high school, Janka was raised primarily by his mother and had more success with swimming, ...
Alan Wilson of Canned Heat, Pete Ham of Badfinger, Pigpen McKernan of the Grateful Dead, Kristen Pfaff of Hole, Chris Bell of Big Star, and Amy Winehouse have all passed in the midst of their prime, ...