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Entertainment > Celebrities (Other) Why Paris Hilton is the most overrated person in the world
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We live in an era where the cult of celebrity seems to dominate our culture. From celebrity news programs on television to recent uses of "celebrity" as an epithet in political circles, it is a factor that all of us face daily. Some choose to use their status to bring to light issues they care about or try to ignore the hype ... More..

Entertainment > Music Genres, Trends & Scenes What is glam rock?
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In a couple years glam rock will reach its 40th anniversary. Since then it's been a musical subgenre that's been hailed, derided, scrutinized, mocked, and just about anywhere in between from both critics and audiences alike. Yet it seems to carry on as time goes by. What is glam rock? Where did it come from? What does it repr... More..

Entertainment > Music Genres, Trends & Scenes Is it fair to blame today's negativity in society on musical influence?
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Throughout history there have been moments where people have been willing to blame the problems in a society on something in that culture's popular entertainment. From comic books to movies to even classic plays these art forms have all, at one time or another, been used as a scapegoat for societal ills. One of the more recur... More..

Entertainment > Musical Instruments Guitars: Comparing Les Pauls and Stratocasters
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Ever since the rise of the electric guitar in the 1950s, the two most noted icons of this instrument for many have been the Gibson Les Paul and the Fender Stratocaster. Visually different, these two guitars have created the imprint on much of today's various styles of popular music. To someone unfamiliar to how an electric gu... More..

Entertainment > Music Education Is music education required to play punk rock?
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As I type this punk rock is nearing its 33rd anniversary as an official subculture within the wide umbrella of rock music these days. Beginning as a reaction against what was considered the excesses of the popular rock music of the mid to late 1970s, it has endured backlashes and misunderstandings to survive in the 21st centu... More..

Entertainment > Music Genres, Trends & Scenes Understanding 'EMO' and its musical appeal
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Within the past few years the musical subgenre known as "emo" has become a popular style of music and culture for many young people, becoming the subculture of choice right now for a lot of disaffected youth. While "emo" is more popular than ever right now it has also been a lightning rod for much criticism both on its musica... More..

Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Music from the 70s
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Looking back to the music of the 1970s is an issue that can be both extremely satisfying and extremely difficult. The latter is possible not just due to the fact that different people will remember different things related to the topic, but because so many factors go into this topic (such as age during the time, circumstances... More..

Entertainment > Musicians & Bands Are aging rock superstars like Paul McCartney and the Rolling Stones timeless or too old to perform on stage anymore? Smallicon
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Are rock superstars too old to be performing on stage anymore? This is a curious question to consider. It was poised in reference to artists such as Paul McCartney or the Rolling Stones, but the reality is it could apply to any rock artist who's still performing or recording in an era when the media seems obsessed with youth ... More..

Entertainment > Music (Other) Is listening to music at work calming or distracting?Smallicon
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There is a debate over the topic of listening to music in the workplace. Supporters of music at work say having a radio or some other source of music on helps increase productivity among the workers as well as has a calming effect. Opponents say having music on in the workplace can distract workers from properly and efficient... More..

Entertainment > TV Genres & Trends Make it stop: The trend of pop up ads during television programs
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Since the rise of television as a form of mass entertainment in the 1950s the medium has undergone a number of changes. From the way it is broadcast (black and white to color programs, for example) to the number of available channels (the three major networks if that to the hundreds of channels on cable or satellite TV), what... More..

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