Download or read book The Milli Vanilli Condition written by Eduardo Espina and published by Arte Público Press. This book was released on 2015-03-31 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Few times in history has the art of pretending enjoyed so much continuity and led to so few consequences as during the hinge-like period between the 20th century and the beginning of the next,” Eduardo Espina asserts in this collection of 13 essays. He laments the serial falsification of events, as when the German pop duo Milli Vanilli won a Grammy for songs that they in fact did not sing. Even they were seduced by their own deceit, initially denying the accusations. Ultimately, though, the group was stripped of its award. Uruguayan-born poet Espina ponders the paradoxes of modern-day life in these essays on a wide variety of subjects, including the proliferation of flags in his small Texas town after 9/11, serial killers, nostalgia and even the Olympics. In “The Xerox Syndrome,” Espina examines the history of plagiarism, from a statement by King Solomon in Ecclesiastes 1:9 to contemporary times. Do people plagiarize, he wonders, because they love a text so much that they can’t leave it once they’ve finished reading it? These pieces are always thoughtful and frequently humorous. In “Lives in the Supermarket,” he writes tongue-in-cheek that some supermarkets are better than museums. He would rather visit a Kroger than the MOMA, where at least there’s a bigger collection and no admission fee! Espina remembers the very first supermarket in Montevideo, Uruguay, where his grandfather worked, and another one in Paris, where he spent five hours as “a tourist among cereals and sausages.” Translated from Spanish by Travis Sorenson, this serious but entertaining collection is a must-read for anyone interested in recent history, pop culture, language and everything in between.
Download or read book Rock Guitar Virtuosos written by Jan-Peter Herbst and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2023-10-31 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Virtuosos in the 21st century are exploring ways to expand standard playing techniques in a climate expecting ever-higher levels of perfection, supported by technological advances such as extended-range guitars. This Element examines the development and current state of virtuosic rock guitar in terms of playing, technology, and culture.
Download or read book Make it True Meets Medusario Bilingual anthology of Neobarroco Cascadian Poets written by José Kozer and published by Pleasure Boat Studio: A Literary Press. This book was released on 2019-10-31 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Make It True meets Medusario brings together poets from divergent languages, cultures, and aesthetics to create a...conversation...a fertile meeting place for ongoing ideas about poetry that might trouble the all too-easy academic labels and the subsequent segregation those aesthetic and political divisions cause within the larger, global poetry community.” -From the book’s introduction by Matthew Trease This collaboration, spawned by two previous anthologies, includes the Spanish language poets of the Neobarroco school, as organized by José Kozer, a Cuban Neobarroco poet, together with poets from the Cascadia bioregion, arranged by Paul E Nelson, founder of the Seattle Poetics Lab (SPLAB) and Thomas Walton, editor-in-chief of Pageboy Magazine, Seattle, WA. NEOBARROCO (Medusario) poets include: Carmen Berenguer, Marosa Di Giorgio, Roberto Echavarren, Eduardo Espina, Reynaldo Jiménez, Tamara Kamenszain, José Kozer, Pedro Marqués de Armas, Maurizio Medo, Néstor Perlongher, Soleida Ríos, Roger Santiváñeaz, and Raúl Zurita CASCADIANS (Make It True) poets include: Stephen Collis, Elizabeth Cooperman, Sarah de Leeuw, Claudia Castro Luna, Nadine Maestas, Peter Munro, Paul E Nelson, John Olson, Shin Yu Pai, Clea Roberts, Cedar Sigo, Matthew Trease and Thomas Walton
Download or read book Heritage Music and Entertainment Dallas Signature Auction Catalog 634 written by Ivy Press and published by Heritage Capital Corporation. This book was released on 2006-08 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Billboard Top Ten Hits 1980 2015 with Youtube Links written by Bold Rain and published by BOLD RAIN. This book was released on 2016-04-04 with total page 1458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discovering a good song is like finding hidden treasures. A particular song may kindle your memory and connect you to the past. Try "Gnarls Barkley - Crazy" (2006) ? Or "Duran Duran - Ordinary World" (1993) ? How about "Starship - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" (1987) ? These are only a few examples. "Billboard Top Ten Hits 1980-2015 With Video Links" presents all 2548 songs that reached Billboard Hot 100 Chart Top 10 positions, from 1980 to 2015. All songs come with direct links of Youtube music videos. Just 1-Click away to enjoy music! This book will be a wonderful journey. Let's travel back through time again, along with all these beautiful songs and memories. This book has two smart views - By Year view and By Artist view. By Year view lists all Top 10 hits by year. By Artist view groups the Top 10 hits by each artist. Every Song comes with detailed information such as peak position, peak date, week counts in Top 10, artist Top 10 hits info, view counts of Youtube music video (which measures the song's lasting popularity), and more.
