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The term ‘genius’ can encompass a number of things. For every person who has their own personal triangle, there is a comedian who made a national catchphrase out of “And away we go.” We throw around the word ‘genius’ for everything from inventing the light bulb, an IQ over 200, to even the subtle complexities [...]

Opera in the Movies The first known opera was produced in Italy way back in 1597. Since then there have been hundreds of incarnations of this form of musical theater. What distinguishes opera from other forms of theater is that it is wall-to-wall singing, usually in a non-English language. As a source of inspiration, opera [...]

When Adolphe Sax made the first saxophone in 1841, he could never have imagined how popular it would become.  As the guitar is the main instrument of rock and roll, the saxophone is seen by many to be the main instrument of jazz.  Its players have frequently been some of the most progressive and experimental [...]

One of the greatest mysteries of life surrounds the process of death.  No one can be sure what happens when you die, but the final moments of life are usually filled with honesty.  Some people are given the chance to prepare for death, while others are not.  A person’s final words are extremely revealing.  These [...]

For every great work of art, literature, or architecture that gets completed, there are probably just as many that are abandoned and left unfinished because of wars, political strife, lack of funding, or the death of the artist. Most of these works are lost and forgotten, but some, by masters like Da Vinci and Mozart, [...]