Download or read book Heritage Comics Dallas Signature Auction Catalog 820 written by Ivy Press and published by Heritage Capital Corporation. This book was released on 2006-03 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Liveness written by Philip Auslander and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-09-11 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Liveness Philip Auslander addresses what may be the single most important question facing all kinds of performance today: What is the status of live performance in a culture dominated by mass media? By looking at specific instances of live performance such as theatre, rock music, sport and courtroom testimony, Liveness offers penetrating insights into media culture. This provocative book tackles some of the enduring 'sacred truths' surrounding the high cultural status of the live event.
Download or read book The Great Physician s Rx for High Cholesterol written by Jordan Rubin and published by HarperChristian + ORM. This book was released on 2010-05-17 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Times–bestselling author of The Maker’s Diet shows how to keep your cholesterol in check using biblical and natural health concepts. Approximately thirty-seven million adults in this country have high blood cholesterol counts, and 105 million—half the U.S. adult population—have cholesterol levels that are higher than desirable. Modern medicine often points to high cholesterol, along with high blood pressure, as the major cause of cardiovascular disease. However, not all cholesterol is bad. Following the Great Physician’s prescription teaches you the facts about HDL (the “good” cholesterol) and LDL (the “bad” cholesterol) and helps you control cholesterol levels naturally to the healthy range. Showing how to adopt the Seven Keys of Health and Wellness to create a healthy lifestyle, New York Times–bestselling author Jordan Rubin, along with Joseph Brasco, MD, guides you with a plan that keeps cholesterol in balance, giving you a way to live the healthiest and happiest life possible. This foundational book provides you the tools you need to live a long, healthy, and abundant life. If you desire to live life to the fullest, then The Great Physician’s Rx for High Cholesterol is the right resource for you.
Download or read book The Tyranny of Experts written by Morris E. Chafetz and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than ever, we rely on "experts" to tell us how to live - from the food we eat to raising our children to making love. In The Tyranny of Experts, Dr. Morris E. Chafetz argues that many of these authorities - scientists, public interest advocates, researchers, lawyers, physicians, psychologists, social workers, and others - seek to influence America's political, social, and moral climate far beyond the bounds of their specialized knowledge. Because they cater to our fears of an out-of-control world, we remain stunningly blind to their pervasive encroachment on the quality of our private lives. By exposing the experts' sleights of hand, Dr. Chafetz restores our common-sense ability to discover answers for ourselves.
Download or read book The Milli Vanilli Condition written by Eduardo Espina and published by Arte Publico Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Few times in history has the art of pretending enjoyed so much continuity and led to so few consequences as during the hinge-like period between the 20th century and the beginning of the next," Eduardo Espina asserts in this collection of 13 essays. He laments the serial falsification of events, as when the German pop duo Milli Vanilli won a Grammy for songs they did not sing.Urguayan-born poet Espina ponders the paradoxes of modern-day life in these essays on a wide variety of subjects, including the proliferation of flags after 9/11, serial killers, nostalgia and even the Olympics.These pieces are always thoughtful and frequently humorous. He writers tongue-in-cheek that some supermarkets are better than museums. Espina would rather visit a Kroger than the MOMA, where at least there's a bigger collection and no admission fee! Espina remembers Montevideo, Uruguay's very first supermarket, where his grandfather worked, and another one in Paris, where he spent five hours as "a tourist among cereals and sausages."This serious but entertaining collection is a must-read for anyone interested in recent history, pop culture, language and everything in between.
Download or read book More Oral Sadism And The Vegetarian Personality written by Glenn Ellenbogen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. Ellenbogen has surfaced once again to answer the age-old question, "Is psychology dead, or is it just sleeping?" And once again, he has pulled together some of the zaniest, most irreverent articles from his satirical Journal of Polymorphous Perversityr - a magazine that the Wall Street Journal called, "A social scientist's answer to Mad magazine." It just may prove to be the most effective self-help book you ever pick up!More Oral Sadism and the Vegetarian Personality unearths such gems as: What clinicians write down and what they really mean. Politically correct interpersonal relating. Anecdotes to falling asleep during the therapy session. The fine art of appearing to care about patients. How to accomodate the non-living...and much more!
Download or read book Creativity for Life written by Eric Maisel and published by New World Library. This book was released on 2010-09-24 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a therapist and creativity coach, Eric Maisel has worked with thousands of creative people. He knows firsthand the struggles that writers, musicians, artists, dancers, and actors face and has helped them find balance in their lives while pursuing their artistic endeavors. His new book presents a comprehensive approach to the much-misunderstood life of the artist. Creativity for Life offers practical ideas as well as exercises and inspiration to nurture growth as an artist and as a person, exploring such subjects as: Establishing your creativity practice Obscurity and stardom Blocks The artist’s personality Moods and madness Artists in love Craft The rewards and perils of isolation Social interactions and community
Download or read book Alcoholism Myths and Realities written by Doug Thorburn and published by Galt Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 100 widespread myths about drug and alcohol abuse are enumerated and then dispelled in this book about the reality of addiction. Questions such as Does proper parenting and involvement prevent alcoholism? and Do alcoholics lack willpower? are addressed, and a myriad of addiction-related falsities that the general public and even medical professionals have considered true are identified and refuted. Specific attention is paid to defining and understanding alcohol addiction, including guidelines on identifying symptoms of alcoholism in social settings and detailed information on the biological difference between the disease in its early and late stages.
Download or read book Naked True written by Dr. J. Adam Lowe and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2021-03-26 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We live in a world of the fake, formulated, and fabricated—and it’s nothing to celebrate. J. Adam Lowe, a social scientist, radio commentator, and author says finding truth begins with being truthful with ourselves. He sheds lights on the world’s falsities and answers: • What does “nakedness” mean and why is it important? • Why are so many people afraid to uncover their true selves? • What if we do not like who we are? • Who told us that our true, naked state was not enough? Lowe does not make declarations of truth. But he does argue we are too fixated on debating what truth is given that we have not established its importance or a method of discovery. In short, we can’t argue over truth until we commit and submit to its collective importance. We must shed the falsities that the world demands. We must confront the most embarrassing parts of who we are and align them with what we should and could be. Only then can we set our sights on the Naked True.
Download or read book The Popular Music Studies Reader written by Andy Bennett and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maps the changing nature of popular music and considers how popular music studies has expanded and developed to deal with these changes. The book discusses the participation of women in the industry, the changing role of gender and sexuality in popular music, and the role of technologies in production and distribution.
Download or read book Representing Jazz written by Krin Gabbard and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traditional jazz studies have tended to see jazz in purely musical terms, as a series of changes in rhythm, tonality, and harmony, or as a parade of great players. But jazz has also entered the cultural mix through its significant impact on novelists, filmmakers, dancers, painters, biographers, and photographers. Representing Jazz explores the "other" history of jazz created by these artists, a history that tells us as much about the meaning of the music as do the many books that narrate the lives of musicians or describe their recordings. Krin Gabbard has gathered essays by distinguished writers from a variety of fields. They provide engaging analyses of films such as Round Midnight, Bird, Mo' Better Blues, Cabin in the Sky, and Jammin' the Blues; the writings of Eudora Welty and Dorothy Baker; the careers of the great lindy hoppers of the 1930s and 1940s; Mura Dehn's extraordinary documentary on jazz dance; the jazz photography of William Claxton; painters of the New York School; the traditions of jazz autobiography; and the art of "vocalese." The contributors to this volume assess the influence of extramusical sources on our knowledge of jazz and suggest that the living contexts of the music must be considered if a more sophisticated jazz scholarship is ever to evolve. Transcending the familiar patterns of jazz history and criticism, Representing Jazz looks at how the music actually has been heard and felt at different levels of American culture. With its companion anthology, Jazz Among the Discourses, this volume will enrich and transform the literature of jazz studies. Its provocative essays will interest both aficionados and potential jazz fans. Contributors. Karen Backstein, Leland H. Chambers, Robert P. Crease, Krin Gabbard, Frederick Garber, Barry K. Grant, Mona Hadler, Christopher Harlos, Michael Jarrett, Adam Knee, Arthur Knight, James Naremore
Download or read book Ripping England written by Roger Rawlings and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 2017-12-04 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines an all too often neglected period of postwar British cinema and popular culture. Ripping England! investigates a fertile moment for British satirethe period between 1947 and 1953, which produced the films Passport to Pimlico, Kind Hearts and Coronets, and The Lavender Hill Mob, as well as the seminal radio program The Goon Show. Against the postwar background of fading empire, universal rationing, and the implementation of a welfare state, these satires laid the foundation for a new British cultural identity later fleshed out by the Angry Young Men, the Movement poets, the Social Realists, and those involved in the satire boom of the 1960s, which lives on even to this day. The peculiarity of these satires and the British identity they shaped is better understood when seen in relief against postwar cinematic cultures of Italy, France, and the United States. Roger Rawlings places postwar British film in the context of contemporaneous European national film movements and contrasts it with Hollywoods comedies and satires of the same period. British satires of the late forties and early fifties held up a mirror to a nation that was in the throes of change, moving from a colonial empire to an inward-turning island culture. Ripping England! looks at the all too often neglected miracle of postwar British cinema and popular culture.
